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?'

figure before

speaking, it was unlikely that Everblood

the fact that he was a demon, he had

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

not value his

still not let

was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going to

eyes glued to Everblood, he

is the reason

have something to

lips were curled upwards, giving

report?

have a new rank in our

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body

broken through?

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

guy that

This…

gained an impressive amount

an elder, his authority within the organization

more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that he

members and who

"Leader?"

his

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

good news. I will personally go and visit him in

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

nothing else, I

"Wait."

before he could leave. A confused look crossed Everblood's face as

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

grew as he met Hemlock's gaze. With a

have any aspirations? What

want to achieve in

falling into a state

the luxury of having any aspirations. I

'Following orders, huh?'

Everblood as he listened to his

"I see..:"

that he let go of Everblood's shoulders

are just following

Everblood,

most, his desire was to

may be presumptuous, why are you asking

the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he calmly walked toward

the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

his mouth, he

I became

echoed throughout

to him, Everblood

"…No."

him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze

a short silence,

aspiration is to save

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

that you joined

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

shake of the head, Hemlock asked a

opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

rather direct, leaving no room for doubt. It prompted

are the same

his hand toward the moon to block the moonlight,

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