The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 155

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Chapter 155: Manceon Hwau

Emperor Alex Caesar felt a sense of crisis for the first time since the war began.

Until two days ago, everything had been going smoothly.

They had blocked the advance of the undead monsters surging like a tide and reduced their numbers considerably with artillery fire.

He thought they had passed the turning point.

Drek Karaks’s strategy was simple.

Occupy monster-infested areas to expand the undead legion’s scale while attacking.

So what was the Imperial Forces’ counterstrategy?

Block the path so he couldn’t reach the monster-infested areas.

Then, reduce the monster numbers through a war of attrition.

But what action did he take in that situation?

He dispersed his forces.

“The undead monster forces that detoured south are steadily increasing.”

“What’s the scale?”

“Nearly 2 million… possibly more.”

“Huu.”

Emperor Alex Caesar frowned at Director August’s words.

‘I underestimated him too much.’

He had never encountered such a powerful necromancer in other worlds either.

Moreover.

‘Besides Dreg, there were others with undead production and command abilities.’

The existence of allies or subordinates—overlooking that was a major mistake.

Even some Imperial Forces had turned into undead.

‘The absence of divine power is greater than expected.’

He thought divine power could be replaced with modern weapons.

Inevitably, he had to allow the front lines to split.

Drek Karaks’s Western Front.

His allies’ Southern Front.

He had to face both simultaneously.

Naturally, he had to consider the dispersion of military strength.

There was one more problem.

“What about Vincent? Still no news of supplies being sent?”

“Fortunately, supply vehicles and transport aircraft have departed for the front lines. Split between the southern and western fronts…”

Vincent Moretti.

Master magical enchantment engineer.

Director of the Imperial Crystal Engineering Research Institute of the European Empire.

A soul-linked subordinate Alex Caesar had recruited long ago.

He was a hidden trump card.

Two soul-linked individuals.

How could they lose a war?

He had Vincent produce and stockpile enormous quantities of enchanted magical shells, rockets, missiles, and bullets.

But those supplies were nearly depleted.

They were hastily producing more, but the amount being made was woefully insufficient compared to consumption.

Moreover, the front was split in two.

‘The Southern Front…’

Emperor Alex Caesar pondered.

Selection and concentration.

Western Front or Southern Front?

Actually, the conclusion was simple.

“We abandon the Southern Front.”

“…What?”

“Pull all forces and deploy them to the Western Front.”

“Ah, understood.”

“Focus everything on that bastard Drek Karaks. If we catch him, the war ends that day.”

The weakness of necromancer undead magic.

After all, undead are monsters that move through the caster’s dark magic.

Kill Drek Karaks and it’s over.

‘In the end, I have no choice but to step forward myself…’

From now on, he would face him directly.

All preparations were complete.

Two masterpieces created by master engineer Vincent Moretti.

Items containing over 10,000 elite mana crystals each.

One was the Pendant of Absolute Defense.

When activated, it creates a barrier that can block any attack for 20 seconds.

Hence, absolute defense.

Twenty seconds was enough.

He just needed to get close to Drek Karaks.

The other was the Totem of Complete Binding.

When planted in the ground, enemies stop all movement for one minute and become sitting ducks.

This was precisely why Alex decided to focus on Drek Karaks.

He could never defeat him.

Also, the remaining countries of Eastern Europe.

Most didn’t belong to the European Empire.

It would be better if they were slaughtered by the undead legion.

That would help with unification too.

* * *

Before going to Europe, Tae-ju stopped by Paju first.

Just as the DMZ Monster Concentration Zone subjugation operation was about to begin.

When Tae-ju arrived, Jeong Yeon-hee ran over to greet him.

“President! What brings you here? You said you wouldn’t be involved in the subjugation operation.”

“That hasn’t changed. I have other business.”

“Haa, that’s a bit disappointing.”

“We need to train our guild members to be strong.”

The number of participants was rather small.

Jeong Yeon-hee and TJ Guild members, nine people total.

Of course, Jeong Yeon-hee alone, Earth’s Sword Empress who had mastered the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique, could easily handle elite monsters.

However, the monster density in the DMZ was extremely high. A dangerous operation that could result in casualties if they weren’t careful.

“Here, take this.”

Tae-ju handed Jeong Yeon-hee an aluminum case.

“This is…?”

“Raid doping potions. Blue potions amplify mana, purple ones enhance strength, green ones boost speed. Three types, ten samples of each.”

“Doping potions have side effects…”

“I’ve minimized them. It’s a potential explosion type, so there will be exhaustion aftereffects, but if you rest for about an hour after taking them, you’ll be fine.”

“Oh!”

“Still, don’t use them recklessly.”

“Take the medicine in dangerous moments and retreat—that should work.”

Side effects of that degree would be quite manageable.

