Dozens of feathers tore right towards Kyle, some of them ripping into the floor and bringing out dust as they dug into the ground, and yet, Hawks was not done.
Any feather that had done its job flew back into the air, soaked in blood as they went back into the bloody mess, digging deeper and then continuing the cycle.
Soon, the dust became a bloody haze that engulfed the room in a thick stench of iron.
"Hawks! That is enough!" Aizawa shouted, grabbing him by the arm.
Hawks' gaze sharpened as he stared into the settling haze. 'Did I get him?'
Everyone stared at it in nervous anticipation, expecting to see a bloody, torn-apart man.
But instead, what they saw was a tug...
"?!"
Kamui Woods was suddenly pulled into the haze, dragged in by the vines he had used to bind the vigilante.
"Woods!" One of the heroes screamed as they tried to grab him, but he just narrowly missed their palms and was pulled into the bloody void.
Hawks' eyes widened. "He's still conscious! Get him—"
"Argh!"
A piercing scream froze them all in their tracks. For a hero on Kamui's level to shout in such horror…
For the first time since the fight began, the heroes took one step back instead of forward.
Clack!
A figure was tossed out of the bloody mist, his body bouncing on the floor as he came to a stop at their feet.
"Kamui?!"
While Aizawa kept his eye on the man to erase his quirk the moment he stepped out, Cementoss bent down to check Kamui.
He was in a terrible state, his head was bruised from a massive blow that cracked the spike of his helmet, and there were multiple scorch marks on his body—burns that came from just the sheer intensity of the punches.
'He's a monster…' Cementoss' heart trembled as he watched his colleague. Thankfully, he was alive, albeit barely.
Whoosh!
A heavy gust of wind suddenly blew the bloody haze apart, splashing the crimson over the walls around them, giving the room a well-needed shade of red.
Kyle took a step forward and frowned as he watched Hawks.
"You… I like your determination."
"Kill if absolutely necessary, right?"
Kyle remembered vividly how he killed twice when he seemed too much of a threat. It was one of the turning points in the anime that set things in motion in the villain league.
It was an excellent decision, one that Kyle perfectly agreed with.
Hawks was a realist; he was not a deranged hero who chased ideals instead of cold, hard facts.
He was dangerous, smart, and incredibly cunning.
Kyle breathed out and cracked his neck to relieve tension. 'It will be nice to get him on my side.'
But it was not time for that; today he had a different goal.
Once all three heroes snapped out of the momentary shock, they all lunged at him, trying to overwhelm him with their numbers.
Aizawa's eyes were teary, his scarf flying ahead of him. Hawks' gaze was sharp and filled with intense focus as his sword whispered in the air.
And finally, a large wall of cement was rising behind Kyle, moments away from drowning him.
But just as they all came, Kyle smiled. "Tell me, Hawks, did I do it as well as you?"
"?!"
'What does he mean by…?' Hawks immediately spun, but it was already too late.
The blood that had been smeared all around the room had left the walls, condensing into thousands of tiny pellets.
Hawks turned back to stare at Kyle, just as he mouthed the word, "Bang!"
BOOOM!
The pellets rushed forward like shotgun rounds, exposing the bodies of the pro heroes, some breaking bones while others caused excruciating pain.
By the time they stopped, all of them collapsed, their bodies thudding as they met the floor.
Kyle breathed out a sigh and walked away from the mess.
•••
After the battle, Kyle took a moment to catch his breath, after which he walked up to the door of the infirmary.
Before opening the door, Kyle used Geolocation, but the moment he used it, he felt a certain emptiness in his body.
'Have I overused my energy?'
He had always wondered what the stat was for; it seemed it was only affected by how much he used his abilities.
'I'll have to conserve it more in the future…'
Since it was not nighttime, he was not enjoying the benefits of having two times stats.
Thankfully, the little time he had used Geolocation was more than enough to see what was behind that door.
There was no way the students could not hear the sound of Kyle's clash with their teachers.
And now they had all gathered behind the doors, their quirks buzzing as they waited for him.
Kyle gave them a few seconds, allowing them to grow nervous, and then, just when it looked like he would not enter, he kicked the door wide open.
The hinges of the door broke, the metallic door caving and crashing into one of the students.
The first person Kyle saw was Iida, charging right at him with his leg ready to unleash a heavy blow.
But he was injured, all of them were.
Even as Kaminari's body coursed with yellow currents, even he knew that he would be no match for the man who had taken out all their teachers.
It took less than five minutes to knock out every single student, including the nurse, and then Kyle picked up the first student, a smile on his face as he sunk his fangs into his neck.
•••
[Quirk Extraction Successful! New skill obtained]
[Electrification]
[Quirk Extraction Successful! New skill obtained]
[Hardening]
[Quirk Extraction Successful! New skill obtained]
[Brainwashing]
[Congratulations! Mission complete!]
[You have obtained 20 stat points!]
Kyle wiped off the blood from his lips and sighed satisfactorily. He had gotten all the quirks he wanted except one…
Invisible Girl.
'Well, it is only natural.'
He turned to leave when he heard a light shuffling sound at the side of the room, one that was nearly imperceptible.
Kyle paused and listened.
He could hear the students quietly breathing, their breathing slow which indicated they were asleep, and then he picked up something else.
Like a flash, Kyle appeared behind one of the beds and smirked down at the empty space in front of him.
"Eeek!" A light high-pitched voice rang out, two gloved hands waving in the air in terror.
"Found you…"
'Now let's get that quirk!'
Kyle leaned down to grab her, but the moment his hand touched her, he immediately withdrew it.
"…?"
"You're completely naked, aren't you?"
She was silent at first, then her cute voice came shortly after.
"Mmmhm…"
Kyle gave her a deadpan look. "You little pervert."
"I'm not a pervert!" She was so flustered that she momentarily forgot the situation she was in.
"Oh, so you can speak complete words," Kyle asked, his tone mocking.
The invisible girl grunted angrily, and then her gloves moved to her body, meaning she had folded her arms across her chest.
'Across her naked chest…'
'I could just grab her…'
It was an option, but even as Kyle had practically infiltrated the academy and committed varied degrees of assault, he was not too keen on committing the second type of assault.
He sighed and leaned down, staring at the empty space.
'Who knew being a clothesless pervert would save her today?'
'Let's see… it should be around here.'
Thwack!
Before she could run, Kyle hit her on the head, not too hard that it would injure her, but enough to put her to sleep.
Then he made a quick stop to 'visit' the pro heroes he had defeated….