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 higher Realm of existence could exert onto

only those at a far deeper depth of

Rui whispered,

succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm just in

was able to

a bull-rushing stance, aiming

snapped out of his reverie.

the side. The other four were frozen, not

the woman launched herself at the

BOOM!!!

an astronomic speed that far

the

herself with would absolutely have killed

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing

She... missed?

stared at her with

in shocked confusion. The woman got

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

mechanically different." Squire Dylon had once told him 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

the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui had asked

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

elation as tinge of hope entered his eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that

highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level techniques in the

realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used

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 below the Squire-Realm as far as overall combat

accurate to think of her

rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't immediately rush

her mind, they were

was a Martial Squire.

If they had any chance of not dying. It would only be if all of them worked

all of his mind on them. The sheer pressure