Chapter 117: Jumanji
"Uncle…" Mikayla's smile was practically melting, and she gave Mo Fei a sweet, reproachful look. He had arrived so suddenly, and in such a romantic way, that it caught her off guard. She didn't know what to say.
Mo Fei smiled, then suddenly frowned as he looked at Mikayla's pretty face.
"What's wrong?" Mikayla touched her cheek, puzzled.
"There's something on your face…" Mo Fei blinked and said.
"What is it?" Mikayla looked at Mo Fei nervously.
"A bit of beauty," Mo Fei said with a serious expression.
Mikayla bit her cherry lips, trying hard not to laugh, her pretty face flushed, and she gave Mo Fei a charming, white-eyed glance.
"Mikayla, the game's about to start! Come on!"
"Game? What game?" Mo Fei asked, puzzled.
"It's a game console we found when we were cleaning out the trash. It looks a bit old, and there's an old TV in the Underground Room," Mikayla said with a smile. "I figured since we have nothing to do anyway, we might as well play for a bit."
As the people inside urged her, Mikayla pulled Mo Fei closer.
There were four people assigned to clean the Underground Room: Mikayla, Bethany, Spencer, and his best friend, Dave.
Mo Fei looked at the game interface on the old TV. Jumanji?
"This name sounds familiar?" Mo Fei frowned in thought. "I feel like I've heard it somewhere?"
"Uncle, have you played this game?" Mikayla asked curiously, holding the controller.
Suddenly, Mo Fei's pupils constricted, and he abruptly turned to look at Mikayla: "You haven't chosen a character yet, have you?"
"Of course I have! I was the first to choose!" Mikayla said. "I chose Iron Fist Ruby Wanderhouse!"
"Damn it!" Mo Fei rubbed his temples, his head aching.
"I've chosen," Dave said, raising his hand. He had chosen Morson Finbar.
Once Dave had also finished choosing his character, the game interface activated.
"Welcome to Jumanji."
The sound of war drums suddenly echoed in the room, somewhat like the war drums beaten by savage tribes during significant events, making it seem extremely eerie.
"What's going on?" Bethany said in a panic.
The old TV connected to the game console suddenly sparked. Spencer tried to fix it but couldn't, so he unplugged it.
However, the anomaly didn't disappear; instead, the fluctuations became more intense.
Spencer suddenly realized in horror that his body was changing, dispersing like water flowing in the air.
Then, Spencer was sucked into the game console, to the disbelieving gazes of the others.
"What the hell is this thing?" Dave looked at the game in utter shock.
But then Dave realized he couldn't save himself; his body also began to flicker, to dissipate.
Not just Dave, but Bethany and Mikayla's bodies also began to dissipate.
"Uncle…" Mikayla grabbed Mo Fei's hand, panicking. If she had known playing a game could be so dangerous, she wouldn't have played. Now, it was too late to stop.
Clutching Mikayla's hand tightly, Mo Fei shouted: "Don't panic! Stay calm inside! As long as you clear the entire game, you'll be able to come out! Remember, each of you has three lives, use them well…"
But before Mo Fei could finish speaking, the eerie blue energy surrounding Mikayla, through their joined hands, began to invade Mo Fei's body.
The eerie blue energy greedily devoured the remaining faint golden light on Mo Fei's body. That faint golden color was very similar to the golden eyes that appeared when Mindy used the Space-Time Gate.
That was space-time energy!
Mo Fei: "…"
Damn it, I just came to watch the fun, I didn't even choose a character, so why am I being pulled in too?
Mo Fei, hand-in-hand with Mikayla, was swept into Jumanji.
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When Mo Fei regained consciousness, he and Mikayla appeared hand-in-hand in mid-air… Wait, the woman I'm holding doesn't seem to be Mikayla anymore, but… a hot beauty in a red leather outfit and a crop top.
Facing the biting wind, Mo Fei and Mikayla landed steadily.
This was a primeval forest, filled with towering trees and many unknown plants. Old vines as thick as water buckets coiled like dragons, and lush green grass with fragrant wildflowers filled the air, full of wildness and vitality.
"Uncle, how did we suddenly come to this place?" Mikayla hadn't realized her appearance had changed yet, and she curiously surveyed her surroundings.
Mo Fei smiled, about to remind Mikayla of her altered appearance… [Ding dong! Notification: Mission triggered.]
[Jumanji!]
[Mission Description: Clear Jumanji!]
[Mission Reward: Beast Mastery!]
[Beast Mastery: One of the Druid abilities, it makes animals naturally have a strong affection for the user, allows communication with animals, and can forcibly capture three pets.]
"Clear Jumanji? Druid's Beast Mastery?"
Mo Fei hadn't expected this to trigger a mission. After all, no matter what, to return to the real World, he had to clear Jumanji. So even without the silly dog system issuing a mission, he would have to honestly clear it. At first, he thought it would just be a trip!
Honestly, the difficulty of clearing Jumanji didn't seem very high to Mo Fei. After all, there were no supernatural abilities here; at most, the final boss exhibited what seemed like Druid-like Beast Mastery abilities.
Was that a problem for Mo Fei?
It wasn't a problem at all!
He, the great Dr. Mo, would carry these teammates to victory.
"Boom!!"
A super muscular man, whose arm muscles were thicker than Mo Fei's thigh, descended from the sky.
"Another bald beast!" Mo Fei shook his head.
"Uncle!" Mikayla clung tightly to Mo Fei's arm, warily looking at the bald, tattooed man who had suddenly appeared from the sky. He didn't look like a good person at all.
"Don't be scared, don't be scared!" Mo Fei patted Mikayla's head, then called out to the bald man in front: "Spencer?"
"Who called me?" The bald man immediately turned around and saw Mikayla's boyfriend hugging a sexy, hot beauty and waving at him.
Emmmmmmm… Is he that blatant? Isn't he afraid Mikayla will see?
And such a hot beauty… Spencer felt so bitter. We poor guys haven't even touched a woman's hand, yet you're two-timing with two top-tier girlfriends at the same time? Is being handsome such a big deal? Can you do whatever you want if you're handsome?
Mo Fei: Sorry, being handsome is a big deal, and you can do whatever you want.
"Uncle, you said he's Spencer?" Mikayla said, pointing at the bald man in astonishment. Suddenly, she seemed to understand something: "In Jumanji, the character Spencer chose was Dr. Yongshi, so he became Dr. Yongshi…"