"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

go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his

drank from

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

actually had to

went really low to

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

my opponent will do, but with him, it

back and forth, but

remained silent for a

old do you think he is?"

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

first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh

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

seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

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

he should

he was inexperienced, but

topic veered away from Shang, and he was

it was late at

closed, which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of the towers

the academy?" one of the players on the

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

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

so you're one of the early

asked. "How many

don't know," the guard said. "I only

Steve asked in shock. "He fought that many of us

Number 95," another

Number 144," the

your

wasn't bad," Number

was pretty good," Number

inexperienced,

guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He

was experienced but pretty experienced?

this?" Number

the three guards looked at Number

have to overdo

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

lost?" Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere near to

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

the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

183 had received a life-threatening

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