"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,"

as

drank from

get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to

had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like,

they heard that. "That

foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the

some back and forth, but it definitely

remained

how old do you think

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

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

to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't

I think he is probably in

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

what he should think

two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

veered away from Shang, and he

and it was late at

off-duty guards to gather in one

you guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly

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

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the early ones,"

"How many

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

shock. "He fought that many of us

was Number 95,"

Number 144," the fourth

how did your fights go?"

wasn't bad," Number

was pretty good,"

inexperienced, though,"

three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

he was experienced but pretty experienced?

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

three guards looked at Number 183

overdo it," Number 144

shouted.

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

managed to trigger the Magic Circle on

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255