"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," Steve

as

from the

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my sword,"

had to use your

went really low to the

they heard that. "That

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

after some back and forth, but it definitely

remained

how old do you think he is?" the first

with a snort. "He wears one of those

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

how is that supposed to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but

didn't seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably

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

what he

inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't

the topic veered away from Shang,

passed, and it was late at

closed, which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of the towers

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

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

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the early

"How many did

the guard said. "I

shock. "He fought that many of

95," another

144,"

yeah, how did your fights

wasn't bad," Number

good," Number

inexperienced, though,"

guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty

pretty experienced? I

Number 183 asked.

the three guards looked

to overdo it,"

exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly

had been

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

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had

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