Chapter 3: Hunting
As he silently moves through the dense and luscious forest, his senses are heightened by the natural beauty that surrounds him. The sunlight filters through the canopy of trees, casting a golden glow on the flora and fauna around him. The air is thick with the sweet scent of wildflowers and the earthy aroma of damp soil.
Reacher was wandering through the forest quietly trying not to make any noise, he had an idea to see if he could use his sound manipulation to make his footsteps silent but he knew it would take practice and time. It wasn't something he could do when he was surrounded by danger at every turn.
Thankfully due to his comprehension, his footsteps were almost silent.
He was roaming around the same area where he killed the boar yesterday, due to the boar's being the weakest abomination around the city he can try out his abilities in a battle.
A few minutes later Reacher could hear the footsteps of a boar coming his way, as he was focusing on the boar he suddenly heard another pair of footsteps that resemble the first boar indicating a second boar was following.
'It's weird that I can hear so perfectly with my headphones on...' Reacher thought as he had time to think on the way over and figured his sound manipulation which came from his spiritual roots affected his body more accurately, his hearing. Which caused the episode back there as it was due to the surrounding sound from within half the city suddenly invading his ears on full blast.
It was so much sound it became so condensed that it merged creating a high-frequency sound wave.
Then when he was wearing his headphones with music his hearing would return to normal.
Coming out of his thoughts Reacher looked towards the two boars which were located about 50 feet away from him gently eating grass as if the environment around them didn't matter.
Reacher knew he couldn't wait for them to see him and come to him, he silently crept up until he was 40 feet away from him.
Without waiting, Reacher activated his black hole ability and conjured up a black hole the size of a basketball in an instant and launched it toward the two boars. The boars noticed something wrong as they felt their bodies slightly jerk, which caused them to become high alert.
Unfortunately, it was too late for them as once they looked up, they saw a condensed ball of pure darkness.
The only thing they saw was darkness as their vision faded and their bodies disappeared into the abyss of the black hole.
Reacher deactivated the black hole and stood there looking at the same spot the two boars used to be. The once peaceful forest was now eerily silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the rustling of the leaves in the wind.
A crazed smile crept onto his lips.
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
The system caused him to come out of his crazed smile as he looked at the system with indifference.
From what the system told him, in order to break through into Early Elementary Spirit Realm, he needed 500 system points.
This then means he needs to kill 50 more boars to break through.
Though it seemed like the most logical decision he couldn't help but let his mind wander about unlocking more abilities or upgrading previous ones.
If he decided to unlock a new ability it would be Omnidirectional Creation Waves which would cost him 500 Evolution points which equals 500 system points with the conversion rate being 1:1.
Or he could just spend 100 evolution points to upgrade either creation or his black hole.
As he was thinking about his conundrum he suddenly realized something...
"Shit with the boars gone I can't gain their valuables!" Reacher sighed out loud as he was so immersed in testing his ability in a fight he forgot about dissecting them after.
Reacher released a sigh as there was nothing he could do about it so he just shrugged it off and started looking for more monsters as he was walking he spotted another boar alone this time.
Reacher activated his black hole once more but this time it appeared behind his head once more. Reacher took out 3 of his five throwing knives and threw them in the air, once he threw them in the air; one would expect them to fall on the floor but suddenly they started hovering in the air.
If one looked very closely at the knives one would be able to faintly see a translucent purple film coating each of the knives.
Reacher looked at the boar and realized that the boar was looking at him, but it didn't hesitate and directly charged toward him.
Reacher didn't hesitate either and flicked his hand outward causing one of the three floating knives to shoot toward the boar.
Looking at the throwing knife coming at it, the boar side-stepped narrowly dodging the knife.
Dodging the knife it didn't falter and appeared in front of Reacher.
"Tsk." Reacher clicked his tongue seeing his knife missed and the boar appearing in front of him.
Seeing that the boar started attacking with its tusks he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
"BAM!"
Suddenly the boar was flung backward at a rapid speed tumbling on the floor before smashing into the tree.
Reacher flicked his hand once again causing the last two knives to shoot toward the boar, the knives appeared before the boar in an instant before they directly pierced into the skull of the boar.
"Screeee..."
The boar let out a dying scream before the life in its eyes disappeared.
Reacher had a displeased look on his face as he looked at the dead boar that lay under the tree.
"I got cocky..." Reacher mumbled in displeasure before extending his hand outward.
