The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 172

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Chapter 172: The Swordsman Returns

The Swordsman’s live channel was going wild.

The server was on the verge of crashing from the flood of viewers.

They had no choice but to limit connections.

The Swordsman was experiencing his greatest moment.

Not as an Immortal, but as a novice personal broadcaster.

Monster hordes were nothing more than precious content.

What was so difficult about catching and slaughtering these things?

But if he caught them too easily, the dramatic effect would diminish.

Occasionally.

“Whoa!”

Narrowly dodging a monster’s attack.

“Oh no!”

Making a fuss as well.

For him, all immortal arts and martial techniques existed solely for the smooth progress of his live broadcast.

The same went for the Gear Phone.

Strolling through the battlefield filled with monsters, on the ground, in the sky, approaching when zoom was needed, retreating when an overview was required.

“Excellent.”

It was incomparable to filming drones.

The footage was also being saved separately on his phone.

The Clones of Jecheon Daeseong were also useful supporting actors.

Thinking about how he once fought tooth and nail with these guys in the Seondo succession war, he still didn’t particularly like them…

On the other hand, he felt grateful that they were handling one axis of his content.

Moreover, exterminating demons was an Immortal’s duty.

Even if it was in another world.

‘No, that’s not right. I’ve already formed a bond with Kim Tae-ju, so how can I call this another world?’

But there was a problem.

“Hmm?”

Actually, signals had been coming for a while now.

At first he wondered what it was, but soon realized.

‘Ah, it’s time to go.’

Earth, this world was pushing him away.

Along with the feeling of his original world pulling him back.

‘I interfered too much.’

This place must have its dimensional order too.

He was a being from another realm, someone who shouldn’t be here.

Time for the brief amusement that order had permitted to end.

Of course, he could refuse.

He had the ability to do so.

But he accepted it.

Because that was the natural order.

It was endlessly regrettable.

Could he come again?

Before leaving, let him clean things up neatly.

* * *

Tae-ju continued pounding the Mirror Gate with 100,000 hidden weapons moved by Toxic Spirit.

Tssssssss! Papapapapat!

The Mirror Gate was one-way, not bidirectional.

They could come out from there to here, but couldn’t enter from here to there.

If entry were possible, the hidden weapons would have entered the Mirror Gate and disappeared.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Cla… ng! Claaang!

Cracks began forming in the large gate, and the sound of breaking glass could be heard.

Since the monsters were being handled by the Clones of Jecheon Daeseong and the Swordsman, he could directly strike the gate.

Claaang, crash! Crash! Crash!

The cracks grew larger and larger.

‘It’ll break soon…’

That’s when it happened.

Woooooong!

Srrrrrrr!

“What?”

The cracks on the mirror surface began mending.

The gate even grew slightly larger.

“Whew…”

This was getting troublesome.

It seemed like a full hour had passed since the gate opened.

Monsters were still pouring out.

The Swordsman was no worry, but…

‘There’s not much time left for maintaining Jecheon Daeseong’s clones.’

The clones would disappear soon.

The gate size had also increased, so the number of demons emerging kept growing.

Toxic Spirit was also starting to run dry.

How long could he hold out?

‘The gate must be destroyed no matter what.’

Seeing the cracks, if he hit it harder, it would definitely break.

So.

– Swordsman.

Tae-ju sent a telepathic message to the Swordsman.

– Hm? What is it, Kim Tae-ju?

– I think we need to directly eliminate the gate.

– Ah.

The Swordsman nodded.

Broadcasting was the goal anyway.

He’d done everything he needed to.

He’d gotten plenty of footage too.

– Then hurry up and smash it.

Swoosh, swooooosh.

The Swordsman’s energy swords tilted vertically.

Simultaneously.

Whoosh! Whoooooosh!

Beams of light shot toward the gate.

Tae-ju’s hidden weapons joined in.

Tssss, tsssssss!

