"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,"

as he pushed his mug of beer towards

from

Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with

actually had to use

to the

heard that.

warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a

back and forth, but it definitely

other two remained

do you think he is?" the first

answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall

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

at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon,

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

snorted. "Late twenties? The guy didn't

sure what he

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

away from Shang,

and it

forced the off-duty guards to gather

one student from the academy?" one of the

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

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones," the

asked. "How many did

said. "I only know

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

was Number 95," another guard

144," the fourth

how did your

bad,"

good,"

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism. "He seemed

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

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

the three guards looked

have to overdo it," Number 144

183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

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

183 answered in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received

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