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

at a far deeper depth of their path could exert

Rui whispered,

research facility had succeeded. They had managed to discover

crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted

bull-rushing stance,

snapped out of his reverie. "Shit.

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

with terror as the woman launched herself at

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic speed that far

body tore the very atmosphere

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

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until

She... missed?

Rui was so mind-boggled he just stared at her

of them who had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman

back to a conversation he'd had with Squire Dylon a

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

to be compatible with the power of a

and it's harder than it sounds." He had directed a pointed look at Rui back then.

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

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

Squire-level techniques!') Rui realized. ('She hasn't

by the likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her lack

accurate to think of her

trying to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush

they

was a Martial Squire.

but this worked in Rui's favour. If they

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