The Gravity Manipulator in My Hero Academia
Chapter 68

Beat them down first, then...

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To be honest, this alley is usually not very busy during the day, only becoming lively at night. But perhaps because it's the weekend, there were still two people in the alley even though it was midday.

Fortunately, both men were drunk and reeking of alcohol. One was facing the wall, his forehead pressed against it, arching forward repeatedly while muttering things like "open the door," "go in," and "go home." It seemed he mistook the wall for his front door.

The other one was in a much worse state than the drunkard who kept banging on the wall.

He was hunched over, his clothes disheveled, the zipper of his pants open, and his pants not even fully pulled up. He lay alone in a pool of foul-smelling liquid by the wall. He had obviously been urinating and, due to being drunk, had slipped on his own excrement, causing him to fall. He curled up tightly, using the liquid from his body as a bed, and began to fall fast asleep.

Therefore, the two drunkards who were loitering in the alley during the day were completely unaware of what was happening between Uraraka Shige and the five thugs.

Neither Uraraka Shige nor the five 'Quirk' thugs noticed the two drunkards.

At this moment, the five thugs were in a state of brief confusion after being ambushed and knocked down by Uraraka Shige. They didn't realize what had happened for a moment. They only started to react after subconsciously shifting their gaze to Uraraka Shige because he was blocked by his shadow after they fell.

"You brat!"

Two of the thugs, rubbing their facial injuries as they tried to get up, began to curse and swear.

The other two thugs, upon seeing Uraraka Shige, ignored the pain from her sudden fall and quickly went into fighting mode, pushing aside the other three thugs crowding around them.

One of them used both hands to adjust his direction and then fell to the ground, kicking Uraraka Shige with his leg. The other rolled backward on the spot, then squatted down, turned around to face Uraraka Shige, and then pushed off the ground with both feet, raising his fist at Uraraka Shige.

To be honest, compared to many people, Uraraka Shige's combat experience is terrible.

However, compared to these five "Quirk" thugs, Uraraka Shige, who had experienced several "enemy" incidents and Terumi Family one-on-one coaching at Zhao Shenjia's gym for a period of time, undoubtedly deserves at least a fair assessment.

Moreover, Uraraka Shige had the advantage of launching a surprise attack first. Compared to the five thugs who were taken down without any preparation, he was mentally prepared. He did not experience any brief mental blank when the five thugs fell down as he expected. Instead, he decisively pressed his advantage.

While the five thugs were still in a daze, he got up and kicked the last thug in the elbow joint. With a crisp crack, the thug clutched his kicked arm and rolled on the ground, howling in pain.

There was even time to deal with the attacks launched by the two thugs who retaliated on the spot.

Uraraka Shige's response was very simple: he simply took a small step back, thus avoiding the kick from the thug who was lying on the ground.

He then slightly turned his body, grabbing the wrist of the thug who had thrown the uppercut with one hand, while simultaneously moving one foot to block the thug's foot. With his other hand, he went behind the thug and forcefully jabbed two fingers into his lower back. This kidney strike caused the thug who had thrown the uppercut to gasp in shock and fall face-first to the ground, rolling on the ground with one hand covering his face and the other his lower back, unlikely to get up for a while.

At this moment, the two thugs who had gotten up also stood up from the ground, their eyes filled with anger. However, they had some scratches and bruises on their faces, making them look somewhat comical.

Uraraka Shige didn't lower his guard just because the two thugs looked somewhat comical. Instead, taking advantage of his short stature, he delivered a groin punch to each of them. After the two thugs blocked the punch with their hands, their expressions changed drastically, he leaped high and headbutted one of the thugs in the nose, causing him to bleed profusely and fall back to the ground with a thud. Just before the thug landed, Uraraka Shige his chest. Only the thug himself knew the bitter taste he felt.

"You damned brat!"

The thug who had kicked Uraraka Shige while he was lying on the ground earlier had now stood up. However, three of the five thugs had temporarily lost their fighting ability. Even though there were still two left, Uraraka Shige could easily deal with them.

"Go to hell!"

The thug who had blocked Uraraka Shige's groin punch and was still standing roared and kicked Uraraka Shige hard in the chest.

Meanwhile, the thug who had just stood up also tacitly kicked out at Uraraka Shige's waist and abdomen with a whip-like motion.

So Uraraka Shige lowered his body slightly again, rushed forward two steps, and then used his shoulder to block the shin of the thug who was roaring and kicking at his chest. He then grabbed the thug's leg with both hands, swayed to the side, and made the thug stagger.

Although the thug managed to hop on one leg and barely avoid falling, he took a heavy blow for Uraraka Shige. He was hit squarely in the lower back by a kick from another thug who had just gotten up. Then, Uraraka Shige pressed the leg that was being held down to the ground, accompanied by the sound of fabric tearing and the thug's scream. Both legs were forced into a split by Uraraka Shige.

The last remaining thug had accidentally injured his teammate with a side kick, and he himself staggered slightly backward due to the recoil. Fortunately, he managed to shake off the stiffness with a quarter-rotation. Then, seeing Uraraka Shige another thug to deal with him, the thug's eyes lit up, and he stomped down on Uraraka Shige, who was lying on top of the other thug.

However, Uraraka Shige simply rolled over and landed on the ground to the side, thus dodging the thug's kick. Instead, the thug whose legs had been pinned into a split by Uraraka Shige was precisely stepped on by the thug's kick at the top of his other thigh, causing him to scream even more miserably.

The last thug who took that step lost his balance because he stepped on his companion's thigh. Uraraka Shige seized the opportunity, swept his leg across the ground, and then kicked him in the waist, causing him to fall to the ground and lose his ability to fight.

So, just like when Uraraka Shige had ambushed them, the five thugs all fell to the ground. However, the difference now was that these five thugs were no longer able to get up and continue fighting.

Moreover, all of this was achieved almost entirely by Uraraka Shige relying on his own physical abilities.

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