"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,"

asked as he pushed his mug of beer towards

drank from the

our Defense Techniques, I had to

to use

wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who does that?"

that. "That really is a strange

said. "Fighting 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 dark. I had to rely

and forth, but it definitely wasn't

other two remained

do you think he

of those Haze Masks. I

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

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

didn't seem like a fresh graduate. I

twenties? The guy didn't even

wasn't sure what he should think

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

topic veered away from Shang, and he was

passed, and it was late at

to gather in one of the

that one student from the academy?" one

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

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

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

asked. "How many did the

guard said. "I only know that I was

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

was Number 95,"

was Number 144," the fourth

yeah, how did your

bad,"

was pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though,"

guards

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism.

but pretty experienced? I don't know," Number 95

about this?" Number 183 asked.

the three guards looked at Number

to overdo it," Number

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted.

had been pretty strong, but

in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received

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