Meanwhile, the brown protubarculi tried to come closer to snatch her father, but half a dozen tentacles that were free prevented the action of those terrible animals. They were there, like intruders coming together with that crystal clear water, pumped from the lake of Luxor, but they did not accept being prevented from eating. As they vied with each other to see who could devour Tallium first, the beast of tentacles tried to contain them with difficulty. Krisha, also imprisoned and still submerged, saw a figure pass by her side that gradually took the form of a protubarcle, which after a daring dive in the middle of the choppy waters, made a daring rescue, taking Tallium out of reach of the other tentacles, to taste it alone. Meanwhile, unable to move, Krisha was more and more trapped

