CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN – A LIFE IS SAVED

The group was led to a secure laboratory within the hospital. As they entered, they could see Ethan through a glass partition, his pale form lying still on a hospital bed, surrounded by beeping monitors and IV drips. The sight of him, so vulnerable and close to death, renewed their sense of purpose. Freya, drawing on her expertise in herbalism, worked closely with Dr. Chen to prepare the plant for administration. Her hands moved with practiced ease as she carefully extracted the essential compounds, her brow furrowed in concentration. "The molecular structure is unlike anything I've ever seen," Dr. Chen murmured, peering through a microscope at a sample of the plant. "It's as if it's designed to bond with human DNA, to repair it at its most fundamental level." Arryk paced nervously, his eyes darting between Freya and the room where Ethan lay. "How long will it take to know if it's working?" he asked, his voice tense with worry. Dr. Chen shook her head. "It's hard to say. This is un