My Hero Academia: The Age of Ultimate Darkness
Chapter 25

Entrance Exam Begins

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"OKOK, student number 7111, that was a great question, thank you." Present Mic immediately explained, "Class 4 villains are worth 0 points; in other words, they're meant to disrupt you. Each venue has one of these rampaging machines, and while it's not impossible to defeat, there's no point in doing so. I recommend all listeners skillfully avoid it."

"Thank you for your explanation, excuse me." Tenya Iida sat down as soon as he got his answer. After sitting, he immediately looked at Yang Xiao and asked, "Why were you staring at me?"

Yang Xiao had indeed been staring at Tenya Iida, but this guy actually asked him directly?

"It's nothing, aren't people looking at you?" Yang Xiao smiled and turned his head away. Tenya Iida seemed a bit sensitive.

Tenya Iida glanced around. Indeed, some people were looking his way, and some were discussing the questions. Clearly, the question he had just raised was also a doubt in many people's minds.

Present Mic babbled on at the end, and what left a deep impression on Yang Xiao was U.A. High School's motto, words spoken by the great hero Napoleon Bonaparte.

Yang Xiao found the name Napoleon Bonaparte interesting and figured he must be a foreign hero.

"A true hero is a strong person who can overcome life's misfortunes and charge towards a more distant future!"

This sentence could be considered a classic line and had a significant impact on Izuku Midoriya.

The venue's explanation ended there, and all students gradually headed to their respective examination rooms. Yang Xiao's exam room wasn't with Izuku Midoriya, but rather with Katsuki Bakugo.

Exam venue, Practice Field A!

There were many people in this exam room. Besides Katsuki Bakugo, there were a few other classmates. Torhu Hagakure, it was easy to identify her without much detail. Besides Torhu Hagakure, U.A. High School had another student with a similar invisibility Quirk, though Yang Xiao didn't know their name. However, the two were still easy to distinguish.

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu and Ibara Shiozaki were also in Exam Room A. These two were students from Class B in the future.

Yang Xiao stood in the crowd, not very conspicuous. No one noticed him. Most people would observe their opponents' appearances to judge their general strength.

Yang Xiao's appearance was unremarkable. He was good-looking, but that was useless. Therefore, everyone felt Yang Xiao wasn't their main competitor.

Yang Xiao appeared ordinary, while some people were exceptionally high-profile. Yang Xiao didn't recognize any of these high-profile individuals; clearly, they were just extras.

"The competition has begun!"

At this moment, a broadcast voice sounded, and the giant wooden doors in front of everyone suddenly opened. Everyone rushed in like a swarm.

Yang Xiao was no exception, but Katsuki Bakugo was the fastest, charging straight to the front of everyone and heading deep inside.

After entering the exam area, Yang Xiao rushed towards a direction on the side. Clearly, there would be villains everywhere in the venue, so fewer people meant better, allowing him to perform freely.

"Already encountered one so soon?" Yang Xiao became a little excited. A robotic villain appeared before him, blocking his path. To be honest, he had only used his Holy Light Quirk on the dog-seller before, and it was just a small test. This time was different from last time; villains were tougher than humans in terms of their dream aspect.

"Come on, try to catch me." Yang Xiao smiled and charged into a derelict building. The villain chased after him without hesitation, entering the derelict building as well.

The venue was covered in surveillance cameras. Although there were cameras in the derelict building, there were far fewer than outside. That's why Yang Xiao chose to fight inside, to avoid attracting too much attention.

As soon as the villain rushed into the derelict building, Yang Xiao turned and charged at it. A layer of golden light emanated from his right hand, covering his elbow. The coverage area was much larger than it had been a few months ago.

"Bang!"

With a loud explosion, Yang Xiao shattered the villain's head with a single punch. Black smoke billowed out, announcing his score for this round.

However, Yang Xiao hadn't exerted much effort. He had only used about a third of his strength. He felt there was no problem facing this kind of exam.

It wasn't that his Quirk was strong, but rather that his Quirk's strength combined with his effort yielded such results. Otherwise, even if you possessed the world's strongest Quirk, without training and effort, you'd be like a salted fish. Meanwhile, those who worked hard with less powerful Quirks would surpass you.

However, this possibility was very small. He didn't know what the strongest Quirk in the world was, and he wouldn't assume his Quirk was the strongest. It could only be considered slightly stronger, and it still required his own development and effort.

"Hehehe~" Another villain appeared, charging into the building towards Yang Xiao. This type of villain was aggressive, but its attack power wouldn't be very strong, as the school wouldn't joke with students' lives.

However, it was also clear that if one couldn't even defeat this kind of villain, they wouldn't be qualified to enter U.A. High School.

"Let's try my leg this time!" Yang Xiao's gaze sharpened. The moment he raised his right leg, golden light covered his calf. Sweeping it across, he kicked the second villain in half at the waist.

The effect was good!

Thus, Yang Xiao continuously lured villains into the building and shattered them all. However, he wasn't foolish enough to snatch all the points; he chose to defeat only a few nearby villains.

First, it was to ensure he could enter the Hero Department. Second, it was to avoid attracting others' attention.

In Exam Room A, with Katsuki Bakugo being the attention-seeker, Yang Xiao defeating a few villains hidden in the building was no pressure at all. Having someone draw attention for him was very beneficial.

"Hulalala!" Katsuki Bakugo furiously attacked the villains. His eyes were only on points. Only by destroying more villains could he achieve a higher score. He had to surpass Izuku Midoriya by a large margin.

The other examinees were also working very hard. Some couldn't even deal with a single villain and fled in disarray.

That's right, how many people at this age could face such a situation? Without great willpower and determination, facing villains much larger than themselves, they could only flee.

The world is sometimes unfair, but it is also fair. Everyone's efforts will be rewarded; sweat will not be shed in vain.

Conversely, those who hadn't done their homework and hadn't strived for it could only be eliminated in such a situation.

As villains were defeated one by one, people fled in disarray, and Katsuki Bakugo charged forward bravely, the exam was nearing its end.

"Who else!" Katsuki Bakugo, his body flowing with hot sweat, stood amidst four or five destroyed villains and roared madly.

The surrounding examinees looked at Katsuki Bakugo as if he were a monster. This guy was too monstrous; he had dealt with so many villains by himself.

There was no doubt he would get into U.A. High School.

"Boom!"

Just as Katsuki Bakugo was roaring madly and wanting to continue fighting, a rumbling sound was heard. Not far from everyone, a giant villain appeared!

This giant villain was the so-called machine in the venue. Present Mic's suggestion was to run.

"We should still run from this one..." Katsuki Bakugo's heart sank when he saw the giant villain. This thing was so huge, as tall as a building. What was there to fight?

With that thought, he turned and left. He had already earned enough points. He wasn't a fool; getting injured facing such a behemoth here was not a wise choice.

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