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 sensation that only those in a higher

at a far deeper

Rui

had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm

examined them expressionlessly. Raw hostility emerged from her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

of his reverie.

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

he bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at

BOOM!!!

an astronomic

the

launched herself with would absolutely

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum had finally been killed, landing a great distance away from

She... missed?

at her with an expression that was saturated

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

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

him about the difference between Apprentice and Squire level techniques. "An Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot utilize our full power because it

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

He had directed a pointed look at

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

impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana

('She hasn't even gotten used

a 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 was well below the Squire-Realm as far as overall combat

more accurate to think of her as a

trying to analyze and rectify her whopping

mind, they

Martial Squire.

new-found arrogance had already taken her mindset, but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any

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