After swimming another few dozen meters upward, the seawater around them grew brighter and brighter, as though two powerful beams of light had pierced the sea and illuminated everything.
As visibility improved, Xia You finally felt a little tightness in his chest. He asked Erika for the breathing apparatus and took several deep breaths.
Since he had not kept track of the time, he had no idea how long he had held his breath, but one thing was certain: his lung capacity had indeed become much greater than before!
By his rough estimate, it had probably doubled. Although that was not much, it had at least had some effect, allowing him to swim freely underwater for longer.
After they continued swimming upward for a while, the waves churned as the two broke through the surface and once again breathed the air outside.
Only then did Xia You realize that the moon was already high in the sky, and night had fully fallen!
The two powerful beams he had just seen underwater were actually the searchlights of two Police Boats!
When the two surfaced, a rope ladder was thrown down from the nearer Police Boat. Xia You helped Erika onto the ladder before climbing up himself. But after getting used to the sea's temperature, he felt a biting chill the moment he left the water. Soaking wet as he was, even a light breeze made him shiver.
Enduring the cold, he had barely reached the top when several pairs of hands pulled the two of them aboard.
In the poor light, Xia You could only make out figures all around him. Before he could see their faces clearly, a thick towel had already been draped over him.
The towel's warmth drove the chill from his body, making him feel as though