Craaaaaash! Craaaaaaaaash!

The mirror surface rippled like waves.

Crack! Crackle!

Large fissures forming at the edges.

Like a spider web, growing thicker and larger.

The number of emerging demons also began decreasing.

Finally.

Shaaaaaatter!

Cracks spread across the entire mirror, and with a blinding light.

Craaaaaack!

That massive crack shattered completely and disappeared in an instant.

Crash, smash! Pop pop pop pop pop!

* * *

Vincent Moretti was stunned.

Are Kim Tae-ju and that old man both really human?

These were terrifying creatures that had destroyed an entire dimension.

They were like mindless viruses that only knew destruction, which was why even a world with highly advanced magical engineering and magic had fallen helplessly.

But what was this?

Just the two of them handling it so easily?

No, it wasn’t just two.

The golden monkeys that appeared out of nowhere.

Their numbers exceeded a million.

‘…As expected, Kim Tae-ju summoned them.’

Honestly, he had wondered just how strong monkeys could be.

But that was a miscalculation.

They swarmed like ants at the creatures escaping outside and tore them apart one by one with their numerical advantage.

Moreover, the large dimensional gate was starting to crack from Kim Tae-ju’s attacks.

Though made of energy, the gate was still matter.

If external force was continuously applied, it would naturally be destroyed.

Though the level of that force had to be tremendously strong.

‘This isn’t the time for this.’

All attempts had ended in failure.

The soul fusion experiment, the Earth-destruction-level dimensional gate opening, and even the underground bunker’s location had been discovered.

There had been no gains whatsoever.

He absolutely had to escape.

Vincent started by organizing his surroundings.

He currently had about 10 subspace bags.

These were different from the ordinary subspace bags he had created and released into the world.

Their internal capacity was much larger than what he had made before.

First, he stored the golems.

Mainly mechanical golems specialized in construction.

Being mechanical without autonomous will, they could enter subspace.

Along with all the research data, crystals, and experimental materials he had studied so far.

He swept everything up and stored it all.

With just these things, recovery would be possible.

He could create a new base in a quiet location.

If only he could escape from here.

‘Escape is possible.’

Right now, those two were too busy dealing with the gate monsters.

He would take advantage of this gap to flee.

First, he set the timer for the bunker’s self-destruct system…

Whirr!

His body became transparent through the light distortion of optical camouflage.

Various magical engineering enchantment patterns were drawn on his body as well.

Creak.

Vincent opened the emergency exit leading to the surface.

And quietly moved in the opposite direction.

The exit was far from the mirror gate, and with stealth function, it would be difficult to discover him unless someone looked carefully.

Vincent was confident.

If he entered Cairo like this and took a plane to leave?

They said information agents were spread throughout the city, but those guys weren’t even a threat.

How could they catch him?

Just as he was thinking that.

“Eek?”

“…Huh?”

A golden monkey suddenly blocked his path.

Then it scratched its cheek and stared at him with curious eyes.

Could it see him?

He was in an invisible state so he shouldn’t be easily visible, so why?

The golden monkey suddenly poked Vincent’s face with its finger.

“Damn it!”

Crackle!

Intense lightning bolts emanated from Vincent’s body.

Lightning Shock from magical engineering that could electrocute even elite magical beasts.

“Ookyagagagak!”

The monkey screamed and stiffened.

Sizzle, its fur burned with an acrid smell.

“How dare a mere monkey.”

Vincent continued moving.

But.

“Ookeek!”

“Eukkegeuk?”

“Kkeuguk?”

“Kiyak!”

Before he knew it, about 100 golden monkeys had swarmed around Vincent.

“Gasp!”

He was caught again?

Grab!

One golden monkey seized Vincent’s arm.

“You, you bastard…”

But before he could cast Lightning Shock.

Whoosh!

“Hueok!”

He was lifted into the air and slammed into the ground.

Thud!

“Ack!”

And Vincent’s ordeal began.

