"Blame yourself for being a Fishman."
Just as the Fishman Sea Witch spoke, Liu Zhi's voice came from behind him.
The Fishman Sea Witch was about to turn around when a lightning-wreathed longsword stabbed out from behind, churning the Fishman's heart into pieces.
Liu Zhi had been outmaneuvered by the Old Captain, and he had been seething with resentment the entire time. He did not want to come into conflict with the Old Captain, so naturally, he needed to find somewhere to vent his emotions.
As it happened, he had already sensed that there were Fishmen aboard the ship monitoring him.
How could Liu Zhi let such mortal enemies go? While waiting for the shipbuilder to arrive, he had secretly made his way to the Fishman Sea Witch.
As for how he got there, it was actually quite simple. Liu Zhi had built the entire ship, so he knew every secret passage inside it like the back of his hand.
Moreover, he had found himself an excuse. As a key member of the Death Star Ship, Liu Zhi could not simply leave without a reason, or he would attract unwanted attention.
So Liu Zhi had to find himself an excuse.
Killing another person aboard the ship because he did not want to be dealt with by the Old Captain and had fled—that would be a perfectly reasonable explanation.
After killing the Fishman Sea Witch, Liu Zhi searched the nearby area and discovered that the Fishman Sea Witch had an item identical to the one the Old Captain had given him.
If he held them in his hands, Liu Zhi could not tell which one had come from the Old Captain and which one he had taken from the Fishman.
Liu Zhi blinked. He felt that the Old Captain had probably