"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," Steve

go?" Jarrod asked as he

drank from

Techniques, I had to fight him with my sword," Steve

you actually had to use

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

they heard that. "That really is a strange way

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

won after some back and forth,

other two remained silent for

how old do you think he is?" the first

supposed to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I

first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone that just reached the General

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

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

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The

he should

he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

the topic veered away from Shang, and he

passed, and it was late at

forced the off-duty guards to gather

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

had met in the bar were already back at

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the

asked. "How many did the

the guard said. "I only know that I

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

Number 95,"

was Number 144," the fourth

your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad,"

was pretty good," Number 144

inexperienced,

three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty

was experienced but pretty

Number 183 asked.

looked at Number 183 in

to overdo

183 shouted. "I nearly

had been pretty strong,

Number 183 answered in frustration. "He even managed

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received

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