"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,"

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed

from the

Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my

had to

low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who does that?" Steve

other two laughed when they heard that. "That really is

not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the

some back and forth, but it

two remained silent for

how old do you think

one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or what weapon he

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

guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his

like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably

snorted. "Late twenties? The guy didn't

what he should think about

he was inexperienced, but

topic veered away from Shang, and he was

hours passed, and it

to gather in one

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

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

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early

Steve asked. "How many

said. "I only

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

was Number 95," another guard

was Number 144," the fourth

did your fights go?" Number

bad," Number 95

was pretty good," Number

inexperienced, though," Steve

guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced to

experienced but pretty experienced?

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

three guards looked at Number

overdo

shouted. "I nearly

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

managed

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183

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