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

unlikely that Everblood was the

he was a demon, he

that his highness

he not value his

should still not let

the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going to let

his eyes glued to Everblood,

is the reason for your sudden

something

edges of his lips

report? What

rank in our

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body relaxed a

through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that was

This…

reflection, Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence

he didn't have the authority of an elder,

the more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just

mind, Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and

"Leader?"

out of his thoughts was Everblood's

nodded his head.

personally go and visit him in a

"I understand."

Everblood lowered

is nothing

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

he met Hemlock's gaze.

What do you wish to

want to

state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook

the luxury of having any aspirations. I am

'Following orders, huh?'

as he listened to his

"I see..:"

that he let

following orders.

weak as Everblood, he

most, his desire was to

I may be presumptuous, why are you asking me

In the moonlight that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he calmly walked toward the windows of the

paused in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

mouth,

I became the leader of the

voice echoed throughout the

Everblood

"…No."

facing him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze at

a short

aspiration is to save

changed slightly as a heavy silence

say that you joined the

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

of the head, Hemlock asked

what are the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's

are the

block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly opened his

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