With a piercing shriek, Han Siwoo shot up through the water, ascending rapidly—twice as fast as he had during the fight beneath Hawaii. His speed now rivaled Parang’s.

He was ascending from the very bottom of the Mariana Hive, a depth of about 35 kilometers, to reach the uppermost area just five kilometers below the surface. Around him, alien creatures swam, unaffected by the crushing depths.

Han Siwoo surged out of the Mariana Hive and sped through the ocean, the Kapulus behind him keeping pace.

‘How does that thing even move like that underwater...?’

He pondered for a moment before …