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

that only those at a far deeper depth of their

Rui

They had managed to discover

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

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

of

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

he bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at the

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded

body tore the very

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

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

he just stared at her with an expression that was saturated

shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she wasn't pleased, she glanced

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

Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot

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

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

was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very recently broken

Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had

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

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

to think of her

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

mind, they were

a Martial Squire.

already taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying. It would only be if all of them worked

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