The Black Saint is My StalkerCh122 - No one picked up

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The site had been walled off in a four-block radius. What had once been the central hubbub of Lyrchester was instead infested with uniform-wearing hunters and magical tools, alongside tractors and cranes. Anything to help with the excavation of the collapsed Pillar. Which, was no normal excavation site. M1NbgO

Surges of unknown powers pulsed and leaked from the Earthbound Layer without the Heavenly Layer to stabilize it. Although the Edelstein Barrier still remained functional, it was only partial.

A single enormous spear hung in the night sky, waves of divine energy surged to keep the leakage at bay.

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But only for so long.

The divine energy retreated and the hunters milled, setting up a less effective barrier as a substitute. While they were running around in apparent chaos, two separate vehicles pulled up to the location at the same time. xGhYBc

Emilia Rose’s sunny disposition was instantly marred when she saw the person stepping out of the other nondescript black car.

Duan Jiayu, ever polite in his demeanor, bowed at the sight of her. But the DASR researcher purposely ignored his attention, marching off toward the ruins of the Edelstein Pillar.

The person that greeted her approach was a hunter dressed in the black ensemble of a guardian’s garbs. “IDs.” The man said bluntly. His hair was bluish under the sharp glare of industrial lights that doused the entire Pillar site with rows of piercings glimmering on his ears. He even had his hunting weapon strapped to his back, some sort of bladed staff.

Emilia almost thought that the heavy bags under his eyes were eyeshadow; an addition to his overall aesthetic, but upon closer inspection, Emilia noted that he did not in fact have a single smear of makeup on his face.

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She huffed a little, pouting girlishly to judge his reaction. “What? You should know who I am! The president sent you my files, didn’t he? And—“

Duan Jiayu cut her rambling off. With an extended arm, he wordlessly complied with the guardian’s instructions.

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The blue-haired guardian nodded after scanning the ID. “Duan Jiayu, Sanlongyan representative huh? Not my fav lot of folks but eh. Looks like you’ve got the perms, come on in, mate.”

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All she got was a cold, deadpan stare. The man inspected her card for barely a second. “Dr. Rose, huh? I’ve heard about you.”

“Pleasant things, I hope?” she chirped as the guardian finally stepped aside to give her way.

“You bloody wish.”

She sulked at his words but her attention was instantly redirected to the ruins that splayed out before her. Dr. Rose wasted no time pulling out her tablet taking notes of what she could observe. KJcAS5

And whenever she noticed a particularly dark corner, she would disrespect any boundaries set up by the excavating guardians and inspect the rubble with intent interest.

Oscar watched these two foreign entities prodding and poking around the site and he could not help but scowl at their very obvious nosing around. “Is there anything that I could help yous with? Don’t know what you’ve come down here for. I’m sure you’re getting all them blasted reports from the lackeys you’ve sent on over.”

Both the DASR and the Sanlongyan have invested plenty to help the local guardians deal with the collapsed Pillar, predominantly funds and equipment. By no means did the top brass have to inspect the location personally, because they would undoubtedly have spies milling about nonetheless.

Neither Emilia Rose nor Duan Jiayu seemed to acknowledge Oscar’s question, poking around as they pleased. The Sanlongyan man sauntered right up to a place heavily guarded with wards and machinery; a hollow frame of the building that once stood there made visible after all the debris up top had been removed. What was left was the remnants of a hallway and a door frame that led down into a deep shaft where the elevator had once been. MDL7yE

“Is it possible to get a better look inside?” he hummed.

Oscar scoffed. “Sure, suit yourself mate. But if you die from USE poisoning that’s not my problem.”

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Various forces leaked from the unstable Earthbound Layer, the conglomeration of outer dimensional energies was loosely classified as unidentified spiritual energies or USE shortened. Due to the unknown nature of these forces, it wasn’t unheard of receiving USE radiation which resulted in all sorts of adverse effects on the human body.

“Hmmm.” Duan Jiayu’s expression made no change, remaining annoyingly apathetic as he pulled back, rubbing his chin. “I will have equipment sent. Do not worry, should anything happen, you will not be pinned with responsibility.” awBykX

“You’re not going to find anything interesting,” Oscar shrugged. “Previous excavations have already been made, findings documented, I’m sure you’ve seen the files. Don’t play dumb with me.”

It was then that the little researcher bounced to his side, much to Oscar’s chagrin. “It says here,” Emilia chirped, raising her tablet and waving it obnoxiously in the paladin’s face, “that there weren’t magical artifacts discovered at the site.”

Oscar was taken aback, quickly stepping away from the heavy waft of perfume that assaulted his nose. “How is that bloody strange? Why would there be magical artifacts down in there? Did some artificer dump their stash down there when I wasn’t looking?”

“Huh?” Emilia pouted. “I didn’t say that. I mean, wouldn’t it be possible for objects to come out of the Earthbound Layer, just like USE?” rYW2dn

He locked eyes with her. “Just because I ain’t a scientist doesn’t mean I’m a bloody idiot. I’m not stupid. I know that it doesn’t work like that.”

