"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,"

fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of beer towards

drank from

our Defense Techniques, I had to

had to use

low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like,

laughed when they heard that. "That really is a strange

foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my instincts and habits the entire

after some back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

remained silent for a

how old do you think he

those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall

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

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

seem like a fresh graduate. I

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The

what he should think about

inexperienced, but the opponent

veered away from Shang, and he was

it was late at

guards to gather in one of

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

in the

you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones," the guard

asked. "How many did the

guard said. "I only know that I was Number

asked in shock. "He fought that many of

95," another

144,"

how did your

wasn't bad," Number

pretty good," Number

inexperienced, though,"

three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism.

experienced but pretty

even talking about this?" Number 183 asked. "He was definitely very

guards looked at

overdo it,"

Number 183 shouted. "I

Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere near to

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

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had received a

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