Reen

**The Blood Ritual Process**

The bodies were almost done digesting. If Eren hadn't withdrawn from his stalemate with Dom, the beast's evolution would have been finished by the time he reached here.

Eren didn't waste much time. He drew his blood and dropped it on one of the bodies that were getting digested under the slimy layer.

The drop of blood was absorbed the moment it landed on the body. Suddenly, the slimy stuff released an incomprehensible roar in a sharp pitch. The digestion accelerated and the dead bodies lost their freshness quickly until only their bones were left. The bones too were liquified after a while before the liquid was absorbed into the mass of slime.

Eren could feel an intangible wave of mental pressure being released from the mass of slime. After the mind, it seemed that it was the body's turn to go through evolution.

Since the mental connection was established, the demon beast had recognised Eren as its kin. It made sure that the remaining evolution process didn't harm him in the slightest.

The mass of slime expanded exponentially at a time before contracting a moment later with the same speed and zeal. It sometimes adapted to the shape of various magic beasts. Then it took on the shapes of various humans. These were the same people that Eren had seen just now getting digested by the slimy mass.

It took some time before the chaotic mana in the area was stabilized. The mass of slime stopped taking random shapes and assumed the shapelessness its species was known for.

Eren could feel a mental connection with the mass of slime that was plopping its way towards him. He could feel a child's curiosity towards its parent and everything around him coming from that slime.

There was no exchange of words. Eren and slime could communicate with each other on a fundamental level. They could read each other's thoughts and that helped Eren understand one thing about the slime's current condition:

It was hungry.

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The slime plopped onto Eren's right shoulder like it was the most obvious thing in the world for it. Its volume had shrunk tremendously and now it only looked as if a magic beast's condensed saliva had been dropped on Eren's shoulder.

Eren had dislocated his shoulder. That's why he felt some strain when the slime plopped over it. But soon the familiar did something that made Eren open his eyes wide in utter surprise.

The colourless mass of slime suddenly started exuding a milky white glow. The magical glow covered Eren's shoulder and started fixing it up. It took only a few moments for Eren to feel that his shoulder had gotten back to normal.

Eren tried moving his arm and confirmed that to be the case. Not only his arms but his other minor injuries were also getting fixed rapidly as the white glow spread across the body.

The mass of slime seemed weak after finishing his stellar medical treatment. Its hunger had increased as a result.

Eren could feel the beast's concern for him when it treated his injuries. He could also feel its fatigue after doing that. It was hungrier than before. Eren caressed the ball of slime and it responded to his touch affectionately.