[Time: 08:00 AM][Location: Outside the Shie Hassaikai Compound]
The morning sun was bright, mocking the tension on the street.
Dozens of police officers in riot gear stood in formation, shields raised. Behind them, the gathered Pro Heroes stood ready.
"Attention!" the Police Chief shouted into a megaphone, his voice echoing off the high concrete walls of the Yakuza estate. "This is the police! We have a warrant to search the premises on suspicion of illegal drug manufacturing and distribution! Open the gate immediately!"
Silence.
The massive wooden gate remained shut. A few crows cawed from the telephone wires.
Midoriya, standing near the back, tightened his gloves. "They aren't answering."
"Of course not," Reiji muttered, standing next to Mirko at the front line. He cracked his neck. "They're waiting for the beat to drop."
[System Quest: The Raid on the Hassaikai.][Objective: Breaching the Entrance.][Reward: XP Gain + Reputation.]
"Read the warrant again!" the Chief ordered.
"On the authority of—"
CRASH!
The wooden gate didn't open. It exploded.
Splinters the size of spears flew into the police line. A massive fist—easily the size of a compact car—punched through the debris, sending officers flying like ragdolls.
"WHAT?!" Rock Lock shouted, shielding his face.
Stepping through the dust was a giant. He wore a black mask and a white tank top that strained against muscles so large they looked tumorous.
Rikiya Katsukame.Quirk: Vitality Stealing.
"WE ARE THE EIGHT BULLETS!" the giant roared, inhaling deeply. As he breathed, the policemen nearby collapsed, their energy drained instantly. "YOU HEROES ARE JUST FOOD!"
He raised his massive fist to crush the entire front line.
"Ryukyu!" Nighteye shouted.
"I'm on it!"
ROAAAAR!
Ryukyu, the Dragoon Hero, transformed. Her skin turned to scales, wings erupted from her back, and she grew to match the giant's size. She caught the giant's fist with a massive clawed hand.
The shockwave cracked the pavement.
"Go!" Ryukyu yelled, struggling against the giant's strength. "Get inside! We'll hold the line!"
The police hesitated, shocked by the kaiju battle happening in front of them.
"Move, move, move!" Rock Lock yelled.
But two blurs had already moved.
"Too slow!" Mirko laughed.
She bounded over the police shields, jumped off Ryukyu's tail, and launched herself toward the open gate.
Reiji was right beside her, trailing black smoke.
"Don't get in my way, Rabbit!" Reiji shouted.
"Keep up, Scorpion!"
They cleared the debris in a single leap, landing in the courtyard.
Dozens of lower-level Yakuza thugs poured out of the main house, holding bats and swords.
"Stop them!" "It's the Rabbit!" "And that demon kid!"
Reiji didn't break stride.
[Style: Mortal Kombat.][Skill: Hellfire Slide.]
He dropped to his knees, sliding across the pavement on a trail of fire. He swept the legs of three Yakuza, tripping them instantly. As he slid past, he summoned an ice clone behind him. The tripping Yakuza fell onto the clone and froze solid.
Mirko hopped over Reiji's head.
"Luna Guillotine!"
She slammed her heel into the chest of a thug blocking the front door, sending him crashing through the wood and into the hallway.
Reiji popped up from his slide, sprinting into the house.
"Clear!" Reiji signaled.
Behind them, the other heroes—Fat Gum, Kirishima, Aizawa, and the rest—were rushing in.
"That kid is insane!" Rock Lock grumbled, locking a floating piece of debris in place to create a stepping stone. "He doesn't wait for backup!"
"That's why he's effective," Aizawa muttered, his scarf floating as he ran.
[Inside the Compound – The Main Hallway]
The hallway was long, traditional, and eerily empty once the initial guards were down.
"It smells like disinfectant," Mirko sniffed, her ears twitching. "And old wood."
"The layout matches the blueprints," Nighteye said, catching up to them with Mirio and Midoriya. "But be careful. The quirk 'Mimicry' allows the user to manipulate the structure of the house."
"We just need to find the hidden passage to the basement," Nighteye pointed to a vase on a shelf. "According to the intel... here."
He tilted the vase.
CLICK-HISS.
A section of the wall slid open, revealing a dark, concrete staircase leading down into the abyss.
"Bingo," Mirko grinned.
"Wait," Reiji stopped her, holding out a hand.
[Danger Sense: Tingling.]
"It's too easy," Reiji whispered. "They want us down there."
"We don't have a choice," Mirio said, his face grim. "Eri is down there."
Mirio activated his Permeation, phasing through the floor to scout ahead. He poked his head back up a second later.
"It's clear! Just a long tunnel!"
"Alright," Fat Gum cracked his knuckles. "Let's go save a kid."
The group descended into the dark.
The tunnel was narrow. The air was cold.
Reiji walked near the front, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword. The System map was glitching.
[Map Error: Layout Unstable.][Structure is shifting.]
"The walls," Reiji warned. "They're breathing."
Suddenly, the floor beneath them lurched.
"IT'S A TRAP!" Eraserhead shouted.
The corridor warped. The ceiling became the floor. The walls twisted like intestines.
"SEPARATE THEM!" a high-pitched, screeching voice echoed from the walls. Joi Irinaka (Mimic).
A massive slab of concrete shot out from the wall, aiming to split the group in half.
"Not today!" Mirio shouted, phasing through it.
But the others couldn't phase.
Reiji saw the floor open up beneath Eraserhead and Fat Gum.
"Sensei!" Midoriya yelled.
Another hole opened beneath Reiji.
'Teleport!'
Reiji tried to focus, but the walls were moving too fast, constantly changing the geometry. He couldn't get a lock on a safe location.
"Damn it!"
Reiji fell.
He plummeted into the darkness, the sound of Mirko yelling his name fading away as the ceiling slammed shut above him.
[Location: Unknown Sector – Underground Labyrinth]
THUD.
Reiji landed in a crouch, absorbing the impact.
He was in a square room. White tiles. LED lights. It looked like an operating theater.
He wasn't alone.
Two other people had fallen with him.
Kirishima Eijiro (Red Riot).Aizawa Shota (Eraserhead).
Aizawa stood up immediately, his eyes glowing red, scanning the room. Kirishima hardened his skin, looking around nervously.
"Where are we?" Kirishima asked. "Where are the others?"
"Scattered," Aizawa said calmly. "They split our forces to pick us off one by one."
"Well," a smooth voice came from the shadows at the far end of the room. "I wouldn't say 'pick off.' More like... 'cleanse'."
A man stepped into the light.
He wore a white plague mask and a white cloak. He held a small shield in one hand and a bamboo stick in the other. Behind him stood another man, slurring his words, swaying back and forth.
Tengai (The Barrier User).Sakamata (Slosh - The Drunkard).
"Eraserhead," Tengai noted. "A troublesome quirk. And two children."
He pointed his bamboo stick at Reiji.
"But you... you are the one Overhaul warned us about. The 'Glitch'."
Reiji drew his ice sword, the blade steaming in the cold air.
"Aizawa-sensei," Reiji said, stepping forward. "You handle the drunk guy. Kirishima, back me up."
"I'm taking the shield guy," Reiji declared, his eyes narrowing. "I have a feeling he's going to be annoying."
[Battle Start.][Reiji & Kirishima & Aizawa VS Tengai & Slosh.]
"Round One," Reiji whispered. "FIGHT."
End of Chapter 117.
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