The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104: Let’s Go Catch Him

Before Tae-ju entered closed-door training.

That is, when Cheon Gyeong-ho mistook Storm Rain for Ten Thousand Flower Rain and fled in terror.

Cheon Gyeong-ho ran across the Gobi Grasslands all day without rest.

Only when he had put some distance between them did this thought occur to him.

‘…Was it really Ten Thousand Flower Rain?’

Cheon Gyeong-ho, who shared memories with the real Cheonma of Muganjok.

So he knew all too well the terrible power of Ten Thousand Flower Rain that he had suffered at the Demonic Cult Headquarters in Sipmandaesan.

‘Hmm, it seemed a bit lacking.’

But fleeing was the right choice.

At the scene were the Emperor and Geum Su-ho, plus an elite-grade demon beast following Kim Tae-ju’s orders.

Even if he had fought, he would have surely been pushed back.

In any case, they would never be able to find him.

‘Let me rest for a moment.’

I’m getting a bit tired.

If I circulated the Cheonma Divine Art, it would be fine, but I don’t have a medium.

I fled in such a hurry that I couldn’t grab even one elite crystal.

Since I’ve passed through the Gobi Grasslands, is this around Central Asia?

There should be a city somewhere nearby.

Just then!

Vroom! Vroom! Vrooooom!

‘Hmm?’

Cars racing toward him from the distance, kicking up dust clouds.

They were almost all off-road SUVs.

‘Could it be?’

Cheon Gyeong-ho bolted upright.

Had pursuers caught up?

‘Damn!’

He focused his eyes and looked carefully.

‘Phew.’

They weren’t Imperial Forces.

Ordinary hunter attire.

Looking at their hair and eyes, they were Chinese refugees or Empire citizens.

Vroom, vroom!

Cars circling around with Cheon Gyeong-ho in the center.

Thugs opened the car windows and stuck their heads out with rifles and pistols, shouting loudly.

“Kiyaho!”

“What a fearless bastard, crossing here alone.”

“Kahahaha!”

“You scared, punk?”

Chinese.

I know what kind of guys these are.

‘Bandits.’

Most are ordinary people, only one Awakened, that guy seems to be the leader.

But that Awakened isn’t an ordinary guy.

‘…What a stroke of luck.’

I was just getting tired and hungry for demonic energy.

Cheon Gyeong-ho has no awakening mark on his face.

So they must have approached with confidence.

Screech!

The SUV vehicles stopped.

Bandits poured out of them one after another.

“Hands up!”

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“Hey! You, strip that bastard naked.”

Then Cheon Gyeong-ho took one step forward.

Thoom!

Whoooosh!

Dust rising from beneath his feet.

Intense aura spreading in all directions.

“Gasp!”

“…Huh.”

“Wh, what’s this?”

“Uuuuuh.”

“…”

Everyone froze in place.

Thud! Thud thud! Thunk!

The firearms they were holding fell helplessly to the ground.

Cheonma Sovereign Step.

Cheonma’s exclusive martial art that subdues opponents with just one step.

Sometimes it’s a fast and ever-changing footwork technique, but it’s also an attack skill that subdues opponents.

This is how Cheonma Sovereign Step is originally used.

Not for running away.

Crack! Crackle!

The body of the one Awakened among the bandits changed.

Enlarged body, lengthened claws, sharp teeth, fur sprouting all over his face.

He was a Mage.

He was forcibly transformed into a demon beast by Cheonma Sovereign Step.

Cheon Gyeong-ho approached step by step.

“Pl, please sp, spare me…”

Grinning, he reached his hand toward the Mage’s crown.

“Kuk!”

Demonic energy being sucked away in an instant.

“Kyaaaak!”

That large Mage’s body shriveled up like a deflated balloon.

Demonic energy absorption.

At the same time, the Cheonma Divine Art began circulating energy.

“I caught my breath.”

The other bandits still couldn’t move.

