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 sensation that only those in a higher

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

Rui

had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm just

Raw hostility emerged from her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to

a bull-rushing stance, aiming

of his reverie. "Shit.

dove to the side. The other

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

BOOM!!!

herself at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded even that of

the

herself with would absolutely

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

he just stared at

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

Rui understood. His mind flashed back to a

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

power

directed a pointed look at Rui back

his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this

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

('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 was well below the Squire-Realm as far as overall combat

think of

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

they were

was a Martial Squire. They were

If they had any chance of not dying. It would

of them, focusing all of his mind on