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Chapter 37: SOS (part 4)

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Date: July 22, 2007

Location: 11°22.4′N 142°35.5′E.

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"Wait a damn minute... this is it... right?"

"Yeah," I managed to nod, "this is it..."

"So why the hell are we looking at literally nothing?" Captain Tomes demanded, gesturing agitatedly over at the viewing screen–to the sandy ground faintly illuminated in front of us thanks to the headlights.

Ahead of us... there was nothing but plain darkness stretching just on and on as far as the eye can see.

"We... we could try looking around?" I ventured.

"Fine," Captain Tomes gritted his teeth, frustration and unease clearly written all over his weary face as he steered our submersible over to a random direction, not moving any further from the 18000m mark, "...hopefully, the Submerged should be somewhere around here."

"Don't jinx it," I teased, trying to keep things light.

...Too late.