"No!" Cedric couldn't help screaming - he was a kid, after all - while William, having a cooler head, tossed a grenade of fire-suppressing foam at Caro; it won't save the man from disfigurement, but it will save his life long enough for a healing Meta to be found. In the meantime, Cedric, a rush of determination overcoming his panic, turned around to assess Elijah - not that he knew his name - apparently, the Mercenary Meta [i]did[/i] get hit in the knee, something that showed that the duo's efforts weren't in vain. Now to buy time for William to stabilize Caro; the boy may know that one day, he'll have to deal with death, but it is not this day - this day, everyone lives! Furiously, the boy took out his own flame-suppression grenade, and tossed it at Elijah, before opening fire on the man's other knee with his Titanium bullets.

If that didn't work, then at least the Mercenary would have his attention focused on the boy, who would roll away from the man's next counterattack; he was growing tall now, but he was still short enough to evade most attacks that would hit a full adult. After rolling away, the boy would throw another grenade, this time a flash grenade.