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

was unlikely that Everblood was the

fact that he was a demon, he had also made a lot of

that his

he not

not

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

eyes glued to Everblood, he

the reason

something to

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

report? What

new rank in our midst. He has

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's body relaxed

broken through? This is

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

same guy that

This…

Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence within the

authority of an elder, his authority within

Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that he was concerned

all the Monolith members

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts

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

and visit him in a while

"I understand."

Everblood lowered his

is nothing

"Wait."

he could leave. A

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

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

I want to

state of contemplation, Everblood eventually

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

'Following orders, huh?'

Everblood as he listened to his words, seemingly trying

"I see..:"

that he let go of Everblood's shoulders and nodded to

are just following orders. That

weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like

was to climb

why are

glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he calmly

window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated his

his mouth,

why I became the leader of

echoed

him, Everblood shook

"…No."

him, Hemlock lifted his head

short

aspiration is

the wake of his words, Everblood's complexion changed slightly as a

you just say that you joined

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

a shake of the head, Hemlock

are the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

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

the

block the

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