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

that Everblood was the cancer within

a demon, he had also

had made so many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his

he not value

should still not

within the organization, Hemlock was

his eyes glued to Everblood, he

is the reason for your

something

very edges of his lips were

report?

have a new rank in our midst.

"Oh?"

brows, Hemlock's body relaxed a

has broken through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that was brought in by

This…

gained an impressive

didn't have the authority of an elder,

he thought about it, the more concerned Hemlock

considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts was

Hemlock calmly nodded his head. A small smile spread

and visit him in a while to congratulate

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered his

there is nothing else,

"Wait."

shoulder, Hemlock stopped him before he could leave. A confused look

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

curious, do you have any aspirations? What do you

I want to

and falling into a state

luxury of having any aspirations. I am

'Following orders, huh?'

deeply at Everblood as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

that he let go of

are just following orders. That

someone as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford

his desire was to

presumptuous, why are

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 behind his back. After

the window, the moonlight

mouth, he

aware of why I became the leader of the

echoed

to him, Everblood

"…No."

facing him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze at the

a short silence, he

is to save

changed slightly as a heavy

Did you just say that you joined the Monolith because you

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

shake of the head, Hemlock

the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

answer was rather direct, leaving no room for doubt. It

the same as

the moon to block the moonlight,

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