"You stay here and protect the nuclear weapon. I'll go down and deal with Todoroki." Yang Xiao waved his hand and walked out. Denki Kaminari stared blankly at Yang Xiao's back. After Yang Xiao disappeared, he uttered two words: "So cool!"
Shoto Todoroki had indeed assumed in his mind that the two people upstairs were frozen. He was familiar with Kaminari Denki's and Yang Xiao's Quirks. Yang Xiao's Quirk was light emission, which didn't have much lethality in actual combat and was quite weak. Kaminari Denki's Quirk was Electrification, which did have some lethality, but it was far from enough to threaten him.
So at this moment, the two people upstairs should be frozen. Now he only needed to go up, clean up the battlefield, and recover the nuclear weapon immediately. There would be no difficulty at all.
Mezo Shoji was about to leave the building to rest when he suddenly heard some movement inside. His expression changed, and he turned around and rushed back into the building. At this moment, Shoto Todoroki was about to go upstairs.
"Wait a minute, Todoroki-kun!"
Shoto Todoroki ignored Shoji Mezo's words and went up to the second floor on his own. Shoji Mezo had no choice but to follow him.
"Todoroki-kun, my Quirk, Dupli-Arms, tells me that the two people upstairs are still alive and well, and one of them is already on the third floor." Shoji Mezo truthfully reported after catching up with Todoroki.
Upon hearing this, Todoroki snorted softly, turned his head to look at Shoji Mezo, and said, "If they are affected by my Quirk under unknown circumstances, it's impossible for them to break free. I won't believe you."
"What I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go to the third floor to verify it yourself. Remember to be careful." Shoji Mezo knew that saying more would be useless. Recommended students had their own pride. Saying too much would only make the other party dislike him. It was better to let him verify it himself.
Shoto Todoroki obviously didn't care about what Shoji Mezo said and continued walking towards the third floor, while Shoji Mezo stayed on the second floor. Just in case, he needed to provide support.
Although Shoji Mezo knew that if Shoto Todoroki failed, his own chances of success would be very slim, he still had to try. Otherwise, how could he become a future professional hero?
A professional hero is someone who, even when knowing they are in a dangerous situation and might not be able to complete a task, will still give their all. Only by trying can you know if you can succeed, rather than running away.
As soon as Shoto Todoroki stepped onto the third floor with one foot, before he could lift his other foot, he felt something was wrong.
The surroundings were unusually quiet, without a single sound. According to normal logic, there should be shouting or at least sounds of surprise coming from the fourth floor.
But now it was too quiet, so quiet that it defied common sense. Todoroki didn't think Denki Kaminari and Yang Xiao could be that patient. Their first reaction after having their feet frozen should be panic.
Shoto Todoroki stepped forward with his other foot as well, but he didn't rush to the fourth floor. Instead, he looked around. There was a layer of ice on the surrounding walls and the ground, which could reflect the surroundings. If someone moved, he would discover it immediately.
"No!" Todoroki suddenly became alert and turned his head to look to the left. At that moment, his eyes suddenly flashed, and a strong golden light illuminated the entire third floor. It was this flash that caused his right eye to become blurry.
His left eye was covered by the red protective gear of his costume, but all he could see around him was red.
"Quite capable..." Todoroki chuckled lightly and stomped his foot hard. Layers of solid ice instantly formed on the ground and surrounded him, acting as a defense.
At this time, Yang Xiao walked out from the corner. It was he who had used his Quirk to flash into Todoroki's eyes. He had wanted to continue attacking, but who knew Todoroki seemed to have more combat experience than ordinary people. The next moment, he actually built defenses around himself.
"As expected of a recommended student, your awareness is very strong." Yang Xiao clapped his hands and said. He knew many people were watching the scene on the third floor, but he didn't care. After all, in a battle, you have to embody the will of the villain.
So at this time, there was no need to be low-key or not; he just needed to immerse himself in the role.
"How did you break free from my Quirk?" Todoroki's voice came from within the solid ice. Todoroki was very concerned about this. In his plan, this was foolproof. The opponent could never have imagined that he would make such a decision in such a short time and freeze the entire building with ice.
Even if they reacted quickly, it would be impossible for them to break free so easily, so he was surprised why Yang Xiao appeared here.
"Are you talking about the freezing at the beginning?" Yang Xiao smiled. He knew that while asking him, Todoroki was also buying time to recover. The battle would begin once his eyes recovered.
But he continued calmly, "I predicted your attack pattern in advance, so I was lucky enough to dodge it. You might think no one can dodge your moves, but you are wrong."
"No matter what, you are interesting, but the gap between our levels is too big. Now, you have no chance." After Todoroki said this, the ice around him shattered and fell to the ground, and the eyes that had just been blinded by Yang Xiao also recovered at this moment.
"You had every chance to attack me just now, but you used such precious time to chat with me. Now you have no chance. I'm going to freeze you again." Todoroki seemed a little angry. He swept his right hand along the ground towards Yang Xiao, and a stream of ice instantly rushed towards Yang Xiao.
Holy Light, Feet Covered!
Golden light shone from Yang Xiao's feet. Although it wasn't a very strong light, it would make people subconsciously close their eyes when they saw it.
The surveillance screen suddenly flashed, and nothing could be seen. The students knew the battle had begun, but they all understood that Yang Xiao was no match for Shoto Todoroki. The gap between the two was indeed too big.
"Dodged?" Todoroki closed his right eye and, through the red protective lens of his left eye, saw with his own eyes Yang Xiao landing on one leg and then quickly avoiding his ice stream.
You should know, his ice stream was very fast, and ordinary people couldn't dodge it at all. But how could Yang Xiao dodge it in such a short time?
Could it be that this guy's physical skills were very strong, or that his Quirk was more than just light emission?
This thought flashed through his mind in just an instant. Todoroki took a step forward, stepped out with his right foot, and an ice wall instantly formed, pressing directly towards Yang Xiao.
If this ice wall overwhelmed Yang Xiao and rendered him unable to fight, he would melt it immediately. It definitely wouldn't cause any serious harm to Yang Xiao. Even if it did cause injury, there was still Recovery Girl.
Yang Xiao's right hand glowed, and he showed no intention of dodging. He punched directly at the center of the ice wall. A crackling sound was heard, and cracks continuously spread in all directions across the ice wall, instantly covering the entire surface before it shattered into pieces on the ground.
"Huh?" Todoroki was truly surprised this time. He saw with his own eyes Yang Xiao shatter his ice wall with a punch. How strong was this guy?
This kid had definitely hidden his strength. Whether during the entrance exam or the practical test, he hadn't used his full abilities!
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