The first person to walk out of the black mist was a strange man. The reason he was called strange was that there were many strange 'hands' on his face and body. After walking out of the black mist, his first reaction was to look around, but in the end, he seemed a little disappointed.
'Isn't All Might here?'
Shigaraki Tomura didn't care about the relieved expressions of the other people around him and let out a soft sigh.
The name 'All Might' was like an insurmountable mountain pressing down on everyone's heads. But unlike others who deliberately avoided it, what he hoped for was to completely destroy it.
But at this moment————————
"It seems All Might is stuck in traffic, but before he comes, why don't you play with me for a while?"
A man in a black tight-fitting suit leaped down from the roof.
A ridiculous clown mask, a simple messy haircut, paired with the black tight-fitting suit and the purple earring on his ear.
This guy looked incredibly bizarre, and... why did his appearance look like he was on their side?
"Who are you..."
"Sir, it's been a while~"
Before Shigaraki Tomura could finish his words, the 'Kurogiri' behind him condensed into a human-like form, and when he saw Lancer, he bowed slightly to Lancer in a very gentlemanly manner.
"Yes, it's been a while."
Speaking of which, Lancer personality was also quite strange. Although he basically wouldn't show mercy to anyone except children when he fought, he generally wouldn't be too aggressive when the opponent was polite. Of course, this excluded 'scum', because these guys were just 'targets' and not 'enemies'.
"Regarding my invitation from before, I wonder what you have decided?"
"Let me think about it some more."
Lancer sudden interruption temporarily eased the tense atmosphere, but both sides in the arena also became wary of each other.
Shota Aizawa was surprised at first when he saw Lancer, but then he was relieved. After all, according to All Might's previous analysis, Lancer personality should be more 'direct' and the type who would definitely help you if you helped him. But then, the guy who was clearly an enemy said that he had been in contact with Lancer before.
This inevitably made Shota Aizawa a little nervous. After all, if Lancer were to turn against them at this time, they would be in big trouble.
But Shigaraki Tomura on the other side was constantly tapping his arm with his arms crossed.
Although he didn't recognize this strangely dressed guy at first, with Kurogiri's words, he also remembered that his 'master' had told him before that this person needed to be paid more attention to. It was only his master who could temporarily calm down his increasingly hysterical personality, but Lancer rejection at this time seemed to have opened a valve, and he could no longer control his emotions.
"If you don't want to, then go and die!"
He was already in a bad mood because 'All Might' wasn't there, and now this guy dared to refuse his master's invitation. He was simply asking for death!
And Kurogiri, who had originally wanted to say something, also shook his head helplessly and stopped talking.
Although his master told him to try his best to recruit the other party, it was only a try. Compared to him, Shigaraki Tomura was much more important.
But to Shigaraki Tomura's words, Lancer just shook his head. Did he want to kill him? He wasn't good enough!
With this sarcastic action, the other party could no longer control his emotions.
"Go and die!!"
Looking at the hand that was swinging at him, Lancer met it without hesitation.
If it were an ordinary person who knew that Shigaraki Tomura's quirk was 'Decay', they would definitely not confront him head-on because of the great danger, but Lancer didn't think so.
What was the point of having a strong offensive ability? As long as he wasn't hit, it was fine.
The conditions that were unbelievable for most people were just like eating and drinking for Lancer. After all, he himself was on the path of 'agility'.
But just in case, he didn't use 'Gae Bolg'. Although he didn't think this so-called quirk could destroy the 'Gae Bolg' that his master had personally made and given to him, an ordinary ice spear was enough to deal with this guy.
The long spear in his hand easily dodged the other party's outstretched hands and then viciously struck the other party's wrist. Then, the spearhead was aimed downwards and stabbed fiercely at the other party's heart.
"Don't even think about it!!"
With the back of his hand against his chest and his palm facing Lancer, Shigaraki Tomura had not yet finished his words when he saw the ice spear in Lancer hand tremble and change its target to his brow.
Just as the blow was about to hit, a black mist appeared above Shigaraki Tomura's head, and then Lancer felt as if the long spear in his hand had stabbed into nothing.
'Space. What a troublesome ability...'
There was no doubt that Kurogiri had directly teleported Lancer attack away to protect Shigaraki Tomura, and Lancer also let go without hesitation.
But Shigaraki Tomura seemed to have seized the opportunity and launched another preemptive attack on Lancer.
'Tsk~!'
Although Lancer knew that Kurogiri's ability definitely had limitations, otherwise if he 'snapped' someone in half while teleporting them, wouldn't he be invincible? But unfortunately, he didn't know the specific limitations. The good news was that Kurogiri seemed to be cooperating with Shigaraki Tomura and didn't have the time to teleport the other students, and under the gathering of No. 13 and Shota Aizawa, the more than twenty students in the class had already gathered together.
'No signal? As expected, these guys not only cut off the electricity and water before they started, but they also cut off the communication.'
Hearing the notification on his phone again, Shota Aizawa's face was grim as he watched the group of 'villains' gradually surround them.
