The twin exclamations from Serena and Karl, echoed in their minds. The abyss, which had been silent moments before, was now a cauldron of predatory intent.
The five sharks didn't mindlessly charge in as they would have expected. Instead, their colossal forms cutting through the water with silent grace, began to circle their small bubble of light.
Their crimson eyes, glowing with a malevolent intelligence, watched them, assessing them. The pressure in the water intensified, not just from the depth, but from the sheer weight of five distinct, Transcendent-level auras pressing in on them from all sides.
'Hold your ground!' Adrian's voice was a sharp, clear command in their minds, a steel anchor in the swirling chaos.
