Rui wanted to walk over immediately and smack some sense into the treacherous moron. But his rationality quashed that urge quickly.

They were in the middle of a battle. The most important matter was the successful completion of the assault on the expanded territory of the Kingdom of Nochus. Rui would be doing himself harm by being the one to escalate the matter in the middle of battle. He could not prove Ian had deliberately aimed at him, but Ian would be able to prove that Rui escalated the matter in the middle of combat.

He would be playing into his hands if he simply acted on his emotions, thankfully Rui was quite rational regarding the matter

But Rui realized he needed to be careful of Ian, the man's grudge was stronger than Rui had expected if he was willing to backstab a fellow Kandrian Martial Artist in a battle against other nations.

BAM BAM BAM!

Rui took down another Martial Apprentice as he glanced at the state of the base of the Kingdom of Nochus. The base had been evacuated, and the sheer environmental damage caused by many dozens of high-ranking Martial Apprentices was immense.

"Hm?" Rui's Seismic Mapping sensed the seismic radiation of motorized carriages heading towards them at incredibly high speeds.

"Reinforcements!" He shouted, announcing the Kandrian Martial Artists.

It seemed that the Kingdom of Nochus had gone as far as to forsake a part of the defense of the core territory to reinforce the Martial Apprentice assets that were still defending the expanded territories.

the Kandrian Martial Artists were whittling down the Martial Artists of

as several uniformed soldiers leaped out of them. They were part of the military of the Kingdom of

they didn't feel like Martial Apprentices. Rui noticed strange devices across their arms, recalling seeing something similar on many soldiers of the Kandrian Royal

('Potions!') Rui's eyes widened.

Martial Apprentices with fearsome

Instinct and the Mindmirror brain. Time slowed down from his perspective as he took in the whole situation. The Martial Artists had begun retreating at the sight of

that they wouldn't let them retreat. As defensive reinforcements, they weren't meant to

Martial Artists were hurt and damaged by the

The operation was successful.

did you attack me? Your action is a violation of the oaths you swore not only to become a Martial Apprentice but also the ones you undertook when accepting this

to in order to obtain their Martial licenses. Among these statements was the pledge to good faith, to

at Rui. "I was locked in combat with a Martial Apprentice and he avoided an attack

was lying. Rui could feel it with

instead replied. "Take care to ensure that it never happens again. Surely you wouldn't want to hurt a fellow Martial Apprentice in a conflict

I wouldn't."

is going to be a pain in the ass to deal with.')

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