The roaring thunder covers up the grunts of pain and the evidence of the inflicting party in the dark alleway; the criminal, standing before Izuku, is just about to deliver a devastating blow. His solo mission could've gone better, to say the least. The hero's mind runs many miles per hour, looking for a solution, for a way out—

And the sound of the gunshot roars alongside the thunder, before witnessing the fall of his enemy. The blood spills easily, igniting Izuku's bewilderment until he looks up and meets his savior's gaze, eyes wide while processing the events.