"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,"

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he

from

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to

you actually had to use your real

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

two laughed when they heard that. "That really is a strange way

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

some back and forth, but

remained

you think he is?"

those Haze

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

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 can somewhat remember how

didn't seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

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

what he should think

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

away from Shang, and

it was late at night

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

also have to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly asked the

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

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the

asked. "How

guard said. "I only know that

that many

95," another guard

was Number 144," the fourth one

yeah, how did your fights

bad,"

good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though,"

three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty

experienced but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

are we even talking about this?" Number 183 asked. "He was

the three guards looked at Number

to overdo

183 shouted.

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

in frustration. "He even managed to trigger

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had

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