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

had feinted with Phantom Step to draw his strike away while simultaneously using Flowing Canon once he reached

of Flowing Canon, Outer Convergence, Parallel Walk and Balanced Direction had crashed into Gale, leaving him reeling. He just barely managed to throw up a guard

Gale leaped back, grimacing.

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

expecting another feint. This time he was a bit more prepared, he didn't want to be caught

didn't

CLASP

hit him, moving with it to reduce the impact while simultaneously

The Binding Lash technique.

apt way of defeating Gale, dragging outside the realm of striking which is where his specialty lied. In the

CRACK

Gale grimaced in pain as Rui managed to cleanly dislocate his arm. The Binding Lash technique allowed the user to dislocate and break arms as

these conditions

just his defense but counter-offense as well, allowing him to increase the accuracy of his timing immensely. The VOID algorithm allowed him to consciously and actively analyze, evaluate and make

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

had. Despite the advantageous position Rui had, he didn't give

injury, but in

even if

of inflicting pain on others. He carefully let go of Gale's arm, not wanting

Gale exhaled deeply, getting up slowly, before throwing

He meant it.

from start to finish. Rui had shown him just how big the gap between them was. Gale had spent a long time in the

fight man." Rui offered a hand

almost would not be chosen as the representative of the Academy. "I haven't