The Mole
"Boss, just as you predicted, 'Vulture' and 'Purple Hulk' have been taken down, and... there was more than one brat in the elevator!" The hacker in charge of monitoring excitedly reported the news, admiring the boss's foresight, but he showed no sign of sadness for his two colleagues who might have already perished.
On the 157th floor, a boy with spiky red hair, a blond boy with an afro, a boy with red and white hair, and a girl with long earphones pried open the elevator door and ran up the stairs, exposing themselves to the surveillance cameras on that floor. Although the girl was very careful to destroy every surveillance camera she saw, their appearances were still captured by a distant camera, and the hacker compared their identities with the island's entry and exit records.
"Students from U.A. High School? They must have come with All Might." The red-haired man's eyelids twitched.
"I don't know, but I checked the information of the people who entered the island. There should have been a few U.A. High School. kids who entered the island, but since they haven't shown up here, the rest should have been taken care of by Vulture and his buddy."
The security cameras inside the elevator have been destroyed, but the elevator is still stuck on the 157th floor. This at least indicates that only these four people are still able to move around.
"Heh, just a bunch of brats after all. They're clever enough, but for us who control I-Island's technology, their every move is under our watchful eyes." The red-haired man with the metal mask said this, but there was still some doubt in his eyes. "However... to be honest, I don't think a few mere brats can defeat Vulture and Purple Hulk. Even I would have trouble dealing with both of them."
"Boss, I do have a suitable explanation for this." The hacker's fingers flew across the virtual keyboard, quickly obtaining a clear image and true identity of the red-and-white-haired boy by zooming in and comparing his photo. "This brat is called Shoto Todoroki, the son of Endeavor, the second-ranked Pro Hero in Japan. His Quirk 'Half-Cold Half-Hot,' even stronger than his father's. Although Endeavor has always been ranked below All Might, experts on the dark web estimate that his current strength is about 80% of All Might's peak. He's a very difficult and ruthless character to deal with; no one wants to cross him."
"Endeavor, no wonder..." The leader nodded. "Even I wouldn't dare confront that person head-on. It's not surprising that his son was able to defeat 'Vulture' and 'Purple Hulk' under the circumstances of a sneak attack. In that case, let's use the alert system to delay their advance and not send any more of our people over there."
"Even if we wanted to send someone, there's no one left," the hacker shrugged helplessly. "After all, most of us are down below watching over those Pro Hero. Who knew a bunch of brats would suddenly appear? Vulture and Purple Hulk are the only two we have left. So, I'll have to go up. Although I wouldn't last more than a few seconds against that red-and-white-haired brat."
"We can only urge the doctor to hurry, we're running out of time..." The leader turned and walked towards the rooftop outside. "I'll go outside and contact our contacts via satellite phone. You stay here and watch over Dr. David. If he has any regrets, stop him. Oh, and if possible, try to persuade him to do the research for us willingly."
"I understand, Chief, you can go in peace!"
The hacker waved to the leader, stood up, stretched, and walked to a large, circular security door—resembling a bank's safe with multiple layers of security. The door was already open. This was where the island's scientists' highest technological achievements were stored. Its general shape was similar to a 50-story student storage room. The scientists' various inventions, viruses, and valuable resources extracted from the human body were carefully stored in various cabinets.
Taking anything from here out could cause unpredictable disasters. Naturally, the security system here is undeniably tight. Even if All Might tried to force his way in, or even dropped two nuclear warheads here, there wouldn't be any problems.
The hacker shouted at Dr. David, who was standing in front of the monitor, "Dr. David, are you ready? We don't have much time left; the authorities could react at any moment."
"I'm trying to crack it, please wait a few more minutes!"
Dr. David wiped the sweat from his brow and continued his work of deciphering the code.
That's right, Dr. David was the "mole" because he deliberately staged his arrest to get his own invention. Without the scientist's password and the United Nations' approval, no invention stored in this room could be retrieved, and even the inventor's strong request would be rejected.
In other words, the inventions in this room are no longer personal possessions, but rather the wealth of the entire world.
What David now wants to do is to take back what is rightfully his from the world, and he is willing to cooperate with his enemies, be despised by everyone, and be disgraced for that invention.
Standing next to David, the chubby assistant, seeing the doctor's nervous expression, encouraged him, "Doctor, don't be nervous. I believe our decoding work these past few days has definitely paid off, and we'll definitely be able to break the United Nations's blockade!"
Each invention is encrypted and locked by the United Nations in a special way. Dr. David has an exceptional talent for research. He has devoted himself to studying how to decipher the code and is confident that he can crack it, but it will take some time.
Besides David, his assistant also supported his actions. In fact, it was his assistant who suggested David's "what's the use" idea. He personally handled all the terrorists' communications, weapons, equipment, David no contact with these terrorists except for nodding.
"Ah, thank you so much. I really don't know what I would have done without you." David smiled. This assistant was the person he trusted most besides his family and All Might, and he had even gone this far for him. David truly didn't know how to express his gratitude.
"I also want the doctor to realize his dream," the assistant said with a simple smile, though he was somewhat indignant. "It was clearly our research, but the United Nations interfered and forcibly took our invention away. I despise their actions!"
Seeing that the two of them were working with great enthusiasm and had no intention of deliberately delaying, the hacker shrugged, turned around, and returned to the monitoring room. After all, no one else could supervise this except him.
However, as soon as he returned to his room, he frowned upon hearing the faint but increasingly Vibrate: "That's... the elevator? But wasn't the elevator destroyed by those brats... Could it be!?"
The hacker's pupils dilated instantly, and he sprinted towards the control panel, lunging at the pistol placed on it!
"Ding--" The elevator doors opened to the first floor.
Piston Engine - Explosive Sprint!
However, before the hacker could even get his pistol from the console, a roar rang out. A gust of wind swept by, and it felt like a steel bar had struck his abdomen. He suddenly felt an unbearable pain and was sent flying, crashing into the wall. The intense pain caused him to lose consciousness instantly!