Thick magma continued to surge from Igarashi Masata's body.
In the blink of an eye, it rose and took shape—
a colossal magma giant nearly twenty meters tall.
The molten titan's arms lengthened and reshaped themselves into two enormous blazing swords. Without hesitation, one of those gigantic blades swung down toward All For One in a devastating arc.
Compared to that towering inferno, both All For One and All Might looked insignificant—mere specks beneath a collapsing sun.
The blade roared through the air, dragging a wave of scorching heat behind it. It targeted All For One's footing directly, leaving him almost no space to evade.
"All Might! Saving people comes first!"
Masata's voice echoed from within the magma giant, deep and resonant like a furnace.
All Might froze for a split second, then immediately scanned the battlefield.
What he saw ignited fury in his chest.
Because he hadn't arrived in time, nearly every professional hero on the field had already fallen. Many of them were veterans he knew well—mentors, allies, comrades who had stood beside him for years.
Masata was holding All For One back for the moment.
That meant—
All Might clenched his teeth.
He leapt repeatedly across the shattered terrain, gathering the injured heroes one by one. In seconds, he moved them away from the battlefield and handed them over to Gran Torino, who had just arrived to assist.
Meanwhile—
"Hmph."
All For One looked up at the descending magma sword with open disdain.
"What meaning does this have?"
"Simply enlarging yourself to increase power? What a laughable application of a Quirk."
He coated his hand with a swelling enhancement layer and raised it calmly to meet the incoming blade. In his mind, this technique was nothing more than an oversized version of Masata's earlier attack.
But the moment they collided—
He realized he had miscalculated.
The impact wasn't merely larger.
It was exponentially stronger.
The force wasn't just beyond Masata's previous magma fist—
It was rivaling—perhaps even surpassing—the punch All Might had just thrown.
"Impact Reversal."
At the critical instant, All For One activated a Quirk he had never revealed before.
The massive force that had been crashing down onto him suddenly reversed direction.
It slammed back into the magma blade itself.
Taking advantage of that opening, he immediately followed with an air cannon from his free hand.
The already destabilized magma sword shattered.
Molten fragments exploded outward, raining down like fiery meteors and illuminating the ruined ground below.
"It's not over!"
Masata didn't hesitate.
With his remaining blade, he swept horizontally.
This time, All For One was prepared.
He layered dozens of enhancement Quirks simultaneously. Without even using Impact Reversal, he matched the blade head-on. The two forces collided evenly—then All For One's spare hand struck again, shattering both the sword and the giant's arm completely.
"It's alright, Igarashi boy!"
All Might had returned to the battlefield.
Seeing the partially destroyed magma construct, he called out in concern.
Masata reabsorbed the magma back into his body.
He appeared physically unharmed—
But his expression was grim.
Yan Zhizuo—his magma titan form—was currently his strongest technique.
Against the League of Villains, it had crushed everything in its path.
But against All For One—
It wasn't enough.
"Oh? All Might."
All For One's tone carried mild amusement.
"You've finished cleaning up the useless extras?"
"Are you ready to accept death?"
"AFO!"
All Might's gaze hardened.
He had seen Best Jeanist's injuries up close. Without immediate treatment, the young hero's career might be over. A promising future destroyed in an instant.
The rage in his heart turned into raw power.
"Detroit Smash!!!"
With a thunderous roar, All Might vanished from sight.
He appeared before All For One in less than a blink, clasped his fists together, and brought them down like a hammer toward his enemy's head.
At the same time—
"Heaven Dog!"
Masata launched himself from All For One's blind spot.
His crimson arm compressed inward, gathering explosive force for a decisive strike.
If either attack connected cleanly—
Even All For One would not walk away unscathed.
But All For One moved before either could land.
Without even lifting his head, he extended both hands and rapidly stacked Quirks—Explosive Power, Wrist Reinforcement, Bone Springing, and more.
BOOM!!!
The explosion of force was catastrophic.
The ground beneath All For One collapsed, forming a crater dozens of meters wide.
Had All Might not evacuated the wounded moments earlier, they would have been gravely injured again.
The outcome—
Masata was blown backward by the air cannon's recoil.
All Might's punch was caught mid-strike.
All For One held his fist tightly in one hand.
There was no strain on his face.
Only amusement.
"Do you know something?"
"Though I lack eyes… in my world, your movements are perfectly clear."
He twisted his torso.
With terrifying strength, he hurled All Might into the air and smashed him down into the ground, carving a massive impact crater.
"The echolocation of bats."
"The strength of tigers."
"The flesh of rhinos."
"And countless Quirks layered upon them."
"In my current state… I am invincible."
Masata and All Might both felt a chill.
The Doctor's experiments had once failed after fusing only a few animal genes into a human body.
All For One—
Had gone far beyond that.
"Ultrasonic positioning… so that's it."
Masata clicked his tongue.
"No wonder it feels like you've got eyes in the back of your head."
Though All For One still wore a human shape, he was no longer truly human.
That realization sent a cold current through Masata's spine.
"Speaking of which…"
All For One's tone shifted.
"First-year student… you're extremely troublesome."
"Even for me, magma is dangerous."
"So I'll deal with you first."
His head turned toward Masata.
The calmness in his voice made Masata's heart tighten.
Then—
A suffocating aura surged outward.
It felt like a tidal wave crashing down upon him.
"I wonder," All For One continued softly,
"If your body can still recover… after your magma is extinguished."
"Why don't you demonstrate it for me?"