Chapter 1281
Chapter 1281 Navy vs Pirates (1)_1
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November 9, Saturday, no training needed.
The gathering time for their team was a few minutes longer than usual, and they were also shocked to discover that Captain Ella Pemberton’s expression, compared to previous missions, was more serious and tense.
Everything seemed to indicate that something significant had occurred.
"This morning at nine o’clock, a group of pirates hijacked a mid-sized fishing boat going out to sea, capturing all nine people on board as hostages. They are now demanding a ransom in exchange for the hostages. The higher-ups plan to find someone to negotiate with them, but our mission, should negotiations fail, is to rescue those nine hostages at the lowest possible cost!"
Captain Ella Pemberton’s voice was resolute and powerful, and as her gaze fell on each person, it seemed to transmit an intangible strength.
She influenced them, not to approach the mission with enthusiasm, but with solemnity and calm.
This mission was no small matter; it wasn’t something they could complete with fervor alone!
This time—
The challenges and dangers she would face were incomparable to any previous rescue missions.
"Not everyone will participate in this time; there will also be male soldiers from next door assembling with us," Captain Ella Pemberton paused slightly, then raised her voice sharply, shouting at them, "Do you all understand?!"
"Understood!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
After taking a deep breath, Captain Ella Pemberton’s mood grew heavier. She paused for a few seconds to calm down before calling out the names, one by one, of those needed for the mission.
"Flossie Wright!"
"Jessie Grain!"
"Nancy Phillips!"
From the start, Captain Ella Pemberton called out three snipers, indicating they could participate in combat as snipers. Then, without any pause, she continued to call out the names of the other personnel.
She needed only twenty female soldiers.
Too many people could be a hindrance; this wasn’t an issue in a rescue, but in combat, the implications were clear.
Everyone here was a vanguard. However, this time, Captain Ella Pemberton needed those who could ensure the successful completion of the mission.
Although everyone’s abilities were sufficient among these many people, some lacked the necessary psychological quality. Captain Ella Pemberton did not expect everyone to reach the extreme level of Flossie Wright, but at the very least, they should be able to withstand incidents like the sinking in the Dong River.
Psychological quality is honed; too many people lacked experience, too many had never killed. Captain Ella Pemberton couldn’t take those with weaker psychological constitutions.
Therefore, among the new recruits, besides Flossie Wright, Jessie Grain, only Belinda Nichols, Mariana Buck, and Becca Reyes were involved in combat; the others were veteran soldiers with varying degrees of experience.
After selecting the twenty people, Captain Ella Pemberton had live ammunition distributed to them, then took them to the parade ground.
By then, the male soldiers had already been waiting for some time.
Conversely, of the thirty male soldiers selected, the majority were new recruits, as many of the outstanding veterans had been chosen for escort duties. The truly capable ones were still those excellently performing new recruits.
This included Sandy Cruz and "Calvin Ramos."
As for Stuart Weston, who had just recovered from an injury, he was ruthlessly left behind.
Five minutes later, two helicopters arrived, taking all of them away in two groups.
"Nancy Phillips, you and Franklin Cody make up the sniper team; you’re the spotter."
Before boarding the helicopter, Captain Ella Pemberton specifically pulled aside Nancy Phillips to give her last-minute instructions.
— End of Chapter 1281 —