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

a far deeper

Rui

managed to discover the secret to the

them expressionlessly. Raw hostility emerged from her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted a stance in defiance. Yet, he was the only

a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

of his reverie.

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

bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded even that of

the

with would absolutely have killed the

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

above the ground,

She... missed?

at her with an

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

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

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

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

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

of 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 only very recently broken through to the

since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even

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

she 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

think of her as

leisurely, trying to analyze and rectify her whopping

her mind, they

Squire.

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

glared at all four of them, focusing all of his mind on them.