Mystery from Another World

Part 108: Nomus Attack! (IC)

[OP: "Monster"-- Skillet]

Once they were inside the city, they saw on one of the TVs in a store window that there were more nomu spotted on the East side of it.

 Shigaraki told the others that they must have excpaeed somehow, maybe due to a hero. 

"What does this mean for us?" Silk said.

"That someone stole doctor's research-- which we were depending on for our next step-- stole the most powerful weapons we had, and is probably aware of where we are, now," Shigaraki said, furious.

"Then they know how to use all that?" Silk was horrified.

"Yes. But how did anyone else control those things?" Shigaraki was a little confused.

A loud explosion distracted them. It came from the right, not where they'd left the first nomu.

"I'm pretty sure that's our cue to get out of here," Compress said, "May I suggest, we had better split up? We're easily recognized together. We'll slow each other down. We should just go off in twos and threes and get out of this city, as far away as possible."

"What happens to the city?" Silk looked down at it. "More people die? Due to our negligence of assets?"

"And what would we do about it?" Compress asked. "We're the ones they want. If we're lucky, some top pros will show up who can handle those beasts and put an end to this."

"Are you saying we should be hoping for the pros to stop this?" Spinner said.

"Yes, the pros will do something," Compress said. [Irony is off the charts📈.]

Shigaraki stiffened.

Silk looked at them. "I...understand why you wish to run... It's true, there's nothing we can do--maybe, but I can help people get away at least. I good at that and they will not be looking for me and I can't just walk 'way from this, or I'm no better than the very people I've sworn to take down. So, you all go on, but I will be helping."

"What?!" they all exclaimed.

Silk put a hand on Compress arm. "Thank you again for before. Das vedanya."

She rushed off down the street toward the nearest people who were trying frantically to get through.

"What is going on?" Spinner said.

"She's gone mad!" Compress said, "She can't hang around here. They'll mow this whole city into the ground! The stupid woman!"

"I'm not gonna die here." Toga shifted into a disguise. "I'm gone. Come on, Twicy."

"Yes, good idea! No, I don't want to!" Twice and his clones followed her as they ran the other way.

"Let's just go," Spinner said.

Shigaraki nodded. They both ran too. Medea and Lethe followed them.

Compress hesitated... "Well...there's nothing I can do... I mean...probably..." He looked back. "It would be crazy to risk it....The wanton destruction alone..." He turned to run.

"Oh...h---..." he sighed.

He went back around the other way.

***

"Likstar!" Aizawa charged into the sitting room where Shine and Waly were with Eri.

Eri was coloring again and they were watching "Lovely Complex" with sub. [Very cute shoujo.]

"West," Aizwa added him in. "Did you see the news?"

"No..." Wally said.

Shine opened her phone news app but before she could even read anyitng, Aizwa went on.