By the time he returned to the path, Nero found that he was completely covered in blood.
The stench of blood on him was so thick, he thought washing with just water was not going to do much.
He let out a sigh.
'At least, I've become normal again.'
The amount of Ein Sof he had to devour was now more than three times what he would have required.
He looked down at his hand to find the rune much more docile than earlier.
'Now then... How am I going to explain all this?'
He ruffled his hair, then grimaced as it had become slick with blood as well.
'I need to wash off.'
Unfortunately, there were no water sources nearby. He also left his waterskin behind, so there really was nothing he could do.
He could only begin walking back. It was a good thing there were only relatively weaker Abominations around.
If not, he would have been in a much tougher spot.
It took him a few minutes to reach the party's resting spot.
