"I was lucky. I got him with the Flying Beast Defense Technique."

Inside a tavern, several guards were talking to each other.

"So you were the reason why he managed to evade my spears!" another guard on the table grumbled.

The first guard only snickered. "Well, I was the first one. How did your fight go?"

"I think I was the fourth he fought," the other guard said. "Luckily, he didn't know the Earth Beast Cracker. I don't remember what his weapon was, but I remember that I managed to make him lose his weapon. The fight was over after that."

"Yeah, he probably wears one of these Haze Masks," the first guard said. "Of course, I can't remember."

At that point, another guard walked through the doors since his shift had just ended.

"Hey, Steve!" the second guard shouted. "Over here!"

The newest guard, Steve, walked over with a laugh and sat down. "What's up?" he asked.

"Hey, did you fight that guy in the academy too?" the second guard asked.

"Wait, you guys fought him as well?" Steve asked.

The two guards nodded.

"Didn't your shift end like five hours ago?"

The two guards nodded again.

"What was your number?" Steve asked.

"I was number one, and Jarrod was number four," the first guard said.

"Tch," Steve spat. "You probably had it easy as number one."

The first guard only laughed. "Don't act like you didn't also have it easy."

"What are you talking about?" Steve asked. "I was number 57, and I had to fight him for like over half a minute."

The first two guards only looked at Steve in surprise.

"What?" Steve asked.

"Half a minute?" Jarrod asked. "Did we fight the same guy?"

"Probably," Steve said. "The numbers seem to check out with the timeframe. Why?"

The first guard and Jarrod looked at each other. "Well, we basically won in an instant."

"In an instant?" Steve asked. "I mean, I get that being the first has some advantage, but that quick?"

"Yeah, he didn't know our techniques in the beginning," the first guard explained.

would explain things," Steve

go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug

drank from the

with our Defense Techniques, I had to

you actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who

two laughed when they heard that. "That really is

Steve said. "Fighting him was very different from fighting any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will

and

two remained silent for

you think he is?" the first guard

those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or what weapon he

first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone that just reached the

Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad.

graduate. I

The guy didn't even

he should think

was inexperienced,

while, the topic veered away from Shang, and he was

passed, and it was late at night

guards to gather in one of the towers

to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the

the bar were already back at work,

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones," the guard

"How many did

know," the guard said. "I only know that I was Number

in shock. "He fought that many of

was Number 95," another

144,"

did your fights

wasn't bad," Number

was pretty good," Number 144

bit inexperienced,

guards

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced to

experienced but pretty experienced? I

talking about this?" Number 183 asked. "He

looked at

overdo it," Number

exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly

lost?" Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve

183 answered in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic Circle on my

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received a

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