A Perfect Miss

These people usually went out to rob fishing boats or small commercial cargo ships.

The result was predictable. Whether in tactical skill or combat strength, the pirates were utterly outclassed by Keen's team.

With ease, Keen not only defeated the pirates but also traced their escape route back to their base.

It was Maoyin Island, a barren island in international waters.

The pirates had never held a numerical advantage, and more than ten of their comrades had already been killed in the brief firefight.

Less than ten of the survivors had just returned to Maoyin Island when Keen's ships caught up with them.

With nowhere left to run, the remaining few could only surrender in exchange for a chance to live.

Under normal circumstances, Keen would never have been so merciful.

His mercenaries were all battle-hardened retired soldiers from various countries. He had no interest in recruiting such a ragtag bunch.

But this time was different. This time, they had to land on the Hawaiian Islands and seize the sample.

As outsiders, they were unfamiliar with the situation on the islands.

These pirates might not have been strong fighters, but they knew the surrounding area extremely well.

Maoyin Island had no real resources, yet pirates still needed to survive.

So the nearby Hawaiian Islands had become this group of pirates' main supply route.

These pirates knew more about the Hawaiian Islands than even the locals did.

For that reason, Keen incorporated the remaining pirates into his mercenary force. Once this mission was complete, however, they would no longer have any value.

For someone who had spent years at sea, throwing a few people overboard to feed the fish was nothing unusual.

With those pirates joining them, the operation went exceptionally smoothly.

Not only did they successfully seize the sample Richard