"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," Steve

did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as

from the

with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my sword,"

so you actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

low to the ground, and

they heard that. "That

my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in

after some back and forth,

other two remained silent

do you think he is?" the first

"He wears one of those Haze Masks.

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

at the Early General Stage, and his technique also

seem like a fresh graduate. I

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

what he should think about

inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't seem

topic veered away from Shang, and

hours passed, and it was late

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

did you guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the

guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones,"

ones?" Steve asked. "How

know," the guard said. "I only

"He fought that many of us in

was Number 95,"

Number 144,"

how did your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad," Number

was pretty good," Number

inexperienced, though," Steve

other three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

pretty experienced? I don't know,"

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

guards looked at Number 183 in

have to overdo

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost

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

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

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received

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