"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

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his

drank from the

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques,

actually had to use

to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me.

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 basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my instincts and habits the entire

after some back and forth, but it definitely

other two remained silent

how old do you think he is?" the first guard

those

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

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

I think he is

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

sure what he should

told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

away from Shang, and he was

passed, and it was

had closed, which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of

fight that one student from the academy?"

two he had met in the bar were already back

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones," the guard

asked. "How many did the guy

guard said. "I only

shock. "He fought that many of us in just

Number 95," another guard

was Number 144," the fourth one

your fights go?"

wasn't bad," Number

pretty good," Number 144

inexperienced,

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced to

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't know," Number 95

about this?" Number 183 asked. "He was definitely

guards looked at Number 183 in

don't have to overdo it," Number

shouted. "I nearly

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

managed to trigger

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255