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?'

the figure

was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer

a demon, he had also made a

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

he not value his

should still not let

the cancer within the

eyes glued

the reason

have something to

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

report? What

rank in our

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's

has broken through? This is good

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

guy that was brought in

This…

had gained an impressive amount of

an elder, his authority within the

it, the more concerned Hemlock became.

the Monolith members and who was the biggest

"Leader?"

his thoughts was

Hemlock calmly nodded

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

"I understand."

respectfully, Everblood lowered

is nothing else, I

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

you have any aspirations? What do you wish to achieve in

want to

state

have the luxury of having any

'Following orders, huh?'

as he listened to his words, seemingly trying to discern his true

"I see..:"

he let go of

just following orders. That

weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like an

desire was

I may be presumptuous, why are you asking me

glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he

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

mouth,

of why I became the leader of

voice echoed throughout the

to him, Everblood shook

"…No."

him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze

short silence,

aspiration is to

complexion changed slightly

Did you just say that you joined the Monolith because you

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

shake of the head, Hemlock asked a

the chances

"Not even one percent."

rather direct, leaving no room for doubt.

thoughts are the same

block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly opened his

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