"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

how did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed

drank from

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

so you actually had to use your real

low to the ground,

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

foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically

won after some back and forth, but

other two remained silent

do you think he is?" the

supposed to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't

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

and his technique also

graduate. I think he is probably in his late

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

he should think

was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve

topic veered away from Shang, and he was quickly

and it was

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

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

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

number were you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early

Steve asked. "How

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

fought that many of

Number 95," another

144," the

yeah, how did your

bad," Number

was pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism. "He

mean, he was experienced but pretty

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

three guards looked at Number

have to overdo it," Number 144

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

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

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

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had received

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