"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

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his

drank from the

with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with

actually had to use your real weapon?"

it still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he

they heard that. "That really is a strange way

him was very different from fighting any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my

I won after some back and forth,

remained silent for a

how old do you think

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

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

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

I think he is probably in his late

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

what he should think

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

away from Shang, and he was quickly

and it was late at night

to gather in one of the

to fight that one student from the academy?"

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

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones,"

asked. "How many did the guy

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

that many

Number 95," another

144,"

did your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad," Number 95

good,"

bit inexperienced,

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed

pretty

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

the three guards looked at

overdo it,"

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

had been pretty strong, but

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

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received

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