"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,"

how did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of beer

drank from

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

actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

it still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the

when they heard that.

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

after some back and forth,

other two remained silent for a

do you think he is?" the first guard

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

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

asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique

seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably

"Late twenties? The guy didn't even know

wasn't sure what he should

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

topic veered away from Shang, and he was

and it was late at night

had closed, which forced the off-duty guards to

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

had met in the bar were

number were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the

asked. "How many did

"I only know

that many of us in just half a

95," another guard

Number 144," the fourth

yeah, how did your fights go?"

bad," Number

was pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though,"

guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism. "He

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

about this?" Number 183 asked.

guards looked at Number 183 in

have to overdo

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted.

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

Number 183 answered in frustration. "He even managed to

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had

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