Chapter 42

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"Tsu, please hang on!" Toru was panicking at the almost unconscious Tsuyu on her arms.

Tokoyami kicked a villain who climbed at the pillar of earth made by Cementoss where they were staying at. "This people are relentless. Dark Shadow!"

He called out at his Quirk, who was now only the size of a small teddy bear covering his eyes, "Peace. Peace. Violence begets violence, so we should be peaceful."

Tokoyama's beak twitched in annoyance, "Dark Shadow! Cease this cowardice at once!"

Dark Shadow shook his head, "Darkness is scary, I want to see the light..."

Ibara used her Quirk to grabbed some villains and began throwing them down to the ground. She just needs to be careful not to touch the fire to avoid her hair getting burnt.

Cementoss was easily subduing the villas by forcing them to the ground, creating a something like a cuff from the ground made of cement to capture them.

Of course, there are still villains with superior strength who broke through their restrictions and attacked him.

"Sensei! Tsu can't hold on any longer! We need to leave this place!" Toru shouted worriedly.

Cementoss looked up and waved his hands, "I can't send you outside, but I can at least bring you near the exit. You just have to break through the villains that might be guarding there. Can you do it?"

"Yes!" Toru did not even hesitate, "Tsu's life is on the line, we have to do it!"

Cementoss stared at them before nodding and controled the pillar they were standing at to send them near the exit.

"Rargh!" A villain roared and swung his axe at Cementoss' head, only to be blocked by a shield made of cement.

Cementoss then elbowed the villain before punching him on the face. "I may not like to fight in close combat, but I'm still pretty good if I do say so myself."

He watched the villains surrounding him with a calm look. "This might take a while."

....

Back to Toru and the others, they suddenly felt the cement stopped moving and started to crumble, meaning Cementoss is already out of range to control it.

They jumped down, with Toru carrying Tsu in her arms as they ran towards the exit. Only to stop.

"Where's the exit?" Asked Toru.

Ibara clasp her hands, "God will make a way."

Right after she said that, the cement pillar crumbled down and destroyed a burning house, revealing an exit sign at the other side of the now destroyed house.

Tokoyami and Toru exchanged glances before hurrying towards the exit where the sign was pointing.

Ibara was following them, still looking as stoic as ever. However, one would notice that she looked exhausted if you look closer.

After all, she has been using her Quirk since earlier to fight off several villains that tried to climb the pillar where they were at earlier.

Not only that, her hair has been cut off several times by the villains, and she needed water to regrow it, but since there aren't any, she has been using the water in her body. She's already quite close to suffering dehydration, right now her throat already started to feel dry.

After running for awhile, they finally found the exit, only to stop as they saw a trio of villains guarding the exit.

One of them is someone that Toru recognized, "Y-You...You're Gust Boy, an A-rank villain...."

She pointed at a man of average height, light brown skin and a lean build. He has grayish-blue hair that he ties back into a ponytail, and an elongated face, causing his mouth to protrude forward like a bill.

He has a pair of large hands and bright orange fingers. He wears a black sleeveless unitard with a purple belt, has a small desk fan attached to his back and teal sneakers with similar fans attached to them. A pair of goggles.

"Oh? You know me?" Asked the villain, Gust Boy before turning towards his comrades, a tall and muscular man who has a flaming hair, and a woman holding a pair of kunai. "Look guys, I'm famous."

Tokoyami looked at Toru, "How did you know about him?"

"Mina is rather knowledgeable about villains, especially those who belongs to a group." she replied, "That man is Gust Boy, I remember seeing him on Mina's notebook, an A-rank villain with a Quirk that allows him to produce wind strong enough to cause a tornado. But it doesn't make sense. Why is he here?"

"He's a villain, of course it makes sense that he's here." Said Ibara.

"No, what I meant was," she paused and stared at Gust Boy, "Aren't you supposed to be a member of Volcano Thieves? Why are you with the League of Villains? Did you betray them?"

Gust Boy laughed, "Hahaha, so you know of us? I'm surprised. And no, I couldn't betray boss, it's just that the League and our gang are in a alliance."

"...How many gangs joined forces with the League?" Asked Tokoyami.

Gust Boy smirked, "Ah, it'—sYOWCH!?"

The female villain smacked his head before he get to finish his sentence and give the heroes information, "Shut up, you scum. Don't just give information to our enemies."

"Sorry...." Gust Boy shivered in fear at the intense glare his female companion was giving him.

"Anyway, let's kill them. That's our orders." Said the woman as she darted towards Tokoyami and the others.

Toru immediately handed Tsu to Tokoyami, "Hold her and don't let go! You're useless without Dark Shadow so make yourself useful."

With that, she took off her gloves and boots.

Tokoyami winced, 'Ouch. Can't say she's false though...Sigh, I need to be able to fight without relying on Dark Shadow...'

Ibara clasp her hands as she glared at the female woman as her hair danced wildly and shoot towards her.

The female villain easily evaded them and even cut a few vines and in an instant she appeared near Ibara.

Ibara's eyes widened, 'Fast!'

However, the female villain didn't get to attack as she immediately flip backwards, feeling an attack heading towards her.

'The invisible girl.' The female villain frowned, 'this might be a bit troublesome.'

....

'This is rather troublesome,' Cementoss frowned, staring at the bear-like beast with an exposed brain growling at him. 'It easily broke through my cement barrier without much trouble, and...'

He stared at the villains he captured, some of them were crushed to death and killed by this bear in front of him. He sighed, he had seen many deaths since his debut, but he'll never really get used to it.

He turned towards his opponent, "May I ask why do you have to kill them?"

A growl was the answer.

Cementoss sighed, "So you aren't capable of speech? Or maybe you just won't talk to me."

The bear thing pounced at him. Cementoss immediately waved his hand and conjured a cement wall in front of him, which the bear just broke with a swipe of its claws.

It then tackled Cementoss to the ground. He gasped in pain, as he felt the bear bite his shoulders. He tapped the ground, creating a pillar that pushed the bear away.

He winced in pain, looking at his shoulder which was bleeding like a flowing river.

'My left arm is useless now.' He thought. 'I couldn't even feel it. Good thing I sent the kids away, who knows what will happen if they stayed here and encountered this beast.'

The bear growled before it walked towards an unconcious, but alive of a villain and opened its mouth.

Cementoss eyes widened, "Stop!" He created two pillars of cement that shoot straight towards bear.

But it was already too late, the bear bit off the head of the villain and swallowed it. It then easily destroyed the pillars of Cementoss with a wave of its paws.

'It has gotten stronger!?' Cementoss' heart skipped a beat, 'Don't tell me it gets stronger the more it ate flesh?'

As if to confirm his suspicions, the bear grew larger and its appearance became even more menacing.

He took a deep breath, "This is not good."