A boy with medium-length silver hair with white streaks stood in the hallway along with four people. He had light silver eyes and had a white star under his right eye. His skin was void black with little white spots which made him look like the night sky.
"We advanced without me doing anything", he said.
"Now now Midnight, we can show off in the next round. The MVP this time is Kemochi. I heard you took down a guy and ran off with their flag", a boy said.
He had orange hair white black stripes. His eyes resembled that of feline. The boy was muscular and was grinning, showing his fangs.
"Well… Rantaro was there too and he fought well", Akabayashi told them.
Sunajiki was silent. Even though it couldn't be helped, he still lost.
"Team Niriyama, Mondronen, Tenshi, and Kamiya advances to the next round!", Present Mic announced.
"Looks like another one passed", Akabayashi muttered.
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Aome was fighting two people at once. The one in front of her was a girl who had brown hair and grey eyes. She was wearing a black tank top while wielding the top of her UA uniform as a makeshift rod.
The girl was Aiko Minako with a Quirk called Solidify. She can solidify and harden any nonliving thing she touches. She solidified her PE uniform after she formed it into a rod and now it was a solid weapon.
The other person Aome was fighting was another girl with blue hair and amber eyes. Each of her hands had a hole which shot bullets of different kind. Sometimes it was an explosive bullet, sometimes it was a sticky bullet, and other times it was a laser. Her name was Setsuna Kobayashi and her Quirk was Gun Hand.
A long-ranged and a close-ranged fighter… This would be tough but the flag is so near, Aome thought.
She avoided more explosive bullets and countered Aiko's attack.
"You must be confident since you came alone", Aiko said.
"But it's a stupid move to think that you can face the two of us alone", Setsuna added.
I know. I already told Daichi that, Aome thought.
"Eight seconds…", she said.
"Huh?"
"Eight seconds and I'll defeat the two of you", Aome declared as she went on all fours.
She remembered what happened before the match started.
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"What? We'll go separate ways?!", Aome asked.
"Yes. I'll go alone and find a flag. Okami. You use your nose to find another flag. Tokuhei and Midoriya will stay here and defend", Daichi instructed.
"But wouldn't it be better to find the flags together?", Nagai asked.
"No need. She'll only get in my way", Daichi said and walked away.
Aome looked down at the ground.
"Ummm. Don't feel bad, Aome. He didn't mean that", Suzumi comforted her.
"She's right. We do not have a choice but to follow his plans and hope that we can get the flag", Nagai added.
"Yeah", Aome said and ran off.
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Nozomi panted as she avoided Daichi's attacks. In his Mantis Shrimp form, his punches were deadly. She was straining to keep her Quirk and she doubted that she can repair her armor if she gets damaged again. Nozomi already got hit five times already and she already repaired her armor five times. She was reaching her limit.
When will Hisakawa run out of juice? He's been fighting for so long. Shouldn't be tired?, Nozomi asked in her mind.
Daichi jabbed while Nozomi dodged. He jabbed again and again but Nozomi backed as she avoided the deadly punches. However, her back reached a cement pillar.
Not goo-, her thought was cut off when she received a punch from the mantis shrimp.
Cracks appeared on her stomach's armor and it peeled off. Nozomi blocked the second attack but she still felt pain. The armor on her arms was destroyed. She would be defeated if she would receive a third punch.
"Move away!", Mitsuji shouted as he leapt towards the two of them.
His fist was crackling with electricity and it punched the eye of the mantis shrimp. Nozomi could feel the electricity in the air. Daichi tried to punch Mitsuji but he avoided it. Daichi then transformed into a dragonfly and flew backwards. He then returned to his human form and panted.
"I thought you were down for the count", Daichi said while holding his bleeding eye.
In actuality, Mitsuji could no longer move. The pain he received from the punch made him wish he was unconscious. However, he saw his teammate fight so hard. He wouldn't be able to face the person who believed in him if he abandoned his teammate.
1…2…
Flames wrapped Mitsuji. It was hotter than the flames he usually uses. The difference was caused by his determination. He was determined to protect the flag. Mitsuji wouldn't let anyone defeat them, even if it was the strongest in the class.
"Come!", Mitsuji shouted.
Daichi smirked and transformed into a giant centipede. They glared at each other but…
"Team Hisakawa, Okami, Tokuhei, and Midoriya advances to the next round!", Present Mic announced.
"Eh?", Mitsuji asked.
Daichi transformed into his human form. He started walking away.
"Wait! What's going on? What happened to our showdown?", Mitsuji asked.
Daichi pointed at him.
"I'll meet you in the finals. If you reach it", Daichi said.
The flames wrapping around Mitsuji disappeared as he fell down on his knees. Nozomi's armor disappeared and she closed her eyes. She felt that she could fall asleep any time soon.
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Kai went in front of the red head and the girl with indigo hair.
"What are you up to?", the girl, Shizuka, asked.
Bubbles were surrounding the field around the flag. Those bubbles were not ordinary bubbles but instead, they were explosives.
"Come here", the red-haired boy, Shinra, commanded.
An invisible force pulled Kai towards Shinra. Like before, the bubbles were in the way and when they popped, they exploded. Shinra grabbed the unconscious Kai's neck. Or it seemed that he was unconscious.
"Point-blank laser!", Kai shouted.
"Not good!"
Kai aimed his laser at the arm which was holding him and Shinra released him. He was pushed away at the opposite direction towards the flag.
"Bansho! That's their plan!", Shizuka shouted.
As Kai was being blown away, he managed to grab the flag.
"You're not getting away!"', Shinra shouted as he faced his hand towards Kai.
"You'd better look above", Kai smirked and pointed upwards.
Shizuka and Shinra looked up and saw Jacob who was high up in the sky. Jacob used his Quirk to make him a staff which pushed him way up in the sky. His Quirk, Summoning, was not limited to creating spectral weapons. He only created weapons because they were practical but he could create other inanimate things.
He concentrated real hard and gritted his teeth.
"BIG BEN!", he shouted and a 96 meter clock spectral clock tower appeared.
"WHAAAT?!", Present Mic shouted.
The audience, mass media, pro heroes, and even other players were surprised to see the power of Jacob's Quirk.
"Tch! Divine Push!", Shinra shouted.
He tried to push the tower away using his Quirk but it was too heavy to be pushed. The ground beneath him cracked and he strained his arms but it was impossible. The clock tower crushed him and Shizuka.
It disappeared immediately and Jacob was on the ground.
"Kai! Go!", he shouted.
Kai flew using his Quirk and soon arrived at where Mitsuji and Nozomi were.
"Team Saiga, Wilson, Hikari, and Kido advances to the next round! That's all of the players who'll advance!", Present Mic announced.
"We… won…", Kai said as he felt the heat in his hand and feet.
"Yeah", Mitsuji panted.
"We'll take a lunch break before we head to the final round and after that are the recreational games!", Present Mic announced.
This is it.. The final round… I can do this!, Mitsuji thought.
Hey everyone. Wow. It's my 20th chapter. I can't believe I became this committed to writing something. Of course, I have to thank you guys who supported me in sickness and in health. And yeah! One-on-one battle starts next chapter! Huzzah! Hope you enjoyed it and hope you leave a review!