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.

those in a higher Realm of existence could exert onto

that only those at a far deeper

Rui

They had managed to discover the secret

hostility emerged from her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted a stance in defiance. Yet, he

a bull-rushing

out of

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

he bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded even that

tore the very atmosphere

herself with would absolutely have killed the four of them

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her

She... missed?

stared at her with an expression that was

of them who had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she

flashed back to a conversation he'd had with Squire Dylon

Apprentice and Squire level techniques. "An Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot utilize our full power because it is not meant to handle our power. Squire-level techniques are simply techniques that can handle the power of Martial Squires, and can

designed to be compatible with the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui had asked

and it's harder than it sounds." He had directed a pointed look at Rui

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

since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level techniques in

forget Squire-level techniques!') Rui realized. ('She hasn't even gotten

considered a full-fledged Squire. She would be crushed by the likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her lack of Squire-level

accurate to think of

trying to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush over and resume killing the

mind, they

Squire.

worked in Rui's favour. If they had any

at all four of them, focusing all of his mind on them. The sheer pressure he exerted