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

Phantom Step to draw his strike away while simultaneously using Flowing Canon once he reached striking

Balanced Direction had crashed into Gale, leaving him reeling. He just barely managed to throw up a guard as Rui pummeled

Gale leaped back, grimacing.

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

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

didn't dodge or

CLASP

reduce the impact while simultaneously grasping Gale's arm

The Binding Lash technique.

the realm of striking which is where his

CRACK

The Binding Lash technique allowed the user to dislocate and break arms as long as the

of these conditions

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 him to execute the

older, but Rui had nailed the timing too well,

Rui had, he didn't give up and ruthless pressed and

have been a career ending injury, but in

tapped Rui's arm three times, indicating his resignation. The pain was far too excruciating and even if Gale somehow

not enjoy the act of

before throwing a

He meant it.

start to finish. Rui had shown him just how big the gap between them was. Gale had spent a long time in the Academy, and even with his mediocre growth, he had come to accumulate more power than most Apprentices in the Academy currently. But Rui still beat him cleanly, while holding back

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

other fight, he almost would not be chosen as the representative of the Academy. "I haven't given up yet though. On becoming the