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.

those in a higher Realm of existence could exert

that only those at a far deeper

Rui whispered,

succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret

onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming

out of his reverie.

to the side. The

as the woman launched herself at the

BOOM!!!

an astronomic speed that far

tore the very atmosphere

sheer titanic power she had launched herself with would absolutely have

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous

She... missed?

stared at her with an expression that was saturated with

in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed.

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

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 used by

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

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

subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only

since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana

('She hasn't even gotten used to her own power,

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

accurate to think of her

whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush over and resume killing the

her mind, they were

Martial Squire. They were

her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying.

them, focusing all of his mind on