The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 122

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Chapter 122: You Try It Too

Burmese Master Awakener Zao Tum is one of the closest confidants of Supreme Military Commander Min Tanu, leading an elite unit of government forces specialized in rebel suppression.

Zao Tum’s mission is to eliminate the National Liberation Front of Burma hiding in Lenya Forest and present the head of their leader, Maung Shan, to Min Tanu.

Finding the Liberation Front’s base and Maung Shan’s whereabouts was the most difficult part.

Once found, what’s so hard about it?

Cutting off heads is all too easy.

And he finally managed to find them.

“All forces ready for deployment.”

“Send in the tanks first.”

All 1,500 troops under Zao Tum’s command were Awakened.

Even the tank operators.

The conclusion was already predetermined.

The rebels were as good as eliminated.

‘There’s nowhere to run.’

Well, there is one place.

The Lenya monster-infested area.

But they won’t be able to escape there.

Going in there means certain death.

‘Even if they do run away…’

He would definitely bring back Maung Shan’s head.

Rumble, rumble rumble!

Five tanks slowly moved forward.

Zao Tum slowly followed behind them.

The firepower of five tanks could instantly destroy even elite monsters.

Of course, using firearms in monster-infested areas carries the risk of triggering a wave, but as long as they don’t go too deep, it should be fine.

The tanks advanced relentlessly.

They climbed relatively steep hills, crossed babbling streams, and passed through areas thick with fog without stopping.

But then.

Rumble, grrrr.

The tanks suddenly stopped.

All five of them.

“What? What’s wrong?”

“…Uh, th-they suddenly stopped.”

“Find out what’s happening.”

Following Zao Tum’s order, an awakened officer climbed onto the tank and knocked on the armor, trying to communicate with the operator.

“Hey! Can you hear me? Why did you stop? Engine trouble? Or…”

The government forces awakened officer couldn’t finish his sentence.

“Ugh, uhhh…”

He swayed unsteadily, unable to maintain his balance.

“Gah!”

Thud, he collapsed and rolled off the tank.

Zao Tum was startled.

“What? Why…”

That wasn’t all.

From here and there.

Thud, thud, thud, thud…

“Wh-what?”

The government forces’ elite awakened unit members were helplessly collapsing.

What’s the cause?

This happened as soon as they entered the fog… Huh?

‘Fog?’

If that’s the case.

“It’s poison! Everyone put on gas masks! Get out of the fog!”

But it was already too late.

Some collapsed while putting on gas masks, thud.

Some fell while trying to escape the fog, thud.

Others panicked and stumbled around, thud.

They fell like dominoes.

Anyone watching would think it was some kind of joke, the way they collapsed one after another.

Zao Tum couldn’t avoid it either.

“Urgh!”

He couldn’t muster any strength in his body at all.

He couldn’t maintain his balance.

Zao Tum drew up all the mana he could.

But.

“M-mana is…”

Gone.

The mana that had been spread throughout his body had vanished without a trace.

Eventually, thud, Zao Tum collapsed as well.

Nothing hurt.

His mind was clear too.

He had simply lost his strength.

To the point where he couldn’t even stand.

There was nothing he could do.

He could only wait for the poison to wear off.

* * *

Maung Shan was honestly anxious.

He understood that the man next to him was Kim Tae-ju from Taehong Bio.

He also knew that despite looking like an ordinary person without awakening marks, he was much stronger than most Masters.

But the enemy wasn’t just a few Awakened.

It was an elite government unit armed with tanks, personal firearms, and advanced weapons.

And all of them were Awakened.

Yet he said he’d face them alone?

Even with that mysterious cat(?) that could bite an elite Twin-Head Black Jaguar to death…

“You took all the antidotes I gave you, right?”

“Yes, I took every single one.”

“Then don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

As soon as he finished speaking, thick white fog began rising densely across the front.

Fog?

Was it meant to disrupt their vision?

Then an unbelievable scene unfolded.

Thud, thud, thud, thud…

Government forces Awakened falling helplessly.

‘What on earth?’

It was a spectacle.

