Arc 18Chapters 431–432

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Chapters 431–432 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 431Rescue Operation: Beginning (1)

After the League of Villains returned from the forest operation with Tokoyami but failed to capture Ragdoll, Shigaraki planned to exploit Tokoyami’s capture. Pro Heroes tracked down the League’s hideout and launched a surprise assault, freeing Tokoyami and trapping the villains.

  • Shigaraki berated the League for failing to capture Ragdoll, while Toga, Magician, and Big Sis Mag explained the operation’s setbacks.
  • Sensei told Shigaraki that the failed attempt to capture Ragdoll was no great loss, and Shigaraki learned that the League’s attack had caused trouble for U.A. High School.
  • Shigaraki revealed that he and Dabi had only pretended to persuade Tokoyami, intending to brainwash him or turn him into a Nomu.
  • All Might and Kamui Woods burst into the League’s hideout, where Kamui Woods bound the villains and Gran Torino disarmed them.
  • Edgeshot revealed that the Pro Heroes and police had found the hideout, while the assault team stood ready outside.

Ch. 432Rescue Operation: The Beginning (2)

All Might revealed that the Pro Heroes and police had captured the League of Villains' Nomu base and surrounded their hideouts, but Shigaraki's forces unleashed a wave of Nomu through black sludge. The chapter revealed that Midoriya and the others had found the warehouse and watched Mount Lady smash it, while Best Jeanist went silent during the battle.

  • All Might told Shigaraki that the Nomu base had been captured, the League members identified, and their escape routes surrounded.
  • Shigaraki laughed off the defeat, but black sludge brought countless Nomu into the fight, attacking the Pro Heroes and police.
  • Endeavor fought off the Nomu while Officer Tsukauchi tried unsuccessfully to contact Best Jeanist.
  • At the warehouse, Hagakure scouted with night-vision binoculars and discovered a large number of Nomu stored inside.
  • Midoriya and the others saw Mount Lady crush the warehouse with a truck, while the police arrived nearby.
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