Chapter 43: Chapter 43: SOS (part 10)

"But... that thing's no more than 200m away–?!"

"I don't care!" I snapped, "Just step on it!"

At this rate, it will catch on to us quick and–

And–!

Visibly biting back a curse, the Captain steered the submersible upward, making me lurch right back into my seat, now pointedly not looking at the way the red dot seemed to be gaining on us at an alarming speed. It was only a matter of time before it catches up to us.

No. We can still make it.

We have to–!

Then, it made that god-awful sound again.

A sound that was torn between a scream and a wail that shook and rattled me deep within my very bones. It was that intense, powerful. Whatever made that sound was undoubtedly huge, furious... and it didn't sound like anything humanity has ever known, let alone heard of before.

I can feel something thick and wet dripping from my ears.