The Twin-Tailed Scorpion's legs shuffled.
It was trying to move towards the exit.
The Orc could tell right away. The awkward stumbling of those trying to run away.
The beast that had once killed him was trying to flee from him.
"I won't let you."
His voice was low and cold, echoing in the cave like a Wolf's growl.
He lunged.
The creature's legs scraped frantically against the ground, dragging its cracked and leaking body toward the mouth of the cave. Vital internal organs had been smashed by the hit. It hadn't expected that part of its body to be targeted.
The tails were swung frantically. They knocked against the cave's ceiling, wall, and ground.
The Orc moved as fast as he could, and leapt.
With a roaring shout, he slammed the club down, once again aiming for the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's body.
CRACK.
SQUELCH.
Both tails moved up at once, knocking against the ceiling. The pincers were extending forward, reaching for the exit.
The Twin-Tailed Scorpion's body hit the ground.
[Twin-Tailed Scorpion has been defeated.]
[You have defeated the Special Quest's Target.]
[You have received the Skill "Weapon Synthesis[E-Rank]".]
The Orc exhaled shakily.
The weapon covered by the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's fluids hit the ground.
The Orc realized that he was breathing much more heavily than expected.
It couldn't be a question of endurance. He didn't feel tired at all.
Still, he was out of breath.
The Orc lower his gaze. The Twin-Tailed Scorpion's blood was all over his weapon, hands, and arms. Drops had landed on his chest as well.
His gaze went back towards the defeated creature.
Its body twitched, and the Orc jumped back.
'...?'
It took him a moment to remember that this wasn't the first time.
'Dummy… I've seen others as well. Birds. The body can move a bit, even after death.' He sighed.
Its tails twitched once more, then dropped.
He remained standing, listening to his own breathing, staring at the corpse.
'I killed it.' The Orc felt the corner of his lips curl upwards.
Additionally, he also felt… A strange heat rose from within him.
'...?'
Confusion struck once again.
The heat was increasing and rising. His heart was still beating strongly.
He frowned. The sensation reminded him of,
'It's the same as… When I look at her. No, it's not. Part of it feels the same. Just like the same sensation comes to me when I think about getting revenge. Getting revenge on…' The Orc's hand moved to his face. 'Why would I feel the same? Why do I feel a similar sensation?'
[Lust Level: 5—>6!]
[Your Lust Level has increased!]
[All Stats increase by 1 Stat Point!]
[Lust Level: 6—>7!]
[Your Lust Level has increased!]
[You have received 2 Unused Stat Points !]
[Lust Level: 7—>8!]
[Your Lust Level has increased!]
[Your Skill "Blessed Orcish Physique[D]" has been slightly strengthened!]
[Blessed Orcish Physique[D]---> Blessed Orcish Physique[D+].]
The forwning Orc's gaze moved from the System messages to the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's corpse repeatedly.
'No way.'
It was confusing. Too confusing.
'My Lust Level? You mean looking at her didn't increase it earlier, but look at this is…?'
The thought of being turned on by the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's corpse made no sense to him.
The Orc becomes implicitly aware that some thoughts are 'weird' or 'perverted'. Though the Orc has much more to learn about the latter.
He rubbed his face for a moment.
System messages or not, Lust Level increasing or not, the Orc felt the urge to get closer to the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's corpse.
And he did.
Slowly, almost nervously, he approached it. The distance separating them decreased inch by inch.
Eventually, the Orc's knees touched the ground.
He was staring at it, in a daze. He was conscious of the fact that there was something strange going on. It felt like he didn't have complete control over his body.
His hand was shaking as it reached forward.
Just like it had shaken when he had wiped the drool off the Elf's face. Yes, it was similar. It felt similar.
His fingertips kissed the Twin-Tailed Scorpion corpse's exoskeleton, and pulled back right away.
It was electric to the touch.
The Orc was breathing heavily, his mouth open, his heartbeat loud enough to echo throughout the cage.
"I killed it…" The Orc repeated before gulping.
Shivers were running up and down his spine.
Just like when he realized that he enjoyed the Elf's touch, that he craved her touch, that he wanted her…
For a moment, the Orc even expected the piece of cloth around his waist to tighten. He did not know what exactly was happening to him.
"Fuck…" He cursed under his breath.
In this situation, with these sensations running through his body, for the first time in his whole life,
"Is this… How they feel?"
Furthermore, the Orc could imagine it.
If there was a body of water below him, he was certain that the facial expression on his face right now would be the same as the facial expression he had seen on Dummy, Hideous, and Piggy.
The facial expression they bore when staring at the Elf. When walking towards her. When thinking about…
Was this the same? Why was he feeling this way now?
The Orc did not know. But he wanted to. He wanted to learn more about this sensation. About himself.
And the only way to do so was to let these urges run wild. To yield to them.
But the Orc was scared.
After talking to her, after she gave him a name… The Orc was scared.
"She said…" A spiral appeared in his eyes. "That I wasn't like the others."
The Orc fought back… For a couple of minutes.
Eventually, he was made to yield to those instincts. To those urges.
Before the Orc knew it, he had crawled and climbed the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's body. Before he knew it, his hand was wrapped around the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's leg. Before he knew it, the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's fluids were dripping down his chest.
Rough. Animalistic. Ravenous.
The Twin-Tailed Scorpion's limb was torn.
The Orc had completely lost control of his body.
His fingers cracked the exoskeleton further.
The Orc's eyes opened wide as his body was assaulted by pleasure-inducing hormones.
"It…"
A drop of fluid ran down his chest and abdomen.
"Tastes so good…!"
His breathing grew even more unstable, and it started to hurt.
Out of nowhere, the Orc's stomach started twisting and turning.
He grasped his stomach as his face grimaced.
Every time he had been made to starve. Every time he had been made to watch others eat while he couldn't. Every time that all he could taste were the bones, scraps, and leftovers… It all came back to him at once.
With eyes filled with rage and madness, the Orc's stomach made him swear revenge against all those times.
Never again would he starve. Never again would he remain hungry. Never again would he let others eat in his stead.
Never again would he let another feel pleasure he wants for himself.
The Orc's movements became erratic and frantic, as he moved to taste, bite, tear, crack, and devour.
It only took minutes for the Twin-Tailed Scorpion's corpse to be fully ingested.
Save for the exoskeleton, and blade-like tails.
[Weapon Synthesis is available!]
[Materials needed:
-Twin-Tailed Scorpion Tail x2
– Cracked Stone Club x1
-Twin-Tailed Scorpion Exoskeleton
]
[Weapon To Synthesize: Twin Scorpion Blades[E+ Rank Weapon].]
The Orc blinked.
[Would you like to use Weapon Synthesis?]