Chapter 18

Tenya's escape has already told All Might everything he needs to know, and he says so on arrival. Tie torn away and blazer discarded, he crosses the Central Plaza fast enough to flatten the remaining villains before anyone registers the movement, then scoops up the battered Shota Aizawa. Another burst of speed takes Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui, and Minoru Mineta out of the grip of Tomura Shigaraki and the Nomu. He sets the three down well clear of the fighting, leaves his injured colleague in their care, and points them toward the entrance. Izuku starts to warn him about the creature, but his mentor waves the concern off.

The clash with the League of Villains begins with a Carolina Smash. Nomu swings back, All Might slips the blow and returns it, and the ugly truth arrives quickly: nothing he throws is landing with any consequence. A suplex plants the beast in the ground, yet Kurogiri's warp saves it and hands it the advantage, letting it seize the hero's ruined side. Kurogiri moves to carry out his orders and finish the job. Izuku bolts toward his mentor rather than watch it happen, but Katsuki Bakugo gets there first, blasting Kurogiri and pinning him down by his metal plates. Shoto Todoroki ices over half of Nomu's body, while Eijiro Kirishima lunges at Tomura and finds only air.

All Might pulls Eraser Head clear of the Nomu and rescues the three students it had cornered. His attacks prove to have no effect on the creature. Katsuki arrives to strike Kurogiri, Shoto freezes half of the Nomu, and Eijiro joins the scene as well.

Titled Heroes' Counterattack, or Gyakushū no Hīrōzu, this nineteen-page installment appeared on November 10, 2014 in issue 50 of that year and belongs to Volume 3 of the U.S.J. arc. All Might, Izuku, Tomura, and the Nomu share the cover. Minotaurus debuts, Carolina Smash makes its first showing, and Episode 12 adapts the chapter.