"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,"

Jarrod asked as he pushed

from

Defense Techniques, I had to

you actually had to use your real weapon?"

low to the

other two laughed when they heard that.

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

after some back and forth,

other two remained

think he is?" the

a snort. "He wears one of those

sure," the first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a

supposed to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and

seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is

two snorted. "Late twenties? The

wasn't sure what he should

Steve that he was inexperienced, but the

while, the topic veered away from Shang, and

passed, and it was late at

which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of the towers to

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

Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

so you're one of the

"How many did the guy

don't know," the guard said. "I

in shock. "He fought that many of us

Number 95," another guard

144," the

how did your fights

bad," Number

pretty good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though,"

guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

talking about this?" Number 183

three guards looked at

to overdo

Number 183 shouted. "I

Steve's opponent had

frustration. "He even managed to trigger

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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