I quickly forced myself to stop overthinking. This was not the time to dwell on such thoughts. Right now, besides figuring out how to escape, I also had to keep an eye on Kougami. After witnessing my strength, he must despise me even more now. He should also realize that it was nearly impossible to kill me under normal circumstances. So, if he wanted to make a move, his best chance would be to strike when I was in danger. I believed this could be the perfect opportunity for him to ambush me, so I needed to be even more vigilant. But the best way to deal with this was to make the first move and eliminate him. As I was contemplating all this, the crawling apes suddenly changed their course. Above us, a pitch-black tunnel appeared! Because of the closed-off underwater environment, the tunne

