Cavalry Battle (End)
Time flew by, and soon only one minute remained for everyone.
Midoriya's team had been locked in combat with Todoroki's team for about five minutes in this confined space, and both sides felt how difficult the other was to deal with.
This was something Hong had never expected. Despite having an absolute advantage, he could never find a key breakthrough.
Hong looked at the boy with the crow's head; it was he who had withstood their attacks several times.
Fumikage Tokoyami's Quirk is Dark Shadow, which allows him to manipulate objects with ease in sunlight. If it weren't for Yaoyorozu's "Creation" Quirk, he might even have obtained Todoroki's bandana.
Because Midoriya was positioned to Todoroki's left and slightly in front, using ice would affect Iida. Therefore, he could only rely on Kaminari for offense and Yaoyorozu for defense, while he himself became a burden. However, Kaminari's energy reserves were almost depleted, and his expression had become very grim.
Does that mean I can only use fire...? No, I've made up my mind, I absolutely will not use anything that guy gave me in this competition!
"Everyone, there's less than a minute left. After I use this technique, I'll be completely unable to move," Iida suddenly said. "I'm counting on you guys after that!"
Iida knew that his side didn't have any ability to win with a single blow, and if he didn't act soon, Midoriya and the others would keep the 10 million until the very end.
He lowered his center of gravity, aiming at Midoriya, his eyes reflecting a white light. This was a new ability he had developed during the previous "enemy" incident—no, it couldn't be called a new ability, but rather a misuse of his Quirk.
That is--
"Everyone hold on tight to me, I'm going to steal it, Todoroki!" The flames from Iida's exhaust pipe turned from yellow to blue, and then he violently propelled the group forward!
Piston Engine - Explosive Sprint!
That was an incredibly fast acceleration, instantly propelling Iida to the speed of sound, creating the sound barrier!
"What..."
In the blink of an eye, Todoroki, who was only a few meters away from Midoriya, rushed past him and ruthlessly snatched his headscarf. 10 million, sold!
"What's going on...?" Even Hong was incredulous. He had only subconsciously reached out his hand, and the headscarf was already in his hand... This speed was practically foul!
"This is a burst of acceleration that forcibly increases torque and RPM; after use, the Engine will temporarily stall due to the reaction." Iida looked at Midoriya, a relieved smile on his face. "Didn't I tell you before, Midoriya- kun? I'm going to challenge you."
Time is running out. At this point, there is only one option: a battle. Since Iida's Engine is unusable, it means he has no choice but to fight head-on with our side!
Midoriya turned his bird head and decisively said, "Take the headscarf back!"
Meanwhile, Bakugo relentlessly pursued Neito Monoma, yelling, "You bastard, don't even think about running away! Give me back the rest of your bandana!"
"Should I have messed with this guy...?" A feeling of regret welled up Monoma.
His Quirk is Copy, which allows him to Copy the Quirk of anyone he touches. Although he surprised Bakugo and Kirishima after Copy their Quirk, they were not afraid. Instead, they roared and charged forward, successfully grabbing two headbands after breaking through all of his defenses.
"Tsuburaba it up! If we can hold on in this final minute, with our fourth-place ranking, we can still advance!"
The current first place is the Todoroki Squad; the second place is the Jilan Squad; the third place is the Bakugo Squad; and the fourth place is the Monoma Squad.
Although he only had a bandana, Bakugo's team's score was so high that he could barely make it into the top four.
His mount is a man named Kosei Tsuburaba, Quirk is Solid Air, allowing him to form invisible walls from the air he exhales.
As he carried the Monoma, Tsuburaba exhaled again and blocked his left side, stopping his squad of men.
Neito Monoma Copy the Quirk of Kosei Tsuburaba, and also released it on his own right side.
Once you realize you have no chance of advancing, isn't it much better to steal points from the class's stray dogs than to face a Rage lion?
These guys really know how to kick someone when they're down. They promised me they'd be fine, but now they're starting to riot. Luckily, I never expected anything from them!
With only twenty seconds left, a piece of duct tape was stuck to the black-faced Dominator. Just when Monoma thought he was safe, he heard Bakugo's Bakugo roar behind him, "Die!"
Bakugo, still wrapped in the bandage, relentlessly pursued them, shattering the air barrier hastily created by Monoma and Tsuburaba with an Explosion, and forcibly seizing the last headband!
With only ten seconds left, Bakugo looked at Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki. "I'm going to get that last 10 million!"
Midoriya's right hand turned red as he used his Quirk once more. Red lines surged along the direction of his blood flow as he grabbed at Shoto Todoroki's headband!
Under Midoriya's pressure, Todoroki Shoto Todoroki inexplicably unleashed a flame attack in an attempt to block it, but—
This is the first time I've used this kind of power on a person... It's okay, I didn't intend to hit him, just to shake him off!
Midoriya muttered to himself, then swung his arm sharply to the right. The powerful wind pressure dispelled the flames on Shoto Todoroki's left hand, and also knocked his arm away!
Because Iida's Engine was unusable, he could only watch helplessly as Midoriya lunged at Shoto Todoroki, who was completely unhindered at that moment!
Although it was flipped over, the 10 million was the last one to be stolen, so it must have been the top one! Midoriya roared and reached out with his other hand to take off the first bandana hanging around Todoroki's neck. The 10 million had been successfully snatched back!
To prevent them from stealing it, Midoriya and the others moved away from Todoroki again. Before they could even rejoice, Mei Hatsume said, "Midoriya, this doesn't seem to be the one with the 10 million yen, does it?"
Midoriya was taken aback, then quickly looked at it, his face darkening. It was marked with 70 points, probably a score that Todoroki had casually grabbed.
Time is running out; if we don't seize this opportunity...
"King of Tokoyami!"
Tokiwa Tokoyami understood Midoriya's meaning and rushed towards Shoto Todoroki. At the same time, Bakugo's roar shattered the iceberg and came from the outside!
"10 million!"
With the support of Hanta Sero behind him, Bakugo jumped into the air without hesitation and charged towards the two teams. Seeing Midoriya rushing towards Shoto Todoroki without regard for his own safety, he quickly understood the situation of the match!
"You half-faced bastard!" Bakugo exploded repeatedly in mid-air, adjusting his direction as he charged towards Shoto Todoroki!
The previous attack hadn't seriously damaged Midoriya's arm, and now his hand was glowing red again!
Shoto Todoroki Momo Yaoyorozu the surface of the lightning rods he had created with ice, and watched the two attacks with a serious expression.
"Match Over!"
Shoto Todoroki a sigh of relief. Midoriya forced his boiling blood back down. Bakugo lost his target and fell heavily to the ground, repeatedly pounding his fist on the ground.
Looking at the constantly updated panel in his hand, Mic excitedly announced, "Announcing the results! First place: Team Todoroki! Second place: Team Bakugo! Third place: Team Jilan! Fourth place..."
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Midoriya said dejectedly to his teammates.
Because of him, after shaking off Todoroki's hand, he was worried that Todoroki wouldn't be able to advance, so he chose to take only one headband, even though he could take all of them.
Uraraka and Mei Hatsume remained silent, taking a step to the side and pointing behind them at Tokiwa Fumikage Tokoyami, who stood with his arms crossed, exuding an air of lonely mastery.
He raised his head, pointed at Midoriya, and said nothing. A Dark Shadow darted out from behind him and placed a brightly colored headband from his hand into Midoriya's.
Tears welled up in Midoriya's eyes.
"Fourth place, Team Midoriya! These four teams will advance to the final event!"