"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 his mug of beer

from the

trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him

to use your real weapon?"

he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even

other two laughed when they heard that. "That

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 my instincts

back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

remained silent for

you think

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

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

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

seem like a fresh graduate. I

twenties? The

he should

told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't seem

the topic veered away from Shang, and he was quickly

hours passed, and it was

off-duty guards to gather

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

The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would also need to

number were you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones," the guard

"How

the guard said. "I only know

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

95," another

Number 144,"

yeah, how did your fights

wasn't bad," Number 95

good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though,"

guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism. "He

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

talking about this?" Number 183

looked at Number 183 in

overdo it," Number

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly

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

"He even managed to

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183

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