"Now that All Might's retirement speech is over, those guys should be getting impatient, right?"
After turning off the monitor, Lancer couldn't help but mutter to himself. There was no doubt that his previous 'raid' was, to a certain extent, a display of power, but its actual meaning was not very great, because it could only prove that he was 'ruthless,' since the ones who were killed were just small fries.
'I wonder if 'ALL FOR ONE' will make a move?'
In Lancer opinion, the best-case scenario would be to lure out 'ALL FOR ONE.' If not, it would be good to at least lure out Tomura Shigaraki, but this time, he was destined to be disappointed.
Although 'ALL FOR ONE' did not expect that Lancer target was him, he guessed that All Might's speech this time was not random. Without a doubt, the association was prepared, so he directly ordered Tomura Shigaraki to temporarily lay low.
On the other side, with All Might's 'retirement,' the topic of whether to reclaim the 'Association Headquarters' was finally brought up.
As for why it wasn't brought up before? It was simple, who would object to reclaiming the headquarters?
But with All Might's 'retirement' and the ambiguous attitude of Endeavor and others, this matter had to be put on the table.
As for the president?
His public attitude was, of course, to support the reclaiming of the association headquarters, and the police headquarters on the other side also got involved, as expected.
Although the 'Hero Association' relies on private capital, it is actually affiliated with the government, and who among the police doesn't want to get revenge for what happened before?
You have to know that the police department being entered and exited by the other party as if no one was there had made the police lose a lot of face.
The second 'Association Headquarters Retaking Battle Pre-War Mobilization Meeting' also began in this atmosphere.
"Everyone! This battle is for nothing else but to wipe out the shame!!"
In front of the 'castle,' two groups of people were gathered, and these two groups of people were clearly separated.
The pro heroes on the left were dressed in colorful clothes, with various styles, the most common being tights, and in addition, there were those based on metal, or a fancy style. Although they were a little nervous, they were still talking quietly.
On the other side, in contrast, were the police force wearing uniform clothing and carrying uniform weapons.
Generally speaking, in this day and age, any young person with a little talent would want to become a 'pro hero.' As for the police, in the eyes of most people, it was a job that was not good enough, which was undoubtedly a prejudice, but it was almost the current situation of the police force. The higher-ups of the police force were also helpless about this, but in order to deal with things that ordinary police officers couldn't handle, they also established a special elite unit. They usually serve as captains of front-line teams in the capacity of small team leaders, and they are called up when needed, just like now.
Compared to the pro heroes with their strange quirks, these police elites might be easily defeated in a one-on-one fight, but with the right weapons and enough teammates, they could even burst out with combat power no less than that of the pro heroes. After all, in terms of cooperation, this team was a thousand times stronger than the pro heroes.
At the same time, Endeavor, who was standing at the front of the pro heroes, was silently looking at the 'castle' in front of him with his arms crossed.
Although the joint crusade of the police and pro heroes was also in the plan, Endeavor couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after seeing it in person. At the very least, he didn't think he had the ability to block this team, but it was just a feeling. Other than that, he had no other thoughts.
If Lancer could defeat this joint attack, then the original script would continue.
As for failure? Then it could only mean that his strength was not enough to complete the script, so what was the difference between failing here or there?
"Endeavor, you are the only one who participated in the last battle. What do you think our chances of winning are this time?"
And just as Endeavor was thinking with his arms crossed, a somewhat cold voice sounded in his ear.
"Hawks? You still came after all..."
Endeavor could guess who the person speaking was without even turning his head. After all, with his former position as number two and now number one, there were very few people who would call him by his first name, and Hawks was one of them. In addition, the other person's obviously much younger voice was almost the only answer.
"Although according to the president, I should have gone to my agency to be on alert, but... I'm still not reconciled if I don't give it a try."
There was no doubt that the president of the association had received the news beforehand, so this time, he deployed a large number of people to be on alert in various places, just like the first time. And as the current number two, Hawks also had a choice, and in the end, he decided to come to this place, which was rumored to be the 'Demon King's Castle,' and give it a try.
After sighing, he looked at Hawks with a serious face again.
"Endeavor, you still haven't answered my question. What do you think our chances of success are?"
"At most... forty percent?"
After a moment of hesitation, Endeavor gave a number that he thought was appropriate, and Hawks' face sank as he kept repeating 'forty percent' until he finally nodded.
"Forty percent, that's not low. For us, as long as the chance isn't zero, we have to try!"
Compared to Endeavor and the other middle-aged pro heroes, Hawks, as part of the new generation, was clearly more driven. Endeavor didn't hate this, after all, he knew that although Hawks seemed a little aggressive, he was still very calm in battle. The reason he was like this now was purely because this enemy was simply too 'strange.'
And just as the two of them were talking, with the sound of a bell ringing, the voices of the pro heroes also gradually became quieter, because they knew that the time had come.
Some pro heroes who were good at defense and close-quarters combat walked at the front, followed by a group of police officers holding riot shields, then the police officers with guns, and finally the main force of the Hero Association.
There was no doubt that with the information brought back by Edgeshot from the last time, plus the information collected later, a set of methods to deal with those strange skeletons called 'Dragon Tooth Soldiers' had been researched. What was unexpected, however, was that when they entered this 'castle,' they did not encounter any attacks from the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.
This strange scene made everyone more vigilant, after all, the unknown is more frightening than danger.
The main force advanced for a full half an hour without any enemies appearing, which not only made everyone feel suspicious, but some even wondered if the 'ghost' wasn't here?
If it were an ordinary team, they would have already started discussing, but this team, made up of professionals, advanced in silence.
On the other side, Lancer, who was watching this scene through his magic, had a helpless look on his face.
In order to save mana, he had specially recalled all the 'Dragon Tooth Soldiers.' After all, in the face of such a large army, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, who would only automatically counterattack, were just food for them, and he was not the Demon King from a story who would send out minions for the protagonist's party to level up.
'I originally planned to save them some time, but it seems like it's taking even longer now?'
Lancer sighed helplessly and could only continue petting his cat...