Once they got close to the main plaza, Midoriya set down his three passengers. After a few seconds of freaking out by how close the girls were to him, he and the others started to plan out.

"So, what should we do next?" Jiro asked.

"We should probably avoid the plaza since that's where Mr. Aizawa is fighting most of the villains. Going there would most likely end up with us fighting" Yaoyorozu explained.

"But shouldn't we try helping him? We don't have to directly enter the fight, but we should do what we can to help" Midoriya suggested. The other two pondered on the thought for a few seconds. While it would be dangerous to go there, it would provide the chance help their teacher take out the remaining villains.

"I'm all in for doing that" Jiro suddenly said.

"Yeah, we're heroes in training. If we can't handle a little danger, then there wouldn't be a point in enrolling into this school" Yaoyorozu said with a smirk on her face. Kaminari kept giving a thumbs up and making that incoherent sound. When they all agreed to the plan, they quietly snuck closer to the main plaza. Once close enough, they got into the water that bordered the area. It provided a great cover as their only heads stuck up from surface level. As they observed, they saw multitudes of villains were lying unconscious on the ground.

"Damn, Mr. Aizawa did that all by himself? Not even all of us together would be able to handle that many villains" Jiro whispered in awe. While he did agree, Midoriya was also looking around for the three villains that seemed to be the most dangerous. The guy with hands on his body was standing still, faintly chuckling to himself. The mist villain that warped them was not there, probably in another one of the zones. The bird monster was nowhere to be seen as well, which was a bit worrying. The thing was almost as muscular as All Might is. It could mean that it has some form of super strength. He hoped none of his classmates were fighting it.

"AGHHH!" A pained scream echoed from his right, which sent chills running down all four of their spines. Turning his head in that direction, his stomach dropped as he had just found the bird monster. It was holding down Aizawa, with one hand on his arm and the other in his head. Aizawa's arm was bent at an unnatural angle with exposed flesh showing in his elbow. His head was being shoved into the ground hard enough to make a small crater. Blood was pouring freely down his face. There was already enough blood around him to form a big puddle of it. Had it not been for the fear that all of them were feeling, they would have thrown up from seeing that.

"W-w-what the hell is that?!" Jiro whispered.

"I-I don't know. Whatever it is, we need to avoid it all costs" Yaoyorozu said with a scared look. Midoriya was about to argue that they couldn't leave their teacher, but even he knew that it would be pointless. If that thing could take down a pro hero, they wouldn't stand a chance against it. Maybe if they distracted it long enough to get him out of there, but they didn't know how fast it was. As he thought that, the hand villain began to speak.

"What do you think of my pet, Eraserhead? It's the bioengineered Anti-Symbol of Peace, Nomu. It was made to take down All Might himself, so don't be too sad that it beat you that easily" he said while monologuing.

Wait, it was made to beat All Might?! That explains what they meant by having plans to kill him, Midoriya thought. It also guaranteed hat none of them stood any chance against it, as it was made specifically to take down the number one hero. Wait, made? How do you make a living weapon strong enough to overpower a hero? After the Nomu slammed Aizawa's head in the ground again, black mist materialized next to the hand villain. The mist villain appeared and the two began to discuss.

"So Kurogiri, did you kill Thirteen and the kids?" The hand villain asked.

"Sorry Shigaraki, Thirteen is only incapacitated and injured. As for the students, they managed to overwhelm me and one was able to get to escape" Kurogiri apologized. Upon hearing that, Shigaraki started to scratch his neck. At first, it seemed like a normal itch. Then, it gradually got faster and tougher till the point that he almost drew blood.

"Damnit Kurogiri! If you weren't our escape route, I would use my quirk to disintegrate you to dust!" Shigaraki screamed with extreme annoyance in his tone as the itching hit faster. His hands then stopped and lowered in defeat, "Well, that's it for this plan. With the pros coming, this mission has gone up in smoke. Game over, back to the starting screen. And I was really excited in finishing this today".

