The cold shock of the ocean water vanished the instant they submerged.
Zestia braced herself to pull Neo back to the surface the moment he ran out of air, but to her absolute astonishment, he did not struggle at all. On thr contrary, he exhaled a small stream of bubbles, his chest rising and falling in a steady, calm rhythm as he breathed the seawater seamlessly.
Distracted by her wide-eyed shock, Zestia did not notice the sudden movement in the water pressure.
Without warning, a powerful undercurrent, a hidden thermal rip, swept through the trench, slamming into them with immense force.
The violent rush of water instantly tore their gripped hands apart.
Zestia, caught off guard in her lightweight swimwear, was tossed backward into a spinning vortex, losing her orientation in the blue abyss.
