The night arrived with its starry sky of the old galaxy. Jack looked at the diameter and density of the forest's tree formation and he deemed that something as big and tall below ten meters might roam around within this forest.
He actually wanted to create an improvised fence with sharp objects to ward off the animals that he saw and avoided on his guerilla crafting, but it would be futile to do so. There were more than one spot that were illuminated from afar, it could be another intelligent living being or even humans.
The dead avatar that the Oo'zakha summoned were human-like in experience, that alone told Jack indirectly that this world had humans as well.
He then felt that he might be overthinking so he settled with a medium sized bonfire after working on how to make a fire with a stick wrapped in elastic vine to make it spin in bow see-saw-like motion on a piece of wood, creating a spark with drilling friction. There wasn't anything but beasts within this forest, miraculously. So he won't need to meet with any
"Sheesh." He looked at his own heavily bruised hands. "I might be a little too wild back there."
[Your body activity is decreasing in efficiency. It seems like the grass is not an optimal choice of snack for an energetic ape like you.]
"I would love to have some meat." Jack then carefully picked the grass beside him without letting his bruise make contact. "This body can literally consume everything, right? Does that include poison and the like?"
[As long as it's small enough to fit your guts.]
"I just need to be a good child and chew properly then!"
Jack then used his three dimensional allocation perception and deployed the Basic Tentacle on the free space.
A vapor of blue binary was erupting before the tentacle sprouted from the portal-like thin platform that connected it with the ground. Because of that, it could rotate its thin platform instead of permanently facing in one direction.
The Basic Tentacle appeared to be seamlessly chilling with comfort. Jack noticed that its rows of suction-pads side began facing at the bonfire.
"I've been calling this little guy, Basic Tentacle, for the whole time. Is there no way of naming him?" Jack prodded the squishy tentacle.
[What do you want me to call him?]
"Petra Tentacle." Jack snickered. "I'm expecting this one to grow long and hard."
[I thought you would be naming him like your own son or something. Turns out you just changed the 'Basic.]
There seemed to be a reaction after hearing that word, as the tentacle appeared to be smoothly wagging left and right.
[Name: Basic Tentacle >> Petra Tentacle]
Jack wanted the camping night to last peacefully enough for him to rest his eyes. Sadly, those wishes weren't heard at all by those who meddled with fate.
It was heard by the forest dweller.
<<Level 70 Pomu is inviting for a fight>>
A three meters tall panther with numerous jagged blades protruding from the side of its limbs. Growling, it slowly approached the camp site step by step while maintaining a menacing gaze.
"What a polite predator!" Jack said nervously, gripping his long improvised spear with a firm defensive stance. "As far as I remember, a cat like you should be wary of fire within the night. You're either fearless or blind for coming to this glade."
The Pomu clicked its fangs.
Fire spread and enshrouded his black fur like a blazing cloak. The beast shook its limbs a few times before the fire travelled to the blades.
Jack panicked and hurriedly reached out for his second spear that was longer than the current one he gripped. "N-now I know why you're not afraid of fire!"
The bruise gave him a little stings before he tightly clenched it to point the tip at the blazing panther. He then darted his eyes to his vibing tentacle and immediately deployed it as a body part on his bone tail.
Petra had 22kg of Kinetic Strength, it was strong enough to be a foundation when its suckers attached to the ground, helping Jack as he leaned back his whole body to pivot hold the spear's weight as he pitted it with his whole wrists on each side of his waist.
One of his spears was almost four meters while the other was only one meter less. He lightly spread the distance of the spears from each other, with the longest almost directly aimed at the panther the most.
The bonfire behind him made him look bigger. By doing this, he created a cone shaped zone that deterred any sane beast's instinct to lunge or indiscriminately rush like a hungry hound.
"The Primal Exclusion Zone!" Jack's hands trembled as he maintained his stance. "Whatcha gonna do, huh!?"
[Petra Tentacle> Kinetic Strength: 25kg(+3) | Aggressiveness: 32(+20)]
Disregarding the intimidation attempt, the panther lunged forward with its maw wide open.
"Holy cretin!"
Jack pulled the long spear to point it at the beast head.
The panther was still in the air. With nothing to change its direction, the beast was impaled two meters deep into the accurately pointed spear. To stop the beast from getting nearer, Jack used the second spear to halt any further penetration. It prevented the flame from touching him.
Its impact alone made Jack release his grip on the long spear, letting the back end of the pole stabbed the ground.
He then shifted himself to the side with both hands on the shorter spear, pushing the impaling wooden pole to mangle the panther from its cross-section.
"Hurrah!"
Blood was sprayed from the panther's wound. It was thermally hot and Jack certainly didn't like that one a bit.
The panther began to retaliate by showing its inhumane super strength and took both of the spear for a spin to the area outside of the camp. Its blades slashed the air again and again, mowing down any grass within the vicinity.
"The hell!?"
Jack tightly hugged at the pole, trying to withstand the pain from getting slowly seared alive while also avoiding the jagged blades.