Despite her words, John could still sense Lily's fear.
He completely understood. The fear of the deep sea, commonly known as thalassophobia, is essentially the fear of the unknown.
When your entire body is submerged in the cold, bone-chilling water, and your vision is limited to just a few meters in front of you, it's natural to imagine all sorts of scenarios, wondering if some monster might suddenly emerge from the depths.
Especially those monstrous, hideous, and massive creatures.
John had once seen a picture: on the left was the planet he lived on, and on the right, a blood-red fish far larger than the planet itself. That image had left a profound impact on John.
And now, Lily was in that exact state of mind.
But at this point, there was no turning back.
To enter Atlantis, there was only one way, and it had to be through this process. It was something they had to go through.
