All Might vs. Nomu

Central area.

Seeing that his students were all right, All Might breathed a quiet sigh of relief, followed by a surge of uncontrollable anger.

He reached up, took off his suit jacket, and pulled off his tie. The next moment, All Might vanished before everyone's eyes!

Several heavy impacts rang out, and the enemies surrounding Shota Aizawa to keep anyone from rescuing him went flying almost simultaneously!

When All Might appeared again, he was holding Shota Aizawa in his arms. "Aizawa, I'm sorry," he said gravely. "I came too late."

He turned around, his gaze sharpened, and he vanished again, racing across the area like a whirlwind. In the next instant, he returned to his original position, as if he had never left. But... whether Asui, Jilan, Midoriya, or Mineta, he had gathered them all in his arms!

All Might set them down and took a step forward. Without looking back, he said to Midoriya, "Take Aizawa and young Jilan and get out of here. I'll handle this."

"But...!" Midoriya had just started to protest when All Might gave him a thumbs-up.

He turned his head toward Midoriya, a fearless smile on his face. "Don't worry, young Midoriya! I am All Might!"

"Yeah!" Midoriya nodded vigorously, helped Mr. Aizawa up, and put him on his back. He spoke quickly. "The person with the hand on his head probably has a Quirk that destroys things. That black mist's Quirk is teleportation. The giant guy with the bird beak over there was made specifically to counter you. He has incredible strength and regenerative power. Even when I used as much power as I could control, he recovered quickly..."

"Ha ha, thanks to you, young Midoriya, I know what I'm up against now..." Listening to Midoriya pour out the information, All Might broke into a cold sweat and smiled at Tomura Shigaraki. "You're the leader of the people who invaded USJ, aren't you? Repent!"

"All Might... That's right, now isn't the time to worry. Remember our objective..." Tomura Shigaraki muttered to himself, oblivious to everyone else. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Jilan Jiyu, whom Asui was carrying on her back toward the door.

I'll remember you, the guy who can ignore my Quirk!

"Carolina Smash!"

All Might slammed his foot against the ground and charged at Tomura Shigaraki at tremendous speed, crossing his hands in front of his chest and unleashing a cross-shaped strike!

"Nomu!" "Boom!"

Nomu blocked the attack meant for Tomura Shigaraki. The fountain behind him was instantly shattered by the shock wave, scattering broken stone and splashing water all over the ground!

"Just as Midoriya said..."

All Might leaned far back to evade Nomu's grab, then struck toward his side. His fist hit Nomu in the waist, but Nomu continued attacking All Might as if he hadn't been hurt.

After punching Nomu's exposed head once more, only to see no noticeable effect, All Might stepped back, dodged another attack, and gritted his teeth. "Damn it, still no effect..."

Tomura Shigaraki laughed triumphantly. "Nomu has a Quirk that absorbs shock. You can't hurt him like that. The old you might have managed it, but you've grown weaker now... All Might—he's a weapon made specifically to deal with you!"

No wonder they didn't hit the kids too hard... So I was their real target!

"Thanks for the explanation... You really are underestimating me!!"

All Might circled behind Nomu, wrapped both arms around his waist, and leaned back hard, lifting him up and slamming him into the ground! Even such an ordinary back throw raised a cloud of dust when All Might did it!

"So that was your plan..."

When the dust cleared, it revealed All Might's current position. He was in a yoga-like pose, his lower legs at a right angle to his body, his arms wrapped around Nomu's lower half. The rest of Nomu had plunged into the ground and passed through a hole in it, emerging beneath All Might, his hands gripping All Might's waist tightly!

Kurogiri's Quirk-Warp Gate!

"Were you trying to seal him in the concrete so he couldn't move? That's impossible, you know?" Shigaraki's sickly laughter rang out. "Because... we anticipated your move long ago! Nice work, Kurogiri!"

Hah... hah... I really let my guard down... All Might let go of Nomu's waist with effort and straightened up, trying to pry his hands off. There was no point holding on now; he had to break free from this situation...

Nomu's hands were like steel, digging tightly into All Might's waist. Blood slowly seeped through his white shirt...

"All Might!!"

Midoriya's previously delighted expression turned tense in an instant, and he looked ready to rush forward at any moment.

Since Asui was still carrying their class representative, Jilan Jiyu, on her back, Midoriya looked at Grape and lowered Shota Aizawa from his shoulders. "Mineta, help me carry Mr. Aizawa over there. I'm going to help All Might."

Grape, who was holding Aizawa's legs, immediately objected. "Never mind what you could possibly do to help All Might-look at me! Am I tall enough to carry the teacher?!"

That was true. At Minoru Mineta's elementary-schooler height, even if he wanted to help, he lacked the ability...

Midoriya was at a loss for words. He looked anxiously toward All Might, but he couldn't just leave Mr. Aizawa there.

As Midoriya wrestled with the decision, Uraraka floated down lightly from the stands several meters above. She brought her hands together to release her Quirk and smiled breathlessly. "Midoriya, go do what you want to do. Leave Mr. Aizawa to me!"

"Uraraka..." After she took Mr. Aizawa from the stunned Midoriya, he came to his senses. He gave Uraraka a long look, then turned and sprinted toward All Might.

This is something only I know. All Might is already nearing his limit!

Izuku Midoriya clenched his right fist, preparing to use his Quirk to strike Nomu's head and create an opening for All Might.

The instant he threw his punch, a black, mist-shaped Warp Gate appeared before his eyes. Just as Midoriya was about to punch into it, unable to stop himself-

"Deku, get out of the way!"

Bakugo suddenly leaped down from a rock behind Midoriya and reached Kurogiri first, firing a jet of flame from his right hand at the metal plate around Kurogiri's neck!

"What!!?"

Caught off guard, Kurogiri was hit at once. After a burst of intense pain, he could only cancel the Warp Gate and was pinned to the ground by Bakugo, who removed the grenade-shaped casing from his left arm and pressed his hand against the metal plate.

Katsuki Bakugo created small explosions in his hand as a warning, a villainous grin on his face.

"Don't move. Who knows what I might do?"