Cheon Gyeong-ho looked at them and asked.

“Anyone here know the way from here to Europe? Raise your hand.”

Then an Ordinary Bandit quietly raised his hand.

“Can you drive?”

“…I, I can d, drive.”

“Really?”

Suddenly!

Pop! Pop pop pop pop! Pop!

Except for the bandit who raised his hand, the heads of all the other guys exploded in an instant.

“Huk! Pl, please!”

“Don’t be scared. I might let you live.”

“Is, is that really true?”

Cheon Gyeong-ho said as he climbed into an off-road vehicle.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes, yes!”

Thanks to this, it looked like he could travel comfortably.

He would pick a suitable city in the European Empire and hide there for now.

As quietly as possible.

And then back to the American Republic.

The American continent was a place with many hiding spots.

Especially South America was called a demon’s paradise, so there was plenty to eat.

First, he needed to gather travel funds in Europe and catch his breath before crossing over.

Who would recognize him?

He would absolutely never encounter the Absolute Poison Demon Kim Tae-ju.

Cheon Gyeong-ho’s thinking seemed correct.

Nearly a month had passed since arriving in Europe, but nothing had happened.

* * *

Kim Tae-ju’s basement training room.

The soul connection with Danggumak still hadn’t been severed.

Toxic Spirit explosion.

It had been going on for almost a full day.

The Human-faced Spider’s hallucinogenic poison was truly terrifying.

An extreme poison that affected the mind rather than the body.

If the Toxic Spirit explosion hadn’t occurred at that moment, there was no telling what he might have done outside.

Pop pop pop! Pop pop!

Decomposition and reconstruction due to the Toxic Spirit explosion.

The moment of achieving the 10th level mastery of Honweonmusangdokryeongong.

His understanding of poison skyrocketed.

Not knowledge learned through the mind, but the Toxic Spirit’s poison analysis and combination abilities.

Also, the soul connection with Danggumak.

His experiences and memories were firmly embedded in his mind.

‘The Immortal Realm has changed a lot.’

It was no longer a boring prison.

It was a world full of vitality and liveliness.

He could feel Danggumak’s warm gaze.

The communion they shared through their connected souls without needing to speak.

Suddenly!

Buzz buzz buzz, buzz buzz buzz, buzz buzz buzz.

The delivery signal rang frantically.

Why now?

‘…Huh.’

Two windows appeared.

One was his own Infinite Space, one was Danggumak’s Infinite Space.

He could even transfer items.

What kind of jackpot was this?

His and Danggumak’s Infinite Spaces were shared?

A special event that occurred when their souls connected.

‘Hurry and take them, the connection might break.’

Danggumak moved the items in Tae-ju’s Infinite Space to his own space.

Except for the things Tae-ju used in daily life.

For example, hidden weapons, poisons, personal equipment.

Tae-ju did the same.

Danggumak’s Infinite Space was packed full with hundreds of Seondo.

Among them were high-grade and supreme-grade Seondo as well.

‘Is it okay to take all of these?’

These precious items.

That would be shameless.

In Earth terms, Seondo were far better than supreme-grade elixirs worth over 10 billion.

Then Danggumak conveyed his intention.

To take everything without leaving a speck of dust, saying he would do the same.

Well, there was no choice.

He had to move everything.

So he moved everything except the items Danggumak used in the Immortal Realm.

Infinite Spaces being emptied and filled with each other’s belongings.

It felt so good.

Wouldn’t this kind of event happen again?

Perhaps when the Toxic Spirit sprouted its seed and fully awakened, there might be another chance.

And shortly after.

The soul connection finally ended.

‘Sigh.’

It was very regrettable.

He just wanted to sit face to face and chat all night long.

Or maybe have a sparring match together like with Jeong Yeon-hee, the Emperor, and Geum Su-ho.

Of course, he wouldn’t be a match at all.

Anyway, since he had accomplished everything he needed to.

