The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 98

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Chapter 98: Engraved Terror (2)

The Cheonma Divine Art is a martial art that is exceptionally superior compared to other absorption demonic arts.

It can convert any type of qi into demonic energy.

It could even increase one’s power using the demonic energy from crystals.

Of course, absorbing qi from fellow humans was more effective.

This was why Cheon Gyeong-ho frequently crossed over to China.

It was to hunt Elite magical beasts and absorb demonic energy from their crystals.

Though China was a hellish place filled with magical beasts, there was no better source of crystals as long as you didn’t invade Beyond Elite magical beast territories.

The Cheonma Divine Art was the pinnacle of demonic energy.

Whether strong or weak, any Mage had no choice but to bow their head before the Cheonma Divine Art.

When Cheonma descends, all demons submit.

When Cheonma appears, all demons bow in submission.

The Cheonma Divine Art was that kind of martial art.

“Huuuuuuu…”

Crackle!

The Elite mana crystal in Cheon Gyeong-ho’s hand lost its light and crumbled.

As he circulated the Cheonma Divine Art throughout his body, his fear subsided a little.

He needed to stay calm at times like this.

He was strong.

That was an undeniable fact.

He had even subdued the early-stage Awakened vice-head master who was over 200 years old.

‘Now it’s becoming clear.’

Let’s assume Kim Tae-ju was the same soul as Jeoldaedokma Danggumak.

The period when that bastard rose to prominence was less than a year.

Moreover, he was supposedly a mana rejecter before that.

But he himself had seven years.

During all that time, he had continuously trained the Cheonma Divine Art and built his strength.

‘I’m stronger.’

No matter how talented Kim Tae-ju might be, he couldn’t overcome the wall of time.

That bastard probably hadn’t even caught up to half of Danggumak’s achievements.

‘Ten Thousand Heavenly Flower Rain?’

Not a chance.

Even Jeoldaedokma had mastered it just before his death.

‘It doesn’t matter if that bastard comes charging in here directly.’

Just kill him and be done with it.

Was the Cheonma Divine Art his only martial art?

The sect leader and head of Earth’s Demonic Cult.

Cheonma Cheon Gyeong-ho, that’s who I am.

Still, he mustn’t let his guard down.

He should increase his power further.

Devour the True Demons and Mages he had carefully raised as well.

Also, just in case.

He had to assume Kim Tae-ju had broken the True Demon Handler’s prohibition.

He had to consider that he had noticed the demonic arts, tracked the Handler’s movements, and come all the way here to Barun.

‘I should prepare to some extent, right?’

Barun was a large city, but since it was located on the western frontier, there wasn’t much floating population.

The places where one could enter were also limited.

Cheon Gyeong-ho summoned Ja-mal through telepathic transmission.

“Did you call for me? Head Master.”

“Tell the True Demons to investigate whether any strangers have recently entered Barun City.”

“Understood.”

“As quickly as possible. And find out what movements the Imperial Palace or Imperial Intelligence Agency are making.”

After Ja-mal left.

Cheon Gyeong-ho took out another Elite mana crystal he had collected from China.

Wooooong!

He began circulating the Cheonma Divine Art again.

The crystal instantly began losing its light.

At the same time, demonic energy filled him abundantly.

“Huu.”

Along with the abundant demonic energy, his confidence also rose.

* * *

He hadn’t found any Mages in the pioneer city Napan.

But this morning, he encountered a Mage at the entrance to Barun.

Moreover, it was a checkpoint employee with civil servant status.

Now that he knew the face and name, he could use the Immortal Realm’s treasure, the Tracking Talisman, to find that bastard wherever he was.

But use that precious thing for something like this?

He could just wait quietly and follow that bastard home when he got off work.

He also had no intention of catching him alone.

Tae-ju contacted Geum Su-ho on his smartphone.

– What, you found one? Again? Are you some kind of human Mage detector?

“Well, what can I do about stumbling into them?”

– Haha, this is really bewildering. Wherever you go, you create incidents. You’re like a detective from those old Japanese manga.

What? Conan? Kim something… whatever?

“So are you telling me not to catch him?”

– Huh, really! I was just so surprised. Sorry.

