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?'

examining the figure before him, Hemlock

Everblood

he

that his highness was talking about? Especially since he was tied down to the organization by a

not value his

not

was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going

his eyes glued to

the reason for your

something to

his lips were

to report? What

a new rank in

"Oh?"

brows, Hemlock's body relaxed

through? This is good

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

same guy that was

This…

reflection, Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence within the

though he didn't have the authority of an elder,

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

considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat at

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts was Everblood's

head to glance at him, Hemlock calmly nodded his head. A small smile spread across his

news. I will personally go and

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered his

nothing else,

"Wait."

stopped him before he could leave. A confused

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of his

curious, do you have any aspirations? What do you wish

to achieve

and falling into a state of contemplation, Everblood eventually

have the luxury of having any aspirations. I am

'Following orders, huh?'

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

"I see..:"

after a while that he let

following orders.

weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something

most, his desire was

I may be presumptuous, why are you

from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance

the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

mouth,

you aware of why I

echoed

Everblood

"…No."

his back still facing him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze at the

a short silence,

is

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

that you joined the Monolith

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

a shake of the head,

are the chances of

"Not even one percent."

leaving no room for doubt. It

thoughts are the same

his hand toward the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly

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