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

Everblood was the cancer within

a demon, he

contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially since he was tied down to

he not value his

still not let my guard

that Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock

glued to

the reason for your sudden

something

of his lips were curled upwards, giving

report?

new rank in our midst.

"Oh?"

brows, Hemlock's body relaxed a

through? This is good

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

that

This…

Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence

didn't have the authority of an elder, his authority within the organization

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

Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and who was

"Leader?"

his thoughts was Everblood's

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

will personally go and visit him

"I understand."

Everblood

nothing else,

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

have any aspirations? What do you

I want to achieve

into a state of contemplation, Everblood eventually

don't have the luxury of having any aspirations.

'Following orders, huh?'

listened to his words, seemingly

"I see..:"

a while that he let

following orders. That

as Everblood, he

desire was

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

in front of the window,

his mouth, he

aware of why I became the leader

echoed

him, Everblood

"…No."

back still facing him, Hemlock lifted his

a short silence, he

is

of his words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly as

you just say that you joined the Monolith because you

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

of the head,

your opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

no room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips

are the same

toward the moon to block

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