"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,"

go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed

drank from

our Defense Techniques, I

actually had to use

low to the ground, and other times,

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

was effective," Steve said. "Fighting 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 instincts and habits

some back and forth, but it

remained silent for a

old do you think he is?" the first guard

I supposed to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those

how he fought, I was sure

at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't

a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

The guy didn't even know our

sure what he should think

was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve

a while, the topic veered away from Shang, and he was quickly

hours passed, and it was

to gather in one

the academy?" one

the bar were

you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

so you're one of the early ones," the guard

Steve asked. "How many

"I only know

Steve asked in shock. "He fought that many of

was Number 95,"

Number 144," the

yeah, how did your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad,"

pretty good,"

bit inexperienced,

other three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced to

he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

Number

three guards looked at Number

don't have to overdo it," Number 144

shouted. "I nearly

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

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

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183

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