Over 1,000 awakened soldiers were collapsing weakly.

It didn’t feel real at all.

‘It’s poison.’

Honestly, he didn’t even know when the poison had been deployed.

He could only deduce that all that widely spread fog was poison.

‘…Is this even possible with human strength?’

Within just a few seconds of contact with the mist, everyone had collapsed.

Even the master couldn’t avoid the poisoning.

“Are, are they dead?”

“No, they’re alive. They’ll probably wake up in a little while,”

“Then, then should we go tie them up?”

“There’s no need for that.”

“…What?”

Tae-ju kindly explained.

“You know the symptoms that appear in mana rejecters, right?”

“Oh, yes yes.”

“Severe cases are bedridden without being able to move, but what about the less severe cases?”

“I heard they can move. However, their stamina weakens so their physical abilities fall below that of children under 10 years old.”

“The soldiers who collapsed will soon become like severe patients. Without an antidote, they’ll be weaker than 10-year-old children.”

“Ah!”

Cold sweat ran down Maung Shan’s spine.

‘He artificially created severe mana rejecters.’

Now he finally realized.

The reason he came here.

‘He said it was to punish resellers.’

Since they had stolen mana rejection treatment, they should suffer the same fate.

The greedy dictator Min Tanu had shot himself in the foot.

Tae-ju retrieved the poison from the air.

Actually, it wouldn’t matter if he left it alone.

It has no effect on ordinary people.

Still, just in case….

There had been additional results gained while making this mana rejection treatment.

Mana removal poison, and adding muscle-contracting poison on top of that was the icing on the cake.

Poison radiation unleashed with Honweonmusangdokryeongong, which had simultaneously achieved great mastery.

The mist in Lenya Forest was toxic fog created by poison radiation.

1,500 government forces were trapped in the toxic fog.

No one could escape.

Honweonmusangdokryeongong’s toxin cultivation and combination.

Once it entered the body, it would never disappear.

Tae-ju spoke to Maung Shan, who was still standing there with his mouth agape.

“I’m going to Naypyidaw.”

Naypyidaw, the capital of the Republic of Burma.

“What?”

“Are there resistance forces in the capital who share the same goals?”

“There, there are.”

“Contact those people. Tell them that by tomorrow, everyone on this list will be completely dealt with.”

“….”

“We need to normalize the country, don’t we?”

“You’re, you’re right.”

Maung Shan nodded.

Since Chairman Kim Tae-ju had decided, that’s how it would be.

* * *

Republic of Burma, Naypyidaw.

The center of power wasn’t in the government building, but elsewhere.

Naypyidaw Capital Defense Command.

Walls surrounding it in layers.

And Awakened Guard soldiers positioned so densely that not even a mouse could enter or exit.

In the center stood a house built with luxurious marble.

This was where Min Tanu lived.

All of the Republic of Burma’s core military forces were stationed here.

No one could enter without his permission.

Min Tanu woke up early in the morning, bathed in warm water, and sat alone at a gorgeous long table laden with food, dressed in casual clothes.

A hot steak still steaming.

It was expensive imported Spore Poison Antelope Deer meat.

“Hmm.”

After taking a bite of steak, he moistened his throat with premium wine from the European Empire.

How wonderful was this?

With the money that would have gone to useless mana rejecters, he could buy this delicious gorani steak and drink wine.

“Kim Tae-ju of Taehong Bio, the more I think about it, the more grateful I am.”

This was all thanks to that guy making the mana rejection treatment.

“I wonder if that guy knows how grateful I am to him.”

Right then!

“What are you so grateful to me for?”

“Well, for selling me the treatment, I can profit more than 10 times from it… Huk!”

Min Tanu was startled.

This room was an extremely private space.

No one should be here except himself.

But who was that man sitting in the chair across from him?

When and how did he get in?

“You’re….”

“Does it feel good eating gorani meat with the price of people’s lives?”

“What, what… Ah!”

Could it be?

“Kim, Kim Tae-ju?”

“That’s right, it’s me.”

“…How?”

