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

Everblood was the cancer within the

the fact that he was a demon, he had also made a

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

he not value his

not let my guard

unlikely it seemed that Everblood was the cancer within

glued

reason for

have something to

his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock a rather

to report?

have a new rank in our midst.

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body

through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that was brought

This…

an impressive amount

an elder,

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

was considering all the Monolith members and who was the

"Leader?"

his thoughts was

him, Hemlock calmly nodded his head. A

personally go and

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

nothing

"Wait."

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. With a

you have any aspirations? What do you wish to achieve

I want to achieve

and falling into a state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook

the luxury of having any aspirations. I am only following

'Following orders, huh?'

stared deeply at Everblood as he listened to

"I see..:"

let go of

just following orders.

as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something

was to climb the

may be presumptuous, why are you asking me

he heard Everblood's voice. In the moonlight that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at

window, the moonlight perfectly

his mouth,

I became

echoed throughout the

to him, Everblood

"…No."

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

a short

aspiration is to save

the wake of his words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly

say that you joined the

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

of the head, Hemlock asked

are the

"Not even one percent."

rather direct, leaving no room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips to curl

are the

to block the

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