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.

was a sensation that only those in a higher Realm of existence could

those at a far deeper

Rui

had managed to discover the

woman examined them expressionlessly. 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,

a bull-rushing

out of his reverie.

dove to the side. The other four were frozen, not even

the woman launched herself

BOOM!!!

herself at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded

tore the very atmosphere

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

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

Rui was so mind-boggled he just stared at her with an expression that

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

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

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 only be used

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

He had directed a pointed look at Rui back then. "The difference between us

subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very recently

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

hasn't even gotten used to her

could not be considered 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

to think of her as a

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

they

Martial Squire.

favour. If they had any chance

of his mind on them. The