Having consumed Seondo and immortal liquor, the side effects would be further reduced.

One more thing.

Tap tap, Tae-ju patted his chest.

“Hey! Stop sleeping and come out.”

“Meow?”

Peek.

Ibaek-i poked his head out.

“Your laziness is over. It’s time to work.”

“Meooow.”

“Follow Yeonhui around, and if something really dangerous happens… you know?”

“Meow!”

“But don’t go wild on your own, leave most things to the guild members.”

“Meowww!”

Now there’s nothing to worry about.

Let’s depart for Europe with peace of mind.

I’ll go there, deal with the undead, and focus on hair growth formula research.

Tae-ju left the Paju Yeongju-gwan, mounted Manribibeom, and soared high through the clouds.

Whoooosh!

First, I’ll clean up the undead monsters roaming the European southern front.

No matter how many there are, they’re just laughable.

The number of throwing weapons I can currently use is about ten thousand.

Yueopbido and Talmyeongbido, Ihwajeong, Hyeoluchin, and chunks of black iron ingots I brought in advance.

I’ll pierce them with blades and smash their skulls with black iron ingots.

* * *

The southern front of Eastern Europe.

Undead dark mage Yonson was leading his undead monster legion southward.

He had come down to the Black Sea coast.

Almost like a bloodless conquest.

Originally, the region connecting Eastern Europe and Siberia had a sparse population.

There were no countries either.

West of the Black Sea had small to medium-sized Eastern European countries scattered about, but east of the Black Sea was entirely a monster-infested area.

The range was so vast that even waves were contained within.

The undead monster legion that started with one million had grown exponentially.

So they had no choice but to split into four separate legions.

During this time, they avoided combat with humans as much as possible.

Out of fear?

Impossible.

It was the master’s command.

Expand the undead legion at all costs.

Until enough forces are created to devour an entire nation.

And as the master commanded, they had created sufficient undead.

– Rise!

Crack, crackle.

The monsters that had just died in the conquered monster-infested area turned into undead.

Ah!

The power graciously bestowed by the master, the Deus Lich.

Undead created with just a single word command.

Since beginning the southward march, they had completely cleared every monster-infested area in sight.

Not missing a single one.

The undead kept multiplying.

What a perfect army.

No need for rest or supplies.

The legion forces that Yonson alone commanded approached nearly 700,000.

What was there to fear?

Thus, from now on, the objective had changed.

Monster-infested area conquest was temporarily suspended.

From now on, not monsters but humans.

The target was the nation located north of the Black Sea, the Kiev Union.

It originally had the name Ukraine.

A place once famous as Europe’s breadbasket.

It resisted to the end without yielding to the European Empire’s unification war and had now changed its name to the Kiev Union.

A powerful nation incomparable to the Kingdom of Moscow.

They would devour the Kiev Union.

Moreover, using that power as a stepping stone, they would strike at the European Empire’s main base.

The attack would proceed simultaneously from three directions.

The undead legions led by Matsumoto and Abraham respectively, and himself.

Excluding Carmen’s legion that closely assisted the master, they had over 2 million troops.

The Kiev Union wouldn’t even take a week.

Undead dark mage Yonson used the power received from his master to command the undead.

– March forward.

Kukukukukukuku!

The sight of 700,000 undead moving all at once.

It was truly overwhelming.

The citizens and soldiers of the Kiev Union would be reborn as faithful servants of the master.

Suddenly!

Woooooong!

The sky darkened with a strange sound.

– Hmm?

Yonson looked up.

– …Storm clouds?

Or a swarm of locusts?

Somehow he felt chills.

Strange.

He had been reborn as undead, so what was there to fear?

Right then!

Thud.

A sharp metal object fell from the sky.

Thwip!

Just one.

Whether by coincidence or not, that object hit precisely the head of an undead monster next to Yonson.

“Gwaaaaak!”

Simultaneously.

Pssssss…

The undead monster crumbled to dust and scattered.

– What the…?

What was that?

Yonson tilted his head in confusion.

It was an undead stronger than the original monster.

It was destroyed by having its head pierced by just a piece of metal?

But he had no idea.

That this was the beginning of an undead massacre.

Thud, thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud.

It sounded like rain.

At first there was just one.

Tsspit, tsspipipipipit!

– Huk!

Like a drizzle, their numbers gradually increased.

Pupupupupuk!

Hidden weapons piercing into the bodies of the undead monsters.

The soldiers he had trusted fell one by one.

To those small metal objects.

– Th, this can’t be!

Looking closely.

– Hidden weapons?

Hidden weapons glinting as they reflected the sunlight.

They were like silver flowers.

– Wh, where, who?

The drizzle developed into a downpour.

A storm of hidden weapons large and small.

Hudududududududu…

Pipipipipipipipipit!

Something like a black mass also struck the monsters’ heads hard before rising back up.