Whoosh! Thwack! Whirl! Thud!

Slammed into the ground, thrown around, caught again and slammed.

The golden monkeys played with Vincent like a toy.

* * *

The mirror gate was shattered.

The faucet was turned off.

The monsters that had been pouring out like a flood were no more.

What remained was cleaning up the remaining monsters.

Patter patter patter patter!

Rain began to fall.

A brilliant silver downpour laden with deadly poison.

He spared no immortal energy or poison energy.

The hidden weapons pierced through the monsters’ bodies like guided missiles before rising back up.

Popopopopopopook!

It took less than 10 minutes to clean everything up.

Not even corpses remained.

They scattered into ash and disappeared as soon as they died.

At least magical beasts leave byproducts and crystals behind.

“It’s finished.”

“Thank you for helping.”

“What, for something like that…”

But the Swordsman’s expression didn’t look good.

“Is something wrong?”

“…It’s nothing serious. It’s just time to go back.”

“What?”

Tae-ju could see it too.

The Swordsman’s body was gradually becoming fainter.

“Uh…”

It was sudden.

Of all times, the moment of parting had come now.

Tae-ju hadn’t thought the Swordsman would stay on Earth forever, but now that the time had come, he couldn’t help feeling regretful.

“You should stay and have more fun, but because of me…”

“Oh! I’ve had plenty of fun already. I have no regrets.”

“Hahaha, really?”

“…Well, I can’t say there’s nothing left undone.”

“When you go to the Immortal Realm, please give my regards to the Immortals.”

“Of course I will. Oh! The motorcycle I bought at the Baekdu Hotel parking lot…”

Pop!

The Swordsman disappeared without a trace.

“Ah!”

He really left.

Honestly, I feel sorry.

He came to Earth from the boring Immortal Realm, but instead of letting him rest comfortably, I dragged him into the unpleasant business of dealing with Mirror Gate monsters.

Now let’s wrap this up.

Tae-ju turned his eyes toward where the golden monkeys were gathered.

‘Vincent Moretti…’

Even while destroying the Mirror Gate, he noticed that bastard trying to escape.

So he sent his clones.

“Ookikikikik!”

The monkeys came running to Tae-ju carrying Vincent Moretti above their heads like offering spoils of war.

Some of them had also brought the belongings he was carrying.

They looked like dimensional storage bags…

“Good work, everyone.”

“Kikikik!”

Suddenly!

Bang bang, papapapapapabang!

The golden monkeys disappeared too.

‘Everyone’s gone.’

Has an hour already passed?

So only Tae-ju and Vincent Moretti remained on the battlefield.

“Kuhuk! You…”

He seems to have been severely beaten.

Arms and legs bent in reverse, wire insulation visible between them.

Pure white metal revealed through patches of peeled skin.

This bastard was also a robot.

No different from that Daniel guy.

“Are, are you going to kill me?”

“Depends on the situation.”

“Hehehe, I see. But think carefully. I’m a grand magitech engineer. I’m more useful than you think…”

Tae-ju reached out his hand toward Vincent Moretti.

Swoosh!

‘As expected, he goes in.’

I thought so.

‘Should I take him out?’

Swoosh!

“Hueok! You, you… what, what did you do to me!”

Swoosh!

Put him back in again.

I’m thinking of sending Vincent to the Immortal Realm too.

That would be better.

Let’s make him disappear from Earth entirely.

The European Empire is also looking for this bastard.

If they find out I have Vincent, will they just sit still?

It could escalate into a national dispute if things go wrong.

‘Speaking of which…’

The 10 dimensional storage bags lying on the ground.

What could be inside these?

I’m excited.

They’re the belongings of an enchanted grand magitech engineer after all.

‘I’ll have to examine them when I get home.’

Tae-ju took out Manribibeom and climbed on.

Swooooosh!

In the opposite direction from Cairo, and with invisibility activated since he might be spotted.