“Anyway, we have to catch him. I could do it alone, but just in case I might miss him, deploy the Imperial Intelligence Agency.”

– Uh… wait, wait, His Majesty wants to talk. Just a moment.

The Emperor?

– It’s me. Are you going to catch him right now?

“No. Since there’s definitely an organization, I’ll find their den and catch them all at once.”

– Then wait. I’ll come right away.

“…What?”

– I’ll take a helicopter to the airport and then a plane. It’ll be quick.

“If we make too much noise, we might lose them.”

– Don’t worry, I’ll move secretly.

What could he do when the Emperor was coming?

He had to wait.

Tae-ju also contacted Jeong Yeon-hee.

One of the contract conditions was taking her along when hunting Mages.

“Yeon-hee?”

– Yes.

“How’s your training going?”

– I’ve reached 50%. But beyond that, I still lack the talent…

This was absurd.

How long had it been since he gave her the video, and she’d already mastered 5 techniques?

“It’s not about that, I’m thinking of going to hunt a Mage.”

– Ah!

“But it’s a bit far.”

– Uh, where are you?

“Barun, the frontier city in the Gobi Grasslands.”

– ….

A quietly flowing silence.

Eventually.

– It’s not just a little far, it’s very far. When are you planning to catch him?

“Within today?”

– Haa.

It is quite far.

The Emperor could get there quickly by taking his private jet, but Jeong Yeon-hee would be in Paju where there’s no airport.

So.

– I’ll skip this one. But….

“Yes, if I happen to encounter that Mage you showed me before, I’ll absolutely capture him alive without killing him.”

Now he just had to wait.

By the way, it seemed like there was still quite a while left before civil servants got off work.

Since he’d come all the way to Barun, it felt awkward to just sit around here.

The Emperor would also take a while to arrive.

“Sambaek-a.”

“Nyang?”

“You keep watch on that guy here.”

“Nya!”

“If he moves, follow him and remember where he goes.”

“Nyaaang!”

Tracking the Mage was urgent, but preparing items to send to the Immortal Realm was more important.

Fortunately, there was a large mart here too.

He could go buy some sneakers and a few more dummy smartphones.

But what good would it do to just send a bunch of dummy phones?

He wanted to enable the Immortals to actually use smartphones.

He wondered if wireless mobile usage would be possible without internet connection.

Maybe they could establish the Immortal Realm’s own network?

He’d think about that gradually.

After going to the mart to shop and buying cat food for Ilisambaeyi, just as he was about to return.

Jjireureu.

He felt the delivery signal.

‘It’s here.’

Always an anticipated moment.

How wonderful it would be if it came once a day.

But that would be greedy.

On Earth, he could send items in abundance.

But what about the Immortal Realm?

His heart ached thinking that Danggumak’s circumstances didn’t seem good lately.

That’s why he’d even made a video saying he didn’t need to send anything.

‘Let me check the items first.’

Tae-ju checked the Shared Warehouse.

In an instant!

‘Huk!’

Seondo filling up the entire warehouse.

And inside the gourd bottle were some Seondo along with 10 swords.

‘…Hahaha.’

It was an enormous amount.

Just looking at what he’d received so far, this was the largest quantity of Seondo.

Plus what looked like extraordinary treasured swords at a glance.

‘Did his circumstances improve?’

Nevertheless, he wasn’t particularly happy.

He was worried that Danggumak might have scraped together even his soul.

He hoped he hadn’t overexerted himself.

What he’d received so far was already more than he could repay in a lifetime.

The Shared Warehouse was completely emptied.

He put in the items he’d prepared for Danggumak.

Seureureut.

The light went out.

‘I can distribute the treasured swords one by one.’

8 swords for his disciples, and 1 sword for Jeong Yeon-hee too.

He’d check the smartphone video later.

Tae-ju returned to the area around the checkpoint.

Ilbaek was still keeping watch at his post.

As he sat in a nearby coffee shop passing time while waiting.

Ttiring!

A message came from Geum Su-ho.

【I’ll arrive soon. Just wait one hour.】

That timing would roughly match civil servant quitting time.

Since he didn’t know if the guy would travel by vehicle, he went to a nearby rental car company and rented a truck for tailing.

