My exploration went until the light was no more. With the thickness of this forest, only really small amount of light were transmited, although i'm perfectly fine with my night vision.

But strangely i felt like the forest much more alive at night compared to day time. I could hear rustles here and there, though i kept out of them. I wouldn't want anything to suddenly came out and put me on its belly.

After hopping from tree to tree for awhile, i arrived at something like delta. And to my surprise, many creatures were here. The most noticeably were the slimes. Though i ate slime nucleus back then, i never ate the whole thing.

There were somekind of gathering places for slimes, that at least couple of dozens of them there. I didn't know what were they doing, but eating something is my best guess.

Then i noticed some creature lurked nearby, somekind of lemur came to drink from the stream. But when i blinked, a huge snake already put the lemur on its crushing grip. What unsettled me that, how i didn't notice that snake were there. If that was me, i'm probably done.

When i saw the snake slithered away to the dense bush, i break a relieved sigh. I started collecting bugs after that, the safest method of securing food i have now.

After few minutes of carefull bugs collecting, i managed to collect twelve bugs, which i coated heavily with my concentrated saliva. A perk of ability to control your body fluid, although it left me thirsty, and that stream looked like heaven right now.

'Wake up, that's just a false heaven' i told my self, then started hanging half of the bait on nearby tree, while the other half i threw on the water.

A nearby sound put me still immediately. Affraid sudden movement will alert the creature, i activated my force stealth. I felt my heart beat weaken, my breath became longer, i almost perfectly still, except the slight movement of my chest.

The sound keep coming closer, preparing for battle, i was ready to fight or flight with my Mana Burst. Then something jumped from the dense canopy, to my surprise it was a same creature with the lemur before. But up close, it was not the same with the creature lemur that i had in my mind. The arms were so thin that it looked like could break from the slightest touch, the ears were not pointed upward, it was dangled to the side, the pointy things were somekind of horn i guess.

I was lost in my time-slowed-like observation until i heard the same alarm Aiko gave when i met Kipsa. And yes, behind the horned lemur were something that akin to moth, but this moth were bigger than me, with silvery eyes that gleaming in lightless night.

When i was ready to launch my self away with Mana Burst, something grabbed my leg. It was a greenish tentacle/vines that came from the back of the moth. The horned lemur were also caught and struggled while i kept my almost gone calm.

With quick thinking i used my tail to shot a glob of thread. To my dismay, another tentacle came to intercept it, but i shot again nonetheless, with quick succession. When the moth were busy, i quickly pulled out my claw and cut the tentacle that hold me.

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Without anything to hold me, i'm going free fall, but quickly i shot another thread to nearby tree to hold me. I quickly run with Mana Burst while randomly shot out thread behind me to obstruct whoever going to chase me.

When i started to feel tired and run out of breath, out of nowhere a tentacle suddenly grabbed my legs again. It was the same moth, because i could see several white threads covering its body. Before i could do anything, another tentacles grabbed my tail and both of my left arm, pulling me fast toward it. With my right arms i tore apart the tentacle that hold my left. Then quickly tore the one that hold my legs and tail, right before new tentacles came at mw again.

This time knowing that i couldn't run, i put my best speed to dodge the incoming tentacles while sealing them with my thread. I litteraly running around like monkey to avoid being caught again.

This time i felt the air stirred around me, then i noticed that the moth wings were glowing. 'Magic' i thought, like i hadn't already in crisis with it using magic.

The tentacles kept coming, but this time, it came with an upgrade, thorns that covered the whole thing. The wings still glowing, but no fireball or lightning or wind gust that i expected to came, looks like the form of its magic was the thorn.

But my plan also already came to the finishing steps. While i was cutting the tentacles, i also unrandomly shot my threads, making the area nearby all covered by almost invisible threads. Then i stared to retreat behind my invisible trap, and yes, the moth was following me. I stopped when i saw the moth stood at the suitable spot. With a pushed bravery, i launched my self overhead with my threads. The tentacles were following me, but true to my calculation, most of them were stuck on my threads.

At a high branch, with last push, i launched my self again, this time towards the moth. I tore several tentacles that didn't get stuck and shot several threads to distract the moth.

I got one of its wing. Making it a mess and the wing glow kept getting dimmer and dimmer. I quickly launched another attack, this time the annoying thorn were noticeably reduced. With a battle cry i stabbed the moth head with three of my arms, while the other one tore the other wing.

The tentacles kept coming though, feeling the desperate effort of the moth, i twisted my claw and finally kill the creature.

We both fell to my woven 'safety' line.

'Thankfully i made this earlier' thought

My body ache and hurt like crazy now that my adrenalin rush already finished i also mentally exhausted with the usage of Mana Burst.

Although i would like to find somewhere secure, but my body just won't move. With last effort, i shot series of thread to cover the place.

'If i'm gonna die, let the it be a hassle for whoever try to eat me' i thought before succumbed to the exhaustion.

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Someone were smirking when that someone saw Regis last effort to cover his place with the threads.

And like the wind, that person gone, leaving none to marked any sign of its presence