Chapter 239 Poison for Poison

Nancy stepped forward and placed her hand on Sebastian's forehead. He was burning up. The heat radiating from him felt like it could scorch her skin. She immediately took out her acupuncture needles from her bag. She inserted them into several major acupoints on his body with quick and precise movements. The situation was far worse than she had imagined. Sebastian's chronic illness had built up resistance over the years. The XL serum that had previously kept the condition in check had completely lost its effectiveness. The flare-up this time was aggressive. It was far more dangerous than anything he had faced before. Taylor saw her grim expression, and his heart sank. Clinging to the last thread of hope, he asked shakily, "Mrs. Gate, what about… what about the XL serum? If we can find another dose—" Nancy shook her head and cut him off. "It's useless." The XL serum treated the symptoms but never the root cause. The toxins in Sebastian's body had adapted. They had even started