Emilia, seemingly unconcerned, only shrugged and turned her attention back to her tablet. “Since you’re letting Mr. Duan down there, I suppose you could make room for me too, hm? Don’t worry, I’ll also have my own equipment arranged.”

“…” As much as Oscar did not like the idea, he had neither the energy nor the power to argue with them. “Do as yous like, as if I bloody care. Just don’t break anything or put my men in danger, yeah? If you’ve any problems, ask this lad here, and don’t bother me.” He pointed a thumb at some poor unsuspecting guardian, who didn’t even have the time to react before Oscar walked away.

Just in time for his break too, and he wasn’t about to waste time on some foreign tossers stamping around on his turf, especially when he knew he didn’t have any power to do anything about it. That would just be a waste of energy. 1btyq5

So Oscar made his way to the lot of trailers that were stationed around the site; temporary lodgings for the people who worked there around the clock. The trailer that he stayed in was minimal at best, with a tight hall and few comforts available. But it had everything that he needed; a fridge with a healthy selection of food, running water, a toilet, and a bed. Oh, and electricity.

Oscar sat on the bed in the back of the trailer pulling his laptop out from the cabinets.

Although he was on break, he still had work to do. Over the last two weeks, he had barely been able to catch any sleep, with one thing after another piling atop his workload.

And now there were these foreign fuckers. Oscar didn’t trust them as far as he could throw them. He had no idea what they think they’ll gain from snooping around when there wasn’t anything to be found in the first place. And what the heck was up with that researcher’s strange question? eKik1q

Did she think Oscar was an imbecile?

With a frown, he scowled at his computer screen, unable to focus on the report he was meant to type up and send before the stroke of midnight.

Did…Emilia expect there to be a magical artifact amid the rubble?

Suddenly, memories from two weeks’ past began to flit through Oscar’s mind. But they were blurred and confused, much like a fever dream. Sarah and he had boarded a helicopter before getting caught in the blast. And though the injuries he sustained after the explosions were minimal, Oscar got a concussion somewhere along the line and his memories became strange and blurred. LN76h5

Why was it that he started to recall some strange instance of seeing Valtteri rushing toward him after the sirens were sounding in the distance? And the scout holding something strange in his hands; a long rod-like object that was strikingly different from the crossbow that he used.

“…?” Oscar reached up and touched his head, frowning at the throbbing headache that was beginning to form.

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Feeling disconcerted, he took a break from the report he was writing about a certain half-demon and fished out his cellphone instead.

It wasn’t yet too late in the evening and Oscar knew that Valtteri stayed up late more often than not. So he placed his phone against his ear and waited. fyvh1u

And waited.

No one picked up.


Author: s-sorry for more side character shenanigans but I need to set up the plot for the next arc…! u 3 u enjoy some stupid interactions from stupid characters I guess!?!?!?

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16 comments

  1. Side characters i will probably forget about!! sighs loudly why is it always like that

    Thank you for the chapter!! ❤️❤️

  2. Ok that’s official I don’t like that Emilia Rose AT ALL… or the DASR by the way….

    Please Valtteri, be okay 😖

  3. The hyaenas from the DASR are here to poke and snoop, poor Oscar. I just hope their poking won’t bring back certain demoness…

    And why do I start to feel dread when someone isn’t picking their phone in a novel like this? I hope Valtteri is ok.

    Thank you for the chapter!!!

    • when is snooping ever a good thing– what could they be there for!? and why… O_O;

      “a-a novel like this” !? what’s with this ominous phrase! t-this novel is innocent! full of fun and happy moments…!

      thank you for reading~ <3

      • well, by ‘a novel like this’ I meant that in your universe anything can happen and it sometimes turn really scary so, yeah when someone’s not picking their phone I’m like 😱 oh no!!! Yes, the novel is otherwise full of fun and happy moments not to mention the spicy and hot moments 🤩🤭😉

  4. Maybe its just me but I find the ‘side character shenanigans’ pretty interesting . . ? hehe thanks for the chapter! (≧ω≦)/

    • a-ah I’m glad you’re enjoying them! ; w ; I know side character shenanigans aren’t for everyone but the story doesn’t really feel complete without them…

  5. Ca-can you make a nice female side character that does not die PLEASE! I know there was that one girl in the beginning that had a wolf aunt and uncle who’s name I forgotten…but where are they? I need some sane people around here. Like Valtteri, why did you pick up a Druid’s staff for goodness sake? Of course that’s going to land you in some big trouble.

    Oh and I almost forgotten about that lord vampire that appeared for a few chapters and then, GONE. 😭😭

    and what about your normal college life Han Li! And-and you completely forgotten about how the guy who’s now your boyfriend knew your mom, aren’t you curious about what your mom was like???

    Sorry for the rant, I gotta let out some steam to get ready for the next arc. Here we go on the next adventure.