Chapter 867

Many years ago, Stephanie and Steven set out to track down the lab and confront Father. They ended up provoking him. Stephanie and Steven set up a new lab in Nuzandria, secretly working on their own plans. Meanwhile, back in Huma, the children who had been living peacefully for a short time got caught up in Father's fury. Ashton and Xandra had planned to lure Father out, but they underestimated how powerful the entire lab was. They couldn't match it. On top of that, they realized there was even stronger backing behind the laboratory. So, they decided to play along and let themselves be captured. They infiltrated the laboratory from within, working to destroy it. Timothy stayed on the outside to help Michael, Joel, and the others remain at the top of the power chain. After Xandra was captured, Ashton, in order to save Zachary, ended up getting covered by corrosive material. He was left barely alive and was taken away to undergo years of amniotic chamber experiments—basically, an a