Chapter 31

‘Nano, can you trace the sword marks through augmented reality in 3D mode?’

Chun Yeowun, who now had gotten used to Nano’s ability, ordered Nano with ease .

[Activating . ]

White lines appeared in Yeowun’s vision and the augmented reality was shown . Nano’s voice soon followed . The augmented reality had created a detailed 3D image of the swords and they created each mark .

‘Oh . ’

He didn’t realize it when he just glossed over it, but the marks had various depths and angles on the stone . Was this done on purpose to hide something else?

‘Maybe it erased someone’s realization of the truth?’

Yeowun felt a chill down his spine . If the person who left the poem in the stone was founding father Chun Ma, then it was easy to guess who left the original sword marks . And if those were left by Chun Ma also, it was likely that the sword marks represented the trace of Chun Ma’s founding of the truth .

‘Nano, can you figure out who left which trace? Can you track the trace that was left first and then erase the rest of it?’

[Understood . ]

Yeowun then saw countless sword marks being removed and was just left with a few sword marks . His eyes shook . It wasn’t due to Nano’s ability, but Yeowun’s surprise .

‘It- it’s a sword skill . ’

Yeowun then realized it wasn’t just a regular trace . It was the trace of a sword skill created from various movements . There were certain patterns and movements to leaving the sword marks .

‘I can see that it is from a sword skill, but this is not enough . ’

Yeowun didn’t have the experience to analyze it properly, but Yeowun had the Nano Machine, or the technology of the future .

‘Nano, can you retrace these marks and find out what moves the person made to create this?’

[Positive . However, I require the density of the blue pearl stone to accurately portray the degree of strength required to leave the marks . ]

‘You don’t want me to destroy it, do you?’

Yeowun frowned . He couldn’t dare to damage the stone when even the strongest warrior couldn’t do it . Besides, the guard was still sitting in front of the stone .

[I can analyze it if you place your palm on the surface . ]

Yeowun nodded and placed his hand on the stone . He then felt a tingling feeling going through his palm .

[Completed . Since the density of diamond is 10, blue pearl stone has a density of 7 . ]

It was astonishing that the stone had such density .

‘It’s that hard?’

Yeowun then thought the one who left the marks on this stone must have been really powerful . He then came to one thought .

‘Wait… who made the marks on top it then?’

Nano’s voice then resounded in his ears . .

[Recreating movement that created the sword trace . ]

A vague human avatar materialized itself in front of Yeowun and began going through the motions . Many movements from the sword skill were unleashed instantaneously . It was extremely quick . Yeowun thought the marks had been left through many movements since there were so many marks, but it was only the result of one combination .

‘W…what?’

Yeowun was shocked . He had only learned the dagger skill and Butterfly Blade Dance, but he knew that the movement he witnessed just now was at an even higher level .

‘It’s impossible . ’

Yeowun thought of countering it with the Butterfly Blade Dance, but he couldn’t find a way to counter it effectively . It was that powerful .

‘N…Nano . Is this from one formation?’

[It is analyzed to be all interconnected . In the standard of martial arts that Master knows of, yes . ]

Yeowun then felt his heart pounding and his legs shaking . The movement was perfect . He then swallowed his throat and asked, ‘Is there any other formation?’

[After careful analysis, it was found to be only one formation . ]

Yeowun asked this because his Butterfly Blade Dance was created with twenty-four basic movements . Three movements were connected to each other to create a single formation . The last formation of the skill was the ultimate formation that consisted of eight basic movements and even Submeng needed half a year to learn it . Yeowun was able to learn it easily with the help from Nano, but even he felt the muscle strain from the last formation .

‘Twenty-four movements in one formation… it is simply perfect . What if there is more than one?’

Even if it was perfect with just one, there was no way a sword skill would be comprised of one formation . Yeowun then thought there might be more than one of this stone .

‘Nano, save the sword move that I just saw . ’

[Understood . ]

He wanted to learn the movements, but he didn’t have much time left . He didn’t expect much from the library, but this was an amazing find .

‘I almost missed the treasure because of the trace . Whoever it is, he did it intentionally . Well, it also only allowed me to get it, so maybe I should thank him . ’

The sword skill would have been found if it wasn’t for the sword marks . Nano spoke to him .

[After analyzing the sword mark left over the original, it was found to be created with forty-five basic sword movements . ]

‘What?’

Yeowun almost gasped out loud in shock . He just thought it was left to hide the original mark, but it wasn’t .

[And it was left over time . ]

‘It wasn’t made all at once?’

It was created by one person, but was left over time . That confused Yeowun .

‘All this was from a sword skill? Then why…?’

Yeowun then issued another order to Nano . He now had forgotten about scanning books completely .

‘Nano . Simulate the forty-five sword skill movements . ’

[Understood . Activating…]

And just like before, a human-shaped figure appeared in front of him and quickly began going through the motions .

‘What?’

As the sword skill was unleashed one by one, Yeowun’s expression turned into that of shock . From the first to the tenth, to the twentieth, and to the thirtieth, Yeowun couldn’t hide his astonishment .

‘It can’t be… it’s getting closer to perfection!’

It was already astounding by the twentieth move, but by the time it passed the fortieth attack, it was close to perfect . At the last forty-fifth movement, Yeowun’s face was drenched with sweat .

[Completed . ]

‘Huh?’

Yeowun then came back to his senses .

‘Oh, I’m sweating . ’

He wiped the sweat off of his face . It was so shocking that he was now so thirsty from it . He then ordered, ‘Nano, can you apply the two sword skills to the avatars and let them fight?’

[Activating battle mode . ]

Two avatars appeared in front of him . They looked at each other and they each began using their different sword skills . The battle instantly ended, and the outcome was beyond belief . Yeowun mumbled with disbelief, “It’s… countered…”

The latter forty-fifth sword skill easily countered the former that Yeowun considered to be perfect and chopped the opponent avatar’s neck .