The Martial Unity

Rui was satisfied with the plan that he had come up with under the constraints that he was forced to operate under, two of them, specifically. He wanted to make sure he extracted the giant esoteric ore deposit under the trunk of the tree before Deacon Industries became explicitly aware of its existence. He definitely would not consider taking it after they had already extracted it and begun transporting it.

Which meant he had to act as soon as was humanly possible. Given that condition, the plan he had created definitely maximized that outcome. The second the final layer of branches was being destroyed before they could reach close enough to get a glimpse of the esoteric ore, he distracted and obscured their vision with a few special smoke grenades before quickly extracting the boulder and immediately leaving the area. The two of them reached the tunnels they were headed for extremely swiftly without any hitch, just as they had planned.

What they hadn't accounted for was a crazy overpowered grade-ten Martial Squire launching a gigantic long-range and wide-area wind attack that ended up severely hurting many of his own comrades. It was an insane thing to do, and Rui did not think Chairman Deacon would overlook such a transgression.

Still, it didn't matter. What mattered was that even though it was diluted when it reached them, it was enough to disrupt the Void Step technique when it slammed into them.

Rui and Kane almost reflexively got back together in a state of heightened alertness and adrenaline. Only a brief moment had passed when the Void Step technique was inactive, and the next moment, they had restored it.

And yet, the damage was done.

Martial Squires exclaimed as his senses just barely caught some figures appearing and disappearing into thin air. Deacon Industries had set up patrolling Martial Squires around

just a brief moment. Even if it was just the

Kane

of them immediately dashed out off

it!" Kane cursed. "That fucking psychopath! He probably killed the most immediate Martial Squires around him given how off-guard they probably were.

keep his composure regardless of how much they had been exposed. He was well aware that if there was one way to screw the situation up more than it already was,

mind as he analyzed the

away from us when Void Step was disrupted is really the

are you doing?!" Kane

Rui sighed heaved

happened far too quickly. It doesn't help that we had specifically primed our minds to complete the operation without any superfluous thought processes to ensure we don't dilly-dally. That has come back to bite us in the ass partially,

there was a grade-ten Martial Squire volatile enough to launch a powerful attack on friendlies impulsively due to being subjected to a smoke