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

a demon, he had also made a

to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness

he not value his

still not let my

seemed that Everblood was the cancer within the

glued to Everblood,

is the reason for your sudden

something to

edges of his lips were curled upwards, giving Hemlock

report?

new rank in our

"Oh?"

his brows, Hemlock's body relaxed a

through?

"Who broke through?"

"It's Rhinestone."

"Oh..."

Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.

the same guy that

This…

an impressive

of an elder, his authority within the organization

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

mind, Hemlock was considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat

"Leader?"

him out of his thoughts was

calmly nodded his head. A small smile spread across his

news. I will personally go and visit him in a while

"I understand."

Everblood

there is nothing else,

"Wait."

could leave. A confused look crossed Everblood's face

"Yes?"

"…What is your goal?"

"Goal?"

he met Hemlock's gaze. With a

What do you

to achieve in the

brows and falling into a state of contemplation,

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

'Following orders, huh?'

stared deeply at Everblood as he listened to his words,

"I see..:"

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

just following orders. That makes

someone as weak as Everblood, he

his desire was to climb

why are you asking me

glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he calmly walked toward the

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

his mouth,

I

echoed

to him, Everblood shook his

"…No."

facing him, Hemlock lifted his

short

aspiration is to

Everblood's complexion changed slightly

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

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

of the head,

what are the chances

"Not even one percent."

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

are the same as

to block the moonlight, Hemlock

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