It really seemed to be Kim Tae-ju.

He remembered seeing the guy’s face in intelligence reports.

Gray coat attire, a face without awakening markings, East Asian.

But how could he speak Burmese so fluently?

Min Tanu responded calmly.

While subtly grasping the handle of the sword at his waist.

“How rude.”

“Me?”

“Even if you’re a famous person, how dare you barge into a national leader’s home? I’ll officially protest to the Samhan Empire.”

“What are you saying? You idiot.”

“…Haha.”

Tae-ju continued in a cold voice.

“You like calling yourself a leader. You’re just a reselling scammer bastard. Do you think MRC is like some limited edition sneakers?”

“Ha! You’ll have to take responsibility for your words.”

“Fine, I’ll take responsibility. Then what about responsibility for the people who tragically lost their lives because of you?”

Then Min Tanu answered with a bitter smile.

“They were going to die anyway. The country has operated without any problems without those guys until now, and it’s the same now.”

As expected, he was rotten to the bone.

“Phew, yeah, I was wrong.”

“Are you apologizing?”

“Apologizing? What for? Anyway, how does it feel? Being in the same situation as those mana rejecters you criticized so much?”

Min Tanu tilted his head as if asking what nonsense he was talking about.

“Did you just call me a mana rejecter?”

“Haven’t you felt it yet?”

“…Felt what exactly?”

That’s when it happened.

Tremble tremble tremble tremble.

Min Tanu’s hands began to shake uncontrollably.

‘Huh?’

Finally.

Clang.

He even dropped the knife he was holding.

‘What?’

The moment he tried to stand up in shock.

Wobble!

His knees buckled on their own.

“You, di-, did you, po-, poison me?”

“Congratulations. You’re going to live a new life from now on.”

“You, you bastard!”

Min Tanu collapsed forward.

Thud.

His body wouldn’t move.

It was even hard to lift his head.

“Experience firsthand how difficult it is to be a mana rejecter. A cure? It probably won’t work. I put special care into this.”

“Kugh!”

That abundant mana load had completely dried up.

His muscles had no strength either.

Like a patient with muscular dystrophy.

“That’s the pain severe mana rejecters experience. You’ll live like that until you die.”

Everything became difficult.

Lifting a finger, speaking, even breathing.

“Th-, this isn’t right. You ca-, can’t do this to me….”

“Why?”

“With-, without me… the re-, republic might co-, collapse….”

“It’s fine, other people will govern the country instead of you. Anyone we put in place will do better than you.”

Min Tanu wriggled like a worm.

“Ju-, just ki-, kill me instead!”

“Wait and see, others might show you mercy.”

The mercy of death, that is.

Anyway, Min Tanu was dealt with.

Should I finish up the rest now?

* * *

Immortal Realm.

Two tasks that Danggumak and the immortals faced.

One was to somehow obtain the Heavenly Peach and send it to Tae-ju, the other was to build an amusement park in the Immortal Realm so the heavenly people could play happily.

Securing the Heavenly Peach required caution.

A treasure related to the entire upper realm.

Moreover, since it had been stolen once before, security was extremely tight.

They needed to approach carefully.

If they attempted it carelessly and failed… there would never be a second chance.

Now was the time to focus on building the Immortal Realm World.

So Danggumak came to the Underworld Inferno Palace to meet Yama.

“Oh! So you’re Dok-seon. I finally get to meet the subject of all the rumors.”

“Rumors? What rumors?”

“The new wind of the upper realm, leader of the Immortal Realm immortals, an immortal with magic that can communicate with other worlds….”

“….”

What kind of rumors were these.

“Come sit here. I’m on your side. I was just afraid of sudden changes, but now,”

“I heard you sent Gangrim Chasa for negotiation purposes.”

“That’s right. I want to participate in your plan too. Hehe, and also get a taste of other worlds’ culture.”

The latter seemed to be the bigger reason.

“I heard you’re working on something these days… Is there anything I can help with?”

“There is one thing.”

Danggumak spread out the Immortal Realm World blueprints he had brought in front of Yama.

