"Get inside quickly!" Shěn Qīngxuě urged. "The escape pod can withstand much stronger impacts, and it's smaller and more agile. It might just help us shake off the whirlpool's suction!"
The three of them quickly scrambled into the escape pod and sealed the hatch. Shěn Qīngxuě operated the control panel according to the instructions, and the escape pod immediately detached from the main hull, shooting upward toward the surface of the sea.
The main hull was swallowed by the whirlpool, but the smaller escape pod successfully skirted the strongest suction zone. Relying on its thrusters, it narrowly broke free from the whirlpool's grip and burst toward the surface.
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