Shota Aizawa himself was not very famous, but he was a very well-known undercover Pro Hero. He had caught countless 'quirk criminals', and there were no famous ones here. With his strength, he could definitely protect himself, but the difficulty of protecting the students behind him increased exponentially.
"Aizawa-senpai, please rest assured. My equipment here is very complete. Although they have cut off communication, this abnormal behavior will soon attract attention. The people at school should be here to help soon. We just need to stall until All Might-sensei arrives."
'All Might? He hasn't arrived yet. Maybe he ran into some trouble...'
No. 13's comfort only temporarily relieved him, but the problem was still there and hadn't been solved at all. But just as the two of them were talking in low voices, the battlefield in the distance also changed.
Lancer attacks were all teleported away by Kurogiri, and Shigaraki Tomura seemed to be able to attack recklessly, while Lancer could only constantly dodge the other party's attacks. But in reality, the attitudes of the two sides were completely opposite.
As the attacker, Shigaraki Tomura's gritted teeth could be seen even through the strange hand-shaped ornament, and even his expression was a little distorted. But Lancer, who was being attacked, seemed extremely calm. In the process of dodging, his expression was neither happy nor sad, and he seemed to have completely given up on counterattacking. But it was precisely because of this that Kurogiri was even more afraid to relax. After all, Lancer several previous surprise attacks had scared him badly.
"Damn it!! Nomu!! Go on!! Pin his hands down for me! I want him to watch me erase him little by little!!"
In the face of the other party's threat, Lancer just showed a mocking smile and didn't say much.
If the other party had made 'Nomu' attack with them before, Lancer might have thought a little more of the other party. After all, it was already a 2V1. You are also villains, so isn't it common sense to swarm the opponent when you know you can't beat them? To only give this order after being completely enraged...
'He's not even good at being a villain.'
But jokes aside, Lancer hands did not stop at all, and even sped up a bit. Because compared to the 'disgusting' combination of Shigaraki Tomura + Kurogiri, the Nomu, who was simply good at fighting, was a better opponent for Lancer.
But————————
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!"
...
Looking at the shattered stones constantly flying around him and the hall that was torn apart in just half a minute, Lancer couldn't help but sigh.
'Body reinforcement really is the most versatile ability...'
If Lancer had gotten the 'Body Reinforcement' quirk this time, he would have definitely confronted the other party head-on, but...
"Puchi~!"
Accompanied by a frowning sound, the ice spear in Lancer hand was directly shattered. It was obvious that an ordinary ice spear couldn't withstand Lancer full power.
And although the Nomu's heart, which was pierced, had a fist-sized wound, and its breastbone could even be seen through the wound, it still attacked Lancer wildly.
A normal person who received this kind of attack would probably lose their combat power in a short period of time, but 'Nomu', as its name suggested, had no brain. It only knew how to follow orders, and there was no doubt that the order Shigaraki Tomura gave it before was to restrain Lancer. As long as its body could still move, it wouldn't give up.
The simplest method was naturally to pierce the other party's heart with a single blow, but————————
'Tsk~!'
Looking at Izuku Midoriya's nervous expression, Lancer could only change his tactics.
Even though he was wearing a black tight-fitting suit, the blue light on his right shoulder was still very eye-catching, but soon, the people around him no longer had time to care about this 'small matter' because several ice long spears were gradually forming around Lancer.
After grabbing one at random, he spun around in place and then————————
"Hah!!"
With a shout, he threw the long spear in his hand fiercely.
"Bang!!"
The Nomu's right hand and the tip of the spear collided fiercely. The person-high ice spear instantly turned into countless ice shards, and the Nomu's right hand was a bloody mess, with the stark white bone visible, but just as it was about to charge at Lancer again, it found that the 'target' it was looking for had long since disappeared.
"What are you looking at?!"
With a cold voice, Lancer, who was holding two long spears, had already appeared in front of it.
Lancer, who had his right leg extended, was shorter than usual, and the ice spears in his hands stabbed at the other party's thighs without any hesitation.
"Puchi~!"
"Puchi~!"
Accompanied by two jets of blood, the ice spears had already pierced through the other party's thighs and pinned it to the ground.
The Nomu, who had no sense of pain, didn't care about its own wounds at all, but it would definitely not let go of something that was hindering its battle.
'Roar!!'
It roared and tried to break the ice spear that was stuck in its thigh, but Lancer didn't give it a chance. The ice long spears pierced into its hands and then pinned it to the ground again.
"Calm your head down here! If you even have one!"
With Lancer mocking voice, a countless amount of freezing air began to spread from its four limbs to its entire body, but this was meaningless, because as the freezing air spread, its reaction efficiency became lower and lower until it completely lost the ability to resist and became an 'ice sculpture'.
"So amazing..."
At this time, Shoto Todoroki couldn't help but sigh from the crowd.
"Yeah, he's really amazing. That monster called 'Nomu' was so strong, but that strange man still managed to restrain it."
