The Martial Unity

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Rui released an onslaught of heavy blows, each bolstered by Vital Pressure and Outer Convergence. Dalen simply guarded against each of them. He was one of the few people in the entire Academy who could straightforwardly withstand Rui's full power.

Although Rui didn't hit as hard as Fae or Nel, there weren't many people who hit harder than him. Outer Convergence was an incredibly difficult and powerful techniques that was just a few grades short of being grade ten, only senior striking specialists could over power in a contest of blows.

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Rui's strike found itself wiggling through his guard and striking his throat, earning a grimace for him. Dalen was just too rock solid, it would take him forever, if ever at all, to wear him down with ordinary strikes.

That's why Rui had aimed for vulnerable and vital areas with Vital Pressure, and tried his best to harm them with Outer Convergence.

Throat.

Solar Plexus.

Testicles.

Eyes.

Even the nose, for momentary incapacitation.

Rui didn't even bother trying to strike his honed muscles or his rock-solid bones. Only through these vital areas could Rui possibly hurt him.

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the favour, trying to take Rui down with blows. To his surprise, Rui didn't even

offense, and that was simply far too meagre to defeat Rui. Rui didn't even bother blocking them, he simply

launching waves of attacks on Dalen, who did his best to withstand all of them while also trying

battle could not be fought only via defense, Dalen was very cognizant of this fact. But his offense bounced off Rui

heavy blows on vital areas

able to withstand the power of Outer Convergence nor were there any techniques barring a grade ten

only realistic solutions that

one fighting him, he would have avoided. But Dalen was

was Rui was faster. Much faster. Not only was he quicker because he was lighter, but his movement speed had increased significantly thanks to Outer Convergence. Furthermore, with maneuvering techniques, Rui

Rui had extremely impressive and inhumanly perfect timing

that, Rui made a fool out of him with Phantom Step. Dalen simply couldn't cope with numerous techniques, many of

dominant that Dalen simply could do no more than turtle up and simply guard against the incoming onslaught. But that had weaknesses as well, weaknesses

FLICK

a well-timed sweeping kick. Rui had become so sharp at predicting Dalen with the VOID algorithm

fell sideways as he had

BOOM

With merely one foot on the ground, Dalen simply couldn't prevent being launched.

was what Rui had

THUD

him to the ground until he eventually managed to beat him black-and-blue or manage to wiggle in a lethal attack on a vital area causing immense suffering to Dalen. But he chose to

least painful way for Dalen