45 seconds into the ga.
And the Battle Royale's final stage tasted its first blood.
Todoroki's fate was still unknown, as he was buried under a thick layer of ice, unable to press the Ergency Switch button. The Switch wasn't only about giving the students a way out. It also had a GPS, a Heartbeat Monitor, and other sensors through which Pros could keep an eye on the students.
However, Bakugo's case was plain and clear.
The entire world seed to have paused as he crashed on the icy layer over the ground, breaking it into many chunks.
As the caras of many drones zood in on his face, all the people, Pros, and students saw that he was passed out beyond a doubt.
Not only was he passed out, but he didn't even seem to give any hint of waking up.
If that wasn't enough of a sign for him to be kicked out of the Battle Royale, then Momo sealed his fate, pressing his Ergency Switch for him.
In the very next mont, the sandy ground swallowed Bakugo's figure as if he had never existed.
From outside the laser boundaries, all the referees watched Momo, purely stunned.
From inside, Luke, Midoriya, Tenya, and Monoma, including his Dark Shadow, gawked at her, their faces gaining the hardest looks.
They couldn't look at her for long, though.
Overhead, the tir was still ticking, beeping every ten seconds.
Those BEEPs awakened the boys, shocking them out of their stupor.
But, even as they brought their heads into the ga, sothing had changed in the way they looked around.
Every third second, none of them could help but look in Momo's direction.
They were still apprehensive about each other, but none of them wished for her to make him her next target.
Also… Momo Yaoyorozu was simply standing on the battlefield, wielding her sniper rifle.
Each remaining student on the field had the ans to ignore the threat of a sniper here, being proficient in close combat. Even Monoma didn't fear a sniper, especially after the latest three Quirks he had stolen from Class 2-A students.
Yet, none of them dared to go anywhere near Momo right now.
It was all because of the mask she wore on her face.
There was no way she could have knocked out Bakugo using simple ans. The re presence of a mask suggested that she had drugged him sohow, with the threat of drugging herself simultaneously.
Which ant, the drug might still be in the atmosphere in her surroundings.
That's why she was standing in one spot, perhaps, waiting for them to co close, goading them with a sniper rifle that she couldn't use in close combat?
And even if she was bluffing, did they dare to confirm that after what happened with Bakugo?!
Luke, Tenya, Midoriya, and Monoma… licked their lips.
The best thing to do at this mont?
Ignore her…
As long as they didn't go anywhere near the site where Bakugo had fallen, the field was big enough for them not to succumb to the drug, if it was in the air.
So, bringing back their gazes, they resud what they were about to do, the tir overhead finally ticking down to the four-minute mark.
…
Midoriya looked with buried trepidation as he saw Luke walking toward him.
He recognized the strange, orange-black armor that belonged to Juzo Honenuki. He knew that cracked, green Scale Gauntlet belonged to Hiryu Rin. The green, thorny vines must belong to Ibara.
All Class 2-B students.
But what about the massive blade that looked only a blur as Luke rotated it?
Midoriya couldn't help but stare at that humming blade longer, finally noticing the smudges of blood where Luke had tied the blade to the Vine.
And, finally realizing to whom this blade belonged, and how Luke must have gotten his hands on it, Midoriya winced.
Could he do this?
Could he truly take on this strange Luke?
Midoriya's gaze shifted left and right before going up and coming down.
No sign of Nyx, but, following the rules of the Battle Royale, she must be within the laser boundaries.
At no mont did Midoriya believe that Luke wouldn't use his Quirk sporadically, catching him off guard and kicking him out of the Battle Royale.
Knowing him, that was sothing Luke could, and would, do.
Perhaps, that's why he was not using his Quirk, adding a dreadful variable?
On any other day, Midoriya would have welcod the challenge; just not today.
By the ti Todoroki's new move had frozen him, along with the entire city, Shinso had used him to defeat at least a dozen students.
anwhile, all that ti, Midoriya had been pushing himself to get out of that mind control.
Miraculously, it was that overloading of his psyche against the Brainwashing's effect that pushed him to the limit he had been seeking during the entire length of the Ultimate Move training.
Full Cowling — 20%!
Unfortunately, the mont he had reached that level, a bullet had struck his wrist, breaking his bone.
Fortunately, that blow had also taken him out of the Brainwashing's effects.
Before he could have attacked Shinso, though, he had been frozen.
Then, instantly, he had found himself facing two Vestiges — the Ninth user, Nana Shimura, and the Fifth user, Daigoro Banjo — the only two users of One For All whose Quirks he had unlocked so far.
The eting itself had lasted for re monts.
However, the two Vestiges had warned him not to depend on their Quirks, as Midoriya hadn't practiced with them enough. It was especially so for Blackwhip, which could erupt at a mont's notice, hurting not only others but himself.
So, after breaking out of the ice, Midoriya had decided to use Blackwhip only to tightly wrap it around his broken wrist, like a cast.
Now, he was lacking stamina, and was barely standing, keeping his entire focus on maintaining a clear mind.
But the mont Luke stopped a few dozen feet away from him and shouted out those words, Midoriya knew that he couldn't have reached the greatest milestone of his life at a worse mont.
"Deku, right?" Luke's voice rang in his ears. "We et again… Don't rember ?! I am the infamous…
"… Choking Hero: Choker!"
********************
Note: Up to 60 more chapters are available in advance across three Tiers. [Use the link in my webnovel profile to access all options]
You can even subscribe Trial Tier for just 1.99 dollar to have an experience of exclusive chapters for an entire month, along with all the Exclusive Images. I hope a few of you will consider supporting the work.
100 Power Stones/day: 1 Bonus Chapter next day
User Comments
0 comments from readers