"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.

explain things," Steve

how did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of beer

from the

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques,

had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the

when they heard that. "That really is a strange way to

any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my

and forth, but

other two remained

think he

snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall

sure that

guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but I can somewhat remember how

like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

"Late twenties? The guy didn't

what he should think about

told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve

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

it was

off-duty guards to gather

you guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly

yeah, that guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the

"How many did the

said. "I only know that I

Steve asked in shock. "He fought that

was Number 95," another

was Number 144," the fourth one

your fights go?" Number

wasn't bad," Number 95

good,"

bit inexperienced, though,"

three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He

he was experienced but pretty experienced? I

about this?" Number 183 asked. "He

guards looked at

overdo it," Number

183 shouted.

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

managed to

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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