"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

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

from the

to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with

to

moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who

that. "That really

warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but

won after some back and

two remained silent for

do you think he

snort. "He wears one of those

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

how is that supposed to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't

seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his late

two snorted. "Late twenties? The

wasn't sure what he should think about

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

a while, the topic veered away from Shang, and

it was late at night

off-duty guards to gather in one

to fight that one student from the

met in the bar were already back at work, and he would

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the

asked. "How many did the guy

said. "I only know that

asked in shock. "He fought that many of us in

95,"

Number 144,"

did your

bad," Number

was pretty good," Number 144

bit inexperienced,

other three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He

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

are we even talking about this?" Number

the three guards looked

have to overdo it,"

exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted.

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

frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic Circle on my

the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183

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