Kill them all

The burly man was rough and impatient, yanking the boy's shirt open to reveal his gaunt ribs. His body was covered in bruises, purple and blue, with clear marks of pinches and bites. It was obvious he'd been tormented for a long time.

"Let me go!" The young man struggled fiercely.

But the burly man was a Strength-type Awakener, broad and heavyset. He held the boy down like he was nothing more than a chick in his grip.

"Heh heh heh, the more you fight back, the stronger I get."

The boy clenched his teeth, his eyes burning with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.

Just as the man was about to take things further, panic flashed in the boy's eyes. A sharp glint of determination appeared, and suddenly, he opened his mouth and sank his teeth into the man's forearm.

"Argh—!"

The man let out a howl of pain, instinctively loosening his grip. Blood poured from the bite wound, dripping down his arm.

"You little bastard, you bit me?!"