"That's... css teacher Aizawa?!"

  Kaminari, surrounded by crag electricity, could already make out the se ahead, even though he was still some distance away. His sharp eyes widened as he saw the bloodied figure of Aizawa-sensei pio the ground by a monstrous figure with an exposed brain. The sight sent a shock through his system.

  "Did... did he lose? The css teacher…"

  Kaminari had heard about how Aizawa fought off nearly a hundred vilins by himself, ae the overwhelming numbers, it still felt surreal to see the seasoned Heroes lyied in a pool of his own blood. After all, this was the man who anded so much respect from his students.

  He gritted his teeth and pushed himself harder, his body surging with electricity as he increased his speed by another 20%, despite the burning pain spreading through his muscles.

  His eyes darted to the side and caught sight of a pale-haired boy, "Tomura Shigaraki" rushing toward Tsuyu and Midoriya by the riverbank. Panic welled up inside Kaminari as he realized how close Tomura's hand was to their faces. Even though he didn't know what his Quirk was exactly, he had a sinking feeling that nothing good would e of it.

  "Please! Please let me get closer! Fifty meters... that's all I need!"

  He was desperate now. Despite his earlier misgivings about being a Heroes, he knew ohing for certain: he couldn't stand by and watch his cssmates suffer, especially not when he had the power to intervene.

  He swore to himself, if he could just get within fifty meters, he'd shoot that silver on his fiip straight through Shigaraki's head, without hesitation.

  "Damn it! I'm too far—too slow!"

  His heart sank as he saw Shigaraki's hand inch closer to Tsuyu's frozen face. The white-haired vilin was mere moments from toug her.

  *No!*

  But then, Shigaraki's hand stopped, seemingly out of nowhere.

  Kaminari blinked in fusion, only to realize the reason for the sudden halt. It was Aizawa, still scious despite the blood c his face, lifting his head just enough to activate his Quirk and erase Shigaraki's power.

  "Cut it out, Eraser Head. You're really something else, huh?" Shigaraki muttered with annoyaurning to look at the struggling teacher. But in the sed, Nomu's massive fist came down on Aizawa, smming him bato the ground. This time, Aizawa y still, unscious.

  *No!*

  Midoriya's eyes fshed with anger aermination as he activated his Quirk, "One For All". His right arm glowed a brilliant red, and in an instant, he shot toward Shigaraki with everything he had.

  "Put your hands down—!"

  "SMASHHHH!!!"

  The sheer foridoriya's punch created a shockwave that tore through the air, sending debris flying everywhere. The iy of the impact was so great that the river nearby surged up like a tidal wave, crashing against the shore.

  At the same moment, Kaminari reached within range, his eyes burning with the same determination. Without hesitation, he fired off his railgun, sending a golden beam of eleagiergy straight toward Shigaraki's head.

  *BOOM!!!*

  The bined foridoriya's pund Kaminari's railgu a powerful shockwave across the battlefield. The ground trembled beh them, dust and debris spiraled in the air, and the river's waves ed violently.

  Even Kaminari, who had stopped his high-speed movement, was forced to brace himself against the violent winds. His ptinum robe fpped wildly, nearly tearing off from the sheer force of the bst.

  "...I've seen it before, but—man… where does all that power e from?" Kaminari muttered, his voice hoarse from the strain. He could barely prehend the level of destruidoriya's punch alone had caused. It was like watg a missile go off, and he couldn't imagine how a kid their age could produce such a result.

  As the dust began to settle and the wind died down, Kaminari's vision cleared, and he sed the area.

  "Is he dead?" he asked aloud, trying to see if Shigaraki had survived the bitack.

  There was no way anyone could survive both Midoriya's pund a direct hit from his railgun, right? Even a seasoned Heroes would struggle to withstand su onsught.

  But then, Kaminari's heart sank.

  "It didn't work…"

  Midoriya's voice trembled with disbelief as he stared at the t figure of Nomu, standing unharmed in front of Shigaraki. The brain-exposed creature had somehow blocked both attacks, his monstrous body appearing pletely unscathed.

  "What… what the hell is that thing?"

  Kaminari's eyes widened as the reality of the situatio in. That... thing had tanked both their attacks as if they were nothing. This was no ordinary vilin. Midoriya's words from earlier echoed in Kaminari's mind:

  "They've e up with a strategy to kill All Might, haven't they?"

  Kaminari's chest tightened as he stared at Nomu. Was this monster specifically desigo take down the Symbol of Peace?

  Shigaraki, who had been hiding behind Nomu's hulking figure, chuckled darkly. "That was quite a show, 'smash'... You must be one of All Might's little pets, huh?"

  His mog tone made Kaminari's blood boil, but then Shigaraki's attention shifted to him.

  "And you..." Shigaraki's voice turned cold. "You almost killed me with that beam of yours. How ruthless for a Hero student."

  Kaminari only smirked in response. "Ruthless? You must be o this. If you thought I ying nice, you're in for a surprise. Aren't you supposed to be a vilin? Maybe you're just an intern, huh?"

  The taunt stung Shigaraki, his expression darkening with anger. "Let's see if you still talk like that after I'm doh you."

  "Nomu! Get him!"

  At Shigaraki's and, the massive Nomu abandoned Midoriya and the others, vanishing with terrifying speed as it charged straight at Kaminari. He didn't even leave behind an afterimage, it was as if he simply disappeared.

  "So fast—way too fast!!"

  Kaminari's heart pounded in his chest. He couldn't rea time. His eyes could barely trau's movement, let alone his body. The monstrous figure loomed over him in an instant, and Kaminari knew he was out of options.

  "Am I going to die here?"

  *BOOM!!!*

  Another explosion of air erupted as Nomu's fist smmed into the ground where Kaminari stood. Dust and debris shot into the sky, and the ground trembled from the force of the blow.

  But something wasn't right. Shigaraki squihrough the dust cloud, his voice ced with fusion.

  "What's going on?" he muttered, uo see through the thick veil of dust.