The Earthen Dragon

Not far from the Beast's Forest, Pixie-Bob's eyes flashed.

"Of course Yuto's strength is beyond what we expected."

"But this is the Wild, Wild Pussycats' territory. We can't just hand it over to one student."

Mandalay's gaze hardened.

"Control yourself. Yuto is still only a fifteen-year-old boy. Don't hurt him."

Pixie-Bob smiled dangerously.

"Okay."

"Then I'll cut loose."

"I'll let Yuto know what Pro Heroes are and what the Wild, Wild Pussycats are."

"I'll stake the Pussycats' honor on this battle. We will win."

"When a high school student comes to forest training camp, he should learn how hard real training can be. That's tradition, no matter how strong he is. Even Yuto is no exception."

Pixie-Bob's palm gathered a large amount of blue energy.

She pressed her hand against the ground.

"Come out. Giant dragon."

In the Beast's Forest, the soil moved under the control of her Quirk, Earth Flow.

A dragon dozens of meters tall formed in an instant.

Roar!

The earthen dragon let out a roar.

The air shook, the ground trembled, and the sky seemed to darken above it.

After creating the dragon, Pixie-Bob's energy was heavily drained.

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead as strength drained from her body.

Even so, a confident smile rose on her face.

Using Earth Flow to create this dragon was her strongest move.

Her trump card.

This battle had to be won.

At the same time, the visitors saw the dragon rise.

A massive dragon dozens of meters long appeared before their eyes.

Their bodies began trembling instinctively.

It was too powerful.

They looked back and forth between the dragon and Yuto, trembling.

"Is Yuto really going to fight that dragon too?"

"U.A. is too strict. They're making a student fight a dragon dozens of meters long?"

"The whole forest is shaking when it moves. Can Yuto really win against that thing?"

"Being a U.A. student is rough. Fighting that dragon looks impossible, even with Yuto there."

"Forget Yuto for a second. We should leave the forest before we get caught in it."

Inside the Beast's Forest, the huge dragon appeared in front of Class 1-A.

Mineta shook so hard that tears streamed down his face.

"I can't do this anymore! Monsters were bad enough. This dragon is way too much!"

Mina looked panicked.

"Yuto-chan, should we surrender? This dragon is way too strong!"

Midoriya held his notebook and said, "Pixie-Bob created that dragon with her Quirk. The Wild, Wild Pussycats really are impressive."

"So this is the strength of a powerful Pro Hero."

Then he hesitated and looked at Yuto.

"Yuto-kun, if this is Pixie-Bob's strongest attack, are we still fighting?"

Yuto's eyes were firm.

"Of course."

"Pixie-Bob used her strongest attack to uphold the Wild, Wild Pussycats' pride."

"That means she recognizes Class 1-A enough to go all out."

"How could we back down?"

His words hit Class 1-A hard.

"That's right. Yuto is right!"

"We can't give up."

"Let's keep going!"

Class 1-A's fighting spirit rose again.

Bakugo snorted and grinned.

"Damn it, Yuto. This time I'm not letting you take all the spotlight."

Todoroki said coldly, "I'm also a member of Class 1-A. I'll do my part."

As soon as they finished speaking, Bakugo and Todoroki charged toward the dragon.

Bakugo raised his right hand and roared.

"Howitzer Impact! Die, dragon!"

A massive explosion slammed into the dragon.

Boom!

A red cloud of smoke rose.

Todoroki pressed his left hand against the ground.

Frost spread forward and climbed onto the dragon's massive body, freezing part of it solid.

Bakugo and Todoroki bombarded the dragon together.

Their attacks struck one after another.

Explosions rang out continuously.

Dust covered the forest.

But after the bombardment ended, the huge dragon was unharmed.

It swept its massive tail toward Bakugo and Todoroki.

The tail cut through the air with a heavy roar.

Rumble!

With one swing, the tail knocked both of them to the ground.

Bakugo and Todoroki fell hard, looking battered.

The visitors watching from a distance were stunned.

"Isn't that Todoroki, the one with the perfect Quirk? Endeavor's son? And Bakugo, the genius? They were knocked down in one hit?"

"That dragon is too strong. Even Bakugo and Todoroki couldn't stand against it."

"Its defense is ridiculous. After that bombardment, they didn't damage it at all."

"Looks like Class 1-A versus that dragon is over."

"A bunch of fifteen-year-old students fighting a dragon never had much chance in the first place."

Class 1-A's fighting spirit wavered after seeing Bakugo and Todoroki fail to damage the dragon.

Were they supposed to keep fighting?

Yaoyorozu looked worried.

"Bakugo and Todoroki's attack power is very strong. Even so, their barrage didn't damage the dragon."

Tsuyu nodded.

"Its defense is too high, ribbit. Pixie-Bob created it with Earth Flow, so its rocky body is hard to break."

Ochaco's cheeks flushed with frustration.

"Are we really going to lose like this?"

No one wanted to admit it, but the dragon's defense was a real obstacle.

Just when everyone thought the situation was hopeless, blade light flashed across the field.

Three Sword Style opened.

Yuto's gaze sharpened.

"The forest training camp has only just started. There's no way I'm losing here."

"Pixie-Bob is protecting the honor of the Wild, Wild Pussycats."

"Then I'll uphold Class 1-A's pride."

"I will win this battle."

As soon as he finished, a sharp sound cut through the air.

A rainbow-like streak shot forward, shaking everyone who saw it.

During this forest training camp, All For One would soon move again.

Yuto did not have much time left.

The will to win burned inside him.

He had to keep fighting, keep learning, and keep improving.

Even if All For One appeared, Yuto would defeat him.

That was his conviction now.

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