Zachary shivered and awoke with a start after an indeterminable period of time. He glanced around and noticed that it was already nighttime. Darkness had already enshrouded everything in the living room, and his eyes couldn't even see a meter ahead of him. He blinked to adjust to the lack of presence of light as he pushed himself up from the sofa.
"Ew!"
He let out a sound of disgust as he realized that his body and clothes were humid and sticky. There was even an unpleasant stench wafting about him, making him seem like a person that had slept in a garbage dump for days.
"This abnormality! The vitality-enhancing elixir must have helped me expel foul substances from my body again. It's like the washing of marrow in those Wuxia fiction masterpieces. I should be healthier and more fit."
A myriad of thoughts fleeted around Zachary's mind as he carefully made his way through the darkness, heading towards the direction of his bedroom.