The Author's POV

Chapter 548

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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

was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer within the

demon, he had also made a

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

not value his

not let my guard

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

eyes glued to Everblood,

is the reason for your

have something

very edges of his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock a rather

to report? What

rank in our

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's body relaxed

through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that

This…

had gained an impressive amount of

an elder, his authority within the organization was

concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that

the Monolith members and who was the

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts was Everblood's

Hemlock calmly nodded his head. A

is good news. I will personally go and visit him

"I understand."

Everblood

nothing

"Wait."

hand 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?"

he met Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of his head,

curious, do you have any aspirations? What do you wish to achieve in

to achieve

state of contemplation,

luxury of having any aspirations.

'Following orders, huh?'

Everblood as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

let go of Everblood's shoulders and nodded

are just following orders. That makes

For someone as weak as Everblood, he

most, his desire was

presumptuous, why are you

moonlight that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance

of the window,

his mouth, he

you aware of why I became the

echoed

to him, Everblood shook

"…No."

still facing him, Hemlock lifted his head up to

a short silence, he

aspiration is

words, Everblood's complexion changed

say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted to

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

of the head,

the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

was rather direct, leaving no room for

are the same as

moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly opened

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