"Wait, does that mean they're leaving?" Yaoyorozu asked quietly.

"Hell yeah! We get to live!" Jiro cheered as silently as she could. Midoriya was happy as well since this trouble would finally be over. It would be bad though since they were getting away and they might try something else. Though, that's what confused him the most. Obviously, UA will buff up there security after this is over. The villains won't get another chance that easily, and they are just running away. He continued to observe them so see if they were going to retreat. They weren't making any moves at the moment, so that could either be good or bad.

Maybe we are safe, he thought to himself. Then, he saw something that made all the blood in his body run ice cold. The hand villain, Shigaraki, was looking at them. Worse of all, he had a smile that made every instinct in his body scream for him to run away.

"Let's leave All Might some souvenirs, shall we?" He said maliciously. Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of them. His hands were inches away from Yaoyorozu's and Jiro's face. Midoriya had barely turned his eyes to react. Normally, one would think he was using a normal physical attack. But, his threat to his comrade held some frightening information. He said that he would use his quirk to disintegrate him. Along that as well was how the skin on their teacher's elbow seemed to be decayed. If Midoriya's hunch was correct, then his two friends would be killed the moment the hands touch their faces. He had to do something to save them. Immediately changing to his Engine form, he used max thrust to grab Kaminari with one hand and tackle both of the girls out of the way right before the hands made contact with the other.

"Gah!" Jiro yelled as she was suddenly being shoved in the water by something slamming into her. She had no idea what had just happened since it went by too quickly. Yaoyorozu was in the same situation. Midoriya ignored their reactions and swiveled around to face the villain, who was turning to look at him. Not letting him get another chance, he changed to his Explosion form and sent an arc of explosives towards the villain. They detonated right in his face and caused big explosion, followed with a veil of smoke. Slowly putting his arm down, he waited to see for any signs of movement. Once the smoke cleared, his jaw dropped. Instead of the hand villain being taken out by the blast, the Nomu that was holding down Aizawa had now just blocked the blast. Faster than the eye could see, it ran at absurd speeds from his prey to in front of his master. Now that his speed was confirmed, almost all hope of even distracting it was utterly destroyed.

"Well, those were some interesting powers. They are just like power ups in games, where using one gives you a special ability" Shigaraki said with mild interest, "While I would love to learn more about you, you made me mad by trying to blow me up. Nomu, deal with him". Immediately after the command was given, Nomu practically warped in front of Midoriya and grabbed his arm.

Oh no, he thought before he was thrown into the air. At the height he was at, he could see the entire interior of the USJ. It would have been pleasant had it not been for the fact that he would soon be crash landing. True to his statement, gravity did its job and he plummeted down to the ground. When he landed headfirst, he saw black dots appear for a bit and everything felt disoriented. It took a second for it to go away. Getting back up, he turned back to the area that he was just thrown from. It was shocking to see how far he was actually thrown. Yaoyorozu, Jiro, and Kaminari with Mr. Aizawa had gotten away from the hand villain, even though he was only focused on him. Though, he did noticed that the Nomu was not among the group there. That would most likely mean…

[EXTREME DANGER! BEHIND YOU!]

The MP unit practically blared in his head to emphasize the warning. Leaping forward, he barely missed the hammer slam that was aimed at him. While it didn't hit him directly, the air pressure alone was able to send him rolling a few meters away. Once he stopped, he looked up to see the damage it had down. The ground beneath it was completely shattered and destroyed. Had he been hit, there probably wouldn't even be a body to bury. The Nomu then brought its arms back and prepared for another attack.

Crap! What do I do?! I can barely dodge it's attacks and it's too strong for me to survive a attack! The only chance I have to to wear it down, Midoriya thought quickly to himself. Changing into his Electrification form, he fired a bolt of electricity that struck the Nomu in the chest. The attack did way less than it should have. It had damaged the beast by a small proportion. The only way you could tell was by the very small scorch marks on where it was hit. But if it's able to put a mark on it, a full out discharge could take the thing down. It should have, but there was small factor that made it pointless. The scorch marks that were made quickly disappeared and it looked like it hadn't even been hurt in the first place.

