Bang! Bang! Bang!
Each ice spike struck with the force of a cannonball, slamming directly into the Nomu's body. The creature roared—although its Quirk absorbed most of the impact, several vital points were still pierced. In an instant, countless ice spikes connected through its body from front to back, shredding large portions of its massive frame.
"This actually worked?!"
Seeing the damage, Yusuke Tensen's eyes widened in disbelief. It had only been a brief clash—how had the Nomu ended up like this?
But in the next moment, a grotesque mass of flesh suddenly bulged from the wounds, sealing them at an alarming speed. The Nomu twisted its neck, shattered the ice spikes embedded in its body, and roared as it slammed a fist into the ground.
Boom!
The impact triggered a violent tremor, like an earthquake tearing through the city. The resulting shockwave destroyed the surrounding ice mirrors instantly, reducing them to fragments that scattered like dust. Within seconds, the Nomu's wounds wriggled and reformed—and when they looked again, its body was completely restored.
"No… is this thing immortal?"
Everyone froze in shock. Injuries that would have been fatal to any human meant absolutely nothing to this monster. No matter how severe the damage, it regenerated as if it had never been harmed.
With power comparable to All Might and such terrifying resilience, how could such a creature even exist?
No one had an answer.
"Hahahaha! I thought you had something new—but that's all?" Shigaraki Tomura laughed wildly. "Your Quirk might destroy its muscles—but so what? Against Nomu's regeneration, your attacks are meaningless!"
"…What a troublesome opponent." Shina Etsuha frowned.
This Nomu didn't just have shock absorption—it possessed an enhanced regeneration ability that surpassed biological limits. As long as even a trace of life remained, its cells could divide and rebuild at an astonishing rate.
What disturbed Etsuha the most was that this regeneration seemed to require no energy at all.
"If I could copy that Quirk…"
His eyes narrowed.
At that moment, the Nomu moved again. This time, it didn't close the distance. Instead, it threw a punch from several meters away. The compressed air pressure shot forward like a blade.
There was no dodging it.
Etsuha raised his hand, summoning several meters of thick ice walls in front of him.
Crash!
The wind pressure tore through the ice defenses—but during that instant, Etsuha had already repositioned himself, leaping to a higher vantage point. He now stood more than fifty meters away from Shigaraki Tomura.
"That kid…" Shigaraki felt a chill crawl up his spine. He suddenly recalled Etsuha's mysterious ability—the one capable of instantly destroying a Nomu.
"Kurogiri, get me out of here!"
Without hesitation, a portal opened beneath him, pulling him away.
"He escaped… what a shame." Etsuha sighed softly. "I was planning to test Tsukuyomi on him."
He had intended to take down the leader first—but Shigaraki had sensed the danger and retreated.
At that moment, the Nomu suddenly appeared right in front of him.
Boom!
It lunged forward, covering the distance in an instant. One arm bulged with explosive power as it raised its fist to strike.
Etsuha's Sharingan shifted—its pattern transforming into the Mangekyō.
He locked eyes with the Nomu.
"Tsukuyomi."
Hum—
The Nomu's arm froze mid-motion. Its dull eyes twitched violently, its pupils shrinking to pinpoints. In the next instant, its consciousness was dragged into an illusion.
An endless world unfolded—bathed in crimson beneath a blood-red moon. Nothing else existed.
"Where… is this…?"
To Etsuha's surprise, the Nomu could speak within this mental space. It lowered its head—and realized it had been bound to a massive cross, completely immobilized.
"You still have some awareness? I thought you'd just be an empty puppet," Etsuha said, slightly surprised.
Then again, this was the Nomu's mind. Physical limitations didn't apply here. Even if its speech was broken, Etsuha could understand its intent.
This was the domain of Tsukuyomi—a world entirely controlled by Etsuha.
Here, the Nomu's regeneration and shock absorption were meaningless. Pain would be magnified infinitely—not physical pain, but direct damage to the soul. Even time itself could be stretched into eternity.
"Hah! You idiot! You think a sword like that can hurt me?" the Nomu sneered when it saw the blade in Etsuha's hand. "That thing couldn't even pierce my skin—how could it make me feel pain?!"
Slash—
The moment the blade fell, the Nomu's expression twisted violently.
Its entire being trembled.
The strike felt as though something fundamental had been torn from its soul. The pain was beyond comprehension. It gasped, nearly collapsing under the intensity.
"In here, time is infinite," Etsuha's voice echoed coldly. "And no matter how much blood you lose… you will never die."
The Nomu's eyes widened in horror.
Then it saw something even worse.
Etsuha split into two identical figures.
And beside them… another version of itself appeared.
Slash—
Both Etsuha struck at the same time!
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