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.

was a sensation that only those in a higher

at a far deeper depth of their path could exert

Squire...!" Rui whispered,

succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret to the Squire Realm

onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance

bull-rushing

of his reverie. "Shit.

The other four were frozen, not even Nel had been

the woman launched herself at the four of

BOOM!!!

an astronomic speed that far exceeded even that of

the very

launched herself with would absolutely have

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

over their heads crashing through a part of the wall many meters above the ground, crashing through more obstacles until her tremendous momentum

She... missed?

he just stared at her with an expression that was

woman

that Rui understood. His mind flashed back to a conversation he'd

we are fundamentally different, our techniques 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

the power of a Martial Squire?" Rui

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

she was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only very recently broken

highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level techniques in the

realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used to her own power,

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

accurate to think of

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

they

Squire. They were going

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

focusing all of his mind on them. The sheer