"There's no use in trying to fight my Nomu. With its shock absorption and regeneration quirks, it's impossible to for you to win" Shigaraki laughed mockingly. Midoriya glanced over at him what he had just said something that confused him. Unfortunately, it was a bad move. The Nomu has appeared in front of him and threw a punch at his face. It barely missed by a small distance as Midoriya crouched quickly to avoid the devastating attack. The passing fist was just a few centimeters above him. Ignoring the buffeting winds that were behind him, he changed to his Engine form and boosted past it from underneath. Once he got a reasonable distance away, he changed back to his normal form and started charging up. His body was ready to drop everything and dodge the second the Nomu makes any moves. Instead, It was just starting back with lifeless eyes that honestly creeped the living shit out of him. Miraculously, the charging was finished without any interference whatsoever. Taking aim, he fired the level two shot. The blast hit the Nomu directly in the chest and it did...practically nothing. The attack that was capable of tearing down metal and knocking out people with a one hit, did hardly any damage to it at all. The only thing it did was make a small indentation, which quickly healed. It didn't even looked fazed in the slightest.

You have got to be kidding me. It tanked one of my strongest attacks like it was nothing!, Midoriya thought in shock.

"How sad, nothing you do is enough to stop my Nomu" Shigaraki said with a creepy gleeful expression, "I think I'm done playing around with you. Finish him". Before anything else could happen, Midoriya changed back to his Engine form and boosted backwards. It was good that he did as the moment afterward, the spot he was just at was completely obliterated by a downward punch. He realized that fighting the Nomu was pointless as it was just too strong. If he could distract it long enough so it doesn't attack his classmates, the pros would show up. He quickly spun his legs to the side and shot off to the right. The abrupt change in direction would hopefully make it harder for the Nomu to catch him. True to his assumptions, the creature always missed as it wasn't able to turn quickly enough to keep up. Unfortunately, the Engine weapon energy was nearly depleted. A few more seconds of sustained movement or one big burst would empty the last of his reserves. Deciding the latter, he released one last burst of speed to rocket into the air at a 45 degree angle. It caused him to fly a reasonable distance so that he was higher than the entrance platform. Now was his only chance at focusing on strategizing. Now that he couldn't use his Engine form for now, he needed to find a form that gave him mobility and speed. The only quirks he could think of were Kacchan's and Sero's. The Explosion form was probably the most reliable as it made its own forward motion. Right before he could change, the Nomu appeared right in front of him, rearing back it's fist to deliver a crippling blow.

Crap! No time to dodge!, Midoriya thought as he changed to a different form. It was Kirishima's Hardening quirk which he picked up from the bus ride. Basic light red design with what looked like two gears attached to the shoulders. The form allowed him to increase defense on certain parts of his body, Turing a vibrant shad when using. Using the utmost limit of the power to harden his entire body in hopes of surviving the attack. When the fist connected, it was nothing but excruciating pain. The punch itself felt like he was hit by a freight train going at Mach speed. He could literally feel his suit cracking and breaking apart. Lastly, the force of the punch sent him flying away towards the entrance. He crashed landed and caused a huge crater to form around him. All he felt was pain around his entire body, his vision had blacked out completely, yet he was able to remain conscious.

"DEKU! MIDORIYA!" A few voices screamed that seemed to be close by. After a couple of seconds, he was able to open his eyes partly. In front of him were Uraraka, Yaoyorozu, Jiro, Kaminari, and some of his classmates, all had a fearful expression on their faces.

"G-g-guys?" He whispered weakly.

"Thank god you're alive, what the hell did that thing do to you?!" Jiro asked after a sigh of relief.

"Ughh…I tried distracting it for as long as I could until help showed up. In the end, it took me out with a single punch to the guts" he said. Now all of them were more scared.

"One punch?! That bird creature punched you and it basically put you on the edge of death?!" Kaminari exclaimed. Midoriya strangely just chuckled when he heard that.

