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

that Everblood was the

a demon, he had

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

not value

not let my

despite how unlikely it seemed that Everblood was the cancer within the organization, Hemlock was not going to let

glued

is the reason for

something to

lips were

report? What

in our midst. He has

"Oh?"

brows, Hemlock's body relaxed a

through? This is good

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

he the same guy that was brought in by

This…

Everblood had gained an impressive amount of influence

an elder, his

Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that he

Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat at the

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts

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

is good news. I will personally go and visit

"I understand."

Everblood

nothing else,

"Wait."

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

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

as he met Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of his

curious, do you have any aspirations? What do you wish to

do I want to achieve in

state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook

we don't have the luxury of

'Following orders, huh?'

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

"I see..:"

only after a while that he let go of Everblood's shoulders

just following orders.

weak as Everblood, he couldn't

was

why are you asking

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

he paused in front of the window,

his mouth, he

you aware of why I became

echoed throughout

Everblood shook his

"…No."

facing him, Hemlock lifted his head up to

a short

aspiration is to save

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

joined the Monolith because you

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

a shake of the head, Hemlock asked a

your opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning over

"Not even one percent."

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

are the

toward the moon to block the moonlight, Hemlock

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