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.

there right now."

appeared out of thin air.

finish

section of the research facility, a commotion that didn't escape past the confines

"Subject SQ007 is not yet fully ready for deployment! The project has only succeeded the

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

Another researcher.

gazed at a giant transparent cylinder with a woman inside.

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

grinning when he saw the woman's eyes opening

broke into the sealed section of the facility. The five of them entered the

many containment rooms with even more test subjects in the same state as the test subjects in the rest of the facility, though far

suspected this part of the research facility was special. The technological infrastructure was larger

was something strange about the few test subjects. Each of them had their

in closer towards them as his senses told him something was wrong. Their eyes were rolled up and

Kane asked, pausing as

experiments?') Rui wondered, shaking his head. ('No, they're in the same

his eyes, homing in on a particular sensation. It grew

Until he recognized it.

widened

He exclaimed. "These are