[Target Identified.]
[Name: Caelum]
[Race: Human]
[System Detected: The Avenger System]
[Status: Dormant]
Judas blinked, a slight twitch appearing on his lips.
The Avenger System. Of course.
The bruised face. The dead parents (probably). The weak summon (a Mud Lizard). The bullies. It was the classic recipe. This kid was a protagonist in the making, a ticking time bomb of revenge and power-leveling waiting for a catalyst to explode.
And Judas had just found him before the fuse was lit.
"Sir?" Caelum whispered. He stared at Judas's hand as if it were a lifeline made of gold.
Judas didn't retract his hand. He grabbed the boy's wrist and pulled him up. Caelum was light and malnourished. He stumbled, his knees weak from both fear and the beating he had just endured.
"Steady," Judas said, his voice calm and authoritative.
"Thank you..." Caelum stammered. He looked past Judas, his eyes widening as they landed on the group behind him.
