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.

a higher Realm

a far deeper depth of their path

Rui

managed to discover the secret to

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

adopted a bull-rushing stance,

of his

was the only one who dove to the side. The

with terror as the woman launched herself at the four of

BOOM!!!

herself at a with an astronomic speed that far

body tore the very atmosphere

sheer titanic power she had launched herself with would

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

ground, crashing through more obstacles

She... missed?

so mind-boggled he just stared at her with an expression that was

four of them who had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed.

back to a conversation he'd had with Squire

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

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

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

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

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

realized. ('She hasn't even gotten

likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her lack of Squire-level techniques meant that she was well below the Squire-Realm as

accurate to think of

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

they were already

was a Martial Squire.

in Rui's favour. If they had any chance of not dying. It

his mind on them. The sheer pressure he