With Captain Wei dead, Gu Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without even moving much, the Smelting Crush Hand flew toward the Great Map Totem, which was still in its standing pillar form, intending to put away this piece of Red Equipment.
But Gu Xi never expected that just as the Smelting Crush Hand was about to touch the Great Map Totem, the thing collapsed with a bang.
A broken iron hoop, two pieces of wood fitted together, a skull set with gemstones but clearly missing a portion, a roll of linen cloth that had turned somewhat dark yellow, and a rusty bow limb about the length of a normal person's arm.
These items scattered across the ground, and the light they gave off rapidly faded from red until they became colorless, discarded junk.
What was this supposed to mean? Wasn't it supposed to be Red Equipment?
How had it become like this?
Gu Xi was utterly speechless.
He quickly stepped forward, kicked Captain Wei's corpse fragments aside, and reached down to grab the items on the ground.
Restriction Hoop (Gray, Broken): A fragment originating from the Red Equipment Restriction Hoop. Because it was forcibly activated and used, then failed after exhausting all its energy again, it had lost all power and could no longer be considered a fragment of Red Equipment. Dried-up Wood (Gray, Broken): A fragment originating from the Red Equipment Wisdom Tree. Because it was forcibly...
After picking up the scattered items, Gu Xi's movements visibly paused.
He was stunned by what he saw.
What was going on? Wasn't it supposed to be Red Equipment?
What the hell was this?
Still, whenever Gu Xi encountered something he did not understand, he could always find someone to ask.
For instance, Captain Wei, who had