Sam's Awareness

"The researchers' discussion is over. Now, let's talk about our questions." Jilan stepped forward and calmly addressed the red-haired man, "Leave the items behind and surrender. That's your only option."

"Do you think I'll listen?" The red-haired man's hand twitched slightly, and the pistol placed in front of the console flew into the air and was caught by an invisible hand. He pointed the gun at Sam.

This was yet another unexpected event for Dr. David. He shouted angrily, "What are you doing? Isn't he one of yours? Why are you pointing a gun at Sam?!"

The red-haired man tilted his head, surprised. "Oh? Doctor, he betrayed you. Are you going to speak up for him? You saw the situation, didn't you? Surrounded by these 'Little Hero,' I can't leave with an unarmed guy. Of course, I have to kill the one who knows my identity." As if remembering something, he added, "By the way, these aren't tranquilizer darts, but live bullets I created using my Quirk."

The red-haired man wore a mask, and no one present knew his true face. Even Jilan, who had met him once before, had only seen him with the mask on.

"You want to shoot me... which means you've abandoned me, right?" Sam seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and he said with a bitter smile, "But then again, I've already gone through all this trouble, how could I possibly have a good ending?"

"You're quite self-aware, aren't you? Well then, I'll give you a chance to say your last words." Having received Dr. David's invention, the red-haired man was extremely magnanimous at this moment, as if everything was under his control.

Sam didn't look at Dr. David one last time, but instead looked at Jilan and the others. "Students of U.A. High School, you are All Might's students, right? This Dr. David beside me is All Might's friend. I was the one who did everything in this incident. The doctor knows nothing about anything... If possible, I hope you, the parties involved, can report this to the police."

Even if you say these things now, it doesn't change the fact that you betrayed Dr. David. Go to hell with this sin!

Before Midoriya could even think, his body had already sprung into action. He lunged at the red-haired man, the Scream, "Whatever crimes Dr. Sam committed, his crimes are not for you to decide!"

Midoriya absolutely cannot allow anyone to be killed in front of him, even if that person has committed a crime!

"Midoriya -kun, I've trained under fighting heroes, and now's the time for me to unleash my fighting prowess!" Uraraka, encouraged by Midoriya, ran up to him!

"Me too!"

Iida was about to rush forward, Jilan patted him on the shoulder and stopped him, smiling reassuringly, "Iida- kun, your Quirk is being countered by the other party, so you should stay here. Leave the rest to us."

As he spoke, Hamon emanated from Jilan's body as he followed behind Midoriya. No matter what, he couldn't let this guy easily take away the device that Dr. David had mentioned that could amplify Quirk!

"Hey!? You've all gone up there, then I'll stay here and provide support!" Minoru Mineta, holding the water gun Jilan had given him, sprayed water while yelling, "Grape Rush, get stuck to me!"

"Ah, so that's why I hate brats like you overflowing with a sense of justice the most..." Seeing a group of kids charging towards him like they were fighting a boss, the red-haired man released his grip on the trigger and narrowed his eyes. "It seems you won't be satisfied unless I show you the real difference in strength! You should know, this is my home turf!"

The red-haired man knelt on one knee, his palm touching the metal floor, and then—

Several thick metal walls rose out of thin air from the ground, blocking Midoriya, Jilan, and Uraraka who were rushing in from three directions. Then, his hand moved slightly again and suddenly clenched into a fist. Several metal pillars as thick as load-bearing columns appeared out of thin air from the walls and crashed into the group!

This is the power that the red-haired man's Quirk can unleash in a place full of metal!

"Damn it, this guy is really strong..." Jilan lowered his hands, his eyes becoming serious. Although he was prepared and not injured, it was difficult to get close to him under this kind of area attack. Unless he was as fast as Iida or as powerful as All Might, he would easily be blocked by his metal wall.

Does this mean we can only watch him leave...?

The metal wall blocked Jilan and the others' path to the other side, leaving only the red-haired man, Sam, and Dr. David on this side. The red-haired man raised his gun and pointed it at Sam: "Now, no one can save you."

"... Wait." Dr. David stepped forward, his face resolute as he said to the redhead, "You wanted to take me with you, right? I'll go with you, but you have to release Sam."

"Doctor? You weren't swayed by what he just said, were you? He contacted me a long time ago, you know?" The redhead didn't seem surprised at all. He scoffed, "Even if you saved his life, he committed a serious crime. There's no way he'll get away scot-free."

"I know those things, I just... didn't want him to die in front of me, because I feel guilty towards him," the doctor said remorsefully.

"Since it's the doctor's request, how could I possibly refuse? I've been waiting to hear this for ages." The red-haired man laughed as he put the gun in his pocket. "After all, I'd like you to make me hundreds or even thousands of these amazing items that can amplify one's Quirk!"

Although the metal wall blocked the view, it did not block the sound. Everyone present heard the doctor's resolute voice and the enemy's triumphant laughter.

Yaoyorozu quickly understood the enemy's intentions and said helplessly, "The enemy never intended to kill Dr. Sam; he just wanted to use Dr. Sam's life to force Dr. David to obey him!"

Melissa pounded her fists on the metal wall, screaming desperately, "Daddy! You can't obey bad men! You can't go with him!"

"... Melissa, I'm sorry." Dr. David glanced apologetically at Melissa, then turned and followed the red-haired man.

"I... I absolutely will not allow you to take the Doctor away!" Midoriya trembled all over, and red lines gradually appeared on the veins of his arm. He roared and swung his right fist, slamming it heavily against the metal wall! As if sensing Midoriya's will, the wristband on Midoriya's right wrist instantly quantumized and transformed into a red gauntlet covering his hand, allowing him to unleash his strongest power!

"Smash!" That was Midoriya's voice shouting!

"One for all 100!" This is the name Midoriya the Scream in his heart!

"Smash!" Under Midoriya's full-force attack, the metal wall could not withstand the pressure and shattered into pieces at the point of impact. The powerful force of the punch, carrying fragments of metal, swept across the ground, blasting a huge trench into the earth!