Among the surrendered pirates was even a Tide Warrior.
Unfortunately, ordinary pirates still had a chance to live if they surrendered, but a Tide Warrior did not.
Charles was still a little short on manpower.
The battle had begun and ended quickly.
Most of the time had been wasted on the Garrote Pirate Crew's pursuit voyage.
By the time the battle ended, the sky had not even fully darkened.
From start to finish, the fierce battle had not even lasted half an hour.
Quake carried a still-bleeding scimitar as he asked, "Captain, what should we do with these who surrendered?"
Charles asked instead, "How are they usually handled?"
Quake thought for a moment and said, "If they're from a merchant ship and willing to surrender, we take their weapons, have them kill a few of their companions, then keep them aboard to do odd jobs."
"But these are pirates. That trick probably won't work."
Charles nodded as well.
Things like a sense of morality and pledges of allegiance were more binding on decent people with morals.
They were far less effective on pirates.
Charles said, "Do we have enough men to sail both ships away?"
Originally, Charles's ship had twenty-nine people in total, including Charles himself.
Although Charles and the Merman had helped in the battle just now, four men had still died, and several more had been injured.
The injured were of no help in sailing the ship. At the very least, they needed time to recover.
Quake hesitated before saying, "We can sail them, but it'll be harder work. If we can't control them properly, we may have to slow down a little."
Hearing that, Charles said, "Then give them a way to live."
"Have them kill that Tide Warrior. Every one of them has to strike."
"Afterward,