Strip away props
Unpolished Jade understood at once, then couldn't help laughing. "I knew fate was a curious thing. You didn't want to make this trip earlier, but here you are after all."
Xu Huo smiled too. "Since we're friends, helping each other is only right."
Unpolished Jade caught his meaning. "Miss Yan could be in grave danger while removing the artifact. I brought plenty of defensive artifacts and equipment. Even if she runs into a top-tier A-class player, they should be enough to help her hold out for a while."
That was exactly what Xu Huo had in mind. He accepted them for Yan Jiayu without the slightest hesitation, then immediately contacted Xin Rong and Nie Xuan to borrow equipment. He also asked Bai Kou whether she had any simulation equipment for non-game environments, in case Yan Jiayu entered a high-risk Random Instance as soon as she emerged from the artifact.
Bai Kou readily lent him the equipment, though it was considered a consumable and could only run for twenty-four hours.
"Twenty-four hours is enough," Yan Jiayu said. "Recovering halfway shouldn't be a problem."
Since the venue artifact wasn't convenient to use, Unpolished Jade set up an area with equipment instead. Robots helped protect Yan Jiayu and activate the simulation equipment.
Xu Huo and the others waited in the venue artifact across from them, ready for anything unexpected.
Yan Jiayu had already described the process of removing the artifact, but no one had expected it to be so gruesome. The kangaroo suit had practically grown into her flesh. Tearing off any part of it meant ripping away skin and flesh along with it. The process was not only painful but slow. She couldn't tear it off too quickly, but she had to remove as much as possible before the