'Looks like everything is going according to plan...' Ashton thought to himself while laying on the dirty bed that reminded him of his early days in the enclosure.
If he wanted, he could have recovered from the wounds in an instant. But first he needed to make sure not to leave any loopholes in his story that could expose what truly happened inside the cave.
Also, since he was no longer using the [Grim Reaper's earrings] both his mana and intelligence were back to somewhat of normal levels. Which meant outsmarting a lot of people wasn't worth trying at the moment.
That being said, he had pulled a hell of a performance a few hours ago. Although allowing the acidic rain to burn his flesh might have been a bit over the top, it wasn't wise to use an umbrella or some shit to cover himself up as he had 'escaped the cave hurriedly'.
