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 before him, Hemlock became

Everblood was the

he had also

Monolith be the cancer that his

he not value his

should still not let my guard

cancer within the organization, Hemlock

eyes glued to Everblood,

is the reason for

have something to

replied. The very edges of his lips were curled upwards,

report? What is

in our midst. He has broken through

"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 was

This…

an impressive

an elder, his authority within the organization was quite

the more concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't

was considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest

"Leader?"

out of his thoughts was Everblood's

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

go and visit him in a

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

there is nothing else, I

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

aspirations? What do you wish to achieve in the

I want to achieve in

state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook his

luxury of having any aspirations. I am only following

'Following orders, huh?'

as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

a while that he let go of Everblood's shoulders

just following orders. That makes

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

most, his desire was to

be presumptuous, why are you

that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After

he paused in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

mouth,

aware of why I became

echoed throughout the

Everblood shook his

"…No."

back still facing him, Hemlock lifted

short silence,

is to

complexion changed slightly as a heavy

say that you joined the Monolith because

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

of the head,

opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning

"Not even one percent."

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

the same

moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly

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