Chapter 159 A Frantic Flight

They were led through a maze of twisting corridors and metal doors, the air thick with the sterile scent of disinfectant and something else, something metallic and vaguely unpleasant. Finally, they arrived at a large metal door emblazoned with a glowing red biohazard symbol. The figure holding Olivia pressed a code into a keypad beside the door, and it hissed open with a pneumatic sigh. The room beyond was bathed in a sterile white light, rows of blinking computers lining the walls. In the center, a figure in a white lab coat stood with her back to them. She turned as they entered, revealing a woman with sharp features and piercing blue eyes. Dr. Anya Sharma, the enigmatic scientist from Elena's files, studied them with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. The fate of John, Olivia, and their mission now hung precariously in the balance. Dr. Anya Sharma, a woman whose face mirrored the starkness of the laboratory, studied John and Olivia with an intensity that sent chills down their