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

Chapter 597 Heading to the Central Base
Lu Li made several more calls, but no one answered, so she gave up on calling Zhang Ye.

I tried calling Mr. Shen, but no one answered. Was he already asleep?
That makes sense; older people go to bed early.

She tried calling He Luo again, but no one answered. Surely he wasn't an old man who went to bed early too.

After three people failed to answer the phone, Lu Li had the illusion that the entire central base had fallen.

It shouldn't be.

Then I called Liu Yu and Xiao Peng, but good grief, not one of them answered.

Something's definitely not right now. What are these people doing?

If you're not going to use this computer to answer calls, then just throw it away; it's useless anyway.

She called these people repeatedly, while also considering whether she should take the high-speed train to the central base.
She'd see what these people were doing, and if nothing unexpected happened and they didn't die, she'd definitely give them a good scolding.

But unfortunately, something unexpected has already happened to them.

But why is there no news about it online?

Or was it suppressed by a mysterious force?
A jumble of random thoughts raced through Lu Li's mind as she began changing her clothes.

After changing my clothes and putting on my shoes, I went downstairs very quickly.

Before boarding the high-speed train, he didn't forget to send a message in the shop owners' group chat.

[I need to go to the central base urgently. Please keep an eye on the lottery shop for the next few days.]

As soon as the message was sent out, greetings poured in from everyone.

It's clear that this group of people are still awake, staying up all night playing with their computers.

Luo Mu: [What's the matter? Why is it so urgent?]

Shen Bing: [Should I come along?]

Wang Yang: [Don't act impulsively in anything. Let me know you're safe when you get there.]

Chu Lisheng: [How about we take the next high-speed train over?]

Zong Xia: [Be careful, Boss Lu.]

Sheng Xian: [Remember to let me know you're safe.]

Luli simply replied, "Okay, no need to come over."

Even if she leaves the RV now, she is invincible, with her own protective shield, making her impossible to attack.

That's why she's so bold; no matter what, no one can hit her.

An immortal being that walks.

Lu Li took a quick nap on the high-speed train and arrived at the central base at four in the morning.

The central base was pitch black, devoid of any light, and as silent as a dead city.

As Lu Li approached, she discovered that there were no guards even on the wall.

Even late at night, there are usually guards patrolling and searchlights.

Her sense of unease grew stronger, and she frantically made phone calls to Old Shen and the others.

Still no one answered.

She simply walked to the base gate, gave it a gentle push, and guess what? It opened!
This door used to weigh a ton, and she couldn't push it open even with all her strength; it took several people to do it.

"Could it be that I've gotten stronger?" With no one speaking, Lu Li could only mutter to the system.

"Why not?" the system echoed, subtly increasing its alertness and detection range.

[Don't overpraise me.] Lu Li rolled her eyes at the system in her mind.

This system only knows how to either praise someone to death or belittle them; it's never serious.

She pushed the base gate open a crack, squeezed in sideways, and then closed the door again.

Inside the base, it remained silent and dark, and not even the guards could be seen.

She took out her electric scooter and, relying on the route she remembered, rode towards the core residential area.

While riding her bike, she looked around, but it was all dark and there was no sound anywhere.

There was an eerie silence. Surely not? Everyone's so obedient, all staying home and sleeping?
However, in her memory, she didn't seem to have come to the central base late at night; it was mostly during the day.

It was as if she were the only person in the entire world.

This caused Lu Li to keep grumbling to the system, "What's wrong with the Central Base? Has something happened?"

She added, "But that's impossible. Weren't the mysterious family all wiped out? Could there be some hidden force? Why are they only showing themselves now? They're really good at hiding."

The system only said three words: "Be careful."

Lu Li frowned. "What you're saying is completely nonsensical. Don't try that."

The system is silent.

A dozen minutes later, we arrived at the core residential area.

She remembered that Old Shen and the others lived here, and they should be sleeping at this late hour, so they probably didn't receive the call.
Lu Li gave herself a moment of psychological comfort.

They then used their memory to find Mr. Shen's residence, which was a small detached villa with only two floors.

She stood outside and knocked on the door, but no one answered after a long time.

Lu Li simply kicked the door open and went inside, exploring the entire villa.

Good heavens, there's not a soul in sight.

She went to He Luo's, Xiao Peng's, and Liu Yu's homes, but still found no one there.

Even He Luo's wife and children aren't home; she now suspects the entire central base is a ghost town.

To verify her hypothesis, Lu Li randomly walked into a residential area and had the system scan her.

Indeed, there wasn't a single person there.

No, where did everyone go?

The only sounds were Lu Li's footsteps and breathing; the only light in the darkness was from her personal computer.

"Scan the central base to see if anyone's there. I refuse to believe it; I need to find out." Lu Li said urgently.

As the system scanned, Lu Li hopped on her electric scooter and headed towards the research institute.

"There are people... but underground, they are the residents," the system said hesitantly.

He never doubted himself, but still dutifully confirmed it twice before informing the host.

"Something must have happened, that's why they're hiding underground," Lu Li guessed.

Underground air-raid shelters are usually built along with the base construction.

In case of danger, emergency evacuation is required.

[Specific location.] Lu Li calmly asked, [Are Elder Shen and the others here too?]

【Not there. Go 150 meters ahead, turn right, then left, then straight...】The system rattled off a whole bunch of things.

Lu Li's head was spinning. "[Can you scan to find out where Elder Shen and the others are?]"

"Perhaps the distance is too far, and it cannot be scanned at the moment," the system offered a gentle consolation.

Since the residents are in underground air-raid shelters, it means they are safe.

The most urgent thing is to find Elder Shen and the others, and understand the situation clearly before making any further decisions; otherwise, we won't have any confidence.

When Lu Li arrived at the research institute, she found that the large iron gate was open.

She sensed something was wrong. Normally, it would be locked up, and there would be guards patrolling around.

She carefully drove in, and by the light of the electric scooter's headlight, she saw four scratch marks on the iron gate.

It looked like it was clawed by some kind of animal or zombie; it went very deep, even tearing through the iron gate.

Various ideas popped into her head.

Has a high-level zombie infiltrated the central base? Just to cause trouble at the research institute?
Or perhaps some kind of mutated animal got in, causing panic, so everyone took refuge in the underground air-raid shelter.

She couldn't figure it out, so she decided to find Old Shen as soon as possible.

He's getting old; he can't afford to get injured again. If he gets injured, it'll be very difficult for him to recover.

As soon as I stepped into the research institute, the system said: [Go left, yes, it's this grove of trees.]