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?'

the figure before

unlikely that Everblood was the

was a demon, he

contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking

he not value his

still not let my guard

that Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock

his eyes glued to Everblood, he

is the reason for your sudden

have something

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

report? What is

a new rank in our midst. He has broken through

"Oh?"

brows, Hemlock's

through?

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that was brought in

This…

impressive amount

though he didn't have the authority of an elder, his authority

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

considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat at the

"Leader?"

of his thoughts was Everblood's

him, Hemlock calmly nodded his

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

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered his

there is nothing else,

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

confusion on Everblood's face grew as he met Hemlock's gaze. With a

What do you

do I want to

his brows and falling into a state of contemplation, Everblood eventually

we don't have the luxury of having any aspirations. I am only following

'Following orders, huh?'

at Everblood as he listened to

"I see..:"

only after a while that he let go of Everblood's shoulders and nodded

following

For someone as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like

desire was

may be presumptuous, why are

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

front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated

mouth,

why I became the leader of the

voice echoed

him, Everblood

"…No."

still facing him, Hemlock lifted his head

a short

is

complexion changed slightly as a heavy

just say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted

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

shake of the head,

opinion, what are the chances of humanity

"Not even one percent."

leaving no room for doubt.

are the same

the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly

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