The Martial Unity

He left the maneuvering training facility with a smile on his face. He had decided, every training session of the Stinger technique needed to be followed up with Phantom Step training!

This was the key to making this training phase a success!

Only by coupling the tormenting training of the Stinger technique with the ecstatic and soothing one of the Phantom Step would he be able to endure the former in the long run.

"Alright then." Rui sighed. "Time for the final training session."

Out of all the techniques he was learning this time, he was actually most excited for the Primordial Instinct technique. He knew the technique had the highest amount of compatibility with his Martial Art and could be the first through he adapts the VOID algorithm to the world of Gaea.

"Squire Instructor Maxime." Rui greeted with a respectful bow for the third time. "I've returned to learn the Primordial Instinct technique."

The man stared at him before making the faintest of head movements that Rui could barely identify as a nod, before walking away.

('?') Rui tilted his head. ('Er. Should I follow him?')

He sighed as he trailed the man's back. Rui had forgotten that he didn't speak often. Once they reached a certain training room, he paused, gesturing Rui to enter.

"..." Had Rui not had a thorough understanding of what the training regime entailed, he would have had the worst time with this Squire instructor.

designed to restrict as much sensory input as possible, though it would only be a partial restriction of senses. Rui wasn't even sure how it managed to accomplish this; this was something that even the technology of Earth was not capable of. But he had long come

preparations were made, Rui could feel his perception of his surroundings dimming. His vision had plummeted, as had his hearing and smell. It was like he

perceived a faint shadow in front of him despite

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could regain his senses, he felt a slight tingle

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behind, this time, he hadn't been able

The impacts were not light, especially when he was having a

on purpose, of course. If the attacks weren't painful, then his sense of danger would not be activated, the attacks

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Rui wasn't able to come up with a useful model of pattern recognition that he could apply here to

felt a tingle in his

experienced, there was a

a millimeter away from your skin and keep it there for several seconds. Ninety-percent of the time, one would feel an uncomfortable tingling sensation. This was because one's subconscious mind and brain were freaking out at the

was even stronger if it was someone else pointed their finger doing the point-blank pointing. This was because the brain didn't know that

reactions to stimuli naturally,

that his instinct generated this tingling sensation before. The reason for that was because he was too accustomed to relying on all senses to perceive his surroundings, his instincts rarely played a role, especially when Rui's fighting style was logically and rationally driven, he rarely moved on instinct or his senses alone, he