The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 222

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Chapter 222: Side Story (2)

Tae-ju visited the Immortal Realm and met Danggumak.

The Immortals also flocked together upon hearing news of his arrival.

When he told them about being connected to the same soul from the Miteran dimension, Rodi.

“…This is truly surprising. Three of the same soul?”

“I never imagined there would be one more.”

“The more I encounter the multiverse, the more amazing it becomes.”

“Me too.”

“At this rate, it’s as if the otherworldly god’s wish has been fulfilled.”

“Is that so?”

Danggumak also knew that Tae-ju had communicated with the otherworldly god, Ranellia.

But when the gate opening failed, he just thought that was that,

“I also created an Infinite Space and shared warehouse for Rodi. And when I got a signal, I gathered and sent some items too.”

“Hmm.”

Danggumak had a slightly displeased expression.

Why?

Was it because he created the Infinite Space without permission?

That’s right!

No matter how much they’re the same soul, the Infinite Space is Dok-seon Danggumak’s immortal technique.

“I’m sorry. I should have gotten permission before creating the Infinite Space.”

“Huh? What are you talking about? Why would you need permission? Your Infinite Space is yours.”

“But your expression… is there something bothering you?”

“I’m just disappointed.”

“Pardon?”

“Why are only you connected? What about me? I’m the same soul too.”

“…”

“I want to deliver things to him too. Tsk tsk, how hard it must have been, mining work at such a young age.”

So that’s what he was upset about.

“This won’t do. I’ll have to try seated meditation training starting today.”

“Training?”

“I want to meet Rodi. If I cultivate my mind through seated meditation like when I ascended to immortality, I might be able to reach him.”

“Aha!”

It seems Danggumak also wants to try soul connection with Rodi through training.

The Swordsman, who had been listening to Tae-ju and Dok-seon’s conversation from the side, also nodded and said.

“Seated meditation training, it’s been a long time since I’ve done that. Should I try it too while we’re at it?”

The Immortals looked at him with disdainful eyes and sneered.

“What seated meditation training, so unlike a Swordsman!”

“Do you think training suits you?”

“Just squat down as usual and watch YouTube Shorts videos.”

The Swordsman responded to the Immortals’ reaction with a strange smile.

“Aren’t you all curious?”

“Huh? About what?”

“Don’t we have the same souls too? Even those bastards like Cheonma, Drek Karaks, the European Empire’s Emperor, Vincent whatever, all have the same souls, but us?”

Then, as if realizing something,

“…Huh?”

“Hmm?”

“Hmm,”

“Oh!”

“That’s a good point.”

It’s entirely possible.

Why wouldn’t we have them too?

So the Immortals also sat cross-legged in the Multiplex Courtyard and entered seated meditation training.

The purpose of training.

Let’s try connecting with the same souls from other worlds.

Quite some time passed,

Suddenly!

“Huuuugh!”

Ju-seon was startled out of his wits.

“What’s wrong? Ju-seon! Don’t tell me you found the same soul?”

“M-my leg lost circulation…”

“Ugh! You scared me.”

These were Immortals who had never done seated meditation even once since ascending to immortality.

They quit because their legs cramped up, quit because they were bored, spaced out and dozed off…

How could it work properly?

* * *

Inside the collapsed mine tunnel.

The exit was blocked, but the inside was quite spacious.

About the size of a 10-pyeong studio apartment.

Though uncomfortable, it was livable.

He dug a toilet at a distance and organized a place to lie down and sleep.

Rodi diligently trained only the Honweonmusangdokryeongong.

There were plenty of toxins.

He knew the way.

He had enlightenment.

Breaking through to 2-star was a piece of cake.

And.

Zzzirrrrr.

The second delivery arrived in the blocked mine tunnel.

“Wow! What is all this stuff?”

Items from Earth sent through the shared warehouse.

One small generator, a household oxygen generator and air purifier, microwave, simple folding bed, lighting with a stand…

It seems Tae-ju also expected him to be here for a long time.

‘With this, even a year is possible.’

Besides that, various toxins like plant poison, animal poison, mineral poison, chemical poison, and convenient ready-to-cook food and bottled water, shoes and outerwear, underwear – there was nothing missing.

Whirrr!

Rodi first operated the generator.

An electricity generation device that uses mana crystals very similar to the magic stones of the Miteran dimension as raw material.

Experiencing it firsthand was truly fascinating.

Rodi also once thought magic was the best.

However, after the soul connection, he came to realize.

How pathetic the magic of Miteran was as a discipline, and how it was used only for the privileged rather than for humanity’s advancement.

A discipline only for them.

No wonder the world was regressing.

‘I can change it.’

It seems Lady Ranellia wants that too.

Rodi now had a grand goal.

First, let’s create a foundation.

The first step is Honweonmusangdokryeongong 5-star.

Currently, about 20 days had passed.

Since he had reached 2-star, if he trained for just 2 more months, 5-star would come quickly.

