Chapter 275: Need Help? (Second Update)

Facing the scene before him,

the others in the tavern,

either fled far away,

fearing being caught in the crossfire!

or watched the commotion with interest,

yet not a single person intended to help them!

It was understandable to think so,

after all,

who would risk opposing such a gang of pirates

for a few merchant sailors they'd never met?

At this moment,

Wei En's heart instead stirred with a flicker of relief!

Thank goodness he hadn't brought these pirates aboard the ship,

otherwise,

if they'd waited until they reached the vessel to change their minds and strike,

everyone on board would have died!

And now,

Wei En only hoped the other crew members in town

would notice what was happening here

and quickly set sail away from this place of chaos!

As long as the cargo remained intact,

after this voyage ended,

given the captain's nature,

Duoban Society would likely give their families some compensation,

though not much,

but at least enough to live on for a while!

As for himself and the others,

Wei En had already given up hope of surviving.

Yet,

just then,

a voice came from beside Wei En's ear!

"Oh, quite the spectacle!"

That voice,

sounded exactly like a voice from Wei En's memory!

Wei En instinctively turned his head toward the sound,

and when he saw the face,

his eyes instantly widened in shock,

he blurted out:

"Li Xiao!"

Li Xiao smiled,

looking at Wei En, whose lips still dripped blood,

and said slowly:

"Looks like you've run into a bit of trouble. Need help?"

Looking at Li Xiao's smiling face before him,

Wei En's extinguished will to live instantly reignited,

flaring up like a bonfire fed with fresh wood!

Though he'd only spent a few days with Li Xiao,

Li Xiao's face had been deeply imprinted in his mind,

forever unforgettable!

The reason was simple,

that day on the merchant ship's deck,

Li Xiao had raised his hand and, with that amber-colored flame,

reduced a massive pirate ship

to nothingness within seconds!

That scene had struck him with immense psychological shock!

In his limited seafaring career,

it was the most astonishing sight he had ever witnessed,

without exception!

Before Wei En could open his mouth to reply,

the other side, Oluf, spoke first!

He shouted at Li Xiao:

"Hey, kid, don't you see I'm right here?"

However,

Li Xiao completely ignored him,

and instead went on chatting with Wei En!

After Wei En's description,

Li Xiao gained a general understanding of the current situation!

But,

Li Xiao didn't care about anything else!

What he cared about was,

according to Wei En's account,

they had a permanent compass pointing to Jiayadao!

Li Xiao thought for a moment,

that made sense!

The last time Li Xiao traveled from Alabasta to Jiayadao,

he had taken this very merchant ship!

Along the way, the merchant ship had not stopped at any other islands,

clearly because it possessed a permanent compass to Jiayadao!

Afterwards,

during further conversation with Wei En,

Li Xiao learned that the merchant ship Wei En was on

was also headed to Jiayadao!

And this made Li Xiao even more delighted!