This wasn't said aloud, but clearly written in the cool, detached eyes for them to see.
The two of them looked at each other, hesitating, struggling, and thinking.
Continue holding onto this bargaining chip?
Or perhaps, surrender?
The outcome was self-evident.
At this point, anyone with a brain wouldn't choose to continue struggling.
Besides, even if they exchanged hostages, there were too many wounded on their side, and if they hurried to escape, they would be caught by the soldiers of Eastlandia.
And moreover—
Even they didn't believe that the soldiers of Eastlandia would give up so many pirates for just one person.
At last, the pirate with the gun gradually moved the firearm away, raised both hands, and then scanned all the soldiers, speaking as clearly as possible, "We... surrender."
As the words fell,
suddenly, all the soldiers let out a sigh of relief, and at the same time, their grip on their firearms also gradually loosened.