After the first mate left, Liu Zhi had no intention of touching the afternoon tea.
Liu Zhi wasn't stupid. In fact, his knowledge of poisons had reached a supernatural level. He could smell supposedly colorless and odorless poisons from a long way off.
If there wasn't poison in the afternoon tea in front of him, he'd gouge out his own eyeballs and use them as marbles.
At the same time, he didn't believe the first mate would be so kind as to take care of things. Liu Zhi signaled to Videnina, then retreated into the ranks of the Corpse Soul Naga.
Next, Liu Zhi took out the Soul-Devouring Eye staff and activated Soul Extraction.
In his soul state, Liu Zhi saw the first mate's soul.
At that moment, he wasn't heading for the captain's quarters behind the bridge. Instead, he'd gone to a communications room below.
"I knew it."
Liu Zhi shook his head. He'd known MI6's spies were everywhere, but he hadn't expected to find one of its peripheral members here, too.
And they had definitely set their sights on Liu Zhi.
He didn't need to ask anyone to know that.
Liu Zhi didn't act immediately. He waited until the first mate had sent out the message, then reached for his soul.
The instant he grabbed the first mate's soul, Liu Zhi didn't hesitate. He pulled it right out.
The first mate collapsed in the communications room.
Since the first mate had to contact an MI6 spy, he'd driven everyone else out of the communications room.
After killing the first mate, Liu Zhi immediately checked his situation.
Just as Liu Zhi had guessed, the first mate had been in contact with an MI6 spy.
They'd instructed the first mate to drop Liu Zhi off at a designated location.
That