"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

go?" Jarrod asked as he

drank from

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

had to use your real weapon?"

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

that. "That really

any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically

and forth, but it definitely

remained silent for

think he is?" the first guard

Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or what weapon he

I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know,

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

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

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

what he should think

two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

while, the topic veered away from Shang, and he

it was late at night

guards to gather in

that one student from the

had met in the bar were already back at work, and

number were you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the

Steve asked. "How many did the

said. "I

in shock. "He fought that many of us in

95,"

Number 144,"

your fights

bad," Number 95

good," Number

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced to

pretty experienced? I don't know,"

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

guards looked

don't have to overdo

Number 183 shouted.

Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but

Number 183 answered in frustration. "He even managed to

the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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