"Hoo... hoo..."
Running right behind Izuku Midoriya at the finish were Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo, both panting and looking exhausted.
Damn it, they had lost to Deku and Lock again.
Bakugo's face was dripping with sweat. Another defeat made him tremble all over, and his heart was full of resentment and anger.
Shoto Todoroki was also silent, staring at Lock with piercing eyes. He had been left behind by nearly an entire obstacle's distance. It was too shameful. He had been completely crushed.
"The rankings will be displayed on the big screen shortly. All in all, everyone worked hard." Once everyone had finished running, Present Mic loudly offered words of encouragement.
At the same time, Midnight waved the whip in her hand and pointed to the big screen, which displayed everyone's ranking. "It's finally over! Then let's announce the results. Take a look!"
First place: Lock, Class A (result not counted)
First place: Izuku Midoriya, Class A
Second place: Shoto Todoroki, Class A
Third place: Katsuki Bakugo, Class A
Fourth place: Fumikage Tokoyami, Class A
Fifth place: Ibara Shiozaki, Class B
Sixth place: Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, Class B
Seventh place: Kyoka Jiro, Class A
Eighth place: Momo Yaoyorozu, Class A
Ninth place: Tenya Iida, Class A
Tenth place: Mei Hatsume, Class H
Eleventh to sixteenth places: Eijiro Kirishima, Class A; Ochaco Uraraka, Class A; Mina Ashido, Class A; Denki Kaminari, Class A; Hanta Sero, Class A; Hitoshi Shinso, Class C. (Remember these 16 names.)
Forty-second place: Yuga Aoyama, Class A.
On the platform, Midnight first comforted the eliminated students. "To the top 42 students who passed the qualifier, and to the students who were unfortunately eliminated, please rest assured. We have arranged other stages where you can show off your skills."
The first event, the Obstacle Race, was a qualifying round, and there was no rest period before the second event, the first official round. After the second event, there would be a break similar to a lunch break.
Therefore, Midnight continued hosting the next event. "The next event is finally the official round, and from here on, the media will only get more enthusiastic and crazy. Give me a boost! The second event is..."
As soon as her voice fell, the names of various events began to rotate on the big screen, and the entire audience stared at it, wondering which event would be drawn.
Until the words "Cavalry Battle" appeared on the big screen.
"Cavalry Battle!"
Midnight said loudly.
However, the 42 students who had passed the qualifier were a little confused. The name of this event clearly wasn't an individual event, so how would the winners and losers be decided?
"Quiet." Midnight flicked the whip in her hand and began to explain the rules. "Participants are free to form teams of 2 to 4 people, each taking a cavalry formation. The rules are the same as an ordinary cavalry battle, with one difference: each participant is assigned points according to their ranking in the previous event."
Everyone followed Midnight's words and looked at the big screen.
Forty-second place was worth 5 points, forty-first place was worth 10 points, and so on, increasing by 5 points with each rank.
Then, when everyone saw first place, their eyes widened.
The next moment, all their eyes were focused on Izuku Midoriya.
Second-place Shoto Todoroki was worth 205 points, while first-place Izuku Midoriya was worth 10 million points.
"This is a battle for 10 million points!"
"As long as I get Midoriya's points, first place is mine!"
Immediately, Izuku Midoriya shrank back nervously. Being stared at by so many pairs of eyes terrified him.
They were like hungry wolves and lions, drooling, looking at him as a fat sheep, their saliva about to drip.
Midnight watched this scene with a smile. Giving harsher tests to those who climbed high was the education instilled in heroes.
She continued, "And since Lock is a special case, our school has already prepared an additional rule for him. Let me go over the ordinary rules first."
"The time limit is 15 minutes. A cavalry team's total score is the sum of the points assigned to its members, and the rider will wear a headband marked with the team's total score."
"In addition, even if the headband is taken or the formation collapses, you won't be eliminated. The only thing to watch out for is that the rider must not touch the ground, or they will be eliminated immediately."
Next, Midnight looked at Lock and spoke again. "And Lock, you will wear a 'special' headband. As long as any team snatches your headband, that team will advance directly to the next round. In addition, you're not allowed to snatch headbands directly. Only headbands snatched by your team members count."
As soon as these words came out, whoosh, whoosh, a cool wind blew past.
In an instant, Lock looked around and found himself isolated.
"Awkward."
Lock shook his head helplessly. After hearing the extra rules Midnight explained, he had expected this.
Only riders could wear the team score headbands, and on Lock's team, he had to be the rider.
That meant only the members of the "horse" could compete for points. Thinking about how the others would have to carry Lock on their bodies while snatching headbands, it was a thankless job!
As a result, Lock, who should have been a favorite, was now abandoned by everyone.
"Then starting now, you have 15 minutes of negotiation time to decide your team formations!"
In 15 minutes, they had to choose people whose Quirks matched their own, discuss tactics, and race against time.
At that moment, only Lock and Izuku were left with no one around them, and the two had been ignored for the time being.
Lock was ignored because of his uniqueness, while Izuku was completely targeted because of his 10 million points. Whoever teamed up with him would face a siege from every team present.
At that moment, Fumikage Tokoyami came over, his cold eyes meeting Lock's, and said, "Your kindness last time changed my fate, so the choice of fate brought me here."
Nice!
Tokoyami's shadowy Quirk, Dark Shadow, was simply a great asset for snatching headbands, although he himself was full of strong chuunibyou vibes.
In short, Fumikage Tokoyami also volunteered to take the front horse position. Lock extended his hand and shook Tokoyami's hand in a friendly way. Now only two people were left to find.
Lock's eyes drifted to his childhood sweetheart, Kyoka Jiro, who blushed slightly and whispered, "If you ask me, I won't refuse."
Tsundere.
Lock smiled and was about to speak when a pink figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Little Lock, Little Lock, let's form a team! We'll become the most watched presence in the audience!"
Mei Hatsume, wearing her goggles, had scorching eyes and didn't mind that their faces were about to touch.
Super angry!
Seeing this, Kyoka Jiro puffed up her cheeks and gritted her teeth angrily.
Take a deep breath.
A girl should be elegant and reserved, not angry.
Ahhh, Lock is a big pig!
"OK."
Naturally, Lock wouldn't reject Mei Hatsume. Only one person was left to find... Not bad. The proud Kyoka Jiro also walked over immediately, wearing a cute, jealous look.
The four of them gathered together.
Rider: Lock.
Front horse: Fumikage Tokoyami.
Side horses: Kyoka Jiro, Mei Hatsume.
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