In terms of Gangho Murim, this was the pinnacle realm.

What if he also mastered hidden weapon techniques and poison arts?

‘What would a mage have to fear?’

Swish!

The Talmyeong Flying Dagger that Tae-ju had given him appeared in Rodi’s hand.

‘Starting with Ilseom (Flash Strike).’

Swoosh!

The Talmyeong Flying Dagger flew,

Thunk!

And lightly embedded itself in the rock.

He was still nowhere near ready.

‘If it were Master Tae-ju, he would have turned it to powder in one strike.’

Until he could shatter rocks with hidden weapons.

He would train in both Honweonmusangdokryeongong and hidden weapon techniques simultaneously.

* * *

The Tails Mana Crystal Mine didn’t have just one tunnel.

There was one entrance, but once inside, tunnels spread out like a spider web in all directions, making it easy to get lost.

But lately, the atmosphere in the mine had been ominous.

Rumors were circulating that ghosts were appearing.

The rumors started spreading a month after the tunnel collapse.

The tunnel where miner Rodi had gone in alone for night work.

Strange sounds echoed from within the mine tunnels.

They weren’t clearly audible during the day.

The noise from mining mana crystals was too loud.

But at night, they could be heard.

Especially near the mine entrance, they were somewhat clearer.

Swoosh! Thunk! Swoosh! Thunk! Swoosh! Thunk…

What on earth was that sound?

Was it wind entering the tunnels?

Or cave rats? Wild beasts?

Even so, such sounds had never been heard before.

Or perhaps it was Rodi’s ghost.

The swoosh, thunk! sounds were coming from the direction of the collapsed tunnel.

At first, it wasn’t much of a problem.

Since it was only heard on quiet nights, except for the miners in the dormitory losing sleep.

But after another month passed, entering the second month.

Tsspit! Pak! Tsspit! Pak! Tsspit! Pak…

The eerie sounds became clearer.

Now they could be heard even during the day.

And even louder at night.

And that story reached the ears of Supervisor Yans.

“What? A ghost? …Strange sounds are coming from the sealed tunnel?”

“Yes, the miners are anxious. They can’t even sleep at night.”

Yans also went to the mine entrance to check.

Tsspit! Pak! Tsspit! Pak! Tsspit! Pak!

Indeed, what they said was true.

The tunnel where Rodi had gone for night work and then collapsed.

‘Is that bastard still alive?’

That couldn’t be.

Two months had already passed.

Without water or food, how could he survive two months?

So he increasingly thought it might really be a ghost.

“Fucking bastard! If you’re going to die, at least die quietly.”

“Uh, what should we do? Even now, if we find Rodi’s remains and hold a proper funeral…”

“What nonsense are you talking? When monthly production is already barely meeting quotas!”

“…Wh-what about the ghost?”

“Did you see it with your own eyes?”

“Not exactly, but…”

“Shut up and get back to work! If we don’t meet production quotas, I’ll cut the throat of whoever has the lowest output first.”

For now, he ordered them to keep quiet about it.

Even if it was a ghost, what was there to fear?

At most, it would be Rodi’s ghost.

Living people were scarier.

For example, the 3rd Circle mage dispatched from the Tails Count family.

However, when another month passed and it was approaching the third month.

Tsspirit! Crack! Tsspirit! Crack! Tsspirit! Crack…

Now the sounds could be clearly heard even in broad daylight, and even outside the cave, not just inside.

The miners trembled with fear.

Even when beaten with clubs, they refused to enter the mine.

Tsspipipit! Craaack! Tsspipipit! Craaack!

The sound of something flying, the sound of it embedding in walls.

It had become even more intense.

It was heard regularly.

So loud and clear that even the mine Administrator, 3rd Circle Mage Geric, could hear it.

“Yans!!!”

“Yes, yes, my lord!”

“What is this sound? It doesn’t seem to be mining sounds.”

“Well, th-that is…”

Supervisor Yans explained to Mage Geric what he knew.

“So you’re saying these sounds are coming from the tunnel that collapsed three months ago?”

“…Yes.”

“And the miners are trembling and won’t even enter the mine?”

“Th-that’s correct.”

Geric frowned.

He also knew about the tunnel collapse.

And the fact that a young miner had died.

If he was buried under the rubble, he would have died instantly, and even if he miraculously survived, he would have starved to death after three months.

‘He’s definitely dead.’

So had the dead really become a ghost?

‘It’s not impossible.’

Most undead monsters were formerly human.

Skeletons, zombies, durahans, specters, death knights, and so on.

However, these were artificial.

Things created by demons or dark mages using the corpses or souls of the dead.

‘It’s definitely not undead…’

Because he couldn’t sense any magi.

No matter how he thought about it, it was a mystery.

‘Should I request support?’

That wouldn’t be good.

He might be branded as an incompetent mage.

Even amidst all that, the sounds continued.

