The Oxygen Hoax

Title: The Oxygen Hoax

Summary:

The pressure at 7,000 feet below sea level feels like the weight of history itself. Dr. Elias Morgan watches through the reinforced viewport of the Poseidon Deep-Sea Research Station as his colleague, Dr. Tanner Reed, conducts routine maintenance on the external sensors. It’s standard procedure—until Tanner’s oxygen line ruptures.

Emergency protocols activate instantly. Warning lights flood the observation deck with pulsing red. The station’s AI calculates Tanner has approximately four minutes of consciousness before brain damage begins. The rescue submersible needs at least twelve minutes to reach him.