Izuku Midoriya bolts forward, sweat stinging his eyes as he weaves through a field of concrete pillars in Ground Beta. His left arm tingles with the aftershock of a 5% Full Cowl punch; the muscles protest, but nothing breaks. Bakugo skids to his right in a flash of orange and shouts,
"Don't you dare slow down now, Deku!"
Ochaco's voice calls from above, floating on debris:
"Izuku, incoming!"
Shoto Todoroki, ice curling from his palm, launches a shimmering wall in front of a mock villain bot, blocking its path but leaving a gap that Izuku can barely squeeze through. He grits his teeth and drops to the cracked pavement, murmuring analysis as he slides:
"Bakugo draws aggro left, Todoroki controls the angle, Ochaco creates cover..."
Another villain bot whirs, targeting his exposed flank. He feels the raw pressure of One For All surge in his legs. For a heartbeat, everything slows, can he risk 8%, just for a second?