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.

in a higher Realm of existence could

sensation that only those at a far deeper depth of their path could exert onto

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

facility had succeeded. They had managed to discover

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

adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

snapped out of his reverie. "Shit.

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

woman launched herself

BOOM!!!

with an astronomic speed that far exceeded

the

titanic power she had launched herself with would absolutely have killed the four of

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum had finally been killed, landing a great distance away

She... missed?

at her with

had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she wasn't pleased, she glanced at her

then that Rui understood. His mind flashed back to

Squire Dylon had once told him long ago when Rui had asked him about the difference between 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

compatible with the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui had asked him back

harder than it sounds." He had directed a pointed look at Rui back then. "The difference

quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very

techniques! It was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any

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

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

think of

took her time leisurely, trying to analyze and rectify her whopping

her mind, they were already

Squire.

new-found arrogance had already taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying. It would only be

of his mind on them. The sheer pressure