In the commentary room, Present Mic fanned the flames wildly, or rather, he had to fan the flames. "There's still one minute before the end of the match. If all the remaining teams attack Lock's team, even if they only snatch the headband with the fewest points, they'll all advance to the next round!"
Present Mic's idea was very simple. Even Lock, who was invincible in the Cavalry Battle, should find it hard to cover everything in the face of an attack from the entire field, right?
These words truly ignited the hearts of the other teams in the arena.
However...
Lock flapped his wings again, increasing his altitude once more, almost reaching the top of the Sports Festival venue.
In everyone's sight, he even whistled leisurely in the sky.
He was still waving hello, in the direction of his fan club and the pro hero section of the stands, aiming at Aunt Ryukyu and Sister Nejire.
Well, he was very good at playing the part.
The head of his self-established fan club had also paid Lock a visit, and he had readily promised to show up from time to time to interact personally and hand out small gifts and the like.
Was it some kind of fan-farming technique or something?
In short, everyone looked at Lock's figure and remained silent.
He was so high up. How could the other teams possibly play?
Finally, the last minute of the Cavalry Battle ended in a soundless silence.
Of course, the media reporters were delighted. This one minute with the outcome already decided was truly precious, giving them plenty of time to write their articles.
At that moment, everyone thought of Lock's pre-match declaration, which had been very arrogant.
But so far, it seemed no one had truly made him take things seriously. He had taken first place, which didn't even count, while strolling around.
On the platform, Midnight announced the end of the match and called all the teams to come in front of her.
The audience also began to discuss heatedly, quite curious as well. After all, no one could have imagined this situation before the match started, right?
Except for Lock's team, every other team... got "0" points!
"Couldn't you not make such a mess?"
Midnight put a hand to her forehead, looking at Lock with a pained expression.
"Can't."
The corners of Lock's mouth curled up. It would be too boring if he agreed.
Midnight sighed again and fell silent, waiting for a reply from the communicator by her ear.
Now the problem had been thrown to U.A., and the staff responsible for the competition rules were anxiously drawing up an emergency plan.
After a while, Midnight raised the whip in her hand, having received a reply, and said, "The final result of the Cavalry Battle... Except for Lock and the three people on his team, the remaining thirteen people from the top 16 of the Obstacle Race will advance to the next round!"
By the way, Kyoka Jiro, Fumikage Tokoyami, and Mei Hatsume had originally been in the top 16 as well.
As soon as the news came out, Class B was the first to be dumbfounded.
In order to eliminate Class A in the Cavalry Battle, they had deliberately held their ranks in the middle of the pack in the Obstacle Race, just to observe Class A's Quirks.
But now they had shot themselves in the foot. Of the top 16 in the Obstacle Race, only two were from Class B.
Ibara Shiozaki and Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu!
After the Cavalry Battle, there would be a break, a lunch break.
Not only the students but also the audience could go to U.A.'s cafeteria to taste the delicious lunch cooked by the Cook Hero, Lunch Rush. When lunch was over,
there would be some entertaining competitions for the eliminated contestants. On the one hand, it would give the contestants a full rest, and on the other hand, it would give the eliminated contestants a chance to show what they could do.
And in a corridor somewhere in the stands,
the No. 2 Pro Hero, Endeavor, was preparing to leave with a gloomy face.
At that moment, All Might appeared at the entrance of the corridor in a suit.
He said with his signature smile, "Yo! It's been a while! How about a cup of tea, Endeavor?"
"All Might..."
Without waiting for Endeavor to agree or refuse, All Might put his hands on his hips and said to himself, "It's been ten years since we last talked, hasn't it? I saw you just now, so I wanted to come over and say hello."
Endeavor had always been chasing All Might's back, but he didn't know the latter's physical condition.
In fact, apart from U.A.'s internal staff and a small number of people involved, the outside world still believed All Might was as invincible as he had been in his prime.
Endeavor turned his head, not wanting to pay any attention to All Might. "Is that so? Then now that you've said hello, you can go away. Quit joking about tea. I need to use the restroom, so get out of my way!"
"Don't be so cold."
A voice came from somewhere ahead, hard to place, and Endeavor's eyes widened as All Might appeared right in front of him.
That speed hadn't weakened at all.
"I thought you'd leave the venue right away, since young Todoroki's performance was a bit unsatisfactory."
"Your self-righteous attitude is as infuriating as ever."
Endeavor let out a cold snort and continued walking into the corridor. At that moment, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he continued, "Just remember one thing for me. Sooner or later, I'll create a hero who surpasses you. He is... the child born for that purpose!"
Hearing this, All Might frowned. He didn't know the details of other people's family affairs, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Endeavor didn't answer and just talked to himself. "Right now he's still in a tiresome rebellious phase, but this setback and failure is exactly what he needs to wake him up. To defeat that mage Lock, he has to use the Quirk on his other side!"
He had seen it: when Shoto Todoroki faced the ice scythe, he had used his fire in a life-and-death crisis!
"But I don't think your son, young Todoroki, can defeat Lock even if he goes all out."
Endeavor hesitated. He thought so in his heart too, but he would never admit it.
"Let's wait and see!"
Watching Endeavor's figure disappear, All Might shook his head, also quite troubled.
Lock was fine. As a pro hero, he didn't need outsiders to say anything to him at all.
Judging from what Endeavor had revealed, there seemed to be many reasons for the discord between young Todoroki and his father.
"This is really tricky. As a teacher, I have to guide the boy!"
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