"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

asked as he pushed his mug of beer

from the

our Defense Techniques, I had to fight

had to use your

moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other

heard that. "That really is a strange way to

Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in

some back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

two remained silent

do you think he is?" the first

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

said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh

guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and

a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his

snorted. "Late twenties? The guy didn't even know our

wasn't sure what he

was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't seem

topic veered away from Shang, and he was quickly

it was late at night

which forced the off-duty guards to

the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly asked

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

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the

ones?" Steve asked. "How many

the guard said. "I only know

asked in shock. "He fought that many

was Number 95,"

Number 144," the

your fights go?" Number

bad," Number

was pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism.

but pretty experienced?

Number 183 asked. "He

looked at Number 183

overdo it," Number

shouted. "I nearly lost

opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had

answered in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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