With All Might's furious shout, the force of his csh with Nomu erupted like a bomb. Shockwaves rippled outward, shattering the ground in every dire, leaving the area around them battered and broken.

  ks of debris were hurled into the air, spinning wildly as they collided with each other, breaking apart into smaller, more dangerous fragments that whirled around the two titans.

  Tomura Shigaraki, caught in the violent gusts, mao flip and twist mid-air, nding gracefully despite the chaos. Bakugo, Todoroki, and the others, meanwhile, were thrown back, struggling to stay on their feet against the overwhelming force.

  As for Kaminari and Midoriya, they were further away, so they only had to crouch down slightly, brag themselves as the waves of pressure washed over them.

  "Holy crap!" Kaminari excimed, watg the battle unfold in awe. "Is this real life or are we in Dragon Ball?!"

  Evey meters away, all he could make out were blurry outlines of All Might and Nomu. Their arms moved so fast they were barely visible, even as afterimages. It was as if two giants were locked in silent bat at the ter of a hurrie, their movements too fast for the eye to follow.

  "This… this is the power of the top heroes?" Tetsutetsu stammered, watg the se in disbelief. His usual fidence was shaken, and he looked to his cssmates with wide eyes.

  "Damn it, I 't eve close!" Shigaraki growled in frustration, looking toward All Might and Nomu with a mixture of shod irritation. He ched his fists, ing to a grim realization.

  "Kurogiri," he said, his voice ced with a sinister edge. "Fet All Might for now. Teleport us over to the kids. Even if Nomu 't take him down, as long as we kill a siudent, our mission won't be a total loss."

  Kurogiri nodded, uanding the dark i behind Shigaraki's words. Without further dey, his shadowy form surrounded Shigaraki, and they both vanished.

  Kirishima, still brag himself against the gale, looked around frantically. "What should we do? We 't eve close to All Might!"

  "Like I know!" Bakugo snapped, furious with his own inability to make a differehe frustration and helplessness g him, his fists ched in anger.

  "Kaminari was right," Todoroki said, eyes narrowed as he created an ice wall to shield them from the wind. "This isn't a fight we interfere in."

  Despite his calm words, Todoroki's mind drifted to someone else he'd been trying to outdo all his life. "Is this… the level of power you were chasing all along, Endeavor?"

  "Look out!" Kaminari's voice cut through the chaos, sparking with urgency.

  At that moment, Bakugo's reflexes kicked in. He spun around, instinctively raising his palm and firing an explosion directly behind him.

  "Boom!"

  The bst was deafening, sending smoke and fmes billowing outward. Todoroki and the others shielded their faces, using their quirks to deflect the aftershock.

  As the smoke cleared, Shigaraki stood there, smirkie the surprise attack. He looked at Bakugo with a twisted grin. "Not bad. You sensed my approach without any warning. Impressive."

  Bakugo gred at him with fierce determination, his voice dripping with malice. "You think you sneak up ory it again, and I'll blow you to pieces, you freak."

  Kaminari and Midoriya arrived just in time to hear this exge. With the stro students of Css 1-A now gathered, they began to surround Shigaraki and Kurogiri, preparing for a standoff.

  Shigaraki ignored Bakugo's threat and instead sized him up with newfound i. "You'd make a great vilin, you know? You're practically one already."

  Bakugo snarled, "Shut up! I'll kill you!"

  "Everyone, split them up!" Kaminari shouted, quickly assessing the situation. "We o isote him! Bakugo, keep that smoke guy busy! Tetsutetsu, Kirishima, support him!"

  Bakugo didn't even bother responding. With a gre of defiance, he unched himself toward Kurogiri, explosions at the ready. "Don't tell me what to do, you damn spark plug!"

  Todoroki, meanwhile, silently took Kaminari's orders to heart. He summoned a t wall of ice, separating Shigaraki from Kurogiri and f them into two separate battles. The t ice wall gleamed, and for a brief moment, Kaminari couldn't help but admire the sheer power Todoroki wielded.

  The son of Endeavor sure knew how to make arance.

  Todoroki glided back down on an ice slide, nding beside Kaminari. His expression remaioic. "You wanted him isoted? Now's your ce."

  "Right." Kaminari griaking out a and aiming it at Shigaraki, who was now dodging Todoroki's isught like a ninja.

  From behind, Midoriya was clearly overwhelmed. He shifted from foot to foot, lookiween both battles, unsure where to lend his aid. "What should I do?!"

  Kaminari didn't spare him a gnce. "No clue. Just don't get in the way. Look for an opening if you see one!"

  By this point, Shigaraki was only about teers away, closing in as he weaved between the ice structures. Kaminari knew he couldn't afford to wait any longer. He aimed, his eyes narrowing.

  The railgun fshed.

  A golden streak of energy cut through the air at lightning speed, but Shigaraki had already predicted the attack. He sidestepped just as Kaminari fired, letting the shot whiz past him and dissipate harmlessly into the air, leaving behind a faint st of sulfur.

  "Heh," Shigaraki sneered, extending his hand toward Kaminari. "It's just a fast bullet. As long as I dodge it before you fire…"

  His fingers reached for Kaminari's face, aiming to grip him with that deadly touch!"

  Uhe meticulous training of his 'master,' he had undergone tless bat drills. Relying on his own strength and experience, he believed he could easily defeat these kids who had just entered high school!

  "Bee a sacrifi my quest to overthrow this society, kid..."