Earth’s blueprints modified to fit the Immortal Realm.

“Hmm? What’s this?”

“Let me explain….”

Danggumak carefully explained where, why, and how to build the amusement park. Then Yama’s face lit up with delight.

“Kekekeke, excellent! You really are a wonderful immortal. I can’t help but assist. I might not even need compensation.”

Danggumak had heard the rumors too.

That the people of Hwangcheon-gye loved the heavenly people so much.

It couldn’t be helped.

Who were the ones that fell into Hwangcheon-gye’s hell?

The worst of the worst who couldn’t even reincarnate.

Not everyone who killed became evil.

If that were the case, Danggumak should have fallen to hell too.

What mattered was the motive.

Why they committed such acts.

If there was one common trait among evil people, it was extreme selfishness. Those who didn’t hesitate to steal others’ lives, property, and rights solely for themselves—sociopaths.

Compared to them, what about the heavenly people?

They stood at the extreme opposite of evil, at the peak of altruism.

So much so they could be called pushovers.

“Anyway, on behalf of the immortals, I propose to Hwangcheon-gye.”

“Let’s hear it.”

“Please take on the subcontracting work for Immortal Realm World.”

“Subcontracting? What do you want us to provide?”

“For instance… sturdy labor?”

“Aha!”

Yama nodded as if he understood what this meant.

“You need strong sinners, right? I happen to have some bastards perfect for working.”

Yama waved his hand in the air.

An image appeared, like a hologram.

“They’re digging the ground.”

“Right. That’s Black Bottom Hell. Look at the ceiling.”

“…It’s coming down?”

“That’s right. If they rest even a little, the ceiling comes down and crushes the sinners. Like cockroaches stepped on—pop! They burst. After time passes, they return to normal, and it repeats continuously.”

They wouldn’t die, but the pain of being crushed to death would be indescribable.

“Plus, the floor isn’t dirt either. It’s covered with a mineral called black iron ore that can’t even be scratched with ordinary strength.”

Terrifying.

The ceiling descending from above.

Below, the unbreakable black iron floor.

“Still, they’re digging well.”

“They’ve been doing nothing but that for hundreds and thousands of years, so they should dig well.”

Proven labor force.

“Is control possible?”

“Piece of cake. No matter what kind of bastards they were in life, sinners cannot rebel against us.”

“Good. I’ll subcontract this to you.”

“I accept.”

“And….”

Danggumak made one more request to Yama.

“There’s someone called Cheonma in Muganjok, could you include that bastard in the labor as well?”

“How could I refuse a request from you?”

“Then let’s make a contract.”

An agreement was reached.

“The labor hours should be after the heavenly beings leave the Immortal Realm, we can’t let sinners and heavenly beings encounter each other.”

“Of course. I wanted to ask for that myself anyway.”

With this, the great construction project of the Immortal Realm world gained momentum.

And after all the heavenly beings returned to their homes, Chasa and underworld officials in black clothes appeared in the Immortal Realm.

“Come now. Open the gate!”

Whirrrr!

The Gate of Hell opened.

“Look alive!”

“Why aren’t you coming out quickly?”

“Did you come here on a picnic, you bastards?”

The sinners of hell crawling out sluggishly.

They look too slow.

At this rate, it’s questionable whether work will get done properly.

Finally, the Swordsman stepped forward.

First, establish discipline.

Roughly picking out one sinner and pointing at him with his finger.

“Hey! You, come here.”

“What’s the matter?”

“…What? Look at those eyes. What’s your name?”

“Blood Demon.”

“Blood Demon? What kind of Blood Demon are you? Your real name, not your alias.”

“Fuck, I said Blood Demon!”

“Hehehe, fuck… It’s been a while since I’ve been cursed at, feels refreshing.”

Then Gangrim Chasa, who was beside him, flipped through the ledger.

“The real name of this Blood Demon bastard is Wang Chun-sam.”

Making an example.

There happens to be a suitable bastard right in front of him.

Thus, the Swordsman unleashed his lion’s roar.

“Chun-sam, bow your head!”

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