"Well, it was made to take down All Might. I'm more surprised how I'm still alive". After he said that, he checked to see how low his health was. Shockingly, his health was past the critical state. How he was still conscious was a complete mystery to him, perhaps adrenaline. Had he not used Kirishima's quirk, he would have been blasted apart.

"Dear god, and I thought Mr. Aizawa and Thirteen were injured badly" Sero said suddenly. When he said that, Midoriya slowly glanced around to see that Aizawa was lying nearby. While he was bleeding bad, it was probably minor to what his own body would like when he changed back to normal. Thirteen was way less severe in that only the back of the suit was destroyed with no other apparent injuries.

"Anyone else injured as well?" He asked.

"Well, everyone here is fine except for you, Mr. Aizawa, and Thirteen" Yaoyorozu said. He sighed in relief that most of his classmates were not hurt. Though the others were unaccounted for and cannot be sure whether they are seriously injured or not. Maybe the pros were almost here? Maybe they going to burst through the entrance and make sure they all got back alive? Those hopes ran through his head as he silently prayed that everything will just go right for once.

Then, he saw it.

Coming up from the stairs, the Nomu has just appeared in the line of his sight. It was slowly taking one step after another, purposely taking its sweet time. It was basically telling them that to dread the inevitable fate that would come upon them when it reached them. Instantly, Midoriya paled to a ghostly shade of white. His breathing had been halted for he moment as his mind was too distracted by the situation at hand than just breathing. Even though he wasn't able to move a muscle, his whole body was visible trembling in fear.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Kaminari asked once he noticed the huge change in expression from pained to terrified. Midoriya turned to the group and said one word, "Run". They all turned around to see what he was telling them to run from and they immediately understood when they saw it.

"EVERYONE, RUN!" He shouted loudly. He knew that the leader ordered it to target him specifically. If the others were to get away, they had a better chance to survive while it was finishing him off. That was what he thought his plan would go, but one thing went differently.

"N-no! We can't leave you behind!" Uraraka shouted as courageously as she could, even though she was shaking more than him. The rest had similar cases with a face that showed some confidence while the trembling of their bodies says otherwise. It was quite impressive that they were able to look at the monstrosity and not run away immediately. While useful when becoming a hero, it didn't change the fact the beast.

"We're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're so gonna die" Kaminari frightened voice kept getting increased by every step the Nomu made towards them. As it got closer, Midoriya was saying his goodbyes to each of his classmates, even if they only know each for a short amount of time. This would be there place where there short lived lives would end...

Or so he thought

*BOOM* With a loud crash, the entrance door gets blasted apart by what seemed like blunt force. Everyone near turned their heads towards the direction of the commotion. A haze of smoke was covering the front, making it impossible to see who the person was.

"There is no need to fear any more, students. Why?" Everyone quickly recognized the booming voice that belonged to their teacher and the most famous hero.

"BECAUSE I AM HERE!" All Might shouted that echoed through the entire USJ. All the students were relieved to see help has finally arrived and right at the perfect time. Though, they all noticed something obviously different with the hero.

He wasn't smiling. Instead, it was replaced by a grim frown that showed he was dead serious and angry. Over by the two villains, the hand villain was completely ecstatic by long awaited appearance of his most hated hero.

"Finally! I was wondering when you were going to show up! Now, I can test to see how you fight against my toy! Nomu!" Quickly after the command was given, Nomu stopped its previous task and charged at the pro with blinding speed. Unlike Midoriya, All Might was easily able to react fast enough to counter the punch that was thrown at him. When the two fists collided, both of them seemed to be completely stationary while the Nomu's skin was rippling along the arm, much to All Might's surprise. More importantly, the shockwaves of the attacks caused buffeting winds that blew away everything and everyone around. All the nearby students, except Midoriya, had found something to cling onto while he had to grabbed by Sero's tape so he wouldn't be blown away like a leaf. Back to the two powerhouses, the two exchanged punches after another, each time resulting in a stalemate. Then, the Nomu suddenly grabbed All Might's arm with both of its hands and leaned back to judo throw him. It was able to get him overhead and on the ground, but not do its intended purpose. All Might quickly adjusted his body to land in his feet and then use the momentum to hurl the Nomu over his head with one arm. This attempt worked and it was sent flying down towards the main plaza where it's master and the hordes of unconscious villains laid. When it landed, it got up without delay and turned to look at its opponent.

