153: Paranormal activity on the street

“Sea Spirit Armor, the third generation Armored Warrior!”

“A water-elemental armor, capable of manipulating the power of marine creatures!”

“The speed and power of its punches are incredibly strong!”

“And she’s also the first female Summoner!”

Although it only appeared once on camera, the Sea Spirit Armor was incredibly popular.

Many netizens had already begun independently researching the characteristics and power of the Sea Spirit Armor.

However, it didn't matter how much they researched.

The Sea Spirit Armor had far more than just one form.

Meanwhile, toy factories began hiring modelers to quickly create models based on video images, then produce action figures and toys for sale.

It's worth noting that the First Generation and second generation armor toys and figures had all sold out.

Whatever was on the market sold out.

Moreover, due to the unique nature of the armor, toy manufacturers didn't even need to pay royalties, earning a huge profit.

Some film and television production companies had even begun preparing for IP development and filming related TV series.

Game companies also launched game development projects.

These people naturally made a fortune, but unfortunately, Shui Yuqianxi was currently huddled under a bridge, eating plain rice with dried salted fish.

In the end, everything returned to simplicity.

From eating dried salted fish with rice to eating dried salted fish with rice.

Looking at the enthusiastic online discussions about the Sea Spirit Armor and the development announcements from various toy manufacturers,

Shui Yuqianxi saw countless royalty fees.

But in the end, none of it concerned her.

“User Unnamed” initiated a call with you.

Shui Yuqianxi picked up her phone and answered the call.

“Is there something, White Feather?”

“I’m sorry, can you go to Fuhou Street in the south of East Bay City right now?”

“An anomaly has appeared there, and some people have already lost contact.”

“Okay, I’ll go right away.”

Shui Yuqianxi quickly stood up, pulled out the Moto E, and threw it to an empty space nearby.

The card flashed blue light, and a motorcycle was quickly summoned in front of her.

Shui Yuqianxi put on her helmet, maintained communication with White Feather, and followed the map on the motorcycle to her destination.

“Hacker F had already detected relevant supernatural descriptions on the internet three days ago.”

“Initially, a user posted online asking for help.”

“Saying he was trapped on Fuhou Street.”

“Fuhou Street only has two exits, front and back, with some narrow alleys about two people wide in between. Logically, one shouldn't get lost.”

“Yet, someone was trapped on this street, unable to leave no matter if he went forward or backward.”

“In the story, no matter which way those people walked, they would always return to a statue.”

“In the end, all these people who called for help, without exception, completely disappeared.”

To most people, this post would likely seem like an urban legend.

A bored person, using several accounts simultaneously, pretending to ask for help online.

However, after White Feather's investigation, these accounts were all linked to different registered identities.

She then investigated the workplaces and living locations of these registered identities.

She found that these people had not reappeared after posting.

Only then did she confirm that this was not a typical urban legend, but a genuine supernatural event.

Or rather, it was the special ability of some kind of monster at work.

She had also dispatched members of the Monster Countermeasures Squad to investigate, but they consistently found nothing wrong with Fuhou Street.

No one found any strange statues on Fuhou Street either.

Until just now, under Hacker F's detection, new users' pleas for help appeared online again.

Saying they were trapped on Fuhou Street and asking someone to rescue them.

User X: I'm trapped on Fuhou Street, no matter how I walk, I can't get out. The statue is getting closer, someone please save me!

Frantic Wind: It's starting again. Are new accounts created this frequently? (eating melon)

User Unnamed: What does “the statue is getting closer” mean?

User B: No way, who hired the shill above? At least use a username, “Unnamed” is too fake.

User X: The statue was initially by the road, no matter if I go forward or backward, I always return to the statue here, and each time I return, the statue moves a bit closer to the middle of the road!

User X: Save me, save me, save me! I'm telling the truth!

No Longer Love: It's creepy, stop pretending, I'm scared, okay?

...

White Feather directed Shui Yuqianxi to approach Fuhou Street.

While typing on the keyboard, she comforted the unlucky User X.

This unlucky fellow seemed to have made many typos in his panic.

“Turn right ahead, don’t go straight in, take the alley.”

“Received.”

Shui Yuqianxi didn't ask why, and turned right as White Feather commanded.

White Feather had just asked User X from which location he entered.

To be safe, she also had Shui Yuqianxi enter Fuhou Street from a similar path to prevent accidents.

She turned right and sped into the street, then continuously accelerated.

The sun had completely set, and everything around was pitch black.

The Summoner hummed.

It seemed she had entered.

Shui Yuqianxi stopped the motorcycle, looked at the words “Fuhou Street” in front of her, and then rushed into the street.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Shui Yuqianxi seemed to have rushed into an invisible space.

After passing the words “Fuhou Street,” her body and the motorcycle disappeared together.

“I've entered Fuhou Street.”

“Okay, the statue is in the center of the street, keep going forward.”

“Understood.”

Shui Yuqianxi looked at the buildings on both sides.

They were eerily dark, as if no one existed there.

Until she reached the very center of the street, Shui Yuqianxi finally saw the statue.

The statue appeared to be carved from a single piece of stone, its lower body cylindrical, with hands clasped together, and some moss growing on it.

Its upper body maintained a faint smile, but the right side of its face was missing a piece, making it look somewhat dilapidated.

“I see the statue.”

“Does the Summoner sense it as a monster?”

“No.”

Shui Yuqianxi got off her motorcycle and walked towards the statue located on one side of the street.

At the same time, she saw a man hiding in a nearby corner.

The man, dressed in a suit, was trembling and clutching his head with a briefcase.

Seeing Shui Yuqianxi, he suddenly stood up.

“Save me, save me!”

He shouted as he approached Shui Yuqianxi.

Then he suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the motorcycle nearby.

“Since you’re saving me, you can stay here for me!”

“…”

Shui Yuqianxi simply delivered a kick, and the poor man was directly sent sprawling to the ground.

Then Shui Yuqianxi walked towards the statue.

Since it was this statue's problem.

Then...

She clenched her fist and aimed at the statue.

Water wrapped around her arms, forming streamlined, simple armguards.

“Splash, splash, splash!!”

Her fists rained down, and the solid statue shattered under her blows, turning into fragments scattered across the ground.

Shui Yuqianxi looked at the fragments and retracted her fists.

The armguards on her arms also disappeared.

This was also one of the characteristics of the Sea Spirit Armor.

If the power of the sea beast is not activated, the Sea Spirit Armor, as a vessel for the sea beast's power, is weak.

Therefore, the main body of the Sea Spirit Armor, as a vessel, can be easily summoned by the Summoner.

Even without using a card, Shui Yuqianxi could summon a portion of the Sea Spirit Armor.