"This… this is incredible…"
Haaagh!
All Might let out a battle cry, shifting into a battle stance.
But even with just the simple motion of squatting down and placing his hands on his waist, a powerful gust of wind erupted, sending Kaminari flying ten meters away!
Kaminari shielded his face against the shockwave.
"Thank you, Kaminari boy!!"
Boom!
The next moment, a tornado-like force wrapped around All Might, and in an instant, he shot into the sky like a golden meteor.
Boom!
The ground where he had just been standing caved in completely, leaving behind shattered steel plates and twisted metal, reduced to rubble in an instant.
Kaminari stared blankly at the golden streak soaring through the air and muttered, "Right… twice my power doesn't equal just twice the power of All Might…"
SMASH!
Boom!!
Up in the air, All Might punched a steel pillar, shattering it to pieces. The resulting shockwave sent countless metal fragments flying outward. It was pure, overwhelming brute strength.
"What?!"
Midoriya, Momo, and the others looked on in shock, but as the one facing him, Wolfram was far from pleased.
"How… how?! How did All Might regain his strength?!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But no matter what Wolfram thought, All Might was closing the distance at unstoppable speed!
Steel pillars, reinforced bars—none of it could get within five meters of him. Every casual movement of his sent powerful gusts of wind roaring through the battlefield.
"Villain, have you ever heard this saying?"
"Break past your limits and go beyond—Plus Ultra!!!"
With a heroic laugh, All Might smashed through another steel pillar. As he closed in to just ten meters from Wolfram, he unleashed an attack on the final layer of metal defenses surrounding him.
"Carolina Smash!!!"
Crossing his arms in front of him, he swung forward with all his might. The air before him exploded into a violent storm, slamming six or seven steel pillars together.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The windstorm acted like an enormous, invisible hand, crushing the steel pillars bit by bit as if breaking bones, before sweeping the debris aside like discarded trash.
The resulting shockwave blasted across the battlefield, forcing Bakugo, Midoriya, and Kaminari back toward Todoroki and Kirishima. The sheer force of the wind made them instinctively raise their arms to shield their eyes.
And then, finally—king versus king!
"Villain, I've found you!"
For a moment, the air before All Might cleared completely, and his sharp blue eyes locked onto Wolfram's piercing purple gaze.
"Prepare yourself, villain!!"
Snort.
Wolfram met All Might's approach without fear, a mocking smirk curling at the edges of his lips.
"Prepare? You should be the one preparing, All Might."
Rip!
As he spoke, he raised his right arm and clenched his fist. The sleeve of his coat tore apart completely, revealing his muscular forearm.
"This is what I should be saying to you, All Might!"
"What?!"
All Might's pupils shrank in shock, his opponent was actually planning to go toe-to-toe with him in raw power?
This villain wasn't a fool. If he dared to take on All Might in a head-on clash, then he must have something up his sleeve!
Boom!!
The next second, under everyone's watchful gaze, the fists of the two titans collided with immense force.
Boom!
As expected, the sheer impact sent a visible shockwave blasting outward, rippling through the battlefield.
But then, something shocking happened, All Might didn't win the clash!
He wasn't overpowered, but the fact that they were evenly matched was already enough to shake everyone to their core.
"How… how is this possible?! That's All Might—the Symbol of Peace!!"
Melissa clutched her face in horror, unable to believe what she was seeing.
"This is unbelievable… in all these years, I've never heard of anyone who could match All Might's strength!" Momo gasped in disbelief.
"Is this… really happening?"
Midoriya looked up at All Might's back, his mind racing.
"Could it be… because he passed One For All to me?"
A pang of guilt hit him. If All Might hadn't transferred his Quirk, would this battle be going differently?
"What's going on…? How does he have this much power?!"
All Might gritted his teeth as he stared at Wolfram up close.
At this moment, Wolfram's entire body was changing once again. His eyes glowed an ominous purple, and his already muscular physique swelled further.
His skin turned bright red, radiating intense heat like smoldering iron. Even his breath came out in white, steaming wisps.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Suddenly, dozens of steel bars shot out from behind All Might, wrapping around his arms, waist, and thighs like sentient chains.
But All Might didn't even flinch. For him, this kind of restraint could be ripped apart with a single flex.
His focus remained locked on Wolfram's transformed body—until, in his mind, the image of another black-clad figure surfaced.
"This power… muscle augmentation… He has multiple Quirks… Could it be—?!"
"Ahh, it seems you've figured it out, All Might."
Wolfram raised his blazing fist, his smirk widening.
"Yes… Before I carried out this plan, the legendary ruler of darkness contacted me himself."
"He told me he absolutely had to assist me in this operation. When I asked why, he simply said…"
"'Since All Might's best friend has strayed from the right path, I want to help him… no matter what.'"
"It's just a shame I won't get to see All Might's humiliated, heartbroken face when he realizes the truth."
"…So it really is him."
All Might clenched his jaw, veins bulging in his forehead as he roared:
"All For One!!"
(To be continued.)
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