In the next second, the two knives dislodged out of the boar while the other one was plucked out of the ground before all three knives appeared in his hand.
Reacher stored the knives away before deactivating the black hole.
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
Reacher ignored the system, as he went into thought.
'Mhm... it was good I tested out my abilities, and theories if not then I would've been in a dire situation.' Reacher thought as he thought back to the floating knives which were possible due to finding out that he can levitate things with gravity.
'A knock-off telekinesis' Reacher chuckled.
"I should focus on my foundation first before I start recklessly going through cultivation realms," Reacher mumbled as he decided to upgrade his abilities instead of breaking into Early Elementary Spirit Realm.
Reacher walked to the dead boar and started directing its profitable parts before storing them.
After he was done he stood up and started farming the area killing every boar and coming up with creative ways to kill them.
Reacher just finished dissecting his 19th boar and needed just 10 more experience points before he was able to level up both of his abilities.
Reacher started roaming once more before he stopped as he spotted 4 more boars in a group.
Looking at the four boars Reacher unsheathed his sword as he also activated his blackhole ability. Reacher decided to test out another theory of his as he started coating his entire body with purple translucent film. Once his entire body was coated it started flickering rapidly before the film disappeared.
Reacher continued to try his theory but no matter how much he tried to affect his body's gravity he wasn't able to.
"Mhm, I guess I need to level it up before I'm able to manipulate the gravitational forces surrounding me," Reacher said out loud as he deactivated his black hole before dashing toward the four boars.
Due to his sudden movement, the four boars became alert.
One of the boars reacted quicker than the rest as it dashed toward Reacher.
Seeing that the boar was coming toward him made Reacher unconsciously release a twisted smile as he activated his blackhole once more but this time instead of appearing behind his head it appeared at the tip of his sword.
This is one of the ways he could apply his ability that he found out when he was busy killing the 19 boars from before.
As they were a few feet away from each other, the tension in the air was palpable, the adrenaline pumping through Reacher's veins. Without warning, he jumped in the air, his body straight and poised for attack. As he soared through the air, he twisted his body to the right, a move that would have caught his opponent off guard if it had been human.
But this was a wild boar, an animal with razor-sharp instincts and lightning-fast reflexes. The boar tried to dodge, but it was too late.
Reacher's leg swept upward as if he was in a handstand position midair, as he was right above the boar.
He didn't waste a second, swiping his sword directly at the boar's spine.
"SCREEEEEE!" The boar let out a heart-wrenching guttural scream before it fell dead to the floor, as a long jagged slash split its body into two right down its spinal cord.
As he was still in the air he started to descend downward so he twisted his body to the left before landing on the ground, performing a stunning twisted summersault, as soon as his feet landed on the floor he used that momentum he gained he bent down quickly and slid on the floor with one of his knees sliding against the floor.
As he was sliding across the dirt he appeared before another boar who still wasn't able to comprehend the correct situation. Seizing this opportunity Reacher slashed his sword upward directly at the boar's neck.
Due to the sudden movement and fast sword slash the boar wasn't able to even let out a scream in its final moments of life before its head plopped to the floor.
After killing the second boar he simply lifted his body to a standing position after he finished sliding.
The series of movements he just performed would leave any gymnast, stuntman, or acrobat rethinking their life choices. The entire process was smooth, fluid, elegant, and very quick with no flaws.
Though one would assume that this took at least a minute or two they would be exceedingly mistaken as it only took less than three seconds to kill two boars.
As soon as he was in a standing position again he didn't move and simply stared at the last two remaining boars seemingly waiting for them to process what just happened.
Due to them being lowly creatures with no intelligence, it took them a few seconds before they let out a furious roar before charging at Reacher simultaneously.
Reacher seeing this still held onto his dreadful smile unknowingly and welcomed the challenge as he put back his sword into his sheath.
The two boars used their tusks to deal damage as one went for his shin while the other went for his abdomen.
Seeing this Reacher simply dodged to the side with ease, causing the two boars to clash with each other before falling against the ground.
Reacher's smile faltered for a second before it disappeared.
He knew these boars wouldn't pose a challenge to him.
So he simply lifted his hand slightly before making a gun gesture with his hand.
Reacher stood there, his hand lifted slightly as he made a gun gesture with his fingers.
