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 higher Realm

sensation that only those at a far deeper depth

Rui whispered,

to discover the secret to the

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

a bull-rushing stance, aiming

out of

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

terror as the woman

BOOM!!!

woman launched herself at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded even that of

tore the

with would absolutely

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

went flying far over their heads crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum had finally been killed, landing a great distance

She... missed?

at

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

that Rui understood. His mind flashed back to

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

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

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

tinge of hope entered his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which

It was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level techniques in the

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

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

accurate to think of

and rectify her whopping inaccuracy.

her mind, they were already

was a Martial Squire.

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

of his mind on them. The sheer