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

speaking, it was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer

fact that he was a demon, he had also made a lot of

the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially

not value his

should still not let

despite how unlikely it seemed that Everblood was the cancer within

eyes glued to Everblood,

is the reason for your

have something to

very edges of his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock

to report?

rank in

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

broken through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that was

This…

reflection, Everblood had gained an impressive amount

the authority of an elder, his authority within the organization

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

members

"Leader?"

of his thoughts was

at him, Hemlock calmly nodded his

is good news. I will personally go and visit him in a while to congratulate

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

nothing else, I

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

aspirations? What do you wish to

to achieve in the

state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook his

a demon, we don't have the luxury of

'Following orders, huh?'

he listened to his words, seemingly trying to

"I see..:"

after a while that he let go of Everblood's

are just following

as Everblood,

most, his desire was to

may be presumptuous, why are you asking me

then that he heard Everblood's voice. In the moonlight that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands

window, the moonlight perfectly

his mouth, he

of why I became the

voice echoed throughout the

him, Everblood

"…No."

lifted his head up to

a short silence,

is to save

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

you just say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted to

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

shake of the head, Hemlock asked

are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

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

the same as

block the moonlight,

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