The Author's POV

Chapter 613

Calm.

When Malik's eyes stopped on me and our eyes met, I felt completely at ease.

His pressure…

It was terrifying. More than I could've bargained for. Enough to make me feel suffocated with just a single breath.

' rank.'

Although it was unclear to those watching, I, who was close to achieving rank, could discern from a quick glance what level he had attained.

The way the mana around him bent to his will…

The way the world seemed so focused on him…

And the pressure that closely resembled a couple of figures I had met in the past…

Without a single doubt, he had broken through to rank.

"Hm?"

Before I knew it, he was a couple of steps away from me.

"You must be Ren Dover…or should I say, 876?"

His voice echoed out. It sounded crisp and pleasant to the ear, yet, at the same time, felt extremely chilly.

Nevertheless, I didn't get shaken up by his voice or pressure. At this moment, it seemed as though the emotion known as 'fear' had completely dissipated from my body.

My head tilted slightly as I asked in a rather monotonous tone.

At this point, I was starting to doubt whether the one speaking was me or the other me.

"What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

As he said, Malik Alshayatin, or lesser known as Hemlock, took a step to the side and gestured in the direction of Smallsnake's grave.

"...I'm here to pay a visit to my friend."

His remarks would've normally have made me angry, but as I've said before, the emotion known as "anger" vanished from my body. His reply aroused no emotion from within me.

At this point, I realized that something was wrong, yet at the same time, had no time to understand what was going on.

"Friend? Last time I heard, you were the one responsible for killing his own mother? I'm sure no friend would actually do that."

"…So he's still hung up on that."

Hemlock quietly whispered to himself.

The whisper was low, but it was audible enough for me to hear. He then repeatedly pointed toward his chest.

"You see, it was only because I was his friend that I did what I did. I did it to make sure he understood...understood just how serious the situation is. In the end, I did everything for his benefit. I wished to show him the reality of the world!...and the death of his mother was the only way that I could open up his eyes. I wanted him to understand just how feeble human life is."

Without realizing it, my brows knit as I noticed signs of agony on his face.

making such a

to grow curious. What exactly was he trying to say?...and why did it seem like he genuinely felt that his actions were

are

the better of me

"He..."

met my sight.

the demons is the only way for humanity to avoid extinction. We won't be able

of nonsense

but as soon as my

mind grew numb when this realization

to have noticed my

you are aware of the seriousness of our situation. Your inability to refute my arguments suggests that you are aware that they are not mere heresy from a psychopath, as the

hand started

out of anger, but

His words…

regressions that my body underwent, I realized that the demon king was an entity that was simply too strong to be

would be possible, but

after hundreds of different regressions occurred, it always ended

been anyone else but me, they would've perceived Hemlock as an absolute psychopath, but for someone like me, who understood

…and that was worrying.

sudden look

can't really grasp how hopeless the situation is until you actually meet him. It was from my

words that snapped

rambling about the demon

this much. I already knew and experienced the helplessness that came with meeting him. Hence why I shifted

you know that Smallsnake was

"Smallsnake?"

eyes a couple of times. Seemingly unable to

I pointed at his tomb that

"Oh, you mean Brian?"

"Right…"

was indeed his

Turning around to look at Smallsnake's

until last year. I was too busy trying to break through to notice that anything happened to

to the side, he

whom

at him

took a series of precautions to ensure that they didn't

was nearby. Just by feeling the mana, I would be able to get a general idea of where he

I received was far off from what I

years because I hoped that

but as I was too busy with several

ensued after he said those last words. From the way he was

was definitely referring to the 876 incident. Who would have imagined the incident would have,

for him, I was unable to locate him. How astonished was I, do you know? I briefly believed that he had passed away before realizing that I was still connected to the mana I had left in

the human

to cover his

played by Octavious when he sent me a fake corpse of

a little

of his body became

low, deep and sinister

imagined. First, with all the troubles, you caused at

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