The Martial Unity

The Kandrian Empire's initial plan in regard to the Serevian Dungeon was simple;

Expand aggressively and fast.

Prevent the closest competitors from expanding.

The former was, of course, to capitalize and colonize as much land and as many resources as possible. The latter was to ensure that none of the Kandrian Empire's closest competitors could colonize land and drain it of resources.

It wasn't good enough to seize land already seized by the competitors of the Kandrian Empire. If the Kandrian Empire seized lands from other nations, those lands will likely have already been completely drained of their fruit. The fruit extraction process was rather easy and quick, after all. Even if the Kandrian Empire invaded and conquered territory only a few days after they had been initially colonized, it was entirely possible that all the fruits will have been entirely plundered by the colonizing group that the Kandrian Empire conquered the land from.

That was why, in the context of the Kandrian Empire, prevention of colonization was more important than stealing colonized lands. That was why the second objective of the constant assault on the territories of the closest competitors was there at all.

By having the offense team constantly assaulting the territories of the small nations, the Kandrian Empire could significantly slow down if not entirely impede the expansion of the small nations outside their core territories. This was why the offensive team comprised the best of the best that the Martial Union was able to gather in a short amount of time.

Days flew by as the Martial Apprentices of the offensive squad continued conducting an increasing number of assaults into the expanded territories of the Kingdom of Nochus, the State of Hreefal, and the Republic of Jerefin.

BOOM!!!

A large section of the fortified wall barricading the territory of the Republic of Jerefin in the Serevian Dungeon collapsed.

Dozens of Martial Apprentices of the Kandrian Martial Union leaped in.

wrung under the combined weight

of them, a single Martial Apprentices stood

Jerefin were drawn to him as they gazed

He met their eyes.

meaningless gesture to him sent chills down their spines as they found themselves unable to break eye contact? His eyes froze their gaze, as

they were

crippling. But not nearly as crippling

It wasn't as though he moved as fast

Apprentices collapsed like bowling pins before

asked to fill in their reports, it was discovered none

for the sheer dominance that Rui displayed on the battlefield. When the intelligence department pressed them for an answer that was vital for understanding the prowess of the Martial Artist combat asset that had wreaked havoc, the explanations provided were so ridiculous that the intelligence officers felt embarrassed typing them out into the profile created for the extremely dangerous Martial Artist

magic." One Martial Apprentice described with

movements were pre-ordained, known, and seen through. He was no Martial Artist, he was a prophet." Another

horror of the higher-ups of the Republic of Jerefin, confusion was not

No.

hands of a Martial Apprentice shivered as she

The intelligence officer

arms out as though she were balancing on a ledge.

medical aid here." the intelligence officer spoke through a communication