According to the information Ruth read, this person's name was Johan and was quite a strong contender to win the overall Combat Arts competition if it wasn't cancelled because of the attack made by the Evil Entities and the Cultists behind them.
At this time, Johan's aura seemed ordinary, yet something about him felt wrong.
'He's too calm… as if everything was under his control… I don't like this.' Ruth thought as she couldn't read the man.
But still, as someone who needed preparations, she considered what she could do about him later…
'He's hiding something. Against him, I'll probably need layered defenses and perhaps the Gravity Rune to slow his movements. I can try it on him later…'
Her fingers traced faint runes in the air, as she was preparing contingencies.
'Draconic Scale Rune for defense… Binding Rune for control… This should work…'
Ruth exhaled slowly, as she maintained her defensive posture…
