The moment they heard that name, everyone's heart skipped a beat, a whiteness crawling over their faces.
"… Impossible…" Tenya muttered, remembering the image of a white-suited, masked man from the Hosu Incident. "… Why is he here?!"
Midoriya wasn't faring any better.
They all knew that their visit to the I-Island had been kept in absolute secret until the very last moment. So, Dr. Blessed couldn't have known that UA's students were here. Not to mention, the Villain had never shown any interest in the students themselves.
These thoughts added to the confusion and fear even more.
That's what made Dr. Blessed so different from other Villains, they all realized.
There was no guessing the reasons or logic behind his actions. There was no telling where he would appear next and for what nefarious purpose.
It was the same thing that had happened during the School Festival as well.
The Villain had staged a Magic Show, right under the noses of the Pros, as if he was mocking them.
"Why did he kidnap Luke?!" Momo asked, a graveness flashing across her eyes.
Toru ran to Nyx, too. "Guys! We must save Luke, first…"
Nyx shook her head. "No, wait," she cawed, feeling the scene going off script. "After splitting up, Luke and I were searching for a vent leading outside, hoping to use Exchange Positions. That would have allowed us to escape the tower…
"Then, suddenly, gray fog appeared out of nowhere, and we passed out. When I opened my eyes, Dr. Blessed was standing in front of me, holding Luke's body. He said, he's taking him for insurance… again… and we will find Luke at the top of the tower."
Kyoka and Uraraka put a hand on their mouths, already feeling a touch scared.
Things hadn't actually been going their way, anyway. Not only did the Villains who took control of the tower now know about them, but even Dr. Blessed also appeared, kidnapping Luke.
Just how worse the things could go anymore?!
"Who is this Dr. Blessed?" Melissa asked, sensing the quietness.
Uraraka explained to her, making Melissa gasp.
"I don't understand…" Melissa said after a while as Nyx caught her breath. "Why did he kidnap Luke?! Don't get me wrong… I just feel like, from your expressions, that it didn't come as a surprise to you all that he specifically went after Luke…"
Midoriya gritted his teeth, slamming his fist on the railing. "That's how Dr. Blessed is!" he spat out, his hand shaking. "It's all just a big joke to him. Kidnapping Luke all over again must have seemed funny to him…"
As much as everyone disliked admitting it, they also knew Midoriya was right.
On the other side, Melissa finally realized what kind of maniac this Dr. Blessed was. "How horrible…"
"Anyway," Midoriya said, his gaze hardening, "we need to reach the top of the tower asap. Now more so than ever… Nyx, I know you are exhausted…"
"Just tell me what I need to do," Nyx cawed, inwardly sighing.
…
Just as Midoriya and others went up with Nyx's help, Bakugo and Todoroki fought with the Villains on the 80th floor.
The Ogre, with massive arms, pounded the ground, hurling great chunks of stone at Bakugo.
On the other side, the second Villain swiped his huge hands at the ice wall, displacing ball-like chunks of ice.
"He's displacing matter!" Todoroki warned, sending another wave of ice at the Villain.
Bakugo spun around the Ogre using his Quirk, barely dodging a direct hit to his head.
"I've had enough of these two idiots!" Bakugo suddenly shouted, landing next to Todoroki. "Let's finish them off!"
The massive Ogre dashed toward the two kids.
Howitzer —
Bakugo threw himself up in the air before spinning at an incredible rate, facing his exploding palms outwards.
Like a missile, he shot toward the Ogre, gaining momentum.
And, just as the Ogre punched, Bakugo faced one of his palms toward the Villain, creating a mega explosion.
"Die!" Bakugo screamed over the boom.
— Impact!!
From the other side, seeing the Ogre losing his transformation, the second Villain swiped at empty in Bakugo's direction.
Some of his sweat landed on the Villain because of it, making Bakugo grin. "That's my sweat!" he shouted, laughing.
Getting the cue, Todoroki fired a massive pillar of fire at the Villain, the sweat on the Villain's palm exploding as it combusted.
Booooooom!
…
"You idiots!" one of the Villains in the Control Room shouted into the mic. "What are you doing on the 80th floor?! Those kids have escaped!"
There were two Villains in the Control Room.
One was in charge of the Security System, while the other was in charge of the communications.
On the screen in front of them, they could see Midoriya's group killing the CCTV cameras and fighting robots that were stored in the Central Tower.
However, no matter how they tried to reach the two Villains who had gone to the 80th floor, they didn't receive any reply.
Gritting his teeth, the Villain in charge of communications decided to contact Wolfram.
Knock-Knock!
The sudden knock took both Villains by surprise, making them jolt.
They rushed to grab their rifles when the knocks reappeared.
"Who… is it?" one Villain asked another.
The other Villain had just opened his mouth to curse when the door opened.
A chill ran down their spine because this door was within the actual door… a blue, glowing outline surrounding it from three sides.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" One of the two Villains just lost it and fired.
A crackling buzz rang out as he emptied the rifle at the strange door, filling the control room with smoke.
When it was over… both Villains crawled slowly toward the unnatural door with hundreds of bullets lodged into it.
But when they stood in front of it, there was no one outside…
Slowly, two hands landed on their shoulders from behind, and a black, masked face appeared between their heads.
"So…" the man asked as the Villains' souls gave out. "What are we looking for, lads?"
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