The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 185

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Chapter 185: Not Needed!

Tae-ju was returning to Samhan with the Emperor and Geum Su-ho.

He was thinking of leaving them in a safe place and coming back alone.

Originally, he planned to return after dealing with all the Beyond with known identification numbers, but witnessing the Beyond horde in Wuhan changed his priorities.

Still, the results were satisfactory enough.

He had secured 3 Beyond crystals, and the number of elite crystals was too many to count.

But the important thing wasn’t crystals or anything like that.

Wuhan was a Beyond monster-infested area, and there were even Beyond flying monsters.

What if they flew eastward recklessly?

Gurye, Paju, Yangsan… the Samhan Empire would be finished.

They absolutely had to be exterminated.

It was already decided.

The one thing he was pondering was…

‘Should I tell Dok-seon?’

He couldn’t help but feel slightly hesitant.

It was like running to a strong older brother to tattle after getting beaten up by neighborhood bullies.

Still…

‘We’re the same soul.’

Right.

‘What’s wrong with me telling myself?’

So Tae-ju sent a message to Dok-seon on his smartphone.

* * *

New Seoul.

Danggumak had spent quite a fulfilling time.

The Swordsman had come to Earth and done all sorts of things before leaving.

And he no longer wanted to open gates to Earth.

What was the point when the Immortals would just come and cause trouble?

Even if the Sahara Grassland Gate incident occurred, Tae-ju alone would be sufficient.

He had allies too.

Especially with Jecheon Daeseong’s fur growing more abundant by the day.

The Immortals would only be a nuisance.

For that reason, he would be the last Immortal to descend to Earth.

Even if other Immortals made a fuss about wanting to go to Earth, he just wouldn’t send the dimensional generator to Earth.

Danggumak was currently at the New Seoul Leaders Club.

A place where all the famous celebrities of Samhan gathered.

He met with the club’s owner, Igor Baranov.

Though Igor had been contacted in advance, he seemed curious about who he was, so he had no choice but to imitate the Swordsman a bit.

“Igor, you’ve taken Seondo.”

“Gasp!”

His eyes widened in surprise.

“Y-yes, that’s right.”

“Not just anyone can take it. You must have had a connection. You’ll live a long and healthy life from now on.”

“…Thank you.”

“Help Tae-ju wholeheartedly too.”

Igor bowed and asked politely.

“Um, Vice President, you don’t have a membership card yet, do you?”

“Of course not.”

“Then I’ll make one for you.”

“Hehe, why go to such trouble… Ahem, what grade?”

“Diamond grade, of course.”

“I won’t decline.”

A diamond membership card was issued immediately.

‘Heh, the Swordsman probably doesn’t have this.’

How could he?

This was the difference in class.

‘Our standards are different.’

The Swordsman went to play at a hedonistic club called Arabian Octagon.

He was a member of Leaders, a club of social networking and culture.

“Is there anything else you need…”

Why wouldn’t there be?

He had to try what the Swordsman did before leaving.

“I understand that movie actors and singers often visit this club.”

“They come frequently. We provide many conveniences for them.”

Leaders Club had top stars from Samhan’s entertainment industry as members.

“Are any here now?”

“Yes, coincidentally there’s a wrap party for Squid Game Season 14 happening in the club banquet hall.”

“Oh! Squid Game is already on Season 14?”

“Season 15 production will begin soon.”

The actors appearing in it were all globally popular actors.

They were on a different level from the supporting actor the Swordsman had met.

“I’d like to meet them and take some photos together.”

“Please wait a moment. I’ll arrange it right away.”

So he took photos with the lead actors and had conversations.

He filmed it and sent it to Tae-ju too.

‘This is fun.’

He understood why the Swordsman had done this.

Time flew by without him noticing.

He had done enough shopping too.

Mainly construction materials.

With Baek Seo-yeon’s help, he packed the Infinite Space full of cement, bricks, insulation materials, wallpaper, tiles, and so on.

Anyway, it seemed like the time to return to the Immortal Realm had come.

