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 higher

a far deeper depth of

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

to discover the secret to the Squire Realm

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

a bull-rushing stance, aiming

snapped out of

to the side. The other four were frozen, not even Nel had

with terror as the woman launched

BOOM!!!

launched herself at a with an astronomic speed that far exceeded even

the very

launched herself with would absolutely have killed the four

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous

She... missed?

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

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

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

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

to be compatible with the power of a Martial Squire?"

and it's harder than it sounds." He had directed a pointed look at Rui back then.

eyes widened in 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

since Rui highly doubted

hasn't even

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

accurate to think of her

whopping inaccuracy. She

they were already

a Martial Squire. They were going

If they had any chance of not dying. It would

mind on them. The sheer pressure he exerted drew their attention