Chapter 58

At the place where the festival happened, the villains' attack was stopped successfully with the help of Midnight's Quirk, which almost sent everyone to sleep. But, one of the Nomus, the one who can fly, has escaped.

"Where is Lee?" All Might asked as he looked around.

There was no sign of him.

They had been checking up the students and if anything that happened.

Endeavour was having a hand on his hip as he looked at the captured villains.

Itsuka and Lee's classmates were worried.

The attack of the villains had happened all of the sudden. Luckily, the strength of the Nomu wasn't as the one who attacked at USJ incident.

Julia stood up and walked around. She jumped to her previous seat and grabbed her bag.

She was feeling anxious that she could barely talk. That kid would make her worry to death.

Luckily, she had convinced him to have a GPS device with him.

Reaching her bag, she pulled her phone and looked at the map application. Lee was only a few tens kilometres away from them. She should be able to reach on time.

"Hey, Mount Lady," Julia turned to MT Lady.

"Ah, Lee's mom… we're looking no–." Mt. Lady had helped with the attack and was looking for Lee as well, who just teleported all of the sudden. But before she could complete her words, Julia cut her.

"Not that," Julia said, looking at her phone. "Do me a favour and throw me in that direction."

"You have his location."

"He is near, this way."

"Would you be fine? It would be better to leave it to pros"

"I would. I'm a pro as well."

Mt Lady seemed to understand as she used her Quirk and held Julia

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Lee was surrounded by some grey gas and three Nomus. And he had been fighting them for some time already.

Some sweat was dripping from his forehead, as the poisonous gas would bother his breathing.

Just whenever he is busy with two Nomus, the third would do the move. It was frustrating.

Those Nomus, he has to get rid of them quickly. But how was the real question?

The three of them had attacked Lee again, making him call Star Platinum to wrap him. Since the gas was around, he could barely breathe within it and use Hamon.

He exhaled and jumped high, with his stand letting him fly.

"Ha." Taking a deep breath, Lee felt refreshed. Looking down to the gas cloud, he knew it wasn't wise to stay within it, since he can't see well down there, and he can't use his Hamon to full ability.

Doing what any sane person would do, Lee flew to another spot, ignoring the Nomu that grew wings and flew behind him. Before he landed, Lee made sure to hold the Nomu's leg and throw him crushing the ground.

'Think. How can I flip this? They must have some weakness. I need some time to breathe a bit.' Lee thought as he coughed. Damn, did he get some gas inside of him? Whatever he'll make it anyway.

'Okay, here is the strategy.'

Lee, as soon as he descended, he flew toward the wing guys, intending to hypnotism him.

But at that moment, the green Nomu attacked him, forcing Star Platinum to punch him.

Lee this time didn't hold back. However, he stopped punching when he felt that the Green Nomu has reached his limit in his Quirk.

The green Nomu has absorbed all of the impacts caused by the Stand and was about to use his ability, release, which would allow him to release the attacks he got.

At the same time, the grey Nomu was running with swift speed, gas flowing out of his mouth.

Lee scoffed when he saw the Green Nomu ready to attack him.

But at that moment, the green Nomu has turned into his grey comrade when Star Platinum had held him and controlled his body.

*Bang*

The action was so swift that the Grey Nomu got the attack by his friend, who didn't intend to do that.

Before he could fly back away, Star Platinum held the grey one from his leg and waved his body at his green friend, hitting him, which wasn't as effective, before throwing him to the ground, and a huge amount of gas was beaten out of him, forcing Lee to put his elbow next to his nose.

The winged Nomu didn't stay idle as he quickly got up and was about to attack. Star Platinum stood as a shield and started to suck the poisonous gas quickly.

"Damn it."

Lee cursed. The longer this battle went, the more adrenaline was flowing in his blood.

Star Platinum was busy with beating the shit out of one of them. And Lee has to wait to breathe.

Yet, another Nomu came quickly toward him, intending to give him a blow that ends his life.

This is hard, and it was going nowhere, except exhausting him. Lee decided to punch, as he was taken by the hormones overwhelming his blood.

Once the multi-armed Nomu appeared in front of him, he clenched his fists.

Time felt that it was going slower.

To Lee, it wasn't unfamiliar feeling, as he got used to it during middle school when he used to fight with people with Quirks.

"ORA ORA!"

