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 Realm of existence could

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

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

discover the secret

Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure.

bull-rushing stance, aiming at

snapped out of

to the side. The

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

BOOM!!!

an astronomic

tore the very atmosphere

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

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

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

over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she wasn't pleased, she glanced at her

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

different." Squire Dylon had once 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 Squires, and can only be

they're just designed to be compatible with the power of a Martial

it sounds." He had directed a pointed

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

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

Rui realized. ('She hasn't even

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

to think of

to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She

they were already

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 of them worked

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