The Martial Unity

One of the perks of the missions in the Serevian Dungeon was the fact that Martial Artists did not need to write reports on their missions like they would normally be required to. The reason for that was the Martial Union and the Kandrian Royal Army were surveilling the battle with the surveilling facilities that had been erected within their territory. The Serevian Dungeon colonization team already had accurate information on exactly how the battle proceeded.

"The mission was a brilliant success." Commissioner Feristen announced with a smile. "Frankly, all of you have exceeded even our most optimistic projections. The Sekigahara Confederate has suffered disproportionately high losses and the military has successfully inflicted significant damage on the fortifications that they had erected. I have been authorized to bonus all of you for your meritorious efforts..."

Rui listened to his words carefully as he scrutinized the man.

('He's painting a very positive spin to this.') Rui noted. ('What about the Martial Apprentices that died?')

Around nine Martial Artists of the Martial Union had died. Not too devastating in the big picture, but not insignificant. Yet their sacrifices didn't seem to be as impactful as he had initially expected.

Each of those Martial Apprentices had fought for the Kandrian Empire and died in the process.

Of course, Rui understood the mindset behind the response of the Martial Union to this. While it certainly was true that Martial Artists dying was a pretty undesirable outcome, it couldn't be avoided.

It was inevitable.

it was between

Apprentice that had come here had come of their own free will knowing full well the dangers and potential for death in this mission, especially with the entirely

ridiculous degree to justify the difficulty and had also waived off the expenses of potions and

this in mind, Rui couldn't really say the mission was

Martial Apprentices genuinely improve. The most powerful Martial Apprentices in the world almost always ended up

dispersed once commissioner Feristen had finished his address

alright." Rui nodded as he met

was hella fun!"

you got seriously hurt." Rui threw a resigned

you

with him any further as

circumstances of the battlefield," Fae replied. "I've made improvements that have generally focused on one-on-one battles, but I have soon come to realize that my ability to cope under circumstances as chaotic as the battlefield has reduced. I have focused and invested a lot

recalled her demonstrating her vacuum palms during the assault attack on the Squire breakthrough research facility. She used a breathing technique as well as synchronized movements to create a

that it forced her to invest too much in a single opponent. If she used this tactic in a scenario against multiple opponents she would be leaving herself wide open to an attack from the other Martial Apprentices. That was why she couldn't operate her

defense is compromised due to focusing on one opponent at a time. I know you're an offensive Martial Apprentice, however,