The ice mountain collapsed. After Todoroki Shoto ignited it with high heat, the ice mountain broke apart from the bottom like building blocks, turning into pieces of ice scattered all over the sports field.
On the stage, the person engulfed in flames melted the frost with intense heat. The audience felt the heat wave.
"Todoroki is using his flame Quirk! This is the first time he's shown it in the sports festival. It's amazing!!"
Present Mic loudly announced the situation. Todoroki's flames shocked everyone. He hadn't used his flame Quirk in previous matches. Was he forced to use it against Midoriya Izuku?
"Shoto! Have you finally accepted my power?!"
Watching Todoroki Shoto's flames on the stage, Endeavor stepped to the front of the audience, speaking excitedly, a rare smile on his usually stern face.
"Mr. Endeavor really dotes on his child..."
Hearing the excited words of the number two hero, Present Mic chimed in.
"Todoroki is using his flames..."
In the audience, Iida Tenya and Ojiro Mashirao were also shocked. During the second cavalry battle, Todoroki had told them he wouldn't use his flame Quirk in the competition...
"Midoriya..."
"Midoriya..."
On the other side, two girls, Ochako and Takeyama Urei, were very worried about Midoriya Izuku. They could feel the intense heat from Todoroki's flames even in the stands. The heat was terrifyingly high.
On the stage, the two focused on their opponents. This was a battle where they had to give their all.
"Midoriya, I'm going to attack!"
"Bring it on!!"
In the final showdown, Todoroki's left side ignited with flames, and his right side's freezing limit was fully released. Midoriya Izuku, holding steel wires, had the cold numbness on his body dispelled by Todoroki Shoto.
In an instant, they clashed!
Todoroki raised his left hand in front of him, and the burning flames erupted fiercely. His right foot stomped on the stage, and ice pillars shot up. The intertwining of ice and fire, the crossing of cold and flames, caused the air to rapidly expand into a violent shockwave.
The "Death God Gloves" and "King of Storms" intertwined. The steel wires in Midoriya's hands and the gears on his feet connected together. Both pieces of equipment were made by Hatsume Mei, naturally possessing a powerful combined technique.
Todoroki's left hand faced Midoriya Izuku, and the flames surged forward. The rapid temperature difference caused by the melting ice created an even stronger shockwave around the flames. If the shockwave hit before the flames burned, it would knock Midoriya off the stage.
In a scene like a nuclear explosion, Midoriya saw only a blaze of flames in front of him. Facing the shockwave that was about to knock him off, Midoriya had only one move!
"That's too much!!"
The power of Todoroki's ultimate move exceeded the expectations of the main referee, Midnight. She was blown off the referee's stand, and Cementoss quickly used his Quirk to create walls around the stage.
However, the strong shockwave still spread to the audience, blowing Class A's Mineta Minoru away.
The fiery explosion that swept the entire stage, combined with the strong shockwave from the temperature difference, caused the front part of Cementoss's walls to collapse. The stage was filled with hot mist... the steam from the melting ice.
"Who's the winner?"
As the main referee Midnight got up and the audience watched intently, the steam on the stage dissipated, revealing a standing figure.
"Is it Todoroki Shoto?!"
At the same time, the audience immediately looked for the other person, but there was no sign of Midoriya Izuku on the stage.
"Did Todoroki knock Midoriya off the stage?"
"I think so. That shockwave was too scary. How could anyone still be standing?"
"Well, it's no surprise, considering his opponent is the son of the No. 2 hero, Endeavor!"
...
As the audience assumed Todoroki Shoto was the champion, the steam in the center of the arena had completely disappeared, but there was still no trace of Midoriya Izuku!
"Where's Midoriya!?"
Todoroki Shoto, now on high alert after using his strongest move, didn't see Midoriya at the edge of the arena. Could he have been blown out of the arena by Todoroki's move?
"I'm here!!"
A voice came from above, and Todoroki Shoto looked up sharply. It was Midoriya Izuku, now floating in mid-air, leaving the audience in shock.
"How is this possible? Midoriya can fly!?"
"Huh? I didn't use 'Zero Gravity' on Midoriya!"
A stunned Ochako and Takeyama Urei looked on, while Hatsume Mei patted their heads and pointed at Midoriya, who was in a crucifix pose, and said:
"You two, look closely!"
The two girls looked carefully and noticed that Midoriya Izuku's gloves were shooting steel wires that wrapped around the railings of the audience seats, keeping him from flying out of the ring.
"Wow, he can do that!!"
When Todoroki Shoto's flame shockwave came, Midoriya connected the steel wires from his gloves to the pulleys, pulling himself up to avoid the powerful attack.
The "Reaper Gloves" only had the function of shooting and retracting, with the rest of the space used to store steel wires, allowing them to reach lengths of hundreds of meters.
But the shooting distance of the gloves was limited to a few dozen meters, not enough to reach the audience seats.
The "King of Storms" had many functions like wall climbing, gear transformation, and speed driving, so the length of the steel wires stored inside was limited, just enough for cutting techniques.
The flaws of the two pieces of equipment were obvious, and Hatsume Mei's solution was simple: let the two pieces of equipment complement each other.
The "Reaper Gloves" could use the power of the pulley shoes, and the "King of Storms" could connect to the steel wires stored in the gloves.
With the steel wires extended, Midoriya Izuku returned to the ring. As he stood firmly on the ground, Todoroki Shoto spoke:
"Really, Midoriya, I can't let my guard down with you!"
"Don't say that, if I took your attack head-on, I'd definitely lose!"
With these words, the battle resumed!
Todoroki's flame and freeze attacks simultaneously targeted Midoriya Izuku. The previous big move had drained too much energy, and Midoriya might dodge in some strange way again, so this time Todoroki aimed to defeat him directly.
The "King of Storms" drove quickly, and Midoriya Izuku desperately dodged Todoroki Shoto's attacks. After enduring Todoroki's ice and flame strikes, it was his turn to counterattack.
The "King of Storms" spun, the "Reaper Gloves" connected the steel wires, and a web was woven around Todoroki Shoto without him knowing.
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