## Chapter 34: A New Member Joins: Victor

## Chapter 34: A New Member Joins: Victor

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Lux and John arrived at the Northern Caves, where the goblin tribe lived. The caves were dark and foul-smelling, filled with savage goblins. The fighting was fierce, but Lux and John worked as a perfect team. Lux, with Raven's incredible strength and his combat skills enhanced by the tattooed sword, decimated goblins by the dozens. John, with his stealth and silent combat skills, appeared out of nowhere to take down goblins before they even realized what was happening.

After hours of fighting, they reached the heart of the cave, where the goblin leader, a massive and brutal creature, resided. Lux led the attack, using his dark energy to inflict damage on the goblin leader, while John moved swiftly around him, delivering deadly blows. The goblin leader finally fell, and the battle ended.

As they inspected the cave, Lux heard a faint sound, a whimper. He followed it to a dark corner, and there they found a small boy, no older than fifteen, bound in chains and slightly injured. He was pale and frightened, wearing tattered clothes.

"Are you alright?" Lux asked, approaching him cautiously.

The boy looked at Lux with fear-filled eyes, then whispered in a barely audible voice: "Victor."

Lux realized that Victor was a slave, perhaps captured by the goblins or sold to them. Lux felt a sense of empathy rise within him. He couldn't leave him. He broke the chains binding Victor, then offered him some food and water.

"You've been rescued, Victor," Lux said. "You won't be a slave anymore."

Victor looked at Lux with eyes full of gratitude.

"He looks weak," John said. "Why are we taking him with us? He'll be a burden."

"Because he has potential," Lux replied, looking at Victor. "We can make him strong. We can give him a purpose."

Lux looked at John, then at Victor. "He'll be your responsibility, John. You must train him. Make him strong. Teach him how to survive in this world."

John was surprised but eventually nodded. This was his first mission as part of Lux's organization. And so, Victor, the new member, joined Lux's team, unaware that his life was about to change completely under John's guardianship.