"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

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed

drank from the

trying to get him with our Defense Techniques,

had to use your real weapon?"

nodded. "But it still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to

when they heard that. "That really is a strange

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

after some back and forth, but it definitely

other two remained silent for

do you think he is?" the first

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

first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate.

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

a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his

"Late twenties? The

sure what he should

other two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but

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

it was

off-duty guards to gather in one of

guys also have to fight that one student from the

said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early

Steve asked. "How many did the

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

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

95," another guard

144,"

your fights go?"

bad," Number

was pretty good," Number

bit inexperienced,

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

mean, he was experienced but pretty

Number

guards looked at Number 183

to overdo it," Number

183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere

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

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a

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