Dabi was right.

The situation is beyond salvageable ' beyond just a simple counter operation as a solution, beyond anything even all the top heroes in the country can ever hope to fix.

It becomes readily apparent to him that this is more than just your usual raid mission when half of Kamino ward is blown to bits in a single assault. Actually, it was readily apparent to him long before that, when he 'd been in a briefing with All Might and Endeavor and caught a glance at the Number One 's expression when the top hero had thought no one was looking. Hawks had never seen the top ranked hero look so grave. He was always smiling good-naturedly no matter what the situation, be that live on camera after saving the day or even reassuring his fellow heroes in a closed-room briefing. To see him look so serious and somber had Hawks wondering if there was more to the League than they 'd been briefed on.

Honestly, he wonders if the whole thing was just doomed from the start.