Chapter 451: The Root of the Poison and the Emerging Shadow

The air in Xavier Si's subterranean medical base was sterile, chilled, and hummed with the quiet, relentless power of cutting-edge technology. For Olivia Xia, it had become a sanctuary of focus, a world distilled down to holographic molecular models and the silent whir of advanced analytical equipment. Bathed in the cool blue light of a dozen monitors, she was a portrait of intense concentration, her entire being dedicated to the single, overwhelming task before her: saving her mother, Sofia...