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

far

Squire...!" Rui

managed to discover the

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

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

out of his reverie. "Shit.

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

the woman launched

BOOM!!!

a with an astronomic speed that

the very

had launched herself with would absolutely

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

part of the wall many meters above the ground,

She... missed?

mind-boggled he just stared at her with an expression

the four of them who had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up,

understood. His mind flashed back to

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

designed to be compatible with the power

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

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

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

('She hasn't even gotten used

Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her

accurate to think

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

mind, they

was a Martial Squire. They

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

all four of them, focusing all of his mind on them. The sheer pressure he