He had toured Earth as much as he wanted, so he had no regrets left.

Suddenly!

Ding, buzz.

A smartphone notification sounded.

A message from Tae-ju.

“Oh!”

Perfect timing.

He should say his farewells in advance.

So he checked the message.

“Hmm?”

There was a video attached.

What was it?

A hunting video of monsters called Beyond?

Danggumak played the video.

Then the scenes were revealed.

“…Hehe.”

This was incredible.

This many?

They were definitely Beyond monsters.

Tae-ju could easily catch creatures like these.

But their numbers were far from ordinary.

The areas thickly covered in fog weren’t even visible.

However, just the numbers observed at the edges were tremendous.

Too many, far too many.

Usually, such strong creatures establish their own unique territories and live without encroaching on each other…

‘Common sense has collapsed.’

Extremely dangerous.

There were even winged demons among them.

Right now they’re gathered in one place, but what would happen if these things flew out and spread across the world?

‘Earth might face another crisis of extinction.’

He couldn’t just leave them be.

He had to see for himself with his own eyes.

So Danggumak called Tae-ju.

“Kid.”

– Did you see it?

“I saw it. I’m thinking of going there myself, where are you now?”

– I’m on my way to Gurye right now. I’m not alone, so I was planning to come back and check later.

“I see. I’ll go check it out myself.”

– There’s no need to go that far, just rest comfortably…

Click.

Danggumak hung up the phone.

There was no time.

Before returning to the Immortal Realm, he had to observe clearly with his own two eyes.

* * *

Whoooosh!

Danggumak flew through the sky.

Do only Swordsmen fly around?

Floating in the air is something any Immortal can do.

Speed is the issue.

Danggumak was fast too.

Using several black steel ingots moved by Toxic Spirit as footholds, he flew to the location Tae-ju had told him about.

‘China…’

When he first acquired Earth’s knowledge through the soul connection with Tae-ju, he learned about the nation called China.

It was similar to Gangho but a different world.

Though the language and land formations were the same, the history of development was slightly different.

‘They say it’s a multiverse world.’

What exactly is a multiverse?

Were they each created independently?

Or did they split off from one giant mass?

Even Immortals cannot understand it.

Earth’s science is the same way.

They can glimpse it but can never get close.

When they can’t even escape the solar system.

‘I wonder if the Heavenly Deities who govern the movement of the universe and the harmony of all things know.’

In any case, China on Earth held no particular meaning for Danggumak.

It wasn’t even his country.

Moreover, after ascending to immortality, his worldly ties had disappeared.

Rather, he was only concerned about the Samhan Empire where Tae-ju lived.

While flying with these various thoughts…

‘I’ve arrived.’

The city where Tae-ju had witnessed countless Beyond monsters.

‘Is this Wuhan?’

It was completely shrouded in thick fog.

At the same time, Beyond demons appeared and disappeared within it, proving their existence.

‘Hmm.’

The demons were one thing, but what was even more disturbing was the fog itself.

Even with an Immortal’s eyes, he couldn’t see through to the inside.

It seemed like sorcery, or perhaps magic.

Whichever it was, it was certainly comparable to the power of immortal energy.

That’s why Tae-ju had retreated.

A wise decision.

There’s no need to recklessly touch what you don’t understand.

‘What could be inside…’

Right then!

“Krrrr!”

A group of Beyond pteranodons spotted Danggumak and charged at him with roars.

“How dare mere creatures!”

Spirit!

Black steel ingots wrapped in thick energy shot out like beams of light.

Clang!

The Beyond’s energy barrier shattered from a single black steel piece.

“I’ll kill you!”

Since he didn’t have enough throwing weapons, he’d use poison emission.

Hissssss.

Dense poison gas emanated from around Danggumak’s body.

Sizzle, crackle!

The pteranodon’s wings began melting first.

“Kraaaaa!”

Hot breath erupted from its mouth, but.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Danggumak’s movement technique using black steel as footholds was far too fast.

“Fine! Since I’m here, I’ll kill them all.”

