The Martial Unity

Rui did his very best to exploit the flaws and shortcomings in the VOID algorithm. Exchange after exchange, he abused them to the best he could. The disadvantage he had accumulated prior was slowly starting to get mitigated.

The biggest problem was that his shadow clone self didn't really seem to be capable of taking damage. Even if Rui pounded it with a barrage of powerful attacks, it would get up, walk it off and continue as if nothing happened. Whereas any damage Rui took didn't magically disappear, he retained all of it. Even if his new tactic allowed him to outplay his opponent, the lack of damage and fatigue on his opponent's part meant that none of it ever stuck.

Rui had to work harder and harder each time he wanted to overwhelm his opponent.

But what did it matter? His opponent simply got back up and continued fighting with the same ferocity as before. Rui's combat kept getting duller and duller.

It only snowballed even further as time passed.

BOOM!!

Rui grimaced as a powerful Flowing Canon flung him away. He crashed into his immediate surroundings, getting up quickly.

An eternity had passed. He felt as though he was going insane with all this endless fighting. He was bleeding profusely and panting heavily in exhaustion. He felt his mental body going limp with fatigue.

Yet, he didn't give up.

He grabbed the incoming attack from his shadow clone, using Flow Flux to throw him off. He launched a Tempestuous Ripple, blasting the shadow clone of his with a wind blast. His shadow clone swiftly recovered launching another attack.

BAM!

Rui grimaced as the attack crashed into his abdomen, unguarded.

PEW!

The Stinger slammed into his clone's head. Yet, Rui wasn't done. He launched a barrage of attacks that bypassed the VOID algorithm via its flaws and shortcomings.

BOOM!

attack landed on the shadow clone,

ounce of his mental body was in pain, he

WHOOSH

had arrived, launching a powerful attack at

this how it ends?') He struggled to put up

power it had. Rui could feel the tiniest hint of haste and

it didn't have any

attack was just about to crash into

had gritted his teeth with his head

...

Nothing happened.

knitted in confusion. He raised

There was nothing.

looked around in suspicion. ('Where did

work crumbled as

his face as the familiar white ceiling of the operating room entered his field of vision along with

asked as she flashed his eyes with a flashlight device. "Pupils are reactive.

back!" He exclaimed with elation and

to him. "The procedure was a success. You successfully resisted the mental

felt exhausted beyond anything

be conducting a few tests just to make su-" She paused when she heard

and his mind was too tired to even try staying awake after it had confirmed it was safe. He didn't

up later feeling fresher than he ever had. Not even potions were this invigorating. He got up

moved to a different room.') He mused as a nurse popped into his room, noticing he

are

"How long

rest after the incredibly strenuous ten minutes. We've steadily injected highly nourishing and healing potions into your body that would