He sprinted toward the captain’s room, flanked by the security guards who had responded to his call to action. They moved quickly through the corridors, their footsteps echoing in the tense silence that had fallen over the ship. Every second counted now.
They burst into the captain’s room, where Nathan wasted no time explaining the situation. The captain, a grizzled veteran of the seas, didn’t need convincing—he immediately ordered evasive maneuvers, trying to steer the ship away from the imminent threat.