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

speaking, it was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer within the

was a demon, he

had made so many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was

he not

still not

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

his eyes glued to Everblood, he

the reason for

have something

edges of his lips were curled

to report? What

a new rank in our midst. He has broken

"Oh?"

Hemlock's

has broken through? This

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that was brought in by

This…

reflection, Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence within the

an elder, his authority within

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

Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and who was

"Leader?"

of his thoughts was

Hemlock calmly nodded his head. A small

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

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

is nothing else,

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

Everblood's face grew as he met Hemlock's

aspirations? What do you

want to achieve in

brows and falling into a state

a demon, we don't have the luxury of having any aspirations.

'Following orders, huh?'

deeply at Everblood as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

let go

following

as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford

was

presumptuous, why are you

Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his

window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his otherworldly

mouth, he

aware of why I became the leader of

echoed throughout

Everblood shook

"…No."

him, Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze at

a short silence,

aspiration is to save

the wake of his words, Everblood's complexion changed

just say that you joined

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

of the head,

opinion, what are the

"Not even one percent."

for doubt. It

thoughts are the same as

toward the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly

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