"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

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

from

Defense Techniques, I

had to use your real weapon?"

Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me.

heard that. "That really is a strange

fighting any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but

and forth, but

two remained silent for a

old do you think he is?" the first

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

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

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

a fresh graduate. I think he

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The

sure what he should think

other two told Steve that he was inexperienced,

the topic veered away from Shang, and

hours passed, and it was late at night

bar had closed, which forced the off-duty guards to gather in

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

two he had met in the bar were already

number were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the early

"How

guard said. "I only know that I was Number

fought that many of us in just half a

was Number 95," another guard

144," the fourth

yeah, how did your fights go?"

wasn't bad," Number

was pretty good," Number

inexperienced,

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty

experienced but pretty experienced? I

we even talking about this?" Number 183

the three guards looked at Number 183 in

overdo it,"

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost

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

183 answered in frustration. "He even managed

the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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