Yelling, Lee's fists turned into images as he started beating the brain of the Green Nomu. Lee felt that he was going so fast, or the Nomu was going so slow.

But he wasn't thinking about what's going on.

All he was seeing was an enemy, and all he had to think about is how to put more strength into his punch.

That was what he focusing.

"ORA ORA ORA!" Star Platinum was doing the same at his back, punching and punching the Nomu before moving to the other one while Lee was punching one of his own.

"And this, Hamon shut your brain overdrive."

Lee, for the first time in his life, declared the name of his movement in a moment of excitement. Surprisingly, the enemy didn't use the time Lee talked at.

Quickly he punched the Nomu's brain, and let his ripples flow from his fist as he exhaled. The yellow sparks danced around that brain. This should mess with his nerves system.

*Bang*

The three Nomus flew back at the same moment and hit the ground badly.

"Ha…Ha…"

Lee knew that he got stronger, but looking at the guy he sent flying, he didn't know that was this strong to send a Nomu flying!

But turning, he noticed that Star Platinum had made holes in the bodies of others with his punches.

Lee didn't expect that they would get stronger with the adrenaline flowing in his blood. He just beat the shit out of the three, at the same time, and the Nomus didn't do anything in defence.

'Think about that later, time to get it.'

Lee flipped and quickly held one of the Nomus, as he had time to mess with his nerves, and paralysed him temporally.

Now, there were two Nomus beaten. Lee turned to look for the winged ones. But he seemed to fly away and escape. He needed to use these precious seconds as their healing became slow.

'I bet that is some strategy and he'll return,' Lee scoffed, as he thought that the winged beast would try to do.

Anyway, there is Star Platinum as a guardian angel, and there are two paralysed Nomu.

It's time to get them down.

The first Nomu he had taken life ripple from made him strong enough to rip steel collars with his bare hands. Now, the second should make him able to rip the steel collar with more ease. At least double his strength or something.

Lee went to the first Nomu, the one with no eyes, since he may release his gas at any moment. He held him and controlled his movement. The Nomu gave his hand to Lee, and forcefully, the Nomu used a technique that would cause him to age, as he gave his Life Hamon to Lee.

A shiny yellow aura covered Lee at that moment.

'This power.'

Lee didn't refuse power. Only with strength, he can guarantee a better life. Star Platinum on the other hand had a yellow aura covering him and was growing stronger.

Same for Lee, as he had a Hamon shining stronger around his body.

'This strength is double than I had,'

Lee punched the ground, and his fist was imprinted there, making cracks. He would be considered now someone with a great strengthening Quirk.

'Aizawa would be shocked if we practised for the second time.'

Lee stood up and swept his forehead before looking down at the Nomu, who turned white all of the sudden and stopped moving.

Lee then was about to go to the other Nomu.

However, from thin air, a blur appeared and stood in front of him.

"Lee, are you fine." It was his mom, who had an anxious face.

"Ah." Lee nodded when she threw herself to hug him, embracing his face to her chest. Lee closed his eyes for a second and thought about the childhood memories (which he got at 16) "I am fine. I had dealt with them. Only one thing left."

Lee took himself back and stared at her. He thought that strength was important for protecting himself. But what use if he got stronger and couldn't be next to a dear person.

"Mom."

"Yes,"

"I think I have an idea to help you. You know, with your ranking outside."

'I wonder… if I can force someone to give his Life ripple to another.'

It's just like forcing someone's life force to invade the cells of another, giving him or her a boost.

Looking at Julia, he knew that her Quirk increases her basic strength, speed, and the things she touches. The forces she applies, which is the reason why her body is toned, as her workout.

'Although this would make her a hellish strong with her Quirk,' this meant, to Lee, she would be a perfect one to have a strength boost. 'I have one Nomu and I don't mind sharing him.'

At least, this way, when she works, he would be at more ease.

"What is it?" His mom narrowed her eyes as she looked at Lee.

"Had I ever mentioned that my Aura can absorb strength from others, and maybe transfer it?" Lee smiled. This would at least means that he would assure someone dear would be safe.

Besides, there is another Nomu around. And maybe, Kurogiri has more hidden.

If they are just like the ones he fought just now, then he would be able to take care of them, knowing that he already got his second life ripples, which made him stronger than one minute ago.

"This...What do you mean?"