Swish!

The few black steel pieces danced wildly in the air.

The poison gas was thick too.

Swoosh, thud thud, thud thud thud thud!

The pteranodons were struck by the black steel and their wings melted from the poison gas as they crashed helplessly.

Then Beyond flying monsters, pteranodons, emerged in lines from the fog.

Since it had come to this, he’d reduce their numbers as much as possible before returning to the Immortal Realm.

Crack.

The black steel ingots split lengthwise.

Each chunk increased to 10 pieces.

Swish! Clang, crack, crash!

Not a single piece missed its target.

However.

“…Damn!”

Suddenly a problem arose.

Running out of throwing weapons?

No.

Is it too much for him?

He has plenty of strength to spare.

Then?

‘Of all times to have to go back…’

The Earth dimension was pushing him out.

His permitted time had ended.

Time to decide.

Should he ignore it and stay, or return and plan for later?

‘I should go.’

For now, he’ll return.

But this isn’t the end.

‘Wait for me.’

I’ll send as many Immortals as possible.

‘If I’d known this would happen, I should have grabbed some Beyond crystals.’

As an energy source to be installed in the Mirror Gate generator.

But there’s no time.

He’ll have to use what Tae-ju secured.

Even while fighting, Danggumak pulled out his smartphone and sent a message to Tae-ju.

That he’d be returning soon.

Don’t use the Beyond Elite crystals, but send them to the Immortal Realm.

He’d use them to send Immortals.

Soon after.

Danggumak’s form, which had been hurling throwing knives at the Beyond pteranodons.

Spot!

Vanished in an instant.

* * *

Immortal Realm.

Gwi-gok, Gal Hong, and the Swordsman gathered at Seon-gye Cafe.

But their expressions weren’t very good.

They had put all their effort into winning over the Dragon King.

They showed him movies and dramas for free, and brought him snacks regularly.

But things didn’t go as planned.

There was no sign of him coming over to their side.

Whenever they brought up the Dragon Orb, he would just smirk and play dumb.

“Cunning dragon bastard.”

“We’re being played.”

That Dragon King was using the Dragon Orb as hostage to play push-and-pull with the Immortals.

Naturally, it was the Immortals being led around.

“There’s an old saying not to deal with creatures that have scales on their bodies.”

“Was there such a saying?”

“Originally, scaled fish aren’t placed on ritual tables.”

“I knew this would happen.”

The Dragon King was one problem, but that wasn’t the only issue.

“It’s about time for Dok-seon to return.”

“Hmm, really?”

“I went and came back, so I know.”

“This is troublesome. How should we persuade him?”

This was the Dragon Orb acquisition plan they’d established to get many Immortals across to Earth.

Would Dok-seon like that?

He’d surely threaten them to stop immediately.

“I can’t wait any longer. Let’s go have it out with him right now.”

“Good!”

So they met the Dragon King on the Multiplex 1st Floor, but.

“Your greed is excessive. No matter how fascinating the culture of another world might be, how could it compare to the Dragon Orb? If you make any more unreasonable demands, we’ll return to the Dragon Palace.”

It didn’t work at all.

“Dragon King, please, we beg you. Don’t you have several spare Dragon Orbs?”

“Hah, what business is that of yours? The Dragon Orb is a legacy left by our ancestors. And there’s only one spare.”

The Dragon King chuckled inwardly.

He already knew what they wanted to do with the Dragon Orb.

They wanted to open a dimensional gate to Earth.

“I heard that Dok-seon doesn’t particularly like you all going over to Earth either.”

“Oh, that’s a misunderstanding! He likes going to Earth too. He’s over there right now…”

“Is that so?”

The Dragon King pretended to ponder.

The Dragon Orb?

It was a treasure, but giving it away wouldn’t cause any problems for the Dragon Palace.

However.

‘I can’t just give it away easily.’

He’d make them sweat and thoroughly fleece them.

Until he was satisfied.

He planned to strip everything from the Immortal Realm and take it all to the Dragon Palace.

