"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

as he pushed his mug of

from the

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

had to use

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

that. "That really is a strange way to

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

back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

two remained silent

you think he

of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or what weapon

I was sure

guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique

I think he is probably

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The guy

what he should think about

he was inexperienced,

the topic veered away from Shang, and

it was late at

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

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

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

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early ones,"

"How

said. "I only know that I

asked in shock. "He fought that many of us

was Number 95," another guard

144,"

your fights go?" Number

wasn't bad," Number 95

pretty good," Number 144

inexperienced,

three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism. "He

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

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

the three guards looked at Number

have to overdo it,"

shouted. "I nearly lost to

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

managed to trigger the

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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