The Third Sunset

"The Ring of Iron Sand," Jilan said softly.

As Jilan uttered those words, countless iron filings floated up from the ground, as light as dust. The iron filings, which were usually intimately attached to the ground, flew into the air under the influence of Magnetism and came to Jilan's side, forming a constantly rotating gray ring, like the rings of a planet, restrained yet impossible to ignore.

Jilan pointed two fingers at the red-haired man. "Spear of Iron Sand."

The iron sand within the halo suddenly split, half surrounding Jilan, while the other half rapidly transformed into the shape of spears, forming six spears that hovered behind Jilan and spun continuously.

"Pierce through, sharpshooter!"

Jilan made a gesture like firing a bullet, and with a "snap," the Spear of Iron Sand that spun like a halo behind him instantly fired out as if it had received some command!

The red-haired man noticed Jilan's movements, but in his view, dealing with All Might's attacks was always the priority, so he didn't pay any attention to it. In his opinion, his defense was flawless, Jilan's attacks would not have any effect on him.

Before All Might's attack could arrive, the red-haired man had already created several intersecting metal spikes in front of his body, turning the area in front of him into a spiked hell where no one could attack or step. All Might was forced to withdraw his hand, his body twisting forcefully in the air, landing on the metal shield on the red-haired man's right arm. Using this landing point, All Might retreated like a dragonfly skimming the water, flying towards the metal pillar floating in the air, intending to use the item to break through the red-haired man's defense.

But the red-haired man didn't let this opportunity pass. He stretched out several steel bars and tied them to All Might's limbs, then summoned several metal walls to press down on All Might from all sides!

Before the red-haired man could even catch his breath, he saw Spear of Iron Sand hurtling straight towards him. Each spear seemed to have been forged by a master craftsman through countless hammer blows, its tip incredibly sharp! The red-haired man didn't have time to summon metal; he hurriedly used his arms, covered in several layers of metal shoulder guards—like those of a large shield—to shield himself!

But this did not stop the sharpness of the Spear of Iron Sand. The first spear pierced through the metal as if it were thin paper, breaking the metal spiked spear defense in front of him in half, and passing by the red-haired man with a whoosh of wind!

Before he could even catch his breath, the remaining five Spear of Iron Sand also pierced through the obstacles and embedded themselves in the red-haired man's limbs and abdomen. Instantly, large amounts of blood splattered in the air!

However, even with such injuries, the red-haired man felt no pain. He manipulated the steel cable to pull out a Spear of Iron Sand embedded in his arm, and then touched the shotgun with his free hand. Although he couldn't manipulate delicate objects from a distance, he could still control the shotgun that was now in his hands.

After the red-haired man cleared away all the Spear of Iron Sand, before he could react, Jilan had already rushed towards him, and the halo around him had now transformed into a black iron sand sword!

"Silver Hamon Overdrive!"

The moment Jilan reached the red-haired man, she instantly transformed her Life Magnetism Hamon Overdrive into Silver Hamon Overdrive, which could be transmitted through metal. To the red-haired man's astonishment, Jilan swung her Iron Sand Sword, which shone with silver light!

As if a crescent moon had appeared before his eyes, the red-haired man's vision blurred for a moment, and the next instant, Jilan was already behind him. Without the support of the Magnetism, the iron sand had dispersed and turned back into powder, falling gently to the ground.

"I'm actually alright?" The red-haired man looked down in surprise. Jilan's attack had even given him a feeling of death, yet he felt no discomfort at all, as if he had never suffered any injury!

Could it be that all this bravado was just a bluff?

The red-haired man had just entertained this thought when he was shocked to find that his "metal manipulation" Quirk had become sluggish as soon as he reached out his hand!

He examined his body with a sense of confusion and suddenly realized that part of his body was now covered with iron sand. If he dared to use his Quirk, the iron sand would burst out of his body and turn him into a sieve!

Jilan's efforts were not in vain. The silver Hamon he used earlier invaded the red-haired man's body through the wound pierced by the Spear of Iron Sand, and the iron sand wrapped in Hamon was also transmitted to him!

This attack, which involves injecting iron filings into the body's blood vessels, would have killed anyone else long ago due to the inability to circulate blood. But the red-haired man was different. He felt no pain and, with his enhanced muscles, Quirk squeezed the iron filings into a corner of his blood vessels, minimizing their impact on his body!

Even so, he was already at his limit. He couldn't use his metal manipulation Quirk and had to be careful not to let the iron sand spread all over his body. At this moment, despair spread through his mind.

Is he now only able to fight by relying on his muscle-enhanced Quirk? The red-haired man has lost his initial high spirits; he's starting to back down and regrets not thinking of running away when he put the Quirk Amplification Device on his head, instead letting his muscles take over and only thinking of head-on confrontation!

But it was too late to back down. Without the red-haired man's metal Compress seal, All Might kicked a metal wall away with a bang, and his body shot out from the spot like a missile towards the red-haired man.

"Enemy, have you ever heard the phrase, 'Plus Ultra'!" All Might, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, still laughed maniacally, throwing a righteous uppercut at the red-haired man, "Detroit Smash!"

All Might's uppercut slammed into the red-haired man's chin, shattering all his metal defenses. The punch even dispersed the dark clouds above!

The moon finally appeared, shining on the rooftop that had become a ruin, and on the red-haired man whose Quirk Amplification Device had been destroyed. The sudden surge of pain had left his body battered and bruised, and he was screaming in agony.

All Might landed gently, his back to everyone, and suddenly coughed. When he stopped coughing, his palms were stained with blood.

All Might!

All Might turned his head and saw his classmates running excitedly towards him. All Might forced himself to cheer up, turned around, and waved to everyone with a big laugh.

"Boys and girls, you're all alright now!"