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

Everblood was the cancer within the

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

Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking about? Especially

not value his

not let my

the cancer within

eyes glued to Everblood, he

is the reason for your

something to

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

to report?

rank in our midst. He

"Oh?"

Hemlock's body relaxed

has broken through?

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

that

This…

impressive

the authority of an elder, his

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

was considering all the Monolith members and who was the

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts was

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

and visit him in a while to

"I understand."

Everblood

there is nothing

"Wait."

could leave. A confused look crossed

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

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

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

I want to achieve

a state of

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

'Following orders, huh?'

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

"I see..:"

after a while that he let go of

following orders.

as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like

his desire was to climb

why are you asking me

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

paused in front of the window, the moonlight perfectly accentuated

his mouth, he

aware of why I became the leader of the

echoed throughout the

to him, Everblood shook his

"…No."

Hemlock lifted his head up to gaze

short

aspiration is

wake of his words, Everblood's complexion changed

Did you just say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted to save

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

of the head,

what are the

"Not even one percent."

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

are the same as

block the moonlight, Hemlock

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