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

at a far deeper depth of their path could

Rui whispered,

to discover the secret to the Squire Realm just

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

a bull-rushing stance, aiming

of his

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

the woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

at a with an astronomic

body tore the very atmosphere

launched herself with would absolutely have killed the four of them on the

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum had finally been

She... missed?

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

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

His mind flashed back to a

function 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 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 be used

power of a Martial Squire?" Rui

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

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

impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy

techniques!') Rui realized. ('She hasn't even

full-fledged Squire. She would be crushed by the likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her

to think of her as a

woman took her time leisurely, trying to analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She

her mind, they

Martial Squire.

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

all of his mind on them.