I don't know what it is, it could be a combatant, but it could also be just a vase.

But to be honest, Bethany prefers to be a vase, because ...... Pretty!

Yes, in her eyes, beauty trumps everything.

"I'm a vase. This was a derogatory word in the eyes of others, but in Bethany's eyes, it was the greatest compliment to her, and she couldn't resist running to the river to see what she was like.

The reflection on the surface of the water made Bethany very happy.

"Great, I like the way I am!" she turned around happily, "I'm a vase!"

She shouted.

Then, Ding Yi and the three of them looked frightened at this time and looked behind her.

"Bethany, be careful—"

Before Ding Yi finished speaking, the huge hippopotamus that crawled out of the river had already opened its bloody mouth and swallowed Bethany into its stomach in one bite.

Oh!

The scene in front of me can simply scare people to death.

A living person, who was fine one second, was swallowed by a hippopotamus the next second, and such a cruel scene happened so real in front of their eyes, and the distance between them was no more than five meters.

Fritsch sat directly on the ground, only to feel that his legs were weak and he had no strength.

"Do you need to go down to her?" asked Spencer, standing on the side, a little dumbfounded.

Ding Yi shook his head and said, "I don't think it's necessary." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp electronic sound was heard in the sky, and then a figure fell from the sky screaming.

The figure fell heavily to the ground, but it didn't look like anything was going on.

"It seems to be...... Bethany. Spencer said with some uncertainty.

Ding Yilian reacted and ran over there.

Bethany, who had just fallen from the sky, was still in a daze, and the whole person looked dumbfounded.

"Bethany, are you okay?" Ding Yi was the first to come, he looked up and down, and made sure that Bethany did not have any injuries on the surface, but he seemed to be surprised, and his face was a little pale.

"It was just so exciting. Bethany said with a bit of a dazed voice, "I don't even feel like my body can move." ”

"What just happened?" asked Fritsch.

"A rhinoceros ate me, and then I fell a few hundred meters into the air. Bethany seemed to recover a little, Ding Yi reached out and pulled her up, and corrected: "It's a hippopotamus that eats you." ”

"Hippos are omnivores that run as fast as horses on land, with a bite force of 8,100 Newtons. Fritsch said this quickly, and then, as if he had just woken up from a dream, asked in a panic, "How do I know this?"

"This should be the premise of the game. Ding Yi looked at him and said, "Your character is an expert in zoology, so you will know this and say it subconsciously." ”

"What?" Fritch looked confused.

Ding Yi didn't bother to explain to this guy, and just wanted to say something to the others, when he suddenly heard a movement of 'Xi Xi Suosuo' behind him, and he hurriedly looked over there vigilantly.

"Shhhhhh Raising his hand to signal the others not to speak, Ding Yi looked at the swaying grass over there with a nervous expression.

After a while......

"Run!" he turned, shouting.

Running out from behind the grass was an adult hippopotamus, exactly like the one that had just swallowed Bethany.

The four of them fled in a panic, but before they had run far, an adult hippopotamus appeared behind the grass in front of them, and the huge blood basin opened its mouth and let out a low roar, and the four of them shuddered at the thought of the scene where Bethany had just been swallowed.

"Run this way!" Ding Yi took the lead in running ahead, and he beckoned the three people behind him to run to the other side.

This time they were lucky not to encounter a hippopotamus or any other beast, and not only that, but a weather-beaten looking jeep was parked in front of them, driven by a white man with a short beard.

"Dr. Yongshi, welcome to Yumanji!" the white driver shouted at the current Ding Yi in an operatic tone, and as soon as his words fell, the three doors of the jeep opened together, and the four people watching were stunned.

"Don't stand there stupidly, get in the car. ”

The four people hesitated for about half a second, and Ding Yi beckoned the other three to get into the car.

In this environment, it is definitely much better to have a car to travel than to run with their feet, as for whether the white driver will have any conspiracy, it is better to escape from the pursuit of those hippos and then think about this.

The car started and drove away from the dangerous area at a rapid pace.

......

In the car, after the car drove a certain distance, the white driver of the jeep took the initiative to speak, and greeted Ding Yi's identity at the moment in a tone like reading a script.

Dr. Yongshi, a renowned archaeologist and international explorer. You are a courageous expert whose deeds have spread all over the seven continents, and I have to say that it is my honor to meet you. ”

"I'm honored to meet you too. Responding awkwardly, Ding Yi looked back at the back of the car, "Great, it looks like those hippos didn't catch up." ”

"I hate hippos!" Bethany said with a look of disgust.

Anyone who has been swallowed by a hippopotamus once will not like it.

The white driver didn't seem to hear the conversation between them, and continued to talk to himself.

"Seriously, I'm not afraid of your jokes, you're more chic than I thought. ”

"......" Ding Yi was embarrassed for about a second, "yes, thank you so much." ”

Returning a slightly embarrassed but polite smile, Ding Yi just wanted to say something, but Bethany, who was sitting in the back row, interjected.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Nigel Billingsley is here for you. The white driver replied in seconds, "You're Ironfist Ruby, a boy killer." ”

Teenage Killer?

Bethany pointed at herself, blushing a little, embarrassed and happy.

"Welcome to Yumanji, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. The white driver turned to Ding Yi's side again and said, "As you all know, Yumanji is now at the point of life and death, and we are counting on the four of you to be able to touch the curse. ”

"Curse, what curse?" Fritsch seemed particularly sensitive to the word, and he clutched the seat in front of him with one hand and looked nervous.

"Rats Franklin, Finba, welcome to Yumanji, Nigel, Billingsley at your service. The driver repeated the previous sentence in the same tone.

This time, everyone found that the driver was a little weird, and he was just strange about the tone of his voice before, but now even the content of his words has become a little strange.

