Over the next two days, Leo killed another twelve sandworms, while also successfully escaping from two that turned out to be Transcendent tier creatures far beyond his current means.
He didn't bother pushing his luck with them, choosing instead to bolt to safety the moment they emerged before him, as he used a combination of [Storm Flash Traverse] and [Blade Switch] to run to safety.
It wasn't until the thirteenth one, the last kill of the second day, that something truly shifted.
This time, after the battle ended and the beast lay eviscerated in the sand behind him, the feeling of bloodlust within him didn't fade.
The blood-red aura clung to him. Not just on his skin or blades, but in the air around him, as it wrapped around his limbs like a second robe, flickering faintly like heat waves on a summer road, yet cold and steady in presence.
