My SSS-Rank Gluttony Talent: I Can Evolve Limitlessly-Chapter 39: How delicious

The orc knight with the spike still lodged in its nose was the first to charge.

Roaring with pain and fury, it raised one of its blades high and brought it down toward Riley in a wide arc—desperate to land at least one blow on the human who had humiliated them.

But Riley was no longer in front of it.

Fwoosh—!

He vanished in an instant, blinking out of sight like smoke on the wind.

Before the orc could even react, Riley reappeared behind it, his footsteps barely making a sound.

The creature froze in place, momentarily stunned by the sudden disappearance.

And then—

It felt something light land on its back.

Its wide eyes went wider still, just as a blade flashed past its throat.

SHLNK!

A clean, merciless slash carved through its neck, blood gushing out in a thick arc.

—480.9!

A notification flashed above its head.

The orc couldn’t even grunt, its body simply collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.

Clang!

Its swords slipped from its fingers, clanging loudly beside its limp hand.

But Riley was already gone, leaping through the air toward the other orc knight before the first even hit the ground.

The knight was already boiling with fury, its eyes bloodshot from rage.

Roarr!!

It let out a deafening roar and slashed horizontally, blades gleaming in the air.

But Riley didn’t stop.

He slid under the strike with fluid grace, dropping low and slipping between the orc’s thick legs like a blur.

SHNK!

His dagger swept cleanly across the monster’s ankle, slicing through its left Achilles tendon.

The orc howled as its leg buckled beneath it.

THUD!

—577! [Critical Hit!]

It dropped to one knee, groaning in shock and pain.

But before it could even swing its blade back down—

SLASH!

Riley was already behind it.

His dagger drew a final, decisive line across its thick neck. Blood burst out as the orc gurgled helplessly, its massive body swaying, before falling face-first into the ground.

[Level 19 Red Orc Knight Killed!]

[+250 EXP]

[Level 19 Red Orc Knight Killed!]

[+250 EXP]

Two system notifications flashed across Riley’s vision, and the edges of his lips curled up slightly.

He didn’t even bother to glance at the orc knights, who he had just slain.

He slowly turned back to the quivering figure still standing meters away.

The orc king.

"...That leaves you," Riley said coldly.

The words echoed in the field like a death sentence.

The orc king shivered violently.

Even though both of his eyes were swollen shut—rendered blind by Riley’s brutal assault—he could feel the presence advancing toward him.

And it made his blood run cold.

The fear he’d pushed deep into his gut boiled to the surface again, choking him. Every instinct screamed at him to run, to crawl, to beg—

But he could barely even move, talkless of run.

FWOOSH!

Riley surged forward with a burst of speed, appearing before the orc king in the blink of an eye.

SHLNK!

His dagger traced one final line across the thick neck of the monster that had once ruled this territory with iron pride.

Blood sprayed from the orc king’s throat in an arc, as if it had been waiting to be released.

The monster choked, staggered—

And then collapsed in silence.

[Level 20 Red Orc King Killed!]

[+340EXP]

"Haa..." Riley exhaled slowly, flinging the blood off his daggers before placing them back in their sheath.

Grrrrr—!

His stomach suddenly growled loudly again, the sound echoing just like the last time.

Riley winced, clutching his abdomen with one hand as a sharp pang surged through him.

"Shit..." he hissed under his breath, eyes narrowing.

All around him, the remaining orcs trembled.

They had just witnessed the death of their king, who was supposed to the strongest among them.

As if that wasn’t enough, he took down their two knights, who were the most powerfully warriors in the kingdom.

And the most terrifying part was how he did that so easily, like they were nothing but fodder.

Now the human stood there, but still, none of them dared attack him.

They slowly backed away, wide-eyed and trembling, as if just breathing too loudly would draw his attention.

But Riley didn’t even glance at them.

He licked his lips, eyes locked on the corpse of the orc king.

’No. Not yet.’ He thought, his eyes flashing with a strange glint.

He turned to one of the fallen knights, its neck still leaking warm blood onto the ground.

"Let’s start with you," he muttered.

Then his mouth opened—wide, impossibly wide.

A dark suction force exploded outward.

FWOOOOOOSH!

The massive corpse jerked, and its body rapidly broke apart, sucked in bit by bit into Riley’s gaping mouth.

In seconds, it was gone, and a notification appeared before Riley.

[You have devoured: Red Orc Knight]

[Acquired: Strength +55.3, Agility +45.3, Endurance +58.9, Vitality +60, Mana +43.7]

Riley’s lips curled into a wide, twisted grin.

Power surged through his limbs like lightning, and he clenched both fists, feeling his muscles tighten with energy.

He spun around to the other knight’s body, eyes gleaming.

Again, his mouth opened.

And again, the Red Orc Knight’s corpse was ripped pieces by pieces from the ground, consumed in seconds.

[You have devoured: Red Orc Knight]

[Acquired: Strength +53.3, Agility +47.8, Endurance +59.2, Vitality +54.3, Mana +46]

Another notification flashed before Riley, and again, his attributes received another huge boost.

Riley threw his head back and laughed.

"Ahaha...! Yes...!"

He didn’t get any new skills this time, but he didn’t care. The raw numbers were enough to make his skin tingle.

The orcs around him remained frozen in place. Not even the boldest among them dared to move.

Never in their lives had they seen something like this before... never had they seen such a terrifying monster.

Riley however, didn’t care whatever was going through their minds, finally turning towards the largest orc corpse—the orc king.

"This’ll be the best," he murmured, licking his lips.

With a smirk, he opened his mouth again.

The body of the Red Orc King trembled, and just like the others, it was broken bit by bit, the pieces sucked into Riley’s mouth.

[You have devoured: Red Orc King]

[Acquired: Strength +65.3, Agility +52.3, Endurance +72, Vitality +69.1, Mana +50.3]

[Skill Acquired: Rockbound (C-rank)] ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Riley exhaled slowly, the thrilling taste of power still lingering on his tongue.

"How delicious," he muttered, a bright red glint flashing across his eyes.