What the hell is repeating a sentence over and over again?

"Is there something wrong with him?" asked Bethany in a whisper.

"No, I think he's supposed to be an NPC. "It's a pre-set character in the game, and they answer questions from players like us according to the set content. ”

"NPC?" Bethany doesn't play games much and doesn't understand this, but Ding Yi has already explained, and she roughly understands it, "So, we're really in the same game?"

"Otherwise?" Ding Yi looked at her and asked, "If it weren't for the game, how could you have come back from the dead, and you would be fine if you fell from a height of a few hundred meters." ”

When Bethany heard this, he thought that this was really the case.

"Wait, that's not the problem now. Fritsch interjected, "Isn't my nickname Maozi, how did you become a mouse?"

He asked the driver who was driving, and the driver answered him.

"No, sir. I'm sure it's called a mouse. ”

"Are you sure?" said Fritch with an ugly expression.

"It's because you're small and likable that you got this nickname. The driver continued, "I know you're here, and Dr. Yongshi will take his reliable followers with him wherever he goes. ”

"What?" Fritch looked unhappy, a rat's nickname was enough to annoy him, but he didn't expect to become someone else's follower now, how could Fritsch, who had always been arrogant, endure it?

"Are you sure it's a sidekick, not a teammate?"

"I'm pretty sure you've been with Dr. Yongshi since he rescued you from the warlords in the Peruvian jungle. The driver replied in a firm tone.

No matter how unhappy Fridge was, he couldn't change this predetermined fact, so he could only sit down with his hands on his shoulders in a huff.

Ding Yi secretly laughed a few times, then coughed lightly and said, "Let's talk about the curse, what is the situation?"

"It's all written in the letter I sent you, Dr. Yongshi. The driver said quickly.

Letter?

What letter?

Ding Yi just wanted to ask where the letter was, but suddenly felt that there was something more in his hand, he picked it up and looked at it, and found that there was an extra letter in his hand out of thin air.

"The props were also distributed instantly. He thought to himself.

"Okay, looks like you've found it, now you might be able to read it out loud. ”

Ding Yi glanced at the letter in his hand with a strange expression, and then opened the envelope, unfolded the letter and read it.

"Dr. Yongshi, I have come to tell you that Yumanji is in danger. We need your help now......"

As Ding Yi began to read the letter aloud, the four people in the car suddenly found themselves in front of a scene in front of their eyes, as if they were watching an immersive movie, which was particularly real.

"What's going on?" asked Fritsch, a little nervous.

"Don't worry, this should be something like a cutscene. Spencer, a veteran of the game, finally showed his talents, saying, "It's supposed to tell us a piece of history from the past, just watch it." ”

As Spencer said, the scene they are seeing now is a piece of history that took place in Yumanji's past.

It's an exaggeration to say that history, but in fact, it happened not long ago.

The story tells the story of an expedition team who, led by Professor Russell van Pelt, finally found the legendary jewel of Yumangi.

Nigel was there at the time, and he was the guide.

Originally, Professor Pelt had told him that he wanted to find the gem and write it down so that the world would know that it existed.

But when they found the gem, Professor Pelt suddenly revealed his wolf ambitions, he wanted to monopolize the gem, and at the same time that he obtained the gem, he gained the ability to dominate the animals in the Yumanji Forest under the influence of the mysterious power of the gem.

Knowing of Professor Pelt's ambitions, Nigel steals the gem in the dark of night so that Professor Pelt will not be able to fulfill his ambitions.

And what Ding Yi and the four players have to do is to take this Yumanji gem and put it back in its original position, on the top of the head of the jaguar god statue.

The screen disappears, and the eyes of the four return to the car.

At this time, they realized that the car had stopped and was parked on a high slope. It's no better than just being in the forest, and you can see the scenery far away.

"The gem is here, give. ”

A green gem larger than a fist was taken out by the driver and handed to Ding Yi.

Ding Yi stretched out his hand to take it, and was amazed by the volume of this gem.

If such a large gem were to be auctioned, how much would it sell for?

I can't imagine!

However, he also knew that this thing was a prop in the game, and it was impossible to take it out, let alone auction it.

"It's pretty heavy. "Take the gem and sink it.

"Together, use your skills to put the gem back into the eyes of the jaguar god and lift the curse. The driver added, "I'm sure you can't wait to give it a try." ”

"If I want to put-"

Fritch probed over, but before he could finish his sentence, the driver interrupted, "Good luck! ”

When the words fell, the three doors that couldn't be opened just now opened automatically opened.

"Remember!, return the gems, lift the curse, return home, save the jungle, and finally don't forget to shout Yumanji. ”

I don't know why, hearing his words, the hearts of the four people were inexplicably a little heavy.

And then......

"Good luck to you! The fate of the Yumanji Jungle is in your hands......"

"Let's go," he began repeating again. Ding Yi shook his head and beckoned the other three to get out of the car together.

Getting out of the car, the driver stopped abruptly before he finished speaking, and then he started the car and spared a circle, stopped again when he passed in front of the four of them, and handed a map to Ding Yi.

"Remember! Don't forget to shout Yumanji after the curse is lifted. ”

"Good luck to you!"

The car drove away, gradually disappearing from the sight of the four.

"And he's gone?" Fritsch jumped to his feet, "shouldn't he have sent us straight to the idol? I mean, he's the guide, and he knows where." ”

"Fritsch, it's the game. Ding Yi said, "The game needs players to break through the level by themselves, and if we are sent directly to the destination, it is not called a game." ”

"I didn't say I wanted to play this game!" Fridge said, annoyed.

Ding Yi shook his head and didn't pay attention to this guy anymore, but opened the map in his hand.