Kwakwakwakwang!

Explosion sounds came from behind as he flew away.

It was the sound of the underground bunker exploding.

* * *

Heavenly Realm.

Spot!

The Swordsman appeared in the Multiplex Courtyard.

“Familiar ceiling… no, sky.”

Even though he just returned, he already misses Earth.

‘Is no one here?’

Anyway, I need to clean up the aftermath.

‘They must be very angry…’

That’s when it happened.

One Immortal came staggering out from inside the multiplex.

“Hmm? I must be quite drunk. Why am I seeing that vulgar attention-seeking Immortal?”

It was Ju-seon.

He squinted his eyes as much as possible while glaring at the Swordsman…

“…Huh? It’s really him?”

“Haha, greetings, Ju-seon.”

Swordsman greeted his fellow Immortal colleague with a warm smile after meeting him for the first time in a while.

“I have returned.”

Even if he’s a drunkard, it’s good to see his face.

However.

“What kind of nonsense is this? Returned my ass!”

And then.

“Everyone come out! It’s Swordsman! Swordsman is here!”

The Immortals who heard Ju-seon’s shout came pouring out of the multiplex in a rush.

They looked like monsters coming out of a gate.

“The representative attention-seeker of the Immortal Realm has come?”

“Where is he? Oh ho… I’ve been waiting for this day.”

“Look, look, look at that glossy skin!”

“A specimen of shamelessness.”

“Is there a mat somewhere? We need to roll that guy up right now.”

“Ban him from the multiplex!”

“What about his smartphone? That should be suspended too.”

Swordsman broke out in a cold sweat.

As expected, the reaction wasn’t good.

What should he do?

There was no choice.

“…Gasp!”

With a single scream.

Swordsman clutched his chest and collapsed with a thud.

“Oh my?”

“What’s this?”

“Suddenly?”

“He’s putting on a show, a show!”

“His acting skills are terrible.”

“If he went to Earth, he should have at least attended an acting academy.”

“Why? Why don’t you roll around while you’re at it? Just like that time you went to Earth before.”

Despite the Immortals’ heated criticism, Swordsman trembled as he took out his smartphone—it was the phone he had brought from Earth.

“Gasp, pl-play the last video… urgh!”

“What’s with him?”

“What else? He probably wants to show off.”

Danggumak, who had come after hearing the news, took the smartphone from Swordsman.

“Give it to me. Let’s take a look.”

Danggumak opened the smartphone and played the last video saved in the album.

The Immortals gathered around with curious eyes.

“…What’s this?”

“Oh?”

“Isn’t that the gate? It’s quite large.”

“Huh, hideous demons came out of the gate?”

“Those bastards deserve to be torn apart! Why on Earth…”

“What about Kim Tae-ju? Is he safe?”

Swordsman nodded solemnly.

“Kim Tae-ju is fortunately unharmed. I risked my life to…”

“What? Risked your life? Do you think we’re fools?”

“The joke is obvious to see.”

“For risking your life, the camera work is quite impressive. You moved it floating in the air. Once an attention-seeker, always an attention-seeker.”

“Oh please? Look at him exaggerating, how disgusting.”

“He seems to want some praise, but not a chance.”

“This is definitely for saving face.”

On the other hand, Danggumak looked satisfied.

At least he did something and came back.

If he had done nothing and just fooled around, he would have made him pay the price.

“What about Vincent?”

“Th-the monkeys caught him, I co-confirmed it. Urgh, pr-probably Kim Tae-ju caught him.”

“Is that so?”

“I, I struggled so much to catch those bastards…”

“Hmm, you worked hard. No need to exaggerate, so get up now.”

“Th-then?”

“You did well. Since you’ve returned, rest well.”

Swordsman grinned and sprang up.

“Hehe, I just recovered.”

Since Dok-seon acknowledged him, there was no need to worry about the other Immortals’ opinions.

Now all that was left was to boast.

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