Tspipipit! Kwajijik! Tspipipirit! Kwajijik!

They were getting closer and closer.

Tspipipit! Kwajijik!

Kukung! Warrrrr, Kukukukung!

The sound of stone piles collapsing could also be heard.

The ground vibrations were subtle but noticeable.

Tschichit! Kwajijijijk!

Kung kung! Jjeojik! Kukukung!

After a moment,

The sounds stopped as if by magic.

That’s when it happened.

Step, step.

Footsteps echoing from the mine entrance.

There shouldn’t be anyone inside, everyone was outside.

What were those footsteps?

The miners tensed up.

Supervisor Yans felt the same.

3rd Circle Mage Geric was also standing far from the mine entrance.

Gulp.

Only the sound of someone swallowing dry saliva echoed.

And then,

A young man finally revealed himself.

Neatly arranged hair.

Skin with a lustrous glow.

Supervisor Yans fixed his gaze on that young man.

Was there someone like that among the miners?

But he looked familiar.

So he examined him from head to toe.

“…Rodi?”

That’s right.

It was that Rodi.

The one who had been declared dead from the mine tunnel accident.

“Wh, what?”

He wasn’t dead and turned into a ghost, but was perfectly alive.

His previously gaunt and pale appearance was nowhere to be seen.

His face had filled out and had a reddish glow.

Also, his height had grown remarkably taller.

Hheup!

Rodi took a deep breath of the outside air he hadn’t smelled in a long time.

“Fresh.”

No matter how much they ran air purifiers, how could it compare to outside air?

Suddenly seeing sunlight made his eyes a bit dazzled.

Swish!

He took out luxury sunglasses from Infinite Space and put them on.

Were luxury items limited to just sunglasses?

A black suit and shoes, and the fantasy fox fur long coat bestowed by Master Tae-ju.

He also checked if the body cam attached to his chest was working properly.

If his realm had improved, he could have created dramatic scenes with a Toxic Spirit phone or iGear phone.

The miners just stared blankly at Rodi’s completely transformed appearance.

They didn’t know what to say.

Right then!

“Is that bastard the one called Rodi?”

Mage Geric asked while looking at Yans.

“Yes, yes, it seems so.”

“Drag him over here and make him kneel. I have many questions.”

“Understood.”

Yans signaled to his trusted subordinate miners.

Yans stepped forward first.

At the same time, his subordinate miners spread out wide to surround him.

“Rodi, so you were alive.”

“My life is pretty tenacious.”

“Where did you get those shoes and clothes? And what’s that thing on your face?”

“Why? Are you envious?”

“Hehehe, you little bug, I don’t know what you’re relying on, but…”

Suddenly!

Tspirit! Puak!

Supervisor Yans witnessed a silver line extending from Rodi’s hand.

That line was connected to his own chest.

He slowly lowered his head to check.

“…Huk!”

What is this?

A fist-sized hole in his chest.

This was where his heart should be.

Why was it pierced through?

“Uh uh uh.”

There was no bleeding or pain, but his vision gradually became blurry.

Breathing was also impossible.

He could only make “uh uh” sounds before slowly falling backward.

Thud!

The miners finally realized the situation.

“Uaaaah!”

“A, a person, a person died.”

Rodi killed some, someone…”

Meanwhile, 3rd Circle Mage Geric looked at Rodi with an expressionless face and said.

“You killed Yans.”

“Ah, I had a lot of pent-up feelings toward him. It was because of my impulsive nature.”

“Is that so? It can’t be helped. You take over as supervisor. Then I won’t make an issue of today’s incident.”

Rodi chuckled.

Who did he think he was fooling?

The mage was pretending to be nonchalant on the surface while doing something behind his back.

“Hey, mage! Whatever you’re doing right now, stop it and stay still. Unless you want big trouble.”

“Huh? What am I doing?”

“I clearly warned you, didn’t I?”

Geric shrugged his shoulders with a puzzled expression and raised both hands.

That’s when it happened.

Uuuuung!

Along with tremendous mana flow.

Hwararreuk!

A hot energy felt from above Rodi’s head.

Geric smiled bitterly and muttered.

“Die!”

Whoosh!

A ball of flames plummeted from the sky.

Boom! Crash crash crash bang!

A massive explosion erupted where Rodi had been standing.

Even though he was far away, his face felt hot.

The scorching heat that could even melt rock.

It was over.

No one could survive something like this.

Geric sneered.

“Hehehe! Stupid fool, I don’t know what you learned, but you dared to challenge a 3rd Circle mage?”

The miners’ terrified expressions.

“Behold! This is the price for attacking a mage.”

As expected, slaves must be suppressed with force to be truly satisfying.

But then?

‘…Huh?’

The miners’ gazes were strange.

They weren’t looking at him.

They were looking further behind him.

Geric turned his head.

“Are you done?”

“…Gasp!”

It was Rodi.

Why was he behind him?

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