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.

that only those in a higher Realm of existence

a sensation that only those at a far

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

They had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm

her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some

bull-rushing stance, aiming

snapped out of his reverie. "Shit.

to the side. The other

as the woman launched herself at

BOOM!!!

launched herself at a with an astronomic speed

body tore the

launched herself with would absolutely have killed

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

far over their heads crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum had finally been killed,

She... missed?

he just stared at her with an expression that was saturated with

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

flashed back to

different, our techniques function mechanically different." 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 power. Squire-level techniques are simply techniques that can handle the power of Martial Squires, and can

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

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

subject in

highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had

Rui realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used

would be 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

think of her

took her time leisurely, trying to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush over and

they

Squire. They were

arrogance had already taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of

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