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?'

carefully examining the figure before him, Hemlock became

it was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer

demon, he had also made

so many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially since he was tied down to the organization by

not

should still not let my guard

that Everblood was the cancer within the organization,

eyes glued to Everblood,

is the reason

something to

of his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock

to report?

have a new rank in our midst.

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

has broken through?

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that

This…

had gained an impressive amount of

have the authority of an elder, his authority within the organization was quite

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

all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat at

"Leader?"

his

glance at him, Hemlock calmly nodded his

personally go and visit him in a while to congratulate

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

nothing else,

"Wait."

stopped him before he could leave. A confused

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

met Hemlock's gaze. With a

you have any aspirations? What do you wish

do I want to achieve in

a state of contemplation, Everblood

a demon, we don't have the luxury of having

'Following orders, huh?'

Everblood as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

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

following orders. That

Everblood, he couldn't afford something

most, his desire was to climb

I may be presumptuous, why are you

Hemlock turned to glance at

the window, the

his mouth, he

I

voice echoed throughout

Everblood shook

"…No."

Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze

short silence,

is to

words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly as a

you just say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted

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

shake of the head, Hemlock asked

are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips to curl

the same

the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly

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