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Chapter 101 – Nano (3)
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Chapter 101 – Nano (3)
The castle slowly disintegrated.
A testament to civilization, built by countless human hands centuries ago.
Adorned with luxurious decorations worth hundreds of gold coins, and filled with masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans with all their passion and dedication.
All of it began to turn into something meaningless.
And it wasn not just the castle.
The people who once lived and breathed within its walls were the same.
The identities of the bustling servants vanished without a trace.
The urgent voice of the king issuing commands faded into nothingness.
The determination of the knights, who steeled themselves and armed for battle, disappeared before it can even solidify.
Even the cat, cherished by the people as it lounged in the castle fields, vanished.
Everything that life and humanity built turned to grayscale.
[You shall regret this.]
And then, the source of all this calamity speaks, with a voice filled with rage.
[We did not intend to reveal ourselves. We planned to respect your will and grant you freedom.]
“So that’s why you tried not to show yourselves.”
Ketal murmured.
Until now, Nano had concealed itself as much as possible.
The only times they had revealed themselves were when Ketal had forcibly drawn them out.
[We bestowed mercy, allowing you to live as you wished, only for you to obstruct us in this manner.]
Astonishingly, Nano was acting out of pure goodwill.
It sought to make humans, who feared death, forget about it, and grant them everything they desired.
It was akin to the Philosopher’s Stone.
But so what?
Ketal chuckled.
“What meaning does that hold when you’ve already replaced everything?”
In the end, all the previous humans were dead.
What remained was a heterogeneous collective that believed itself to be human.
Unless they, like Elene, questioned their own identity and sought answers, they were nothing but puppets, unaware of their strings.
“Is it enjoyable to pretend to show mercy while imitating those who have already perished?”
Ketal spoke lightly.
Though his voice wasn’t loud, Nano clearly heard it.
The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive as evidence.
[Human.]
A voice filled with clear hostility echoed.
[Of all beings, you are the one I will never replace. I will erase you from this world.]
“That’s a kind sentiment.”
Ketal smiled brightly.
Nano moved with malicious intent.
Tiny entities, too small to be seen with the naked eye, swarmed towards Ketal.
They occupied the space, constricting him as if to bind him.
Each Nano was an entity too small to be seen, capable of taking over the space and engulfing the opponent.
That must have been how they devoured the Lutein Kingdom.
They likely covered the entire castle, immobilizing everyone before slowly replacing them.
The space around Ketal grew increasingly heavy.
These entities began to hinder and restrain his movements.
“Certainly a simple yet powerful method.”
Ketal leisurely raised his hands.
He clenched his hands, then clapped.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted as his hands collided.
A storm burst forth.
In an instant, the Nanos occupying the space were blown away.
With a single clap, all of Nano’s movements that dominated the space were shattered.
Ketal lightly dusted off his hands.
“You can’t kill me with methods like that. You’ll need to find another way.”
[...]
Nano contemplated.
How could it kill this human?
Replacement was impossible.
Their replacement was not free.
They needed to subdue the opponent and gather information beforehand.
Then.
Nano made a decision.
It would crush Ketal with sheer force.
The dispersed Nanos began to gather in the air under a unified will.
The entire mass of Nanos that had replaced the castle assembled and clustered together.
As they gathered, they became visible to the naked eye and continued to grow.
Boom.
Finally, all the Nanos converged.
The resulting mass was about the size of a warehouse.
“That much, huh.”
The aggregate of what had replaced the entire castle and its interior amounted to the size of a warehouse.
“Is it a lot or a little?”
[Die.]
With a calm statement, Nano moved.
Part of the amassed sphere shot out in the form of a spike.
A sound of air breaking echoed.
Ketal stomped his foot to evade.
The spike continued its trajectory and collided with the barrier erected by the Tower Master.
BOOM!
A thunderous noise erupted.
The Tower Master’s absolute barrier trembled.
[What is that?]
Nano had replaced the entire castle and its inhabitants.
Now it had compressed itself into the size of a warehouse and wielded immense physical force.
Ketal was breaking, crushing, and advancing against such a force with his bare body.
Of course, the Tower Master thought he could manage that as well.
From his battle with Ketal, he had gleaned information about Nano.
‘Weaker than I thought.’
Nano had the unique ability to replace anything, but its inherent strength wasn’t that remarkable.
Although its physical force was significant, as long as it was handled simply, it wasn’t impossible to counter.
A hero-class individual could handle Nano, albeit with some difficulty.
However, the Tower Master was now doubting his eyes.
For a simple reason.
[How can he do that without using any mystic arts?]
Their strength was ultimately built on the miracle of mystic arts.
No strong individual could reach a high level without them.
Countering Nano’s physical force was possible only through the unique properties of mystic arts, not by pure strength alone.
But Ketal was different.
Ketal did not use mystic arts at all.
He was fighting against Nano purely with the strength of his body.
[What is this?]
Was this not the kind of strength found only in myths?
Could such power truly be contained within the body of a mere human?
An entity capable of replacing anything.
And Ketal, able to counter it with nothing but the strength of his human body.
‘...Who is the real monster here?’
The Tower Master couldn’t come up with an answer.
* * *
BOOM!
The battle continued. Unlike before, Ketal actively countered Nano’s attacks.
WHOOSH!
Spikes rained down.
Ketal lightly flicked his fingers.
A spike was deflected, and he moved his foot.
The spike that struck his sole was crushed.
CRUNCH.
He stomped down.
Iridescent particles scattered with a burst.
[HUMAN!]
Nano raged.
More spikes shot out furiously, but it made no difference.
Ketal swung his hand.
The incoming spikes were deflected and shattered against the barrier, turning into iridescent particles.
Ketal contentedly observed the scattered particles.
There were quite a few, even at a glance.
‘This amount should be sufficient.’
He planned to collect and process them all later.
It was a surprisingly laid-back thought for someone in the midst of battle, and Nano noticed this.
Although Nano felt a surge of anger, it quickly suppressed its emotions and assessed the situation calmly.
This method wouldn’t work.
Attacking with its parts like this wouldn’t kill this human.
Only Nano would slowly be destroyed.
In that case...
[You are strong.]
Nano acknowledged.
This human was strong.
It couldn’t kill him by merely launching parts of itself.
So, it would move as a whole.
The human’s strength was purely physical.
Therefore, it needed to kill him with an even stronger physical form.
Having made its decision, Nano acted immediately.
The cluster of Nano began to compress even further.
Creeeak.
It compressed to the limit, to the very edge of breaking.
The entities twisted together, pushed to the brink of destruction.
“Can it compress that much?”
Ketal looked surprised.
The compressed Nano began to take on a human form.
Finally, Nano completed its transformation and landed on the ground.
BOOM!
The ground shook.
Now, all the Nano had compressed into the shape of a human.
It was like a mirage in the shape of a person had gathered into one.
[Die.]
The human-shaped Nano launched itself.
The mirage-like figure swung its fist at Ketal.
Ketal met it with his own fist.
BOOM!
The shockwave spread.
The barrier set up by the Tower Master wobbled precariously.
“Oh?”
Ketal’s expression changed.
He could definitely feel the difference in pressure from before.
Thus, Ketal put in a bit more strength than he had so far.
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