"That creature is quite troubling. It's strong enough to tank my punch and not be hurt in the slightest, how?" All Might said under his breath so that no one would hear, which one of them did.

"All Might! That thing was created so it can beat you! It somehow has both a shock absorption and regeneration quirk!" Midoriya yelled. All Might was shocked when he heard the last part.

"Two quirks?! Nevermind, questions come later after they are captured. What matters is that they pay for what they have done" he said before charging into the battle. Again, both the hero's and the creature's attacks canceled each other out. They both continued to throw punches at each other until one could hardly see their arms at the speed they were going. Neither of them looked like they were going to back down from their standoff. The collective shockwaves from all the attacks made what seemed like a hurricane like effect were winds blew anything that was in the building. The students near the entrance had an even harder time trying to hold themselves down. Midoriya was having it the worse as he barely had the stamina to cling on to anything against the winds. More than once, he nearly lost his grip before narrowly catching himself. He watched as the two powerhouses continue to duke it out. Each time the Nomu landed a punch on All Might, he would return a punch back. Even so, he was able to notice some small details that probably no one else had picked up on. First, All Might was actually landing more hits than taking it, it was just quite difficult to see with the blurring fists. Second, the Nomu was actually getting pushed back little by little. As each second passed by, those two details were slowly becoming more and more obvious. Though it was taking quite a while, All Might was beginning to get the upper hand.

"Weren't you listening to that annoying brat earlier? My Nomu has shock absorption and Regeneration! It was made to take you at 100% of your power!" Shigaraki monologued, completely oblivious to what was really happening.

"Yeah, so what? He said it had shock absorption, not nullification! That means there's a limit to how much it can take!" All Might yelled as he started to increase the speed and power of his attack, "If this thing was made to take me on at my best, then I just have to go beyond that and force you to surrender!". By now, the Nomu wasn't able to get in a single punch in as the attacks kept getting faster and faster. The winds were now extremely intense, breaking up the ground around the two and causing some of the formations in the different zones to sway. The students could only stare in awe at the sight of the intense fight happening in front of their eyes. The amount of power behind each punch was completely incomprehensible. Most likely enough to take out entire buildings from just shockwaves alone. All Might then grabbed the Nomu's arm and jumped into the air. They almost reached the height of the dome ceiling. When they reached the peak of their ascent, All Might spun around and threw the beast towards the ground. The area it landed in was then wrecked from the force of the impact. As it tried to get up, All Might landed right in front of it.

"I pretty sure you heard these words before, but I'll tell you what they really mean!" He said while pulling back his right arm, "Push past your limits! Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!" With a powerful punch, the Nomu was sent flying through the dome of the USJ and into the sky. The force of the punch caused an effect that was almost exactly like an earthquake. Every student in each zone felt shaking of both the ground and the air. The ones that did see were at a complete lost of word at what they just witnessed. Even the villains had dumbstruck expressions by seeing their trump card get sent hurtling into the stratosphere. The next few moments could only be described as rather peaceful and serene, like when a huge hurricane had just subsided and all that was left was a calm aftermath.

"No...No….No! This can't be right! How can my Nomu be defeated like this?! You…. You cheated!" Shigaraki growled in anger, breaking the silence. He looked ready to brutally murder the next person that he sees.

"Hah! Give it up villains, you have lost! Just surrender and turn yourselves in!" All Might demanded with a strained smile. Small wisps of steam were coming off his body. It didn't look like much to the average person, but only Midoriya knew the true nature of the smoke.