And Izuku Midoriya, who was standing next to him, also sighed, but he was more reminded of the man's movements in the 'video'. The momentum that seemed to pierce his heart even through the screen could now be seen a little.
But Shoto Todoroki didn't pay any attention to Izuku Midoriya.
If there was anyone present who could understand Lancer attack just now, it would probably be the 'Nomu' that had turned into an ice sculpture, but the second person would be Shoto Todoroki.
When the other party was creating the 'ice spears' before, Shoto Todoroki had already realized that the other party's strength in 'ice' was much stronger than his. The terrifying freezing air, even if it didn't reach the theoretical 'absolute zero', it was definitely not far off. He couldn't create that much freezing air at that temperature even with his full concentration, but the other party seemed to be completely unaffected.
But what was even more terrifying was that the monster named 'Nomu'. The simple freezing air would be shattered as soon as it attached to its body, but that man directly pierced its four limbs with an ice spear and then froze it after restraining it.
With the freezing air erupting from within its body and its four limbs pinned down, no one could have escaped, right?
'Maybe this man is the goal I'm looking for?'
This thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
Because of his father's extreme idea (quirk marriage), his mother suffered harm that ordinary people couldn't understand, and he was also disfigured by the boiling water that his mother threw at him after she had a mental breakdown.
But he never hated his mother. He was very sensible from a young age and deeply understood his mother's pressure. He felt more 'sad' after being scalded by his mother.
Why did his mother have to suffer such torture?
Why was he hated by his mother and alienated by his siblings?
Why... could that man be so calm?!
He hated the other party! He hated that man from the bottom of his heart!
But his strength was not enough!
The reason he joined 'U.A.' was to train himself here and gain the strength to take revenge!
He wanted to use the 'quirk' that his mother gave him to defeat everyone! Including that man!
He wanted to let the other party know that he was wrong!
Even without his quirk, he could still succeed!!
Lancer at this time didn't care about the fervent gaze from behind him. After all, he was already used to similar battles. The gazes of passers-by or onlookers could no longer affect him.
He just let out a sharp breath and then looked over the 'statue' at Shigaraki Tomura on the other side.
"Do you plan to defeat All Might with this kind of thing? Are you looking down on him? Or are you looking down on me, who was once defeated by him?"
In the face of Lancer question, Shigaraki Tomura didn't say anything and just stared at him with angry and hateful eyes.
Maybe it was indeed too much of an assumption, and maybe he was too immature, but as the person 'All For One' saw as his successor, Shigaraki Tomura had other qualities besides that 'hatred' that people couldn't ignore. For example, he didn't make any pointless excuses or explanations now. He just waved his hand and signaled for the people behind him to attack together. At this time, anything he said would be pointless nonsense and completely meaningless.
And Lancer, after finding that Shigaraki Tomura had no reaction, also stopped saying anything and charged forward with his spear!
Although Lancer didn't try to kill them this time and basically just disabled their limbs or simply knocked them unconscious, even so, his efficient 'fighting style' still made people look sideways.
'How many people has this man killed?'
Every one of Lancer attacks never missed or was wasted. Every time he struck with his spear, a person would get a few more bloody holes in their body. Shota Aizawa even saw someone try to sneak attack Lancer from behind, but they were pierced through the shoulder blade by Lancer spear and then thrown out.
He was clearly in the middle of being besieged by more than ten 'quirk criminals', but he was able to reduce the number of enemies after just a few exchanges of offense and defense. This made the other 'quirk criminals' who were originally just watching have to join in the fight again, but this was meaningless. It was just adding a few more 'corpses' to the pile of wailing people on the ground.
Of course, there were some 'smart' guys who wanted to bypass Lancer and attack the people behind him, but Shota Aizawa was not a pushover either. The ones who slipped through the net had already been tied up like rice dumplings with his bandages and thrown to the side.
And as more and more people fell, Shigaraki Tomura's expression became more and more grim, because he found that the atmosphere around him had started to become a little strange.
The people who were chosen to attack 'U.A.' this time had two requirements.
First, they must have a criminal record.
Second, they must be considered extremely vicious.
These guys, after seeing blood, should have become even more insane, but now they were starting to wonder————————was what they were doing really meaningful?
Lancer, who was holding a long spear, was like an uncrossable chasm, completely separating the two sides. No one could cross it even one step.
"Rea————treat!"
The voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, and the quirk criminals who had been besieging Lancer all breathed a sigh of relief as if they had been granted a great pardon. It was obvious that they had wanted to retreat for a long time, but because of their fear of Shigaraki Tomura and the person behind him, no one dared to run away first.
After all, if they were caught by the heroes, they would at most suffer some physical pain and then be locked up in prison, but if they ran and were caught by that man, they would really have to pay with their lives.
And Lancer also didn't stop them.
After all, Lancer goal was the 'mission', and it was meaningless to chase after these small fries. As for the biggest target, 'Shigaraki Tomura', he was protected by Kurogiri, and Lancer had no way of getting to him.
So he simply stood there holding his long spear and silently watched as everyone disappeared...