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.

sensation that only those in a higher Realm of

at a far deeper depth of their path could exert onto

Rui whispered,

managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm just in

woman examined them expressionlessly. 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

woman adopted a bull-rushing stance, aiming at

snapped out of his

side. The other

bellowed with terror as the woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

launched herself at a with an astronomic speed that

the very

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

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

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

She... missed?

at her with an expression that was saturated with

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

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

level techniques. "An Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot utilize our

compatible with the power of a Martial Squire?"

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

eyes. It was quite clear she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was

not mastered any Squire-level techniques! It was especially impossible since Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana

hasn't even

the likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her unaccustomed demeanor and her lack

more accurate to think

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

they were already

a Martial Squire. They were going

they had any chance of

of his mind on them. The sheer pressure he exerted drew their attention in an