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

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

cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially

he not

still not let

Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going to let his

his eyes glued to Everblood,

reason

have something

edges of his lips were

to report?

in our midst. He has broken

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body

through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

same guy that

This…

Everblood had gained an impressive amount

authority of an elder, his

it, the more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just

considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat

"Leader?"

of his thoughts was Everblood's

Hemlock calmly nodded

news. I will personally go and

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

nothing else,

"Wait."

could leave. A confused

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

he met Hemlock's

aspirations? What do you wish to

want to achieve

brows and falling into a state of contemplation,

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

'Following orders, huh?'

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

"I see..:"

after a while that he let go

are just following orders. That

as weak as Everblood, he couldn't

his desire was to climb the

may be presumptuous, why are

glance at

front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated

his mouth,

why I

voice echoed

him, Everblood shook

"…No."

Hemlock lifted his head

a short silence,

aspiration is to save

changed slightly as a

you just say that you joined the Monolith because you

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

of the

opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

rather direct, leaving no room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's

the

toward the moon to block

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