The Martial Unity

Although Rui had immense difficulty with Seismic Mapping, he was quite excited to eventually master it. The technique had an immense amount of utility. If he had possessed the technique when undertaking missions there was a good chance he would have been able to save Bella Hier and a good chance he would have been able to ensure the bandit operation in the Shadow Trails would have gone more smoothly.

Furthermore, just being able to sense his surroundings to this degree would give him a lot of security and confidence. Only a Martial Artist with incredible stealth techniques and covert capabilities would be able to sneak past his senses once he mastered Seismic Mapping.

"Alright, enough about that." he said as he stood before the stealth training facility.

It was finally time for Rui get acquainted with the final technique he had purchased; Blink.

The stealth training facility was also unexpectedly large. Despite the fact that stealth technique was merely a sub-section in the miscellaneous section of the Apprentice library.

In many a way the stealth training facility was similar to the sensory training facility. There were specialized environments that he could see Martial Apprentices training in, and specialized forms of training for each technique.

"Squire Helen." Rui bowed respectfully for the fourth time in a day. "I am Martial Apprentice Rui Quarrier. I've come here to learn the Blink technique."

She was a short middle-aged woman with a demure stature, she turned around, glancing at him.

"Blink huh?" She sized him up. "Good choice." She said. "I hope you understand what the technique is capable of. Most people who purchase this technique have exaggerated ideas of how powerful the technique is."

believe I understand

you?" She threw a skeptical expression at

created by blinking to

replied. "This technique cannot end a fight in most cases. Nor is it something that is meant to be abused in a fight. Most Martial Artists aren't morons,

aware that this technique would not make him invincible or allow him to end the fight instantly unless his opponent was a human

bit when she saw he didn't have any fancy considerations

humans, this technique is extremely effective and can allow you to effectively cross even

Rui nodded in response.

to surprise them. In order to understand how this happens, you first need to understand how Martial

react to an attack purely after it has been launched. In most cases, Martial Artists subconsciously analyze movements to partially gauge

Even in the twentieth-century, it was well shown that the human brain was constantly in a predictive mode, trying to infer outcomes

experiments. Why most humans flinch when an object approached them at high speed even at a distance. Because the human brain has already

an attack and partially makes the decision to avoid the strike based on the early evaluation." She said. "When using Blink in combat, your aim should not be to attack when your Martial Apprentice blinks, but to hide the

"This way, when your opponent opens their eyes, they will not be able to rely on the partial prediction their mind makes subconsciously. This will hinder their reaction and

the initial signs of the attack during the blink is better than moving during

have a choice at all. You cannot begin, move and complete an attack in the middle of a blink of a Martial Apprentice" She said. "Martial Apprentices blink too quickly and you're not fast enough, as a Martial Apprentice yourself. Only a Martial Squire could do that, and maybe some extraordinary peak Martial Apprentices with a

Rui