The Martial Unity

It wasn't long before his plan came to fruition. Primordial Instinct rang alarm bells in his mind as he sensed danger approaching from below him at an astonishing speed.

WHOOSH

Rui evaded the creature narrowly as it zoomed past him at incredible speeds. It flew close to as fast as he was on the ground, meaning it was incredibly difficult to evade. He only managed to do so this time due to how far away it had approached him; from the ground.

The hippogriff opened its beaks, releasing a powerful eagle chirp. It locked eyes with Rui for a moment, as they stared at each other.

Rui could only see fury in its eyes, anger at having missed its prey.

[Why do you rage?] Rui asked it with Fauna Flow. He conveyed the question using a combination of body gestures, breathing, and growls. The hippogriff's eyes widened as it understood what he was trying to convey.

[FOOD] It chirped defiantly as it launched itself against him once more at a tremendous speed.

BAM!

It rammed into him with its full momentum, trying to haze him before finishing him off. Rui hadn't been able to avoid it in time because it was too fast and much more comfortable in the air than he was. He was fighting in its terrain. However, Rui had already predicted this would be the case.

He wasn't a moron. A creature with large wings was most certainly going to be more equipped in aerial combat than he was. He didn't intend to capture the beast midair amidst aerial combat. That was not his plan.

facing him as it charged towards him with full force towards him again, this

POW POW!

talons away with both arms as he evaded the attack. Eagles were generally ambush predators that swooped in, latched onto their prey, and pecked and tore apart at its prey until it was no longer moving before then feasting on it. He would be

chirped before launching itself

BAM!

a hint of surprise

of Adamant Reforging and Inner Divergence. He wasn't particularly concerned about the damage he suffered. In the past, he would have needed to take this into account. Damage could accrue fast, and he could be in

would decline too much leading to critical injuries that most certainly would threaten

quite quickly. Although he most certainly was no Wolverine, lesser and more superficial wounds effectively disappeared in a matter of

his endurance had risen tremendously. He could withstand

wasn't necessarily limited to

BAM!

appeared to be a grimace flashed across its face. Rui had not forgotten

had mastered Reverberating Lance, which allowed him to permeate an impact deeper causing greater damage than he would have been able to

he truly launched his most powerful attacks, the creature would probably end up hemorrhaging as a