"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,"

fight go?" Jarrod asked as he

from the

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

so you actually had to use

really low to the

that. "That really

opponent will do, but

and forth, but it definitely wasn't

two remained silent for

think

supposed to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how

was sure that

"The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon,

graduate. I think he is probably in his

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

wasn't sure what he

inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't seem

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

it was late at night

forced the off-duty guards to

the academy?" one of the players

yeah, that guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would also need to return

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early

ones?" Steve asked. "How many did the

know," the guard said. "I

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

was Number 95," another guard

144,"

your fights

wasn't bad," Number

good," Number

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

other three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism.

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't

Number 183 asked.

looked at Number 183

don't have to overdo it," Number 144

183 shouted.

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

frustration. "He even managed to trigger the

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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