Chapter 495

The laboratory door burst open, and a rush of people flooded in. "Stephanie!" "Stephie…" Was it just my imagination? I could swear I heard Zion's and Rachel's voices. "Stephie…" Now it was Steven's and Michael's voices. "Don't touch her! Back off!" Steven shouted frantically. He held me tightly in his arms, warding off anyone who dared to approach. The police had surrounded the laboratory, and all the experimental subjects from the pods had been set free. With Subject Number 63's escape and the Rebels' discovery of the laboratory, it was only a matter of time before the police intervened. Initially hesitant to alert Nancy and her accomplices, the police's timely arrival was likely due to Steven's concern for my safety. However, now that this laboratory was exposed, Genome Society would cut all ties with it. That would only make it harder to track them down. "Steven… " My consciousness fading, I weakly reached out to touch him. "You shouldn't have… come." He should have s