Chapter 4780 — The Danger Lookout
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Everyone was struck with horror. A moment ago he had been laughing heartily and genially; the next instant he was ready to have a man thrown into the sea. This captain changed faces faster than turning the pages of a book!
"Stop!" Liu Ziqi's expression changed, and she too released a heaven-overturning aura to stand against him as an equal. Though in this place she was not as powerful as he, Wei Zhao was a man she had long since acknowledged, and it would not be so easy for the other to take Wei Zhao away.
The atmosphere in the hall turned instantly incomparably tense. Once these two titans set themselves against each other, the deterrent force and destructive power were simply unimaginable. Though no one present was weak, none could truly withstand such aftershocks—even the mere pressure of their auras was already more than anyone could bear.
At this moment Wei Zhao suddenly rose to his feet, his gaze falling upon Aotianba's face with neither servility nor arrogance, and said calmly, "Wait. It's only a lookout post, is it not? No problem. Since it is work done for the whole ship, it is work done for ourselves as well. I accept."
At these words the whole hall was astonished. Ren Zhongyuan, hearing this, only sneered all the more—even at death's door, the man still had to make himself look noble; even now he was putting on airs. What a damn fool!
"Good. Very good. That's spirit." Aotianba's aura instantly withdrew, and he pointed at Wei Zhao with a hearty laugh. "I like young people with guts. But let me say this plainly beforehand: once you're up on the lookout platform, you'll be treated the same as any other crewman. Out here, the sea is the battlefield—if anything goes wrong, you'll be dealt with under military law!"
These words made Ning Xuefei and Huo Yudie's hearts pound with fright. This was simply driving Wei Zhao down the road to death. In ordinary times, even a small mistake would not amount to much—after all, he was only a temporary replacement, an Eastern Isle disciple—but the phrase "dealt with under military law" sealed off every avenue of retreat. When the time came, a single word from Aotianba could cost Wei Zhao his life, and even Liu Ziqi would be unable to stop it!
Liu Ziqi's brows knitted tightly, and she was about to find some pretext to turn down this deadly assignment, but unfortunately Aotianba gave her no such chance at all; having spoken, he rose and left, trailing a string of laughter that seemed hearty but was in truth ruthless.
"Finish your lunch and get to your post—we're all counting on you, our danger lookout, to keep us safe and sound. Do be sure nothing goes wrong, won't you? Hahaha!" Ren Zhongyuan laughed triumphantly along. Sure enough, the moment Aotianba, that great deity, made his move, scum like Wei Zhao had not the slightest power to fight back; a casual sentence or two had sent him straight into the pit of fire. The feeling was one word: sweet!
"Master, what do we do now?" Huo Yudie asked Liu Ziqi anxiously, seeking help. There was still some room to turn things around now, but once Wei Zhao actually mounted the lookout platform, having a mistake pinned on him would be the work of a single sentence—and then it would truly be too late.
"Don't worry, Die'er. I'll go speak with Aotianba again. Wei Zhao will not come to harm," Liu Ziqi said in a low voice. Given the attitude Aotianba had just displayed, this matter was all but impossible to negotiate—but she could not simply watch Wei Zhao go to his death. Even if it meant a complete falling-out, she had to make one final effort.