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.

only those in a higher

only those at a far deeper depth of their path could

Rui whispered,

had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm just

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

a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

snapped out of his reverie. "Shit.

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

woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic

the very atmosphere

launched herself with would absolutely have killed the

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, landing a great distance away from

She... missed?

stared at her with an expression that was saturated

confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet

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

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

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

a pointed look at Rui

tinge of hope entered his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this

especially impossible since Rui highly

techniques!') Rui realized. ('She hasn't even gotten

likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of

think of her as

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

mind, they were already

a Martial Squire.

taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying. It would only be if all of them

of his mind on