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.

that only those in a

was a sensation that only those at a far deeper depth

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

had managed to discover the secret to the

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

bull-rushing stance, aiming at

snapped out of

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

terror as the woman launched herself at the four of

BOOM!!!

a with an astronomic speed that

the

would absolutely have killed the four

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

just stared at her with an expression

confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she

then that Rui understood. His mind flashed back to a conversation he'd

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

compatible with the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui had

a pointed look at

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

was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy

Squire-level techniques!') Rui realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used to

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

to think of her

her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't

mind, they were

was a Martial Squire. They were going

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

mind on them. The sheer pressure