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 him,

it was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer within

demon, he had also made a lot of

that his highness was talking about? Especially since he was

not value his

not let my

seemed that Everblood was the cancer within the organization,

his eyes glued to

reason

something to

edges of his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock a

to report?

rank in our midst. He has

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

has broken through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that was brought in by

This…

impressive amount of influence within the

an elder, his authority within the

he thought about it, the more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that he was

his mind, Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members

"Leader?"

out of his

Hemlock calmly nodded

personally go and visit him in a while

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood

there is nothing else, I

"Wait."

over Everblood's shoulder, Hemlock stopped him before he could leave. A confused look crossed Everblood's face as he turned his

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

grew as he met Hemlock's

do you have any aspirations? What do you wish to achieve

I want to

brows and falling into a state

of having any aspirations. I am

'Following orders, huh?'

at Everblood as he listened to his words, seemingly trying to

"I see..:"

let go of Everblood's shoulders

just following

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

his desire was

I may be presumptuous, why are

that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After

he paused in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly

his mouth,

aware of why I

echoed

to him, Everblood shook his

"…No."

lifted

short

is to save

Everblood's complexion changed

say that you joined the Monolith because

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

shake of the head, Hemlock asked a

are the chances

"Not even one percent."

for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips

are the same as

moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly opened his

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