The Author's POV

Chapter 548

A/N : If you are curious, Melissa official illustration is out on discord.

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Within the confines of a dark room, a sinister voice echoed.

—He is never wrong. Make sure you keep your guard up. Don't ever let anything happen to what you've built, or else I'll make sure to end you in the most painful way possible.

"Understood."

Malik Alshayatin nodded in agreement while standing behind an oval circle that hovered in the air before him.

"I will make sure to thoroughly search the Monolith."

—Make it quick. The faster you remove this liability, the better for you.

"Understood."

Malik Alshayatin, or better known as Hemlock Feyrer as Malik Alshayating was merely a title, once again nodded.

In response, the sinister voice grew a bit livelier. Its satisfaction was evident.

—As expected of my contractee. You are an obedient one.

In response to the praise, Hemlock merely lowered his head.

"Your highness, I have something to report."

—Speak.

"I am close to breaking through."

—Hmm, I figured that much. How long will it take for you to break through?

"Half a year to a year."

Hemlock answered as his voice grew deeper and his eyes turned a shade of red.

"…Around the same time when the contract with the Union ends."

When Hemlock thought about the Union, he suddenly felt a powerful force surge through his body.

'Humanity's traitors.'

He saw them as such. People who pretended to be doing this for humanity, when they were in fact doing the exact opposite.

They were the reason why humanity was on the verge of extinction.

—It sounds like you will achieve a breakthrough within the next year or two, huh? Then you better make sure you sort out all your problems in the Monolith now.

Squinting, Hemlock solemnly replied.

"Understood."

After his words, the black circular void appeared to slowly dissipate.

—You better not let me down.

Those were the last words Hemlock heard before the voice completely vanished. In the wake of that, Hemlock stood still and closed his eyes, enveloping the room in an eerie silence.

He remained in this state for half an hour before he opened his eyes and turned to face the door.

"Come in."

He spoke in a cold tone that echoed throughout the room. As the voice sounded, the door opened to reveal an obscure figure that hid behind the shadows of the room.

Clank—

"Leader."

Through the large windows at the end of the room, moonlight filtered into the room and illuminated the figure as it stepped into space.

"Everblood.".

Recognizing the figure that had just come in, Hemlock's eyes squinted.

'Could he be the cancer that his highness was talking about?'

the figure before

that Everblood was the cancer within

a demon, he had also made a lot of contributions

cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially since

not value

still not let my

cancer within the organization,

his eyes glued to

reason for your

have something

edges of his lips were curled upwards,

to report? What

new rank in our midst. He has

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

that was

This…

impressive amount of influence within

he didn't have the authority of an elder, his authority within the

it, the more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that

his mind, Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and who was the

"Leader?"

his thoughts was Everblood's

nodded his

is good news. I will personally go and visit him in

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered

there is nothing

"Wait."

hand over Everblood's shoulder, Hemlock stopped him before he could leave. A confused look crossed Everblood's

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

grew as he met Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of his

have any aspirations? What

do I want to

falling into a state

luxury of having any

'Following orders, huh?'

as he listened to his words, seemingly trying to discern

"I see..:"

after a while that he let go of Everblood's shoulders and

following orders. That

For someone as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford

most, his desire was to

why are

turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that,

he paused in front of the window, the moonlight

mouth,

of why I became the leader

voice echoed throughout the

to him, Everblood shook

"…No."

lifted his head up to gaze

a short silence,

aspiration is to

his words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly as a heavy

Did you just say that you joined the

"...You didn't hear wrong."

the head, Hemlock

what are the

"Not even one percent."

room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's

are the same

the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock

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