The Martial Unity

They all got into position, even if Nel urged rush forward and attack.

In the distance, a silhouette could be seen through the dust, walking in their direction.

STEP

STEP

STEP

It took its time.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Yet, their eyes widened.

The air grew taut as an unimaginable amount of pressure crashed onto them. The air froze, and they haplessly followed suit.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

They felt primal fear arise from within their depths, crippling their body.

It was as though time itself had slowed down.

STEP

She emerged from the dust.

Completely naked.

Not a single shred of cloth covered her ample breasts or her pelvis. Yet the sight of her generated nothing but unparalleled fear in all of them.

Rui's eyes widened as he recognized the sensation Primordial Instinct was sensing.

This wasn't just fear.

This wasn't just danger.

Nay.

sensation that only those in a

a sensation that only those at a far deeper depth

Rui

research facility had succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret

one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted a stance in

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

of his reverie.

he was the only one who dove to the side. The other four were frozen, not even Nel

the woman

BOOM!!!

with an astronomic speed that

body tore the very

had launched herself with would absolutely have killed the four of

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

far over their heads crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing

She... missed?

was so mind-boggled he just stared at her with an

woman got up, unharmed. Yet she wasn't pleased, she glanced at her own palms

His mind flashed back to a conversation he'd had with

techniques. "An Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot utilize our full power because it is not meant to handle

power of a

had directed a pointed look at Rui back then. "The difference

widened in elation as tinge of hope entered his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very recently broken through to the

not mastered any Squire-level techniques! It was especially impossible since Rui highly

realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used to her own

crushed by the likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her lack of Squire-level techniques meant that she was well below the Squire-Realm

to think

to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately

her mind, they were

was a Martial Squire. They were

already taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying.

all of his mind on them. The sheer pressure he exerted