Suddenly.
In the simulated image Zero provided, the Deep-Sea Behemoth's frenzied movements slowed slightly.
It stayed quietly in place, as though it had realized something.
"It worked!"
Mao Zhengzhi's eyes lit up, and he burst out laughing. "Looks like this amine life has a cellular structure too."
The scene before them had confirmed Mao Zhengzhi's earlier hypothesis.
Hope and Hansent seized the opportunity to quickly adjust the Poseidon's orientation and restart its motor.
The propeller at its stern began turning again.
Hope looked up toward the small viewport ahead.
By then, the Poseidon had finished turning, and its cockpit faced the Deep-Sea Behemoth.
Before their eyes, that flickering orange-red glow slowly circled in place within the pitch-black sea.
"It isn't following us," Hope said softly. "Academician Mao was right. The cesium chloride and rubidium chloride caught its attention. We're safe for now."
He fell silent for a moment, then murmured again.
"Just like breathing..."
"What?" Hansent paused, then asked Hope in confusion.
"Look at that orange-red glow. It's just like our breathing," Hope said softly.
Before Hansent could reply, the orange-red glow rapidly receded.
"It's found the bait!" Lü Yongchang's voice came through the speaker. "Follow it, quickly!"
"Get as close to it as possible."
"I need to see its anatomy."
Hope and Hansent exchanged a look, swallowed, and steeled themselves as they guided the Poseidon toward the orange-red glow.
Despite its enormous size, the behemoth moved with remarkable agility, perhaps because it lived in the relatively low-density Liquid Ammonia Ocean.
In just over ten seconds, it had descended to the two bait canisters.
"It's stopped." Hope glanced at the simulated image, then returned his attention to the sonar equipment beside him. "It should have found the bait."
Although the Active Sonar Device had been shut off, its receiver