The Martial Unity

The five of them bantered a bit more, touching more into several aspects and parts of the fight, going deep into them and offering their thoughts and opinions.

"Outer Convergence: Whirlpool huh?" Rui murmured. "That's amazing. If its difficulty is above Outer Convergence then my talent and affinity for offensive techniques is probably not good enough. Still, it was very creative of you adding a conditioning element to it to create that unique attack Fae."

"Thanks." She replied appreciatively. "I had mastered the technique for the Martial Festival and the Martial Contest, but it was too optimistic to not lose without using it. In the end I lost despite using it."

"You came too close." Rui said, shaking his head. "Just the tiniest difference could have been game over for me. In the end, I was forced to reveal my trump card."

"What was that technique?" Fae frowned, glancing at his toe.

"It's a technique known as the Stinger." Rui explained. "Through intense conditioning, the toe is transformed into an extremely durable hard piercing instrument. That along with a kick amplified with Apprentice level techniques allows me to kick with piercing power significantly surpassing even musket bullets."

The four of them were impressed.

"That's a lethal trump card." Dalen sighed. Out of all of them, the revelation that both Rui and Kane had power and lethal trump cards that they had hidden had hit him the hardest. He had lost against both Rui and Fae, but he believed that the gap was not gigantic, if he learnt two or three techniques, he would be on par with them.

This fight had shown him how misguided that notion was.

almost anybody else. But now he had learnt that

downed with one or at most two Stingers and Whirlpools. Dalen estimated he could take four-to-five Stingers and Whirlpools. Furthermore, if Rui and Fae truly fought him with intent of

sighed. He still had a long

less effective against him because they didn't solve the fundamental that he posed

Stinger and the Whirlpool attacks were not any better

trump cards." he noted. "Are you two going to continue using them now

to hide it after

Rui shrugged. He made his decisions after analyzing his opponent and

from the very start that Rui had hidden trump cards. It wasn't a particularly genius deduction on his part. He knew Rui had learnt three techniques in

was only aware of Phantom Step, Inner Divergence, Outer Convergence

three unknown techniques he hadn't seen

still had hopes that whatever those three techniques were, they would be useful against

that his hopes were largely

against Kane. With these two techniques combined. Rui was able to sense which direction Kane was at all times, and also his position vaguely at all times. He could sense Kane's attacks or motions, but beggars couldn't be choosers. He could only thank his good fortune for having chosen techniques that would be useful against

right." Rui suddenly remembered. "Nel's fight isn't

Kane replied. "It's

fighting against again?" Dalen scratched

"I'm looking forward to that