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 of existence

far deeper depth of their path could exert onto

Squire...!" Rui

had managed to discover the secret to

one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted a stance in defiance. Yet, he

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

out of his

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

bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at the

BOOM!!!

an astronomic speed that far exceeded

tore the very

sheer titanic power she had launched herself with would absolutely have killed

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

flying far over their heads crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground,

She... missed?

he just stared at her with an expression that

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

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

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

with the power of

pointed

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

techniques! It was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any

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

considered 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

to think of

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

they were

Squire. They

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

on them. The sheer pressure he exerted drew their