"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

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

from

with our Defense Techniques, I had

actually had to use your

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

they heard that. "That really

him was very different from fighting any other warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will

after some back and

remained

how old do you think he

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

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

work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and

fresh graduate. I think he

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The guy didn't even know our

sure what he should think about

inexperienced, but the

a while, the topic veered away from Shang, and he was quickly

it was

guards to gather in one of the

also have to fight that one student from the academy?"

The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would also need to return

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the

ones?" Steve asked. "How many did the

the guard said. "I

in shock. "He fought that many of

95," another

was Number 144," the fourth

yeah, how did your fights go?" Number

wasn't bad," Number 95

was pretty good,"

inexperienced,

three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

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

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

three guards looked at Number 183

to overdo it," Number

183 shouted. "I nearly lost

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

183 answered in frustration. "He even managed

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received a

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