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

impact

Step to draw his strike away while simultaneously using Flowing

leaving him reeling. He just barely managed to throw up a guard as Rui pummeled him with short range blows boosted with

Gale leaped back, grimacing.

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

threw a cautious strike at Rui, expecting another feint. This time he was a bit more prepared, he didn't

Rui didn't dodge or

CLASP

it to reduce the impact while simultaneously

The Binding Lash technique.

most apt way of defeating Gale, dragging outside the realm

CRACK

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

these conditions

improved not 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

virtue of being much older, but Rui had nailed the timing too well, that

did give up, struggling with everything he had. Despite the advantageous position Rui had, he didn't give up and ruthless pressed and twisted the already dislocated joint, causing unimaginable

been on Earth, this might have been a career ending injury, but in the world of Gaea, within the Martial Art, this wasn't much of a big deal. Healing potions ensured that Gale would make

his resignation. The pain was far too excruciating and even

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

getting up slowly, before throwing a bitter

He meant it.

Gale had spent a

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

every other fight, he almost would not be chosen as the representative of the Academy. "I haven't given