# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next
class Solution:
    def mergeKLists(self, lists: List[ListNode]) -> ListNode:
        n = len(lists)
        if n == 0:
            return None
        for i in range(n - 1):
            lists[i + 1] = self.mergeTwoLists(lists[i], lists[i + 1])
        return lists[-1]

    def mergeTwoLists(self, l1: ListNode, l2: ListNode) -> ListNode:
        dummy = ListNode()
        cur = dummy
        while l1 and l2:
            if l1.val <= l2.val:
                cur.next = l1
                l1 = l1.next
            else:
                cur.next = l2
                l2 = l2.next
            cur = cur.next
        cur.next = l1 or l2
        return dummy.next