He activated his power and condensed it at the tip of his finger, creating a small black circle that was no bigger than a penny. Seeing the two boars getting up and facing him Reacher didn't wait any longer. He motioned his finger upward slightly, causing the miniature black hole to shoot out like a bullet toward the boar on the right.
In an instant, it appeared in front of the animal and pierced its brain before coming out of the back of its head and disappearing into thin air. The boar's head did not explode, but instead, it left a perfect hole in the middle of its skull, one that you could see through without any obstruction.
The boar stood there for a few seconds before limply falling to the ground, dead. The last boar, seeing the death of its comrades, felt an insane amount of rage building up deep within its heart. As its vision turned black, it felt its consciousness fading before falling to the ground dead.
Reacher lazily put his hand down after killing the last boar with his black hole bullet.
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
[Congratulations, you killed a Bronze Mutant Boar 1 Star. You received 10 Experience Points]
After killing all four boars Reacher accumulated two hundred- thirty experience points.
Seeing this Reacher ignored the deceased boars and opened his interface.
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[Jack Reacher]
[Age: 17]
[Rank: Initiate Elementary Spirit Realm]
[Spiritual Roots: Creation, Sound]
[Excperience Points: 230]
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[Abilities:]
[Creation Lv - 1: Create anything you desire your imagination, and will is your limit, so let your mind wander to new heights]
[Blackhole Lv - 1: User can create black holes, a region of space and time where gravity is so strong that nothing – no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light]
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[Available Abilities: Omnidirectional Creation Waves (500 Evolution Points), Sonic Healing (500 Evolution Points), Sonic Teleportation (1000 Evolution Points), xxxxxxxx (?????? Evolution Points)]
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Seeing this Reacher double-clicked both [Creation] and [Black Hole]
[Does Host with to level up ⌜Creation⌟ and ⌜Blackhole⌟ to Lv - 2?]
[Y/N]
Reacher clicked yes before the system dissipated and appeared a second later.
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[Jack Reacher]
[Age: 17]
[Rank: Initiate Elementary Spirit Realm]
[Spiritual Roots: Creation, Sound]
[Excperience Points: 30]
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[Abilities:]
[Creation Lv - 2: Create anything you desire your imagination, and will is your limit, so let your mind wander to new heights]
[Blackhole Lv - 2: User can create black holes, a region of space and time where gravity is so strong that nothing – no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light]
[Gravity Manipulation: User can create, shape, move, control, interact with and manipulate gravity through the use of ⌜Blackhole⌟]
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[Available Abilities: Omnidirectional Creation Waves (500 Evolution Points), Sonic Healing (500 Evolution Points), Sonic Teleportation (1000 Evolution Points), xxxxxxxx (?????? Evolution Points)]
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Looking at his system he found out that it registered him manipulating gravity through ability but not registering as a spiritual root.
Such as if one had the spiritual root of Water they would have another talent called 'sub-spiritual root' which would show 'Ice' Allowing them to manipulate ice to a certain extent.
Even though that was the case not everyone had a chance to gain a sub-spiritual root.
In Reacher's case though things were different as the only way he could affect gravity was through his ability and not his spiritual roots.
"ROOOARRRRRR!"
Coming out of his thoughts due to the sudden furious roar Reacher turned around and spotted a larger bulkier Boar coming at him.
[Leader Mutant Boar: Bronze 2 Star]
Not wasting time Reacher activated both of his abilities as two black holes appeared, one behind his head and the other behind his waist.
Reacher stuck his hand out with his palm outwards toward the boar.
Using his Gravity Manipulation he created a gravitational field and increased the gravity within it.
Suddenly the boar fell to the ground hard before sliding across the dirt and appearing before Reacher.
Looking at the Boar beneath his feet Reacher put his hand down and looked at the boar, he noticed that its tusks were a bit larger and thicker other than that it was just a bigger version of the previous boars before it.
As he was looking at it he noticed that it was struggling to stand up, so he slightly increase the gravity as it fell to the floor again.
Deciding it stood no challenge he simply took out his sword he performed a gravitational slash, slashing the air just above its neck, as a second later a long jagged line appeared on the boar's neck before cutting through the entire neck causing the boar's head to roll on the ground.
Reacher noticed when cutting that the slash slowed down a bit as it went further making him increase the suction of gravity in the slash causing some pieces of skin and muscle to disappear making its neck and head more cruel and jagged.
[Congratulations, you killed an Alpha Bronze Mutant Cow 2 Stars. You received 50 Experience Points.]
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