‘Let’s go outside.’

He couldn’t even open the basement training room door because he had welded the edges shut.

Tae-ju channeled energy into the Talmyeong Flying Blade.

Whirrrrr!

Clearly.

He definitely felt stronger.

Not just poison energy, but his inner energy had also become denser.

The most remarkable growth was his Infinite Space.

It had grown tremendously.

The Shared Warehouse had grown accordingly as well.

Swoosh!

The Talmyeong Flying Blade entered without much resistance, like inserting a knife into whipped cream cake.

Scrrrrrrrr!

The thick steel door was cut into a perfect square.

“Huh? M-Master!”

“Soon-cheol, have you been well?”

“Yes! I’ve been waiting.”

Suddenly!

Somehow knowing, Sambaek-i came running with his little feet moving quickly.

Pitter patter pitter patter pitter patter!

He leaped and ran over to embrace him.

“Meow!”

The secluded training was finally over.

But there was still work left to do.

* * *

After finishing his secluded training, Tae-ju sent messages to people.

The enormous number of unread messages that had piled up because he hadn’t been able to reply to them all this time.

Starting with the Emperor, then Geum Su-ho, Lieutenant General Oh Jin-hyeon, Leaders Club owner Igor, Baekdu Group Chairman Jeong Uk-cheol…

After that, he met orphanage director Baek Hong-pyo.

“How is it? Has there been any progress?”

“We’re almost there.”

“Hmm, I was trying not to get my hopes up…”

Baek Hong-pyo’s expression seemed somehow dark.

“Is something wrong?”

“Actually, a child suffering from mana rejection syndrome came to our orphanage recently. Even though he’s a teenager, his symptoms are so severe that he has to stay bedridden.”

I need to hurry.

Mastering Honweonmusangdokryeongong was the final puzzle piece needed to create a cure for mana rejection syndrome.

I plan to deal with Cheonma and return to immediately begin experiments.

After that, Tae-ju met with Baek Seo-yeon.

“You’re leaving again?”

Baek Seo-yeon’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Of course, there was absolutely no problem with the company running even without Chairman Kim Tae-ju being there.

“But we haven’t seen each other for almost a month…”

“We’re seeing each other now, aren’t we? And I can answer phone calls, so please contact me right away if anything comes up.”

“Hmm, it’s not that there’s anything particular going on… but the Paju factory completion ceremony is scheduled for next week.”

“I’ll be back by then.”

Then Tae-ju went to the Paju Feudal Lord’s Mansion.

If there were places in the world that changed the fastest, they would be the Heavenly Realm and Paju.

He couldn’t even see Seo Pil-myeong’s face.

He was running around various parts of the Paju Domain with the mansion staff, so he was hardly ever at the mansion.

Even now, infrastructure construction was taking place throughout Paju.

Are there quite a few places that need money?

So Tae-ju entrusted one of the bank accounts containing his share of pharmaceutical sales profits to Seo Pil-myeong.

“Lieutenant Colonel Ryu.”

“Yes! My lord. Hehe.”

Manager Ryu, now Lieutenant Colonel Ryu Jin-cheol who had taken charge of the Paju Domain’s territorial army.

“What’s the current situation with the territorial army?”

“50 regular soldiers, 5 qualified sergeants, and as for awakened officers… just me.”

Quite dire.

As soon as former lord General Kim Woong-bang expressed his intention to return the Paju Domain to the Empire, the awakened officers and qualified individuals submitted their resignations and left.

Of course, after that, when news spread that Tae-ju had inherited the domain, applications to join the territorial army flooded in again, but he absolutely refused to accept them.

Why would I accept people who left?

“The DMZ Monster Concentration Zone subjugation plan will proceed as planned, so don’t worry and prepare accordingly.”

“Hahaha, big brother, I mean my lord, just having you here means the monsters are as good as dead, so why would I worry?”

Jeong Yeon-hee raised her hand and spoke.

