The end of the world: I am linked to a mobile lottery store

Chapter 525 Mutated Plants
She breathed a sigh of relief. This feeling of fighting alone was really unpleasant, but it was okay, she could do it.

Lu Li glanced around. The shop owners were lying haphazardly on the ground, their bodies covered in dense red spots, showing no regard for their appearance.

If Luli hadn't known they were still alive, this scene would have really looked like a mass grave.

Luo Mu's feet were placed on Wang Yang's stomach, while Zong Xia's hands were placed under his head. Sheng Xian's two hands were firmly held down by Chu Lisheng and Zong Xia respectively.

Chu Lisheng's foot was on Luo Mu's body, and Zong Xia's foot was on Sheng Xian's foot.

It's really a mess; even Luli looks like it's about to get tangled up.

But she didn't have the energy to deal with that right now. She just told the system: "Hurry up, take more pictures and record them. I want to show them to them when they wake up."

[I'm going to laugh at them mercilessly. They were all so arrogant before, but now they've all fallen apart. Did they film it all and then forget about the system?]

The system silently took a picture, silently complaining in its mind: Now that nobody's talking to you, you're picking on me, huh? That's too much!

The most urgent task is to find the culprit, that damned mutated plant.

She suddenly remembered that during the extreme cold, she had distributed cold-weather supplies to various bases, and at that time she seemed to have added the contact information of the Erlang base commander. She decided to ask him if he knew what was going on.

She turned on her personal terminal and searched for the Wolf Base in her contacts.

Sure enough, when she looked at the contact "Erlang-Base Chief", she would usually use "Base" as a prefix to refer to people.

Once she found it, she dialed the number without hesitation.

It rang two or three times before being answered, and a dignified and serious voice came through: "Hello? Is this Boss Lu?"

"I'm Lu Li. I'd like to ask if there are any mutated plants near the Erlang Base that emit special gases?" Lu Li asked.

Upon hearing this, the base commander's expression tightened. "You...you've run into each other?"

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the base commander was aware of the situation and even had a solution.
She quickly asked, "Yes, we encountered it, and now they've all fainted. Is there any way to resolve this?"

The base chief of Erlang said regretfully, "Not yet, but it will slowly awaken over time. Please be patient, Boss Lu, and do not interfere in any way."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Li asked the system, "Is that right?"

[It's pretty much the same, except the higher the rank, the slower you wake up, and there will be some slight aftereffects.] The system's tone carried a hint of reminder.

"Oh, as long as you wake up, I hope you won't wake up as an idiot?" Lu Li exclaimed in surprise.

The system remained silent. "No, that won't happen."

Since both the base commander and the system said they would gradually wake up, Lu Li felt relieved. The living room was filled with people lying around haphazardly.

It took her a lot of effort to find a corner to sit down.

Then, they started waiting, waiting for someone to wake up.

We waited until dinnertime, but no one woke up yet. However, the red spots on everyone's bodies had mostly disappeared.

Looking at Shen Bing, Wang Yang, and Chu Lisheng, these three people with the highest rank, the red dots had disappeared, but they showed no signs of waking up.

Although there was no sign of him waking up, his breathing remained steady.

Fortunately, there were no signs of them dying; it was as if they were just sleeping and having sweet dreams. Lu Li got up and checked their breathing one by one.

Good, they're all alive.

She sat back down and started arguing with the system, "When do you think they'll wake up?"

While arguing, they managed to fold the sofa, dining table, and coffee table into the space, making the living room feel much more spacious, and then cleaned it with a single click.

The dust, trash, and hair on the ground disappeared. She then manipulated Luo Mu to move his body over, then manipulated Shen Bing to place her next to Luo Mu, and then Chu Lisheng, the three of them lying in a row on the ground.

She repeated the above steps, like playing mahjong, arranging all the shop owners in rows, and if one row wasn't enough, she would arrange two.

Foot to foot.

This way, they won't overlap, and there's no fear of them pressing down on each other.

Since everything was in the RV and nothing was going to happen, Lu Li got up and went to the kitchen to cook herself some noodles. She could worry about what she needed to worry about, but she still had to eat.

The noodles were cooked, so she took them out to sit and eat, while also observing them.

I only managed a few bites of the pear before I couldn't eat anymore. Usually, meals are filled with laughter, chatter, and boasting—it's always lively and cheerful—but today it was so quiet…

When I eat alone, I don't feel like I have any appetite.

But today, to treat herself, Lu Li made a deluxe version of instant noodles, adding tomatoes, beef slices, meatballs, greens, and a fried egg.

Fine, I can't force myself if I can't eat. I put Luli down, propped my head up, and stared at the group of people lying in a row.

Lu Li yawned and muttered, "Wait, when are you going to wake up? You're sleeping too much, aren't you? I'm so sleepy."

"Never mind, go upstairs to sleep. If anyone wakes up, wake me up, okay, system?" Lu Li instructed.

The system silently grumbled: "So you think I don't need to sleep? Seriously?"

But what could he do? He could only obediently agree, "I understand, host. You can sleep peacefully; I'll keep watch for you~"

Lu Li went upstairs to wash up, and just as she finished and lay down on the bed, she heard the system's urgent voice: "[Don't lie down! Someone's awake!]"

She jolted awake and sat bolt upright. "Who?"

As she spoke, she put on her slippers and walked downstairs.

The system identified her as a girl, Jiang Ning, the owner of a dim sum restaurant. She is a fifth-tier ability user.

Upon hearing this, Lu Li immediately understood. The fifth-level ability user was the lowest level among all her shop owners, even Sheng Xian was at the sixth level.

Luo Mu also advanced to the seventh rank.

Jiang Ning woke up, and Sheng Xian was not far behind.

She hurried downstairs, and as soon as she stepped down, she met Jiang Ning's dazed eyes. She subconsciously raised her hand to greet him, "How are you?"

Jiang Ning looked around and saw that there were people lying on both sides, and they were all shop owners.

Strange, why is everyone sleeping here? And so soundly? How did I get here? She clearly remembers being at the shop.

She voiced her doubts, and Lu Li said earnestly, "Sigh, you've all fallen victim to this. So many people have been turned into this state by the mutated plants."

"Mutant plant?" Jiang Ning was even more puzzled. What kind of mutated plant was so powerful?

Even a ninth-level expert like Shen Bing couldn't withstand it? And even Chu Lisheng fell down? Then it's understandable that she ended up like this.

“Yes, mutated plants.” Lu Li looked heartbroken. It was rare to have a living person to talk to, so she had to have a proper chat.

Jiang Ning asked again, "So everyone fainted, and you, Boss Lu, carried us all by yourself?"

“Yes…” Lu Li nodded heavily, wiping away unexplained sweat from her forehead.

Actually, she moved everything using the system. She only used her legs a little, and she didn't sweat at all. She had just taken a shower and now smelled wonderful.