He wasn't on the battlefield, so naturally, he still had the leisure to let his thoughts wander. However, the intensity on the battlefield escalated as the Flesh Devourer fought back.
Do not assume these creatures that can survive in the Beast Lair are easy to bully.
The spilled body fluids didn't cause damage, but when those millstone-like mouthparts bit down, even the Pigmen's special skin couldn't prevent flesh from being scraped away.
Keep in mind that the digestive juices secreted by its mouth were far more corrosive than its other bodily fluids. When a Pigman Butcher was bitten on the shoulder, a large patch of its flesh immediately began to decay.
At the same time, the corrosive digestive fluid spread through its body with the flow of blood vessels. In just ten seconds or so, the flesh dissolved into a thick, grey pulp.
Lance instantly recognized it. Damn it, isn't this the same stuff we found on the road earlier?
