Clearing the Obstacles

"So this is the hypothetical enemy we envisioned when we entered the university... It seems like his only advantage is his size." As one of the Recommended student, Shoto Todoroki had never seen an enemy like this before, but not having seen one didn't mean he couldn't handle it.

"Enemy, eliminated."

At the very front, Shoto Todoroki was the target locked by all the robots. Their massive bodies moved, and their claws spun as they Shoto Todoroki out to grab him!

"This is a rare opportunity. I really hope you can prepare even more formidable obstacles." Shoto Todoroki slammed his hand on the ground, and instantly countless streams of ice erupted from his palm, freezing the ground and spreading towards the robots. His hand was covered in crystalline ice, which he flung upwards at them. "Because, my damn old man is watching."

The ice dance was so intense that it was as if a blizzard had suddenly swept across the entire venue, obscuring the view of the students and drones, making it impossible to see anything!

As the fog dissipated under the sun, Shoto Todoroki's silhouette was revealed as he charged forward. Behind him, the massive robot had frozen into an ice sculpture, its movements halted and gleaming in the sunlight!

A sharp-eyed observer spotted Shoto Todoroki's escape route. "That guy went under the robots! Let's rush up while they're frozen!"

Shoto Todoroki even had the leisure to reply to them, "I advise you not to do that. I froze when they lost their footing, and they'll fall over."

However, although it was a well-intentioned reminder, the group saw it as an opportunity and ignored his words, rushing straight into the gap!

"Boom--!"

The ice block that held the robot in place cracked rapidly under its own weight in less than ten seconds, causing it to lose its balance and fall to the ground!

"Class A, Year 1, simultaneously eliminated the enemy and hindered the opponent, creating distance in an instant. As a student admitted through special admission, their ability to take rational action upon first encountering the enemy demonstrates their elite demeanor!"

The Mic at the control room stood up to applaud the bomb's actions, but he hesitated for a moment and said, "While it's exciting, it feels a bit sinister, doesn't it?"

"This is a reasonable and strategic move," Shota Aizawa said calmly.

"That was a brilliant move! He also inflicted damage on his opponent. And the rescue team, those trapped under the simulated enemy are waiting for you to come and save them!"

"No one's going to be hurt!" Kirishima crawled out from under the fallen robot, his body as hard as iron. He looked at Todoroki's retreating figure with lingering fear and said with dissatisfaction, "Doesn't this guy care about anyone? If it weren't for me, someone would definitely have gotten hurt!"

"If it weren't for me, someone would definitely be hurt!" A robot emerged from under another nearby robot, yelling furiously, "You guys from Class A are all no good!"

"..."

"..."

The two were silent for a moment, then jumped up from under the steel plate and rushed up along the robot's remains!

"Why is your Quirk the same as mine?!" the two roared simultaneously.

The robots' hands were damaged by Shoto Todoroki, but they still had their feet as a useful weapon. Bakugo and his friends took advantage of their lack of anti-air capabilities and stormed in from above.

This level of strength is wrong... Jilan Jiyu stood there pondering. Apart from having the same size, neither its agility nor the thickness of its materials could compare to the intensity of the exam. It was just like what Yaoyorozu had said when he first saw the robot, "Where did the school get the funding?"

This robot is nothing but a hollow shell; if I had to describe it in one word, it would be a counterfeit.

When Tetsutetsu was filmed by the robot, he used its upward lifting force to squeeze through, but now he can directly pierce through the metal plate. Is this meant to scare some of the students?

"Jilan, what are you thinking about? We should go!" Mina Ashido watched as the largest robot was entangled with the other examinees. She could simply go around to the side of them to connect with the smaller robots coming from the opposite direction. Although she wasn't confident in defeating the big ones, bullying the smaller ones was a piece of cake.

"Don't steal my prey this time!" Mina Ashido warned.

"No, it's alright now," Jilan Jiyu said as they ran. "This challenge was actually designed to test the students' courage and whether they could still have the determination to fight against a formidable enemy."

"And what about Todoroki?"

Jilan Jiyu paused for a moment before saying, "If a rabbit needs determination when facing a fox, then a lion needs decisiveness. Hesitation will lead to defeat."

"Ha!" Mina Ashido unleashed a corrosive Acid from one hand, hurling it at the oncoming spider-like robot. Ignoring the gruesome sight of its melting head, she asked curiously, "So, Jilan, you have such a high opinion of Honokachi? What do you think of his challenge to you?"

"In that situation, it would be impossible to refuse, right?" Jilan Jiyu casually picked up a broken piece of metal from the robot and shoved it into the mouth of the tiger-shaped imaginary enemy that was staring at them with its jaws wide open. Without even looking at the exposed wires, they said without thinking, "Although the bomb is very powerful, I don't have any reason to lose, do I?"

Mina Ashido stuck out her tongue at Jilan: "Isn't that still a lot of confidence in your abilities? On the surface, you're a lazy class president who doesn't like fighting, but you've never backed down. You're actually a hidden battle maniac."

"If I enjoyed fighting, I would have started interfering with you long ago," Jilan Jiyu said lazily. "You can have fun all you want, I'm leaving now."

Seeing Jilan Jiyu suddenly accelerate as if he were getting tired of talking to her, Mina Ashido's face lit up with a "#" and she yelled, "What do you mean? You're only going at the same speed as me to accommodate me?!"

"I'll show you my true power!" Mina Ashido, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws as she accelerated.

After running for less than five minutes, Mina Ashido saw Jilan Jiyu stop again ahead and ran up to him helplessly. "Why did you stop again? Is there another robot ahead?"

"If it's a robot, that would be much easier," Jilan Jiyu replied, their eyes narrowed. "Can't you take a look for yourself?"

Cliff.

Before Jilan was a ten-meter-deep cliff. Scattered stone pillars connected by iron chains were irregularly distributed in this area, looking like a giant chessboard.

Mina Ashido clicked her tongue in amazement. "Wow, when was the school secretly built? It wasn't even here yesterday!"

During the preparations for the Sports Festival, many students walked back and forth between the venue and the school building countless times, but no one noticed that the terrain had been modified. So, it's clear that the school didn't start working on the changes until after school last night in order to avoid revealing the questions.

"The teacher operating the excavator must be exhausted by now," Jilan Jiyu, looking towards the stadium.