Sitting under a tree, Luke was quietly wiping his body with a tissue. The grime and blood were simply too much to ignore.
The more he remained like this, the more invitation he would bring for the other beast lurking in the shadows.
He would have preferred to have a bath but despite how much he tried finding a lake nearby he couldn't. His enhanced senses were either failing him or this place doesn't have a water body anywhere close.
Just the thought of returning home like this made him shudder. If Monica saw him in this state, he was certain she would faint on the spot.
He did not want to become a source of trauma for her, so he decided to clean himself up before heading back.
The system was not urging him to cross the bridge immediately either. He still had over an hour left, enough time to stay and explore a little. And that was exactly what he planned to do.
