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

far deeper depth of

Rui whispered,

had succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret to

one who was able to

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

out of

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

he bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded

tore the very atmosphere

titanic power she had launched herself with would absolutely

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

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

paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she

to a conversation he'd

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,

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

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

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

especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any

Rui realized. ('She 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

to think

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

her mind, they

Martial Squire.

worked in Rui's favour. If they

glared at all four of them, focusing all of his mind on them. The sheer pressure he exerted drew their attention in