The Martial Unity

Rui was beginning to think this team was perhaps a little overqualified for the mission. So far it had been overwhelming success, the Martial Union had chosen a team with a decisive advantage over the security of the research facility. Out of the six Martial Apprentices assigned to security for the research facility, four of them were mid-grade, one of them was roughly grade-seven and only one was a grade-ten Martial Apprentice.

They had sent a grade-ten Martial Apprentice who had experience taking down grade-ten Martial Apprentices in response.

The human security was insignificant. Even low-grade Martial Apprentices could deal with a large number of guards easily, they were mostly a token and were there to enforce order in the research facility.

('Now the only thing left is the grade-ten Martial Apprentice.') Rui mused. ('I'll round up the others and we'll go together.')

The original plan was that Rui handled the grade-ten Martial Apprentices alone while the remaining four handled the remaining three Martial Apprentices. However, things had evolved a bit unpredictably and all the remaining Martial Apprentices were handled before the grade-ten Martial Apprentice had even appeared.

However, this was in their favour. Now, they got to fight with a huge dominant upper-hand. The moment the grade-ten Martial Apprentice showed up, it would be game over for her.

('Speaking of which, seriously, where the fuck is she?') Rui wondered as he finished off a few more researchers. The only thing he knew about her was whatever the mission bill had told him; that she was female and a defensive Martial Artist. Which made sense given that she was assigned to a bodyguard mission from the Vinfranian government.

A section of the research facility had been massacred, God knew how many researchers had died, all the other Martial Apprentices were also dead. Yet this grade-ten Martial Apprentice had refused to leave the deepest section of the research facility that Kane hadn't manage to infiltrate before.

"You guys are done?" Rui asked as the three of his teammates appeared.

"Just sweeping up some survivors." Fae replied.

"Where's the grade-ten?" Nel excitedly asked.

heading there right now."

of thin air. "Count

then, we'll finish off all survivors

research facility, a commotion

researcher said. "Subject SQ007 is not yet fully ready for deployment! The project has only succeeded the day before yesterday! This is

The head researcher snapped. "WE'RE GOING TO DIE YOU MORON! NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT PROTOCOLS. The Martial

still!" Another researcher. "We

head researcher pushed his way past her as gazed at a giant

to a terminal before operating a few controls. "We'll show those bastards that coming

grinning when he

facility. The

the same state as the

research facility was special. The technological infrastructure was

there was something strange about the few test subjects. Each of

up

pausing as he looked

endure the experiments?') Rui wondered, shaking

closed his eyes, homing in on a particular sensation.

Until he recognized it.

eyes widened

exclaimed. "These are