"Boom!!!"

  A ball of golden light erupted at Nichos Fu's location, bsting apart the crete floor and sending sparks and debris flying everywhere.

  "This kid… he's so fast," Nichos Fu thought, his casual attitude evaporating in an instant.

  "But why are lightning-type Quirks so fast?!"

  "Crag!"

  "Whoosh!"

  Kaminari gave him no time to dwell on the question. His entire body transformed into a streak of lightning again, exuding an uing, aggressive posture that screamed he wouldn't stop until the fight was over.

  "Don't get cocky, brat!" Nichos Fu she cruelty in his eyes intensifying. Turning to his gang, he barked, "What are you idiots waiting for?! Take him down!"

  Even if they couldn't beat Kaminari ht, they could at least create enough distras for him to exploit.

  As for their safety, Nichos Fu didn't care. He was already sidering the possibility that he wouldn't escape unscathed today, why should he himself with their survival? After all, weren't underlings there to be sacrificed?

  "Boom!"

  "Whoosh!"

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Without needing further orders, Bck on and the others sprang into a. Those with firearms opened fire relentlessly, while those with le Quirks unleashed their abilities.

  The others, g either firearms or suitable Quirks, charged forward, hoping to overwhelm Kaminari with brute force. Most of them had mutant-type Quirks, with alien or animal-like features.

  Take, for example, a man whose upper body resembled a bright red lobster but whose lower half was entirely human. His Quirk was virtually useless in bat, but his body was tough enough to make him effective as on fodder.

  These individuals were often physically strong, with thick skin and high endurance, making them ideal for close bat.

  ---

  Faced with this onsught, Kaminari made a sharp turn, leaping into the air to avoid the barrage of bullets and shells.

  His "High Voltage Mode" could provide some degree of defense, but it wasn't enough to withstand sustained gunfire or explosive attacks.

  "He's in the air!" Bck on shouted, trag the golden blur with his sharp eyes.

  The rest of the gang quickly adjusted their aim, redireg their attacks skyward. But Kaminari moved first.

  "Electric Fsh!"

  A blinding ball of golden light erupted from Kaminari's body, sht it almost turned white. For a moment, it was as if a miniature sun had risen within the golden dome, flooding every er with light.

  "Ahhhh, my eyes!"

  "I 't see! I 't see anything!"

  The gang members screamed in pain as the intense light robbed them of their vision. For most, it was as if dozens of fshbangs had exploded at once. Even those with heightened reflexes or sixth senses were caught off guard, leaving only a handful who mao close their eyes in time.

  "Skreeeee!!"

  At the same time, an ear-pierg sound, like the cries of thousands of birds, tore through the air. It was so sharp and grating that it made the gang members clutch their ears in agony.

  But soon, they had far more pressing s.

  "Ahhhh!"

  "Pfft—"

  "Argh!!"

  Screams of pain and the siing sound of bodies being strud broken echoed through the space. The once-overfident gang members now realized the true terror of their oppo.

  From Pikachu's vantage point on the distant Lightning Bird, the se was clear. Kaminari, shrouded in golden lightning, was mercilessly cutting through the Bck Tiger Gang.

  The dark-gold lightning bde in his hand glowed with a dangerous brilliance, but it wasn't as terrifying as the cold, expressionless look on Kaminari's face.

  Every strike drew blood, and every wound inflicted sent crimson arcs spttering into the air. But none of it reached Kaminari. The high-voltage current surrounding him burned away any blood that dared e near, giving him an almost divine, untouchable aura.

  "Stop!!"

  "Kaminari, stop!"

  Nichos Fu's enraged roar was drowned out by Kaminari's father's desperate cries.

  pared to Fu's loud, guttural shouts, Kaminari's father's voice was softer, but it carried deep worry and shock.

  He barely reized the young man before him. Was this really his sunny, kied son?

  What Kaminari's father didn't know was that Kaminari's brightness and warmth existed only for his family. He was willing to bee their perfect son, but to protect them, he would cast aside everything else.

  ---

  "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Nichos Fu bounced rapidly between the dome's walls and the ground, using his spring-enhanced legs to chase after Kaminari.

  "Damn it! Damn it! I'm just a hair's breadth away! Why 't I catch him?!"

  Fu had alrided himself on his speed, even fantasizing about peting with All Might one day. But today, reality crushed that delusion mercilessly.

  ---

  Outside the dome, the se was already chaotic. Police had cordoned off the area, and several Pro Heroes had arrived. Midnight, dressed in her iic outfit, approached alongside five other Heroes.

  The moment Midnight saw the massive golden dome, she paused, her eyes narrowing. It looked eerily familiar.

  After a moment, reition dawned on her. She remembered the dispy during Kaminari Denki's fight with Snatch just a ferior.

  At that moment, a police officer approached Midnight. "We've pulled surveilnce from nearby streets and identified some of the individuals involved," he reported, summarizing the situation.

  Midnight frowned. A bad feeliled in her chest. "This is going to be trouble," she muttered under her breath.

  "What's the pn? Should we try to break in?" one of the Heroes asked.

  Midnight shot him a sharp look, her irritation evident. "Break in? With what? None of us here have the kind of destructive Quirks or tools o pee that dome."

  "What do we do, then?" the officer asked, his brow furrowed. He thought he could hear faint screams ing from inside.

  "What else we do? We wait," Midnight replied curtly. She stepped aside, pulling out her phone.

  After a few rings, someone answered oher end.

  "What's the matter, Midnight?"

  "Mr. Principal, it's Kaminari," Midnight said grimly, quickly expining the situation.

  There was a long silen the other end before Nezu replied.

  "I uand."

  ---

  After ending the call, Nezu, still at U.A. handling satters, immediately made another call. This time, he sought backup, realizing that U.A. alone might not be able to suppress the fallout of this i.

  "Kaminari must be saved," hought to himself as the ph. "No matter what. If we lose him now, he'll fall into the abyss."

  There was no way he would let a group of petty criminals destroy Kaminari Denki's future.

  ---

  Meanwhile, on a nearby high-rise about 100 meters away, a tall man in a bck suit and mask observed the se. He stood over two meters tall, his figure imposing even from a distance.

  His gaze remained fixed on the golden dome, the light refleg ominously in his dark eyes.

  "Finally... It's finally time," the man murmured. His voice was deep and sinister.

  "Don't be afraid, Kaminari Denki. When you jump, I'll be waiting below to catch you… and I'll never let you go."

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