Eventually, the plane carrying the Emperor landed at Barun City airport.

No one knew about the Emperor’s entry into Barun.

Because he didn’t come out through the airport but exited directly from the airport runway.

Tae-ju met with the Emperor.

And Secretary Geum Su-ho was with them too.

“Is that the guy?”

“Yes.”

“He has no awakening mark, so then….”

“He’s probably the True Demon I mentioned before.”

“Tsk, to think an Empire civil servant is a Mage.”

It seemed like quitting time had arrived.

The checkpoint replacement staff arrived.

The Mage exited the parking lot using a car.

Tae-ju’s group also began their tail.

* * *

Vice Head Master Ja-mal found the Head Master’s attitude suspicious lately.

An attitude as if being chased by something.

His face clearly showed signs of anxiety.

What on earth could be making him so uneasy?

Ja-mal thought it was right after reporting the Handler matter.

So what if the Handler was caught?

He couldn’t even open his mouth due to the Head Master’s prohibition.

Moreover, he was asking him to investigate the list of people entering and leaving Barun.

While mentioning the movements of the Imperial Palace and Imperial Intelligence Agency.

But even if those guys came, what did it matter?

Someone like the Emperor could be dealt with at his level.

However, what posed a threat was the Imperial Forces.

Still, one division wouldn’t be nearly enough.

Even if they brought the Empire’s entire military force, it wouldn’t pose much threat to the Head Master.

‘Anyway, since he told me to investigate.’

Barun is also a very important city to the Association.

Once the Head Master completes the training he has been doing, this Barun will become a stronghold to face the Empire.

That’s why he placed True Demons throughout Barun City.

In city hall, in the police, at the airport, at checkpoints.

In the evening, they would all get off work and return to the farm.

He hadn’t yet informed them that the Head Master had returned.

‘I’ll tell them when they all come.’

First, he gave instructions to the True Demons.

To find out the entry list of people coming and going from Barun City and whether any suspicious atmosphere had been detected.

Soon it was quitting time.

Ja-mal compiled the information the True Demons brought and entered the food storehouse where the Head Master was waiting.

“Head Master!”

“Come in, Ja-mal.”

You’ve regained your composure.

The anxious expression from before was nowhere to be found.

He had completely returned to his appearance as Head Master.

“The True Demons brought information, but they say there’s nothing special.”

“Is that so?”

“Just in case, I organized and brought the recent entry list for Barun City.”

“Good work. Let me see.”

“Here it is….”

Vice Head Master Ja-mal crawled on his knees and presented the paper list to the Head Master.

“Hmm.”

Cheon Gyeong-ho slowly examined the list.

Actually, it didn’t mean much.

Earlier, his judgment had been clouded by fear of Jeoldaedokma Danggumak, but what would come of checking the Barun entry list?

Even if they came from the Imperial Palace or the Ministry of National Intelligence, they would come hiding their identities.

But at that very moment!

Flinch!

Cheon Gyeong-ho’s eyebrows slightly rose upward.

‘Did I see wrong?’

He checked once more.

‘…Kim Gunnak?’

Gunnak? Did it say Gunnak?

What the hell?

The ingrained fear of Jeoldaedokma suddenly resurfaced.

The terrible fear of Mancheonhwau.

That’s when it happened.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

A roar was heard from the wheat farm.

* * *

Heavenly Realm.

The first immortal to arrive was Sambong.

The price of the Human-faced Spider was one wristwatch.

Then he had to find a poisonous monster at least comparable to the Human-faced Spider.

He searched the Yoma Realm thoroughly.

What he caught and brought was the Ten Thousand Year Centipede.

A poisonous centipede that had lived for a full ten thousand years.

A creature that had lived ten thousand years.

How could it be easy?

Sambong Seonin dragged the Ten Thousand Year Centipede all the way to the front courtyard of the multiplex.

“Do, Dok-seon.”

He desperately called for Danggumak.

“Why are you… Ah! It’s a Ten Thousand Year Centipede.”

Honestly, Danggumak was inwardly surprised.

What kind of place is the Yoma Realm exactly?

The Human-faced Spider was already amazing, and now there’s even a Ten Thousand Year Centipede?

In fact, the Yoma Realm is also a kind of exile.

