Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 353 Scarf

After the midnight snack, Ma Lu found a movie, but maybe because the Wandering Sorcerer was beside him, he completely relaxed and fell asleep halfway through the movie, even resting his head on the Female Sorceress's thigh.

He had a dream where those Dimensional Pirates came for him again, and were being defeated by the Wandering Sorcerer, scattering in disarray. Just as they were about to be completely wiped out, the Gates of Hell suddenly opened.

Out rushed a group of toasters, spewing out slices of bread. Ma Lu was desperately dodging, but still got hit in the face by a flying slice of bread; then another slice came flying and together they sandwiched him in between.

Struggling fiercely, Ma Lu found that the bread kept tightening its grip, and then... he woke up from the couch.

Sitting up, he noticed that the Female Sorceress was no longer in the living room.

Old Wang was watching the 1996 version of "The Eight Dragons of Heaven" on a new laptop at the dining table.

Seeing Ma Lu open his eyes, and as if knowing what he might ask, he spoke up first.

"The Wandering Sorceress Miss left at 8:18:24 this morning."

"Did she say where she was going?" Ma Lu asked, rubbing his stiff neck.

He didn't quite remember what happened last night, but it seemed he had fallen asleep on the couch.

He did not know what he had used as a pillow, but it was definitely not as comfortable as the newly purchased one.

Speaking of that, the pillow that Ma Youyou recommended was really quite good. Although it was expensive, the price was justified. Now Ma Lu felt kind of uneasy not sleeping on it for even one night.

"The Wandering Sorceress Miss left you something on the coffee table," Old Wang said.

Actually, Ma Lu had already seen the extra scarf and a note on the table before Old Wang spoke.

Ma Lu picked up the note first and saw two lines of small print written on it.

— I have to leave due to some matters, but thank you for the gratitude meal. Please consider the scarf a token of my thanks; I've cast a spell on it that will provide you with protection three times.

After reading the note, Ma Lu picked up the scarf. It was a khaki woolen scarf that felt pretty good to the touch.

He then brought the scarf to number 6, who sniffed it with his drainpipe nose and didn't show much interest.

This meant the scarf was not a High-Dimensional Artifact; it could be attached with a Radish Patch and taken to other planes. However, considering its three-time use limit, Ma Lu decided to keep it to protect his main body.

Even though the entire city wall behind him had vanished, the city was in ruins as far as the eye could see.

But as long as it hadn't been overtaken by plants, it meant that humanity had emerged as the victors of the war that took place a week ago.

Indeed, Ma Lu's guess was confirmed when he was soon discovered by a Holy Knight patrolling nearby.

After learning his identity, one of the Holy Knights took him to The Great Tower.

And on the way there, Ma Lu had already inquired and learned about the events of the past week in great detail.

Li Wei was really impressive; his strength wasn't just in personal power and command abilities, his political acumen was noteworthy as well.

After Ma Lu liberated the Witches, Li Wei quickly accepted the reality and even convinced the Pope to issue a statement, which legally granted Witches the same rights as any ordinary person.

This led to the Witches continuing to participate in the war. And not just any Witches—the Fallen Witches mostly joined the battle too. Li Wei also ordered the Weaponry Department to fully open up and use up the stock in storage, converting it into combat power.

That was what barely held off the attack of the Energized Plants, but it only lasted for two days. Two days later, with the appearance of high-star Energized Plants, Holy Temple City was still breached.

The Energized Plants rushed into the city, scrambling through the breach in the city wall.

Facing an overwhelming enemy, almost everyone thought all was lost, that human civilization was nearing its end.

But at that moment, some police officers who had joined the battle to support the Sacred Order of Knights and the Witches, found that their firearms suddenly started to damage those Energized Plants!

This had previously been deemed an impossibility.

Other than Witches, no one was thought to be capable of defeating or killing those Energized Plants! Such beliefs had long been carved into their hearts and minds.

However, at the most desperate hour for humanity, the Master of Order once again bestowed its favor on its followers.

It was almost like a miracle.

The police, who were originally tasked with maintaining law and order within the city, and even bodyguards took over the Witches' duties, launching a counterattack against the invaders of their homeland.

They managed not only to repel these invaders and reclaim the city, but as time passed, everyone noticed that the Energized Plants were growing weaker and weaker.

Ma Lu guessed that the so-called brittleness must have taken effect.

So, it seemed that Σ139+ did have an effect after all, although it was uncertain how fast it was spreading. But seeing how the surroundings of Holy Temple City had been cleared, with no trace of Energized Plants moving around anymore, the virus must have been spreading quite rapidly.