Accelerator sneered.
"What do the foolishness of those ignorant people have to do with me?"
Hawks, with a kind expression, gently persuaded.
"Some things can't be said so bluntly."
"Like Endeavor, there are many things he knows but doesn't care about, just like you, Accelerator."
"In simple terms, your focus is different from the public's."
Accelerator clicked his tongue, not wanting to waste more time on Hawks. He said with some annoyance,
"Isn't that enough? If it's just this kind of casual talk, can't you find someone else? There's no need to drag me into it."
His eyes showed a hint of menace as he looked at Hawks, the warning clear.
"Hahaha, Accelerator, you really are like Mr. Endeavor in valuing efficiency."
"If he doesn't hear something substantial, he would definitely leave in displeasure."
Hawks continued to sigh in his own way.
"If you don't consider some things, someone else has to."
"Whether it's this search attempt or spending effort on past issues."
"In the end, pro heroes are also human."
"As long as this fact doesn't change, these meaningless and inefficient things will keep happening."
Hawks' large, majestic black wings fluttered slightly with emotion, shedding a few naturally molted feathers.
He rested his chin on his hand and continued.
"Mr. Endeavor was seriously injured under the enemy's siege, and dozens of pro hero colleagues sacrificed themselves."
"Hundreds of pro heroes suffered varying degrees of injuries. As far as I know, even the 'Symbol of Peace' couldn't kill the 'Sky King' enemy on the spot after seriously injuring him."
"The trust of ordinary people in us has dropped to its lowest point in recent years."
"The list of procedures for this operation doesn't include All Might's name."
"That indirectly means his physical condition isn't good."
Even Accelerator couldn't stop Hawks from speaking at this moment.
The enemies aren't fools, and neither are the professional heroes who stood out among countless hero volunteers, All Might's colleagues.
Some things can be hidden for a while, but not forever.
With All Might's weakening, which had a stabilizing effect like an anchor, things that should have stayed submerged began to surface.
Hawks' vigilance was not an exception.
"And during these events, I couldn't arrive in time."
"Accelerator, how can I not be angry? How can I suppress my rage against the enemies?"
Even though Hawks was wearing orange goggles, Accelerator could still see the burning anger and guilt in his eyes.
The hero known for his speed.
During the Fourth Hospital battle, he lost the entire game to the speed he was so proud of.
Each city has at least one top professional hero responsible for maintaining order, and the third city has two—All Might, the Symbol of Peace, and Endeavor, the Flame Hero.
No matter how you evaluate it, the guardians formed by professional heroes and the police lost this battle.
That's why they urgently needed to find the "Sky King."
Hawks continued.
"In these excessive times, we must achieve tangible results."
"It's no longer enough to play it safe and just meet the minimum requirements."
Accelerator had seen the shining qualities in professional heroes before, but he still wasn't used to it.
The concerns of these people, who worry about others and society, never bored him.
At this moment, Accelerator and Hawks looked up simultaneously.
A high-speed object was approaching from the sky.
Hawks and Accelerator both laughed heartily.
"We hit the jackpot!"
It was like someone delivering a pillow when you were sleepy.
Both of them had their reasons to settle the score with this enemy known as the "Sky King."
The Sky King's appearance was similar to the most well-known "yokai" in District 11.
In ancient legends, it represented extremely terrifying things.
It had a ferocious red face, a high nose, a body similar to a gibbon, standing about seven to eight meters tall, wearing strange monk robes, stepping on high red wooden clogs, and holding a fan and a strange hammer.
Behind the Sky King were dozens of smaller followers.
These followers had some long hair left on their heads, wore multi-cornered hats, dressed in hemp clothes, and held strange weapons.
Like Hawks, the Sky King also had wings, and their size was even larger than the "Steel Wings" just by looking with the naked eye.
The expressions on these strange people's faces were undoubtedly arrogant.
Even though their leader had a deep fist mark on his right shoulder, with the skin still scabbed and not fully healed.
The Sky King's words would make ordinary people uncomfortable, like scratching a chalkboard with sharp tools.
"You dare come to me! My followers, listen!"
"Eliminate the heroes on the ground, and the ground will be ours."
"Let's wipe them out in one go!"
After responding to their leader, dozens of followers dived towards the heroes.
Hawks, familiar with aerial combat, was well-prepared.
He gently flapped his black wings, and those metallic-glossed "Steel Wings" feathers, like floating cannons in a mecha battle, turned into countless black arrows that instantly pierced through the bodies of the minions, creating clouds of blood mist.
However, the number of minions did not decrease. Instead, they continuously emerged from behind the Sky King, as if the Sky King could produce or teleport these minions.
This made Accelerator and Hawks frown. These strange beings were clearly very different from past enemies.
Rather than saying the Sky King gathered many followers with similar "Quirks," it was more like their relationship resembled a primitive group dynamic.
They were almost like animal groups, and this bizarre sense of incongruity puzzled the heroes.
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