Hope and David reconvened with Izuku, Hope carrying Leviathan on his back.

"Izuku, David, if what this musclehead said is true, then these Villains are looking for Bakugo." Hope said.

"Then we have to get to him before they do." David said. "Tch… Of course, it's easier said than done. With the way we've been scattered, it's like finding a needle in a haystack. And where the heck are Himeno and Tsumugi in all of this?"

"Well knowing them, they should still be in the maze but that's where all the poison gas is too." Hope said.

"Oh, that's not good…" David said.

Hope then put a hand on David's shoulder. "Go. They need you."

David slowly nods. "Okay. You handle things back at the campsite."

"Right." Hope said. "Izuku, we need to get Kota and Leviathan outta here, fast. If I can get Leviathan back to camp, I can repair her and she can put out the fires."

"Hope, do you even know how to fix her? You're a good fighter but you're not a mechanic." Izuku said.

"I know what I'm doing, trust me. Just find Mr. Aizawa and get Kota to safety." Hope said.

"That doesn't seem to be an option." Izuku said seeing some fire near the testing center but saw Aizawa running at them.

"Mr. Aizawa!" Hope said. "Look, we can't really explain but there's a lot going on. Look, I need you to watch Leviathan and Kota for us okay?"

"Hey wait!" Aizawa said stopping Hope and Izuku. "If you're planning to talk to Mandalay...give her a message from me too."

Test of Courage Starting Line, Tiger and Mandalay vs Magne and Spinner,

The fight with these four still continued strong as Hope and Izuku relayed their message and ran off just as Mandalay and Tiger downed Spinner and Magne.

"That was way too long. But I can relay their message. Attention everyone! We've discovered one of the villain's targets. They're after a student named Kacchan." Mandalay said.

"Bakugo?" Eijiro said in the testing center.

"Kacchan...if you can hear this...do not fight." Mandalay said.

"Will you get outta my damn head?! I'm in the middle of something here!" Bakugo said as he was running straight to the man from before, who was avoiding his attacks with his teeth quirk.

"Show me...show me your flesh!" he said.

League of Villains

Escaped Convict

Moonfish

"This is bad. And we can't retreat because of the gas. It's like they're driving us into a corner." Todoroki said.

In the gas…

"You heard what they say, we got permission to punch people!" Tetsutetsu said.

"Wait, Tetsutetsu! You understand how this works? This gas hasn't spread from where she broadcasts from. That means the gas likely moves slowly. I think its swirling around one source...whoever's quirk this is." Kendo said.

"Take out the guy behind the gas, you get rid of it altogether! That's so amazing Kendo! You're so smart!" Tetsutetsu said.

"I knew you'd miss it, that's why I came with you." Kendo said before they heard rustling as Himeno and Tsumugi came out in gas masks.

"Finally, some allies." Tsumugi said. "It's hard to tell what's in this gas."

"I'm here too." David said covering his mouth.

"Ishihara's here too? Oh...quick take this." Tetsutetsu said handing a mask over.

David quickly put the gas mask on. "Phew… That's better."

"Okay...we're all protected. But the problem is the further we get into this mass of gas, the shorter the functioning time for these masks. So…" Kendo said before Tetsutetsu charged.

"We just charge straight away and punch whoever's causing all of this! They aren't gonna get away with making Shiozaki and the others suffer." Tetsutetsu said charging head first.

"Well, yes… that's kind of it." Kendo said. "Though he's not wrong."

"I know you're with me, Ishihara! You gotta get some payback because Shiozaki is your teammate!" Tetsutetsu said.

"I do, but we should remain cautious." David said.

"Sorry but I don't do calm! When people do stuff like this...it really pisses me off!" Tetsutetsu said.

In the center of the gas cloud…

"It looks as though 6...no...5 people are headed for me. They were avoiding my gas and realized I'm here? I shouldn't have expected less from a prestigious school." he said.

League of Villains

Mustard

"Then again...no matter how wonderful their quirks may be…." Mustard said.

"I found you!" Tetsutetsu said charging in.

"They're still human." Mustard said aiming a gun and fired before David fired a bullet of his own to deflect it.

"Wow...you could tell where I was gonna fire. That's impressive." Mustard said. "But...I fired two shots." he said as Tetsutetsu's mask cracked and broke off.

"Hey, Helghast reject. Is this how the League of Villains do things around here?" David asked.

"Wait a minute…" Mustard said looking at David and Tetsutetsu. "I saw you two on TV. You were both in the Sports Festival."

"Yeah, we get that a lot." David said. "But we know for a fact that you're the one in charge of this gas."

"Congrats for figuring it out. Unfortunately, you weren't able to stop my second shot." Mustard said as Tetsutetsu was covered in steel and holding his breath. "Pretty cool that he's pretty much immune to bullets when all steel...but now it's a matter of time for the gas to work. And I get to have fun with all of ya." he said firing into the gas as Tetsutetsu blocked a bullet that was about to hit Himeno and Kendo.

"Tetsutetsu!" Kendo said.

"Damn it… my quirk's wearing down already?" Tetsutetsu thought.

"Don't you fools get it? I'm producing this poisonous gas out of my own will, and the fluctuations tell me exactly where you are. You can't hide from me!" Mustard said. "You arrogant UA students and heroes. You're totally shattering the image I had for you all. You idiots."

"We never asked for your approval." David said as he travelled through blue points like light before appearing behind Mustard and landed an ice-filled punch on him.

"Hey...now that's just cheating!" Mustard said firing a shot and breaking David's mask.

"David!" Himeno called. "Grrr! I will make you pay!" Himeno said setting the area around her in fire as Kendo started moving her hands after enlarging them while Tsumugi did the same after cosplaying Kendo.

"What're you doing?! Don't tell me you're actually going through with a pitiful suicide tactic. My gas isn't even flammable, you idiot!" Mustard said.

"You're the idiot if you can't figure out the ploy." Himeno said.

"Wait...they're constantly changing the flow of the gas...and the fire was just to make smoke...to mix with the gas. But…" Mustard said before seeing Tetsutetsu and David rise as both punched him at the same time.

"You're the only idiot here!" both said as the gas vanished.

"That was for Ibara." David said.

"If the gas maker was wearing a gas mask himself. There was just one thing to do. Break it." Tetsutetsu said before falling over. "These bastards are gonna pay for crashing our camp...and shooting me...stupid kid."

Meanwhile in the forest as Hope and Izuku ran, a shadowy claw was rushed at them before they were grabbed by something else.

"Shoji!" Hope said. "What happened?"

"With those injuries...Midoriya should be in bed recovering." Shoji said.

"I know, but he wants to save Bakugo, no matter what." Hope said before looking at one of Shoji's Dupli-Arms, and noticed it was bleeding. "Forget about Izuku, you're banged up too, what happened?"

"We were ambushed by villains. I went to defend...but the attack triggered Tokoyami's quirk. Things are bad up ahead." Shoji said.

"Tokoyami? Oh no… this is bad." Hope said. "Tokoyami's Dark Shadow quirk is a double edged sword. He can use it, but it gets wild and out of control when there's no light and it's dark out. So that means, right now…"

"If we wanna get out of here alive...we're gonna have to fight Dark Shadow." Shoji said.