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 him, Hemlock became

Everblood was the cancer

demon, he had also made a lot of contributions to

his highness was talking about? Especially since he was tied down to the

he not value

should still not let my guard

despite how unlikely it seemed that Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going

his eyes glued to Everblood, he

is the reason for your

have something to

his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock a rather unsettling

report?

a new rank in our midst. He has broken through

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body relaxed a

through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that was brought in by

This…

impressive amount of influence within

an elder, his authority within the organization was

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

members and who was the biggest threat

"Leader?"

his thoughts was

calmly nodded his head. A small smile spread across

go and visit him in a while to

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered

there is nothing else,

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

Hemlock's

What do

want to achieve in the

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

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

'Following orders, huh?'

deeply at Everblood as he listened to his words, seemingly trying

"I see..:"

let go of Everblood's shoulders and nodded

are just following orders.

as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like an

most, his desire was to climb

I 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

paused in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

his mouth, he

of why I

echoed

to him, Everblood shook his

"…No."

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

short

is to save

wake of his words, Everblood's complexion changed

Did you just say that you joined the Monolith because you

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

the head, Hemlock asked

your opinion, what are the chances of humanity

"Not even one percent."

was rather direct, leaving no room for

the same as

his hand toward the moon to block the moonlight,

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