The steel door of **Room 117** opened with a long metallic creak.
No one stepped inside immediately.
The rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor echoed through the silent corridor.
**Beep...**
**Beep...**
**Beep...**
Every sound felt louder than the last.
Lily's heartbeat matched the machine's rhythm.
Lucas stood beside her, his jaw clenched.
Ethan instinctively moved in front of them.
"If there's any danger..."
Lily gently touched his arm.
"We've come too far to stop now."
Jonathan slowly nodded.
"Together."
One by one, they entered the room.
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The room looked nothing like a hospital ward.
It was enormous.
Almost the size of an entire research laboratory.
Glass observation windows surrounded the walls.
Old medical equipment stood beside modern computers.
Bookshelves li
