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?'

examining the figure before

that Everblood was the cancer

fact that he was a demon, he had

had made so many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially

not value

not let my guard

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

eyes glued to Everblood, he

the reason for your

something to

edges of his lips were curled

to report? What

a new rank in our

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's body relaxed

broken through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

same guy that

This…

reflection, Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence within

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

concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that

the Monolith members and who was

"Leader?"

out of his

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

go and visit him in a

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood

there is nothing else, I

"Wait."

Hemlock stopped him before he could leave. A confused look

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

met Hemlock's gaze. With a

have any aspirations? What

want to achieve in

brows and falling into a state of contemplation, Everblood

luxury of having any aspirations. I

'Following orders, huh?'

as he listened to his words, seemingly

"I see..:"

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

are just following orders. That makes

as weak as Everblood,

was to climb the

may be presumptuous, why are you asking

window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind

in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated

mouth,

aware of why I became the

voice echoed

him, Everblood

"…No."

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

short

is to

changed slightly as a heavy silence engulfed

say that you joined

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

of the head, Hemlock asked

what are the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

no room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips

thoughts are the same

the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly opened his

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