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.

a higher Realm of existence could exert

at a far deeper depth of their

Squire...!" Rui

discover the secret to the Squire

Raw 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 was the only

bull-rushing stance, aiming at

of his reverie.

The other four were frozen, not even Nel

bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at

BOOM!!!

with an astronomic speed that

tore the very atmosphere

titanic power she had launched herself with would absolutely have killed

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

so mind-boggled he just stared at

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

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

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

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

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

a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very recently broken through to

had not mastered any Squire-level techniques! It was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level

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

or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor

to think of her

and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush over

they were already

was a Martial Squire. They were going

If they had any chance of not dying. It would only be if

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