"For your 25, 000-dollar question, what is the name of the plant that could turn the one who devoured them into some sort of zombie and control its minds???"
A. Ophiocordyceps
B. Wolf's Bane
C. Pigweed
or
D. Resurrecting Plant
The bald game show master asked Abby. His extremely white teeth made a great contrast with his dark skin as he smiled at her.
Abby at the moment was playing as a contestant at what seemed to be a game show where one would have to answer some questions that were prepared beforehand.
Rewards were also decided prior to the start of the game and every correct answer would allow the player to get a specific amount of money.
"Was there really a plant capable of doing that? FOR REAL?!!!"
Abby asked the game master in return.
"Yes, dear. And you have to get the right answer for you to get the price. Or else, you would go home with nothing."
The other party replied.
"Hmm... I really don't have any idea about this one. But I have to bet against the odds... Alright! I'll choose, letter D. Resurrecting Plant."
Abby made her mind and gave her answer to the host with her fingers crossed.
"Is that your final answer??!!!"
The host asked her back to make it official.
"FINAL ANSWER!"
She replied with conviction on her voice but her hands were almost shaking already at that time. Actually, Abby was not too sure about it either, but she could the only hope for the best.
After all, she somehow had a basis for choosing that answer.
Abby had once watched on Netflix and saw this show, 'THE KINGDOM'. It was actually a Korean drama set on the Joseon Dynasty and it was about a zombie apocalypse.
Throughout the story, it was revealed that the zombie outbreak originated from a plant named, RESURRECTING PLANT. That was the reason why Abby chose that answer, in the first place
"FOR THE $25,000- QUESTION.... the answer is------"
'TIP! TOP!'
Out of nowhere the pattering of the rain reverberated in the entire studio. The host looked above them to check the ceiling and so Abby did the same as well.
'TOINK!'
A small droplet of water fell straight on Abby's face.
"Err?? Why was it raining inside??? Surely, this studio comes with a roof, right? Was there a leakage on the roof? TSS... Poor maintenance."
As Abby was evaluating the poor maintenance of the studio, she failed to notice that everyone around her including the host was already panicking.
They were running around the stage like headless chickens!
"HEY? What was going on? What was with the panic? It was just a tiny drop of water???"
Abby asked in confusion but no one had the luxury of time to answer her question as they were all busy saving their own ass so she ran after the game master and asked him directly instead.
" Wait, sir! How about my answer? Did I get it right???"
Of course, there was money involved here!
She could not just leave it just like that as if it was nothing.
"What are you even thinking?! We all gonna die!!! We have to get out of here. We have to evacuate ourselves as soon as possible. Save yourself!"
"Errr????"
'Aren't they overreacting????'
Abby thought to herself as she watched the exaggerated reaction of everyone around her. But when she looked at her feet, she realized that the water level was swiftly increasing.
The water reached her neck in no time!
"NO! WAIT! What was happening?! I don't know how to swim! Was it not just a drop of water! Ho------- ummmmmmm"
Abby had no idea how things suddenly ended that way. She really did not expect this of turned of event.
It supposed to be just normal rain and only a few drops of water were falling from the ceiling and yet in just a minute, the water level already reached that high??!
As she did not know how to swim, Abby eventually found herself drifting further down the deepest part of the water while the water level itself continued to increase and reached the ceiling
SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT HERE
"Is this how am I going to die???? Goodbye, my $25,000."
That was all Abby managed to say before she closed her eyes and oblivion took over her.
But the next second, she opened her eyes again, Abby found herself lying on the comfort of her own bed!
The roof above her was dripping water straight to her face because she forgot to fix its holes.
It was raining outside.
"So it was just a dream after all..."
She said as she heaved a sigh of relief.
"How I wish I could personally wipe that smile on your face. It was so irritating."She thought to herself."Ehem...ahem..."The old man in the middle of the elevated platform cleared his throat and everyone fell silent. He carefully scans all faces present in the hall until it landed on Mu Lingxi and he smiles slightly.When the old man was sure that everyone is already present, he stands up and started the meeting. This old man was no other than the clan head, Mu Ruochen. Mu Lingxi's grandfather.
The morning sunray that went through the blinds of her window, forced Ai Hee out from her dreamland.It was so bright that when she opened her eyes, it almost blinded her."Hey! Close the window, what do you want?!"With a groggy head, she inquired at her cat; because when she tried to peaked through her half closed eyes, she saw her cat seating next to their window.Most likely than not, it was the other party who opened the window, with an intention to wake her."MEOW"[ It's time to wake up little lass. Your grandfather has been waiting for you since the break of dawn he and had been sending Yanyan to fetch you. But you simply would not bulge from that bed of yours. ]Nero replied while lazily stretching his back."AHRGG! give five more minutes!"Ai Hee mumbled as she slumped back to her bed and covered her head using one of her pillows. She intended to come back to her sleep, but Nero would not allow her to have it h
"MEOW"[ Let us just forget what we heard. We can just pretend that we don't know where it came from right?]her cat tried to console her but they both feel like they were coyed.Mu Lingxi ignored his cat and instead look at Yanyan who was eating something that resembles Pringles."And what was that made from?" Mu Lingxi became more cautious and ask Yanyan first before tasting one."Well, this one is some kind of tree bark. It was leisurely chipped away from a CINCHONA TREE" Yanyan unhurriedly answered as she takes a bite from the chip.Mu Lingxi finds it more acceptable to eat so she decided to give it a try. It tasted like Piattos' roadhouse barbeque." I never thought that a simple bark of a tree-like this can turn to be a delectable food in this place." Mu Lingxi exclaimed.Yanyan wonders why her young miss acts so strange. It was as if it was her first time knowing this kind of food.Nevertheless, she never doubted
Abby had thought about going back to her bed and resumed her sleep but then she remembered that today was her special day!"I am 18 now!!!! This is the day that I have been waiting for."She said as she bolted up straight from her bed.Without even bothering to wash her face or at least combed her hair and fix its hot mess, Abby immediately ran towards her door.But to her surprise, the door seemed lock from the outside! And no matter how hard she tried to push nor heave the door, it just simply would not budge.That was when Abby started to had a bad feeling."What was wrong with this door?!! Hey! Let me out of here!!!"She shouted at the top of her lungs, hoping that it would catch the attention of anyone from the other side of the door, but her efforts had only gone to naught.... SI
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