Chapter 4785 — You Noticed It Too
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"The Ten-Thousand-Mile Array means a thousand miles in a day—it can boost the warship's speed to its absolute limit in the shortest possible time. It is our final trump card for escape, and the price is consuming every last reserve of spiritual qi aboard this ship." The one who answered Wei Zhao was not Huo Yudie, but Oda Ba himself.
Wei Zhao was taken aback.
Wei Zhao could not help glancing at him in some surprise. This man had clearly been dead set on sabotaging him before—yet now, of all times, he still had the presence of mind to answer his question. Truly, wonders never ceased.
Having said his piece, Oda Ba did not spare Wei Zhao another glance.
After saying this, Oda Ba did not so much as glance at Wei Zhao again. Instead, he knit his brows and sank into deep thought. The veins on his forehead stood out and cold sweat streamed down his face—proof of how agonizing the choice was.
No one dared breathe.
No one else dared even breathe too loudly—not in the command room, not at any of the combat stations connected to the transmission array. The atmosphere was now unbearably grim. Just as Oda Ba had said, the Ten-Thousand-Mile Array was the final trump card for escape. Once activated, there would be no spiritual qi reserves left at all; whether they could ultimately escape unscathed would be left entirely to the will of heaven.
A gamble with fate itself.
"They come with ill intent. To flee without fighting is to court death—we cannot run!" Wei Zhao suddenly spoke up. He knew that, given his status, no one would necessarily heed him. Under other circumstances, he might not have been willing to open his mouth at all. But they were all in the same boat now, and if it went down, he and Ning Xuefei and the others would go down with it. He had to find a way to talk them out of this foolish notion.
He spoke his mind.
Sure enough, the eyes around him turned on Wei Zhao with a fresh measure of disgust. This brat knew nothing at all, yet at such a deadly, critical moment he had to jump out and sow discord. The enemy facing them was a full five Mountain-Opening sea beasts—and now there was that Mountain-Seat Whale meat shield on top of it. If they did not flee now, were they supposed to stay here and wait to die?!
But the expected outburst did not come.
"Why?" Unexpectedly, Oda Ba did not fly into a rage. Instead, his face grave, he turned his head to look at Wei Zhao—he was actually prepared to give his opinion serious consideration.
The gesture surprised everyone.
Wei Zhao might be an outsider, but he had the earlier warning to his credit. Even if Oda Ba's pride smarted, in his heart he had already acknowledged the man's ability. At a time like this, there was no room for personal grudges—they had to pull together as one.
Survival first.
"If it were only these five Mountain-Opening sea beasts, then even if it would be troublesome, we could probably still escape. But what if the real threat we have to face is not them at all?" Wei Zhao said slowly, sweeping his gaze over the crowd.
A chill ran through them all.
Everyone shuddered, and in an instant they were exchanging uneasy, frightened glances. This fellow truly would not rest until his words shocked the world. The five Mountain-Opening sea beasts before them were already enough to crush them with pressure—could there really be something even more savage lurking behind them?
The question hung in the air.
"You noticed it too?" Oda Ba's counter-question stunned everyone even further. This meant that even he, a captain of vast experience, also felt there was another, more ferocious power pulling the strings!
Wei Zhao's estimation of him rose.
Wei Zhao could not help but regard the man with new respect. He had only learned of it because that ghostly thing had warned him—yet this man, whom he had written off as a buffoon of a captain, had sensed it as well. Sure enough, none of the big shots who could rise to a position like this were simple characters!