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?'

examining the figure before

was unlikely that Everblood was the

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

anyone who had made so many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially since he was tied down

he not value his

not let my

Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was

his eyes glued to

reason for

something to

his lips

to report?

in our midst. He has broken

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that

This…

impressive amount

the authority of an elder, his authority within the organization

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

Monolith members and

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts

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

I will personally go and visit him

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered his

is nothing

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

met Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of his

do you have any aspirations? What do you wish to

want to

a state of contemplation,

have the luxury of having any aspirations.

'Following orders, huh?'

he listened to his

"I see..:"

after a while that he let go

just following orders. That makes

Everblood,

most, his desire was to

why are you asking

that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back.

in front of the window, the moonlight

his mouth,

you aware of why I became

voice echoed

Everblood

"…No."

Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze at

a short

is

of his words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly as

that you joined the Monolith because you wanted to

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

shake of the

your opinion, what are the chances of humanity

"Not even one percent."

leaving no room for doubt.

thoughts are the same

moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock

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