The Martial Unity

The two dashed towards each other.

('I'm faster.') Rui realized.

Yet despite this, Gale's strike reached first.

WHOOSH

Rui dodged the strike.

Gale continued dishing an onslaught of strikes and Rui avoided all of them cleanly. Ever since he mastered Primordial Instinct, his timing had grown much sharper and more accurate. Its synergy with the VOID algorithm was truly impressive.

Gale didn't stop, his strikes were straight forward and had a huge range. He launched all of them from outside Rui's striking range, so Rui wasn't able to do much.

('He's a long-range striking specialist.') Rui realized. Each strike had a huge reach, and he launched them in a way that deliberately prevented Rui from reaching close enough to launch his own attacks.

Rui keenly observed this before making a decision, he stopped avoiding Gale and instead dashed against him once more.

A flash of surprise morphed into Gale's expression as he quickly launched a straight jab at Rui, growing even more surprised when he saw Rui didn't avoid them, and instead ran into it even faster. Just as the strike was about to hit Rui

WHOOSH

Rui disappeared.

('A feint!') Gale realized.

BAM

meteoric impact struck

Phantom Step to draw his strike away while

crashed into Gale, leaving him reeling. He just barely managed to throw up

Gale leaped back, grimacing.

kind enough to let him recuperate and regain his bearings, he rushed in. Gale panicked when he saw Rui dashing in, feeling an

was

Rui didn't dodge or

CLASP

with it to reduce the impact

The Binding Lash technique.

grapple counter as the most apt way of defeating Gale, dragging outside the

CRACK

cleanly dislocate his arm. The Binding Lash technique allowed the user to dislocate and

of these conditions

well, allowing him to increase the accuracy of his timing immensely. The VOID algorithm allowed him to consciously and actively analyze, evaluate and make a decision, while the Primordial Instinct technique allowed

physically stronger by virtue of being much older, but Rui had nailed the timing

with everything he had. Despite the advantageous position Rui had, he didn't give up and ruthless pressed and twisted the

but in the

three times, indicating his resignation. The pain was far too excruciating and even if Gale somehow

relief. He did not enjoy the act of inflicting pain on others. He

getting up slowly, before throwing a

He meant it.

had spent a long time in the Academy, and even with his mediocre growth, he had

fight man." Rui offered a hand to Gale's good hand. "You're

he had lost to Rui this cleanly, even if he won every other fight, he almost would not be chosen as the representative of the Academy. "I haven't given