Chapter 47: Confrontation

"Haha, did they rush towards us from the beginning? This is interesting," Renault laughed as he pulled out two smoke bombs from his pocket and threw them out after pulling the pins.

*Bang! Bang!*

Instantly, the field was covered in smoke, and everyone lost their eyesight.

However, all members of the Renault team put on the goggles hanging around their necks in the first place. They had anticipated this and had prepared accordingly. Although it was possible to go head-to-head from the beginning, they also had to consider the cost of energy consumption. Even Bakugo Katsuki had no objections to this plan.

Although he advocated going head-to-head, it didn't mean he was stupid.

In the smoke, the four quickly left their original positions, and Yaoyorozu Momo also threw some small metal balls on the ground. She herself didn't want to do this, but since Renault had come up with the idea, she had no choice but to silently agree.

"Ah! I can't see anything! Renault really planned this well. Did he expect us to charge straight in?" Iida Tenya, who had his eyes closed, was on guard while coughing in the smoke.

Ashido Mina also had her eyes closed and asked Todoroki Shoto, who was the rider, "Todoroki-kun, what should we do?"

"Move to the left and forward, don't delay," Todoroki Shoto replied. At the first appearance of the smoke, he had instructed his team members to stay in place, so he knew the position well and gave the command to leave the smoke area as soon as possible.

The smoke did not linger for too long, and it dissipated after about half a minute. At this point, the Renault team had already moved to the other side of the racetrack and had come up against Shoji Mezo, who appeared to be the only person there.

Shoji Mezo had already activated his Quirk, Dupli-Arms, and the joints extended upwards to form a tent-like area. There were likely people hidden inside the space.

After observing for a moment, Renault smiled and said, "Shoji, based on your physique, I think Mineta and Tsuyu-chan are probably inside, right?"

In response to Renault's words, a thin, elongated pink tongue suddenly shot out, followed by several purple spherical objects.

"Watch out."

"I know! Don't order me around!" Bakugo Katsuki also saw the incoming attack, especially those spherical objects that were clearly aimed at them among the war horses.

"Quickly, move to the right!"

Bakugo Katsuki knew how sticky the balls that Minoru Mineta had taken off his head were, so without hesitation, he directed the other two to evade with him.

At the same time, Renault flicked his fingers, deflecting the spheres that were coming towards him. As for Tsuyu-chan's tongue...although it was one of her weapons, Renault didn't want to hurt her, especially since she was a girl, so he simply dodged.

As the attack failed, Minoru Mineta, who was hiding under Shoji Mezo's protection, looked disappointed and shrugged his shoulders, saying, "I knew this surprise attack wouldn't work on them. Shoji, let's go find another team. Let those high-scoring ones fight amongst themselves. We'll look for the ones that are easier to deal with!"

"Indeed, whether it's Renault-kun, Todoroki-kun, or even Midoriya's team, it's all quite troublesome to face," said Asui Tsuyu.

Although she didn't like Mineta Minoru's personality, she joined in his plan because it was indeed good. Now, unless they encounter the first few highly threatening teams, they should be able to be somewhat effective.

When Shoji Mezo heard Mineta Minoru's words, he knew that the three of them were no match for the other team, so he immediately shifted their target. "Let's go, then. Let's switch targets. We can't just keep waiting for others to come up."

"Renault-kun, they're coming from behind!"

"I know." Feeling the chill behind him, Renault nodded and said, "Bakugo, Kirishima, Yaoyorozu, watch your step."

On the ground, a cold ice spread out, and there was the team led by Todoroki Shoto.

"Ah!!! They're facing off! Renault's team and Todoroki Shoto's team, after the initial chaos, finally meet face-to-face here! So, which team's score will be taken away this time?" Present Mic, holding the microphone, shouted excitedly.

Meanwhile, Aizawa Shota remained calm on the side, but he was also analyzing the situation. Looking at the overall strength of the teams, Renault's team was indeed stronger, but Bakugo Katsuki was also an uncertain factor, so it wasn't easy to say until the very end.

"Finally, you came you Half-and-Half Bastard!"

The team turned around and Bakugo Katsuki looked at the charging Todoroki Shoto, immediately crouched down, and pressed his right hand onto the ground.

*Boom!*

With a loud bang, the ice that was about to spread over was shattered.

"Hmph, you always play these tricks, come at me directly!" Bakugo Katsuki shouted in a loud voice towards the Todoroki Shoto team, who were five meters away in front of his team.

Renault, who was the rider, rubbed his forehead with helplessness and said, "I knew you couldn't change your temper. However, since we are face-to-face now; if we don't have a few rounds with them, I will feel uncomfortable too. Everyone, charge!"

Following Renault's command, Bakugo and the other two rode their roller skates and quickly approached.

"Ah! You cheat! I also want to wear roller skates!" Ashido Mina shouted while continuously throwing a series of acid, spreading it all over the space between the two teams.

"It's useless, Mina. I know your Quirk, so I made shoes with corrosion-resistant materials when I was making them!" Yaoyorozu Momo said confidently, looking at Ashido Mina's movements.

Then, the three of them rode over the acid without any damage to their roller skates.

Seeing that the interference was ineffective, Todoroki Shoto immediately said, "Continue to interfere, if shoes don't work, then attack the sportswear. Don't worry, the sportswear is an additional protection layer, plus their reaction, nothing dangerous will happen."

"Got it!"

Then, the acid flew all over the place and attacked the four people on the opposite side. At the same time, Todoroki Shoto's team also moved towards the approaching Renault team.

As Renault watched the opponent's attack, he said directly, "Keep going, don't stop, leave it to me."

Using the wind around him, Renault took control and sent out powerful gusts, dispersing all the acid in front of him. The acid spread out to both sides of the field, covering more than half of it with the help of the wind.

As a result, some of the teams nearby were affected by the acid.