Puk! Ppagak, peobeok! Pupupuk! Passsssss…

The undead were being annihilated.

What was even stranger.

– They, they don’t miss?

All these hidden weapons?

At least one should miss.

But not a single one simply fell to the ground.

Every single one that fell embedded itself in a monster’s body.

– My, my God.

Yonson was horrified.

What was happening?

He couldn’t collect himself from the carnage unfolding before his eyes.

A deadly downpour falling across the entire area where the monster legion was positioned.

It was so dense and fast they couldn’t even dodge.

Resistance was impossible – how could they avoid something falling from the sky?

Suddenly the metal projectiles began to cluster together.

Kuooooooo!

And a tornado of massive hidden weapons was formed.

Soon.

The tornado tilted diagonally.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!

It swept down low across the ground.

Everything touched by the tornado was deleted.

Ground up like in a blender.

All around was a storm of hidden weapons.

Pipit! Pipipipipit!

Bending and breaking, rising and falling, rotating, then suddenly shooting straight.

He should have done something, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only stare blankly at the undead being annihilated.

The undead scattered in all directions in complete disarray.

The undead monsters were terrified.

The undead, who should have been the source of fear?

Yonson wasn’t safe either.

He too was caught up in the storm of hidden weapons.

– Dark Barrier, Dark Barrier, Dark Barri…

He layered multiple protective shields.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!

– Keuaaaaa!

First one, second a drizzle, third a downpour, and then a storm.

Yonson’s body began to disintegrate.

And.

A single human slowly descending from the distant sky riding a sword.

– Ah!

Only then did he realize.

– …Kim Tae-ju.

The one his master feared most.

That bastard had come.

In the moment of his annihilation, Yonson couldn’t help but think disloyal thoughts.

– Master…

Would that person truly be able to handle that bastard?

No matter how he thought about it, the conclusion was negative.

Pssssssss.

Nothing remained where the storm of hidden weapons had passed.

Before long.

The 700,000 undead monsters had been completely annihilated.

“Haah.”

Tae-ju descended to the ground riding Manribibeom.

‘I did it myself but… even I can’t believe it.’

Manceon Hwau, used for the first time in actual combat.

With poison energy combined with immortal energy, it was even more terrifying than what Danggumak had unleashed in Gangho Murim.

Of course, there were drawbacks.

Tae-ju collapsed heavily to the ground.

‘…I have no strength left.’

The Poison Registry that had evolved into Toxic Spirit had shriveled up pathetically.

Manceon Hwau was a technique that consumed tremendous energy proportional to its power.

Tae-ju chewed on the poisonous herbs, medicinal herbs, and demon cores that the Immortals had given him as gifts in Infinite Space.

He felt like he might live.

It would take time to fully recover though.

But it was good that he came.

While flying here on Manribibeom, he had been worried about what to do if there were European Imperial Forces fighting the undead.

‘No one’s here.’

Far from fighting, they had simply abandoned it.

Had they given up entirely?

If this was the case, they should have asked for help.

Tae-ju rode Manribibeom again and headed north.

Then he saw it again.

‘Ugh.’

A horde of undead marching like a swarm of ants.

And the city visible ahead.

A procession of citizens fleeing the city as the undead approached.

It would be too much to use Manceon Hwau one more time.

Should I borrow the power of Jecheon Daeseong?

Tae-ju came down and pulled out a handful of golden fur from the Infinite Space.

Swish swish swish swish swish!

Jecheon Daeseong’s fur scattered.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop…

Monkey clones appeared.

They began dividing simultaneously.

They multiplied endlessly.

* * *

The silent Immortal Realm.

Only the sound of message notifications echoed.

KeTalk! Ding-ring, ding-dong! Delivery of the Immortal Realm!

Immortals scattered in small groups throughout the Immortal Realm, only touching their smartphones.

“Hwaseong, did you see this?”

“What? Something interesting?”

“I’m talking about Swordsman’s Starstagram.”

“What did our attention-seeking immortal post this time.”

Hwaseong opened Starstagram and checked the post that Swordsman had uploaded.

Title: Hand cream I just bought from the shopping mall and had delivered by monkey.

– I’ve been working a lot lately and my hands got rough. Applying hand cream makes them feel better.

On the surface, it was content about hand cream, but…

“Tsk tsk, vanity has taken over his brain.”

“Exactly!”

The photo Swordsman posted.

It was indeed focused on his hands.

His hands were placed on a car steering wheel with a sports car emblem, and on his wrist, a luxury watch was gleaming and showing off its splendor – that was the main point.

In the end, it was showing off his watch and car.

Would the immortals just let this slide?

A bomb of criticism fell on Swordsman’s post.

There was only one ‘like.’

It was only from the kind and gentle Haemak Seonnyeo.

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