The Martial Unity

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Dalen threw a flurry of jabs at Milliana, which she simply blocked by putting together guard.

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She dodged an incoming kick, before once again blocking a few more jabs.

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She didn't attack much, a decision Rui approved.

Dalen's defensive prowess was in the top three within the Academy.

With a six-foot tall gargantuan frame, with heavy bones and muscles, along with eight defense-oriented techniques, he was a sheer tank. Hurting him was an incredibly difficult task. As far as purely the ability to withstand offense went, only Fae and maybe a few others could inflict meaningful damage on him head-on via ordinary attacks.

Someone like Milliana whose offensive measures weren't particularly impressive, would not be able to inflict so much as a scratch on him unless she somehow managed to land her strongest attack on his eyes or another spot that was equally vulnerable.

She had a much higher chance of winning if she simply chose to wait for him to burn himself out.

What Rui found interesting was the manner in which she handled his attacks. Each defense she chose was the most apt as far as efficiency went.

She blocked quick swift jabs because their speed and number made them harder to dodge, she would need to expend more energy. Furthermore, jabs lacked power in exchange for their swiftness.

She dodged more powerful strikes like kicks and heavy swings. These usually required a higher timeframe to land compared to speedy jabs.

usually were thrown from a greater distance away

had to find the right balance between what amount of damage was worth spending

seemed to be doing a good job for the most part. It was an ambitious goal, after all. Being one hundred-percent accurate was a tall order and one that

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takedown which Milliana

Rui approved from both of them. As a male and particularly big and strong one, Dalen had a significant

It depleted stamina much more quickly than striking did and was aligned against

there was no doubt she

victory was just extremely low. She would probably lose every quickly if

is why it was a good deal for Dalen to try

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tried for another takedown, which

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frowned. "Why is he trying so hard when

is his best way to

if it lands, right?"

explained. "She knows the fight will end if the battle turns into a grapple. She needs to avoid it at all costs, but one of those costs is

from Dalen. "Her evasion definitely is energy intensive. I can tell she doesn't have much experience in high-energy evasion at all. She also hasn't mastered any Apprentice-level techniques specialized

nodded. Kane's insight in regards to the analysis of her evasion was definitely helpful

early, her timing is off." Kane explained. "That doesn't help, because if you move too early, then your opponent would just delay the attack, that's why I always move at the earliest moment when it's too late for my opponent to cancel the attack. Still, her timing is

Instinct. "She's

what is?" Kane