Mushroom was like a walking nuclear facility, carrying as much power as a dozen atomic bombs.
The Atomic Fist it had used was not even a tenth of the output of a true atomic bomb, though. Despite that, the localization of the impact was so grand that it threw everyone in random directions, creating a storm under the fiery mushroom lighting up the night sky.
Alex's figure struck an empty office skyscraper like a missile. He bombarded right through it, coming out the other end before landing on the ground. If he hadn't brought down his weight to 100%, then the mere impact would have annihilated dozens of cars and even more lives.
Even then, the top half of the building he had collided with was toppling down, causing a mass panic.
"… Shit…" Alex cursed.
On the other side, Hero Killer Stain boomed across space as if a Titan had punched him across the chest. His wings had become torn pieces of cloth, dangling by his side. There was a massive hole in his chest, and his legs, arms, and head were barely kept in their places by strands of muscle.
Even then, as the blast impact kept wreaking havoc in his body, Stain was regenerating, his red eyes never leaving the spot where Dr. Blessed and Dr. Sam were supposed to be.
Captain Celebrity left behind a crevice on the earth as he skidded for hundreds of meters before coming to a stop.
Blood dripped from his chin, and his right eye was swollen shut.
To not let the blast injure him beyond point of return, he had adjusted the Telekinetic Force Field, covering the spots over his vital organs. That left him with blocked vision and a broken hand, with a few broken ribs screaming to puncture his lungs.
Letting out a groan, Christopher lifted his back, and his eyes landed on the sky.
"… My God…" He gasped as he looked up where, with the fiery mushroom cloud as the background, a winged silhouette was flying, carrying two swords. "… Son of a gun…"
Gritting his teeth, the Hero stood up. A building was falling far into the distance. Alex must be there and would help the local heroes to minimize the damage, he knew. So, he must do what Alex needed to do the most at this moment.
— Get back the stolen prisoner!
Everything else could be taken care of later, including bringing in this winged bastard and Dr. Blessed and… whatever that Mushroom thing was.
So, pressing his feet into the ground and licking the blood on his lips, Christopher Skyline boomed toward the Villains for another round as well.
Because—that's what a Hero ought to do!
…
Squishy, cushion-like enormous mushroom caps pressed Luke's masked face against Iwao and the others'.
He could feel the queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach, making him realize that they were rotating and falling at a tremendous speed.
Suddenly, with a jerk, the entire system stopped, and bile came blasting up to Luke's mouth.
The mushroom caps folded onto themselves and retreated to where they had spawned out of—Mushroom's back.
"… Are you OK, Master?" the Cyborg asked in a thick voice.
Just before the impact, Mushroom had thrown all the people it carried on its back before transforming into its bulky form.
Luke was about to reply when his Danger Intuition triggered.
His head snapped over his shoulder, and he saw Stain coming for him and Sam, two blobs of redness pulsating on his face.
Mushroom made a fist.
"No!" Luke shouted over the roars of wind. "Just run! You are faster!"
Securing Dr. Sam was the most important task right now, not fighting it out with a ridiculously powerful Stain. One unfortunate nick of his sword, and Luke wasn't even sure if Hero Killer's Quirk would work on Mushroom the same way it worked on others.
With Nyx and others passed out cold, their first international mission would also become their last.
Accepting command, thick blasts of fire came bursting out from Mushroom's feet as it propelled itself across the sky.
Once they crossed a substantial distance, losing all the pursuers, then Luke could use a stray animal to teleport away using Descorrer, planting coordinates in its mind.
Even if Mushroom could fly across continents, this was the USA.
It was difficult to imagine that with the sheer amount of firepower and Heroes at their disposal, they would let him reach even the coastline.
However, Luke had underestimated Stain's resolve.
He had also not sensed the coming of Captain Celebrity, who had no intention of even touching him.
Time seemed to pause as the Hero's hand appeared in Luke's vision out of nowhere, going for Dr. Sam.
Mushroom, spooked because of the sheer speed of Christopher's arrival, again made a fist.
From behind, two mouths opened up on the soles of Stain's feet and blasted out massive sonic booms, propelling him to reach the fake Hero and the Sinner instantly.
Christopher's fingers wrapped around Sam's collar.
Mushroom's massive fist landed on the Hero's head, teeth flying out of his mouth.
Luke jumped off the Cyborg's back as Stain hacked, taking out two paper daggers to block the blow. He failed.
The swords went through the paper daggers, bit into Luke's flesh, and tore down his torso, blood splattering on Stain's face.
Luke slammed back into Mushroom's back because of the blow.
From the other side, Christopher's figure came flying and struck Stain with a boom, Dr. Sam slipping out from Hero's grasp, falling freely.
Both Stain's and Captain Celebrity's eyes snapped toward Sam, and they shot down in his direction.
From above, Mushroom also spun around, locking on Sam's falling body.
However, just before the Cyborg could join Stain and Christopher for another fight, Iwao, who had regained some vision, lifted his shaking head and squeezed Dr. Blessed's wrist.
Luke looked over his shoulder and saw Iwao and Kazuho… lying listlessly on Mushroom's back. Then, he brought his gaze back and looked down as Stain and Christopher fought over Sam while the man fell, booms and bangs exploding structures everywhere.
"… Fuck!" Luke cursed, clenching his fingers into fists. "Go…"
"But, Master…" Mushroom felt puzzled.
"Go!"
In the next instant, the cyborg took off with its maximum power, the fighting Villain and Hero becoming a blur in Luke's vision.
Holding his head, as the blood drenched his white lab coat red, Luke couldn't help but let out a sigh.
The first international appearance of Mr. Fool's Apostles—
—had resulted in a bombastic failure!
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