He's at his limit. Any longer and he'll change to his actual form, he thought as he remembered what happened the day he first got his powers, the day he learned All Might's secret. It would be bad if this number of people, especially the villains, were to find out about his weakened formed. Hopefully, the villains would surrender and the teachers will make sure the students didn't see.

Back with the villains, the mist villain already knew it would be suicidal to charge at the hero now when their ultimate weapon was beaten and more heroes would be coming any second.

"Shigaraki, we need to retreat. Our plan has failed and can't let them capture us" he reasoned. Shigaraki snapped his head towards him as if he was going to argue back, but he seemed to calm down after a few seconds.

"Fine, let's get out of here. This day has been pissing me off enough" he said before turning to the hero, "All Might, you win this time. But remember, I will kill you in the future and prove how fragile this society is without you". With those final words, both of them were enveloped in the purple mist and teleported to who knows where. All Might then sighed in relief and frustration at the fact how they ran away.

1 Hour later…

After the pros and police arrived, all the villains except the mist villain and hand villain were captured and arrested. All of them were just your everyday ally thug, meaning they were only there to distract the students. Speaking of which, all the students were found in each zone in a relatively unharmed condition. None of them, excluding Midoriya who passed out and was immediately taken to the infirmary, had any serious injuries. The two teachers were in the hospital, but the doctors confirmed they would make a successful recovery. Now, the police were asking down questions to the students to find as much information as possible.

"Hey guys, you alright? That attack was something else" Kirishima asked after he was finished.

"Yeah, I was at the entrance. That mist guy was pretty good. We were lucky to have Uraraka float the guy so Iida had a chance to escape" Sero said while sighing.

"Still, manly for you to fight them. I was in the collapsed city zone with Bakugou. You should have seen how many villains he took down! Guys a natural" Kirishima said while sticking his thumb in the boys direction. Bakugou just replied with a confident smirk.

"Hey, you guys want awesome?" Kaminari suddenly popped in after hearing them, "Midoriya was kicking butt back at the mountain zone. He probably took down the most villains out of the three of us. He used those different abilities, like Jiro's sound wave and Sero's tape". Sero grinned at the fact how his quirk was used by his classmate while Kirishima nodded. Kaminari continued his recounting of the event, "Not only that, he also stood up against that huge bird guy!"

"Really?! The one that All Might had to take down?!" The two boys exclaimed in shock.

"Yep, though it was mostly him just dodging its attacks. And it was the one that landed him in the infirmary". Suddenly, Jiro and Yaoyorozu heard their conversation and walked up to them.

"Hey, what's this about Midoriya?" Jiro asked.

"Oh, Kaminari was just telling us about what Midoriya did during the attack" Sero explained.

"Ah, he did help us on more than one occasion. He stopped villains that were trying to sneak up on us" Yaoyorozu said with a small smile.

"Yep, and then he also took it upon himself to distract the bird creature long enough so we could escape, even though it nearly killed him" Jiro pointed out. They small group hoped that their classmate would make a safe recovery.

Back at the infirmary, Midoriya had just woken up from his short term coma. Looking around, he quickly noticed Recovery Girl sitting right next to him.

"Good, you're awake! I've been waiting for a while till now" she said with a smile. As he tried to process what had happened, the memories of the USJ came flooding back.

"Is everyone okay?!" He asked worryingly. Recovery Girl stared at him for a few seconds before chuckling to herself.

"Of course you worry more about your friends safety than your own. Don't worry, none of the other students are injured. Your teachers are in the hospital, but they should be better after a few days. More importantly, you should know how close you were to dying! The amount of injures you accumulated was like you ran over by a train!" She scolded while lightly hitting him over the head with her cane. Rubbing the spot where he was hit, he gave a sheepish smile in response. His entire body was exhausted and he felt like he could sleep for an entire day. After Recovery Girl finished doing a final check up on him, he was allowed to get some extra sleep to regain his lost stamina. The sweet embrace of sleep never felt anymore satisfying as he drifted off.