[Sorry for the last chapter it was chapter 23 instead of 123, I will post 1 more chapter today for the mistake I make]
Using the Quirk of one of the Pro Heroes in their team, the group moved invisibly and silently until they reached a secluded corner outside the room where Tsuki Sengen and Muscular had last been spotted.
All Might raised one hand.
Everyone understood at once.
They stopped immediately and held their breath.
For a brief moment, the entire corridor went silent, as if no one were there at all.
According to the plan, this operation was a blitz assault.
They had to stay focused and end the battle in a single instant.
All Might and Best Jeanist exchanged a glance.
Then they nodded at the same time.
In the next moment, the threads woven into Best Jeanist's clothing began to move.
At the same time, All Might took a deep breath, raised his right fist, and clenched it tight.
Air churned around his fist.
Then, in an instant, that violent pressure gathered into a roaring storm and slammed into the nearby wall.
From a distance, it looked as if All Might had grabbed the storm by the throat and smashed it forward with brute force.
The moment the storm struck, a thunderous explosion rang out.
A huge hole burst open in the wall.
"Everyone inside, don't move!"
"We are Pro Heroes!"
Without even glancing at the result of his punch, All Might charged straight into the room.
Best Jeanist followed immediately, already prepared for battle.
Behind them, the Pro Heroes and officers raised their weapons and aimed at the opening.
However, the moment they entered, everyone froze.
There was no one inside.
The small room held only a massive screen.
And on that screen was footage of their own strategy meeting inside the surveillance room.
All Might's expression changed.
Best Jeanist's eyes narrowed.
The others understood a moment later.
Their plan had been exposed from the very beginning.
They didn't know how the enemy had done it, but one thing was certain.
This operation had already gone wrong.
Their entire strategy had been leaked before they even moved.
Worse, it was possible that their plan had been part of the enemy's calculations from the start.
While they had been holding meetings, arranging tactics, and preparing to strike, the enemy had been watching everything from this room.
Laughing at them.
Waiting for them.
Anger and frustration rose in everyone's chest.
But before they could fully process that blow, another image on the screen caught their attention.
Because this one showed their targets.
Tsuki Sengen.
And Muscular.
At that moment, the two of them were standing among the crowd inside the mall.
Through the camera feed, they seemed to be looking straight at the lens.
Tsuki Sengen stood in front.
He smiled, reached into his coat, and took out something that looked like a small button.
Then he pressed it.
At the same time, his lips moved slightly.
"Bye-bye."
The instant he pressed the button, something inside the room activated.
All Might and Best Jeanist felt a chill run through them.
"Move!"
"It's a trap!"
Before the others could recover from the shock of the empty room, the leaked strategy, and Tsuki Sengen's silent farewell, the two battle-hardened heroes had already understood what was happening.
There was no time to think.
They acted immediately.
Best Jeanist activated his Quirk, using the fibers in everyone's clothing to wrap around them and pull them together.
Everyone except All Might.
All Might cooperated perfectly.
Using his immense strength, he hurled the entire bundled group out of the room.
BOOM!
The moment they were thrown clear, before All Might and Best Jeanist could escape, a deafening explosion erupted inside the room.
Flames surged outward.
They poured through the broken space like serpents bursting from a cave, devouring everything in their path.
Including the two top heroes still inside.
All Might.
And Best Jeanist.
...
When the explosion finally ended, All Might found himself surrounded by gray haze.
Dust filled the air, stirred up by the blast and thick enough to cover everything in sight.
All Might frowned.
A bad feeling settled in his chest.
He was worried about the teammates he had thrown out of the room.
The explosion had come too suddenly. He hadn't had time to confirm whether they had all escaped safely.
More importantly, since the enemy had known about the operation in advance, they must have prepared more than one countermeasure.
There was no way that explosion was their only move.
Thinking of that, All Might grew even more uneasy.
As for Best Jeanist, who had been trapped in the room with him, All Might wasn't too worried yet.
Best Jeanist was strong.
An explosion of this scale shouldn't be enough to kill him.
Either way, he needed to regroup first.
With more people together, the situation would be easier to handle.
All Might swung his arm sharply.
The force of that motion became a powerful gust of wind, instantly blowing away the dust and smoke in front of him.
However, when the haze cleared, the scene before him made his eyes widen.
What appeared before him was not the familiar interior of the mall.
It was a vast, endless plain.
An open field stretched in every direction.
And across that boundless space, there was not a single person besides him.
The officers he had thrown out of the room.
The supporting heroes.
Best Jeanist, who should have been right beside him.
All of them were gone.
All Might couldn't help rubbing his eyes.
He almost wondered if the explosion had somehow thrown him somewhere else entirely.
Was this still the mall?
Had the enemy used some kind of teleportation device?
Or had the bomb been modified with a space-warping Quirk?
And where were the enemies?
Where was Muscular?
Where was Tsuki Sengen?
Why wasn't anyone here?
Then All Might thought of Tsuki Sengen's Quirk.
A Quirk that could manipulate all five senses.
And finally, he understood.
Without a doubt, he had been caught.
Worse, he had no idea when it had happened.
All Might took a deep breath.
Then, for once, the Symbol of Peace said something completely unlike himself.
"…Shit."
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