"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,"

did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of beer

from the

him with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my

you actually had to use your

to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like,

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

it 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

some back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

two remained

old do you think he

with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I

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

and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but I can somewhat

like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

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

sure what he

was inexperienced, but the opponent

veered away from Shang, and he

and it was

to gather in one

that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly

yeah, that guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones," the

asked. "How many did the

the guard said. "I only know

fought that many of us in

95,"

Number 144," the fourth

did your

wasn't bad," Number 95

was pretty good," Number

bit inexperienced,

other three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism.

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

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

guards looked at Number 183 in

overdo it,"

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted.

nearly lost?" Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere near

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

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183

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