A place to separate and confine monsters that have reached transcendent levels from the human world.

But those monsters often escape.

Though he doesn’t know what methods they use, quite a few monsters break out of the Yoma Realm and sneak into the human world.

Thanks to this, the immortals can venture into the human world to catch escaped monsters.

“Sambong Seonin, you’ve worked hard.”

“Haaah….”

Sambong Seonin, collapsed on the ground, reached toward Dok-seon Danggumak with trembling hands.

Was it this difficult?

Feeling pity, Danggumak gently took his hand.

Swoosh.

But Sambong Seonin quietly withdrew his hand and shook his head back and forth.

This isn’t it?

Then… Ah!

Danggumak took out a wristwatch from the Infinite Space.

“This?”

“Put, put it on me.”

“….”

What could he do?

He worked hard, so he should do it for him.

Click!

He pressed the metal buckle of the watch strap and put it on his wrist.

Pop!

“Uhahaha! This immortal has finally become a watch owner.”

What’s this?

When was he on the verge of death….

‘He was acting up because he was afraid I wouldn’t give it to him.’

The Ten Thousand Year Centipede is a monster that only appears in legends.

It’s hard to catch.

But that’s from the perspective of an ordinary martial artist.

What would be difficult about an immortal who ascended as a founding patriarch of the Mudang Sect catching a Ten Thousand Year Centipede? Finding it is what’s difficult.

Still, since he brought it, he’ll let it slide.

The second to arrive at the front courtyard was Maehwa Seonin.

Dragging the tail of a giant imugi, the Poison Horn Disaster Python.

“Haa, haa, Do, Dok-seon, keuk! Heoeoek!”

“….”

He’s grateful for bringing the Poison Horn Disaster Python.

“Stop exaggerating. Sambong Seonin already used that trick.”

“Eh?”

“Here’s your wristwatch.”

“Oh!”

Last was Gonryun Seonin.

But unlike the other two immortals, he was covered in wounds as if stabbed all over.

An immortal got injured?

What on earth did he catch and bring back?

Nothing was visible.

Don’t tell me he came back empty-handed?

“H-here it is.”

Gonryun Seonin held out to Danggumak an object wrapped neatly in leaves and tied with vines.

“What’s this?”

“The scalp from a celestial crane’s head. I said I’d just peel off the head without killing it, but it resisted so fiercely.”

“…A celestial crane?”

A celestial crane is a spiritual creature.

It’s famous for being ridden by immortals, especially Taesang Nogoon.

But he peeled off its scalp?

The red part originally on a crane’s head is called crane’s crest red.

A poison that belongs to the most lethal category even in the human world.

Danggumak had also used it extensively.

But what Gonryun Seonin brought wasn’t from an ordinary crane, but crane’s crest red from a celestial crane.

This seems like it could be problematic, but well, anyway.

“Y-you worked hard.”

“…The watch?”

“Of course I have to give it to you.”

“Hehehe.”

The poison was secured.

Precious materials that couldn’t be found even on Earth.

Danggumak was in a good mood.

With this, the probability of Kim Tae-ju reaching the 10th level of Honweonmusangdokryeongong had increased.

No, he should consider it almost certain to happen.

‘Should I process them?’

I can’t send them whole.

Just extract the poison essence.

Besides these, there was another item to send to Kim Tae-ju.

The soul connector with Cheonma.

The identity of the human on Earth who shares the same soul as Cheonma.

The Cheonma of Muganjok had spilled everything about that guy’s identity, begging to have him killed.

Name and age, hometown, school background, family relations…

With this much information, Danju Seonin’s tracking unit should easily find out where that guy is.

But it’s Cheonma.

Even though they share the same soul.

So at first, he had wondered whether he should pass this information along.

‘Kekeke, Cheon Gyeong-ho, that bastard will never be able to defeat the human who shares your soul.’

‘…Why?’

‘It’s obvious he’ll be terrified. Think about it. How did I die?’

‘Ah!’

‘He’ll probably tremble the moment he sees him, right?’

What does that mean?

‘Are you also afraid of me?’

‘….’

‘You are scared!’

Danggumak grinned wickedly.

It was a thrilling revenge until the very end.

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