“I’m here too.”

“Ah! That’s right.”

Jeong Yeon-hee’s confident expression.

How much had her skills improved over the past month?

“I’ve reached 70%. I’m confident I’ll achieve 100% within half a year.”

Half a year?

She’s underestimating her own abilities.

It will probably be much faster than that.

Her trait is Sword Empress, so something like the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique is nothing.

“You’re using the sword well, right?”

“It’s, it’s so good. Where did you get such a sword…”

“Even if His Majesty the Emperor asks you to trade it, you must not trade it.”

“Absolutely!”

Anyway, it’s convenient that people listen well.

I’ve given them adequate compensation.

I gave Seo Pil-myeong a huge salary, a house, and the authority to wield as he pleases, and I gave Jeong Yeon-hee the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique and a sword.

What about Fifth Prince Ryu Jin-cheol?

There might be the reason of gratitude for saving his life that keeps him by my side, but more than that, he’s someone who instinctively knows who to attach himself to.

Naturally, to gain the Emperor’s favor.

Not bad.

If he has ambitions for imperial power, he should at least have that much brains.

Tae-ju stayed at the Paju Domain’s Feudal Lord’s Mansion for the first time in a while.

Tae-ju read the materials about Cheon Gyeong-ho that Chief Moon Gyeong-sik from the Ministry of National Intelligence had sent by email.

Photos and videos of the guy’s real face, not the one changed by transformation techniques, and police investigation records of him as a suspect in patricide.

I’m gradually getting a feel for it.

The guy’s identity became concrete in my mind.

Cheonma.

The great adversary of Absolute Poison Demon Danggumak.

However, to Tae-ju, he’s nothing.

The guy hasn’t mastered the Cheonma Divine Art yet.

I have mastered it.

Sorry to Danggumak, but I’m much stronger now than when he mastered Honweonmusangdokryeongong.

Because the poison core itself is different.

A poison core that has existing poison energy, plus mana and immortal energy imprinted on it, and is therefore already preparing to grow into a Toxic Spirit.

Therefore, even without Storm Rain, killing that guy would be too easy.

Before long, it was late at night.

In the front courtyard of the Feudal Lord’s Mansion, he took out the Heavenly Realm’s treasure, the tracking talisman, and thought of Cheonma Cheon Gyeong-ho’s existence.

Whoosh!

The tracking talisman burned and white ash fluttered away.

‘Northwest, huh.’

The direction was set.

He planned to go alone.

That’s why he had left Ilisambaeyi in Gurye too.

There’s no need for two people to go just to catch one measly Cheonma.

* * *

Heavenly Realm.

Grinning widely, the smile wouldn’t leave Danggumak’s face.

“Hehehe, Swordsman! If you’re out of gas, you should tell me right away.”

“…”

“Come, come, I’ll fill it up for you. It’s on the house.”

“It’s fine…”

“Hey! Stay still. I’ll do everything.”

Going to the cocktail bar that Ju-seon operates.

“Ju-seon! Ring the golden bell.”

“The, the golden bell?”

“Put all the drinks the immortals are having today on my tab.”

Ding-a-ling-a-ling!

The golden bell rang throughout the multiplex.

“Gasp! Fr, free drinks?”

“Long live Dok-seon!”

“Long live Kim Tae-ju!”

“Hwaseon, draw Tae-ju’s face and put it up on that wall back there. So we can greet him every single day.”

“Sounds good. Shall I show off my skills?”

The shopping mall was also packed with goods.

On a large banner:

【Pride of the Universe Kim Tae-ju, Honweonmusangdokryeongong 10th Level Mastery Commemoration – 30% Sale on All Items】

“Come, come, you won’t get this price unless it’s today. Decide right now.”

“This, this! Please ring this up quickly! Here’s my credit card.”

“I grabbed it first!”

“Got proof?”

It was a festival.

The Immortal Realm overflowed with vibrant energy.

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