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 higher Realm of existence could exert onto

a far deeper depth of

Squire...!" Rui

managed to discover the secret to

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

adopted a bull-rushing stance,

snapped out of his

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

with terror as the woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

an astronomic speed that far exceeded

tore the

would absolutely have killed the

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

at her with an expression that

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

then that Rui understood. His mind flashed back to a conversation he'd had with Squire Dylon a

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

the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui had asked

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

as tinge of hope entered his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely

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

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

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 techniques meant that she

accurate to think of her as a

whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush

they were

was a Martial Squire. They were going

If they

them, focusing all of his mind on