Compared to these standard pirated AKs, the islands, where the heaviest firepower was limited to RPGs and man-portable anti-aircraft missiles, were no match.
The warriors of the Tianyu Group Security Department, clad in full Power Armor or heavy exoskeletons, storming into the city at this moment was like a modern army clobbering primitives.
Su Yi had no intention of a decapitation strike; after several Power Armors flew out of the landing craft and directly into the city to search for the kidnapped hostages, the massive landing craft found a relatively flat area on the outskirts of this dilapidated city and hovered at a low altitude.
Excluding the exoskeleton warriors controlling the cargo ship, the remaining one hundred eighty warriors on the landing craft, wearing exoskeletons, jumped directly to the ground from a height of five or six meters.
Upon landing, they immediately spread out, quickly taking control of several city entrances and exits according to the previously established battle plan.
For such a small city, with the data from heavy exoskeletons, bypassing it wouldn't take long at all.
Su Yi brought over two hundred people this time.
This included himself, nine Power Armors, and two hundred ground combat personnel equipped with heavy exoskeletons.
All of them had been meticulously screened through the Tianshu system and recruited into the Tianyu Group Security Department, primarily consisting of retired elite soldiers.
Their combat proficiency was top-notch.
Thus, a remarkable sight of over a hundred warriors encircling the entire city was about to appear here.
Of course, encircling the city was not the objective; it was merely the beginning.
While the exoskeleton troops maneuvered to control the city's entrances and exits, the Power Armor that had entered the city first was already engaging the pirates inside.
The first target was the most conspicuous villa in the entire city.
This was also the most heavily guarded place in the city, and one of the few places where hostages could be confirmed, so two Power Armors were dispatched here.
Although the pirates lacked powerful weaponry, they were not short on anti-aircraft machine guns.
The Power Armor's flight speed was not particularly fast, giving the enemy ample time to react.
Therefore, intense gunfire and explosions erupted into a cacophony before they even got close.
However, facing a hail of large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun fire, the two Power Armors showed no intention of evading, charging directly towards the villa through the dense barrage.
Although the quality of the personnel operating the anti-aircraft machine guns was limited, and most of the shells missed, they still managed to land a few hits.
However, it was utterly useless.
As soon as the shells approached the Power Armor, their kinetic energy would be weakened by the energy shield on it, making it impossible to penetrate the armor.
Of course, even without the energy shield, this type of anti-aircraft machine gun likely wouldn't be able to penetrate the Power Armor.
To the terrified gazes of the pirates, the two Power Armors leisurely landed on the villa's rooftop.
Wang Changlong was the captain of a shipping company under the Kyushu Shipping Group.
At nearly sixty years old, he had over forty years of seafaring experience and had been a captain of an ocean-going cargo ship for nearly twenty years.
In these twenty years, he had changed several ships, traveled countless miles, and visited numerous countries, never experiencing any major accidents.
This time, when the ship had just reached the Honghai waters and received orders to turn back and head to Tianyu Group's Penglai Island, he was quite pleased.
Not only did the wealthy Tianyu Group promise to pay everyone on the ship double their salary as a bonus upon arrival, but he had also long heard of the Tianyu Group's renowned reputation and was very curious about Penglai Island.
He could save unnecessary travel, earn more money, and visit the island.
This trip was simply as good as it could get.
However, this pleasant feeling didn't even last half a day before it came to an abrupt end.
Because they encountered pirates.
As a giant ocean-going cargo ship of several hundred thousand tons, in normal circumstances, pirates wouldn't typically target such a large vessel, as big ships usually have guards, and they are too tall to board.
They were considered hard nuts to crack.
However, this group of pirates, for some unknown reason, seemed to have come out in full force this time.
When he walked out of the cabin and saw hundreds of dark-skinned pirates outside, each holding an AK, and some even carrying rocket launchers and similar items, Wang Changlong's heart sank halfway.
When he then saw the leading pirate take out a large amount of powerful explosives, threatening to sink the ship immediately if they didn't stop and surrender, he knew there was no escaping this time.
The ship was indeed tall enough; once it reached full speed, those poor pirates had no helicopters or anything, so trying to board it was pure fantasy.
They weren't afraid of ordinary firearms or weapons like RPGs either.
Such a large ship, even if several places were penetrated causing leaks, it would be impossible for it to sink, and patching it up afterward wouldn't be a big problem.
But the problem was that they had no intention of forcibly boarding; while it was true that a large ship could withstand some individual weapons, it couldn't withstand entire boatloads of TNT waiting underneath.
This was more than just a few hundred kilograms; a quick glance showed that the explosives these pirates brought were definitely measured in tons, and the number before the ton could even be two digits.
Wang Changlong didn't understand why a group of pirates would have so much TNT, but it didn't prevent him from knowing that he absolutely could not resist at this moment.
With so many bombs detonating around the ship, let alone a mere cargo ship, even an aircraft carrier would be sunk.
So, he and his ship naturally became captives of the pirates.
These pirates were strange; after capturing them, they didn't mention anything about money, and they only briefly searched the ship's previous contents. Then, they held guns to his head and made him sail the ship back to Suo Country's dilapidated port.
Wang Changlong initially thought that the next step would be for company executives or the Kyushu Official to send people to negotiate terms with these pirates and ransom him and the others.
Having sailed the seas for many years, he was all too familiar with these pirates.
These people usually valued money over their lives, and generally released people after receiving the money.
After all, Suo Country pirates even had publicly listed companies; doing business emphasized integrity, and if they committed acts like taking money and then killing hostages, who would pay them for future kidnappings?
However, it turned out he was still too naive.
The people here spoke Gaulish, and as a highly educated individual, he happened to understand a little.
Then, he just happened to overhear two young black men casually joking about their boss's terms to the Tianyu Group, demanding that the Tianyu Group transfer one billion dollars to their account every three hours, or they would kill the hostages.
Upon receiving this information, Wang Changlong felt his world collapse.
He immediately realized that this was not a pirate robbery at all, but involved something at a higher level; these pirates had no intention of releasing anyone.
Based on the Tianyu Group's consistent strong stance and Kyushu's way of doing things, he believed someone would come to rescue them, but before that, he needed to lead the captured crew members to survive.