“By the way, where is Jecheon Daeseong?”

“Why him?”

“That bastard thoroughly robbed our Dragon Palace before. I still haven’t received an apology, and if he bows his head and apologizes, I’ll consider the Dragon Orb.”

“…”

The Swordsman looked troubled.

He knew the Monkey had bad blood with the Dragon Palace.

But whether to apologize or not was up to Jecheon Daeseong’s heart.

How could a third party force it?

“That’s…”

“So it can’t be done. Tsk tsk, I thought we could have a conversation, but I’m disappointed.”

“Sigh.”

That’s when it happened.

“Would it work if I apologize?”

Jecheon Daeseong had appeared.

“…Huh?”

The Dragon King smiled coldly.

“Yes, try apologizing.”

“I was wrong.”

“About what?”

“For forcibly taking the Dragon Palace’s treasure, the Ruyi Jingu Bang… Please forgive me just this once.”

“Just with words?”

“Then what should I do?”

“Kneel down. And crawl to my feet like a dog.”

“…”

Jecheon Daeseong’s expression hardened.

Crawl like a dog?

If he were just a demon, it might be different, but he was Tujeonsseungbul.

It would be like bringing shame to Tathagata’s face.

But currently, he was a member of the Immortal Realm.

The community cannot turn away from what it has planned.

So he gritted his teeth.

‘If only I sacrifice myself, it will end.’

Jecheon Daeseong’s knees slowly bent.

That’s when it happened.

“What are you doing right now!”

It was Danggumak.

The Swordsman, Gwi-gok, and Gal Hong were shocked.

“Gasp! Dok-seon?”

“…When did you return?”

“Well, what happened was…”

Meanwhile, the Dragon King remained leisurely.

Because he held the knife handle.

“Are you Dok-seon? I’m finally seeing your face.”

Danggumak didn’t even respond.

“Wait just a moment. After receiving the monkey’s apology, regarding the Dragon Pearl matter…”

“Enough, I can tell what’s going on.”

“Huh? You know? Then we can communicate well. If you really need the Dragon Pearl…”

“I don’t need it.”

Cutting off the Dragon King’s words immediately

“Get lost. From now on, Dragon Palace personnel are banned from entering the Immortal Realm.”

Then glaring at Jecheon Daeseong.

“Have you no pride? Will you do whatever anyone tells you?”

“Sigh, I’m just an outsider who rolled in here.”

“What outsider! You’re our family. Do I look like an immortal who would sell out family for some measly Dragon Pearl?”

“Ah…”

Jecheon Daeseong’s mouth fell open.

Family?

“That guy is the outsider, daring to torment the Immortal Realm family.”

The Dragon King spoke mockingly with a disdainful expression.

“I guess you don’t need the Dragon Pearl. I pitied the Immortal Realm and was going to offer one…”

“Acting all high and mighty with some dragon’s inner core? And why are you still here? Didn’t you hear me tell you to get lost?”

At this, the Swordsman said in shock.

“Do, Dok-seon, I, I was wrong. So please just bear with it once…”

“It doesn’t matter if we don’t have the Dragon Pearl. We have another energy source.”

“…Huh?”

“I found a way for all our immortals to cross over to Earth.”

“Is, is that really true?”

“Don’t you trust my words?”

“Oh!”

The Swordsman was delighted.

Then looking at the Dragon King with fierce eyes.

“Damn it, you filthy old serpent bastard!”

“…What?”

“Are your ears blocked? Get lost right now!”

“This, this bastard?”

“Oh? Want me to perform a sword dance? If you want it, I’ll gladly oblige.”

Jecheon Daeseong didn’t hold back either.

Drawing his staff from his ear.

“Didn’t you hear our family? Want to die? Should I help you recall those memories?”

“…”

The Dragon King just rolled his eyes around.

The situation had flowed in a completely unintended direction.

“Wa, wait, Dok-seon, calm down and listen to me…”

Why?

Do they really not need the Dragon Pearl?

Or are they just bluffing?

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