"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,"

as he pushed his mug of

from the

with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight

to use your

it still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over

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

to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my instincts and habits

I won after some back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

other two remained silent

do you think he is?"

to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is

sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone that just reached

work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but I

graduate. I

The guy didn't even know our

wasn't sure what he

other two told Steve that he was inexperienced,

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

hours passed, and it was

forced the off-duty guards to gather in one

you guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?"

in the bar

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

so you're one of the early ones," the guard

asked. "How many did

"I only know

fought that

was Number 95," another

was Number 144," the fourth one

how did your fights

wasn't bad," Number 95

was pretty good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He

but pretty experienced? I don't

this?" Number 183

three guards looked at Number 183

overdo it," Number

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty

frustration. "He even managed

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

183 had received a life-threatening

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