I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 62 - 56: Kill Them All

A dull thud, laced with the crack of bone, echoed through the mountain ravine.

The chest of the Lizard Demon guard, the one with two yellow stripes, caved in instantly. Its savage maw gaped wide as a torrent of mangled organs and Demon Blood spewed forth.

Its burly, scale-covered body flew straight back. BOOM! It slammed into the mountain wall by the cave entrance, creating a crater webbed with cracks as rubble and dirt rained down.

Even so, the Lizard Demon guard somehow didn’t die instantly. Its crimson eyes flared with disbelief as its savage maw opened. "An..."

WHOOSH~

A gust of wind rushed past.

In a flash, Gu Zheng was before the Lizard Demon guard, his fist smashing forward.

His target: the Lizard Demon’s savage head.

CRACK~

BOOM!

The mountain wall trembled. As rubble rained down, the crater deepened, and the surrounding cracks grew thicker, spreading out for three or four meters.

The Lizard Demon’s skull was shattered, splattering brains and blood across the mountain wall and onto Gu Zheng’s chest, fist, and forearm.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +6]

ROAR~

Just then, roars and shouts echoed from the cave nearby—a cry unique to the Lizard Demons, like the hissing of a snake.

They were accompanied by heavy footsteps and the pungent, foul stench of slime.

ROAR~

ROAR!

As the cries echoed in his ears, Gu Zheng’s figure flickered, and he plunged headfirst into the cave.

Dark Vision activated, revealing the powerful figures of three Lizard Demons.

SWOOSH~

ROAR!

The whistle of tearing air and an enraged roar sounded simultaneously.

As his body continued to swell, Gu Zheng shot toward the two-striped Lizard Demon at the front. His fist, imbued with terrifying Barbaric Force, was a simple, direct smash—no fancy techniques needed.

His speed was so great that his bronze fist shrieked as it tore through the air.

The next instant—

BANG!

With a sound like muffled thunder, his fist punched clean through the two-striped Lizard Demon’s chest. The momentum carried its powerful body backward, slamming into the two Lizard Demons following it. The three figures crashed into the cave wall together, creating another crater as cracks spiderwebbed outward.

SWOOSH!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH~

Gu Zheng shot toward the three Lizard Demons, his massive bronze leg lashing out in a sweeping kick.

Three dull thuds—BAM! BAM! BAM!—rang out as the Lizard Demons’ heads were shattered, chests collapsed, and necks snapped in quick succession. Demon Blood splattered across the cave walls and floor.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +5]

[Demon Points +7]

[Demon Points +6]

...

SWOOSH!

Wreathed in a blast of wind, Gu Zheng moved deeper into the cave.

Fortunately, this underground cavern was over three meters high, so even with his Bronze Elephant Body 70% unlocked, Gu Zheng’s movements weren’t hindered.

In this explosive state, he could fully unleash his speed and power as long as he had a target locked.

Less than twenty meters deeper, new targets appeared.

Two Three-Striped Lizard Snake Demons roared and lunged fiercely at Gu Zheng. Behind them followed five more Lizard Demons.

One by one, they shrieked and roared, emitting dense Demon Qi. As they charged, their powerful bodies turned invisible one after another.

Unfortunately for them, Invisibility was useless against Gu Zheng.

BAM!

CRACK!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sounds of cracking bones, explosive impacts, collapsing rock, and terrified shrieks filled the air.

Like a wolf loosed upon a flock of sheep, Gu Zheng unleashed a flurry of punches, kicks, elbows, and claw strikes.

Demon Techniques and Steel Claw, unleashed simultaneously!

As Divine Wondrous power surged, Gu Zheng’s hands and feet transformed into sharp Spiritual Soldiers. A light swipe could tear through the Lizard Demons’ tough scales.

A powerful grasp was enough to tear open and crush a Lizard Demon’s neck.

In the limited space of the tunnel, Gu Zheng ignored their attacks, lost in a frenzy of slaughter.

No, a massacre!

The seven Lizard Demons—both three-striped and two-striped—attacked Gu Zheng in a frenzy of roars and howls, but none survived more than ten breaths before they were all annihilated.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +4]

[Demon Points +6]

...

SWOOSH~

Drenched in stinking Demon Blood, Gu Zheng continued deeper.

Just as he rounded a bend, he saw two smaller Lizard Demons, each holding a human thigh in its claws, their mouths stained with blood.

Seeing Gu Zheng, the two Lizard Demons shrieked and fled in terror.

SWISH!

With steam billowing around him and a baleful aura gathering on his skin, Gu Zheng dashed forward and caught up in an instant. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

BAM! BAM!

With two heavy thuds, their heads exploded. He used Spirit Capturing, gaining 5 Demon Points.

"Human, you’re courting death!"

WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~

A furious roar echoed from the depths of the cave.

Borne on a gust of demonic wind, a tall and burly figure wreathed in a terrifying aura came charging, stopping right in front of Gu Zheng.

KABOOM!

Gu Zheng threw a punch. The concentrated Fist Force collided head-on with his opponent’s sharp claws, erupting in a bitter gale of energy. It exploded into a shockwave that swept through the tunnel, making the shaking cave walls rattle and groan.

Gu Zheng didn’t move, but the ground beneath his feet sank a dozen or so centimeters.

The tall and burly figure that had rushed out, however, was sent stumbling backward, unable to control its momentum.

Before it could steady itself, Gu Zheng closed the distance. His Steel Claw tore through the air with a piercing shriek, slashing through the energy as it aimed for the opponent’s neck.

Four yellow stripes on its chest, power comparable to Cao Handing—it was the Lizard Demon’s Young Clan Leader, a second-rank Demon Fiend.

BAM!

The shocked and enraged Young Clan Leader swung its claws to block, but its towering body was forced back once more.

It retreated; Gu Zheng pursued, closing the distance again.

His Bronze Elephant Body continued to unlock, reaching 80%.

SWISH!

CRACK!

BOOM!!

The snap of breaking bone rang out in the cave, followed by a thunderous explosion.

A roiling wave of energy swept the passage, stirring a violent gale. The Young Clan Leader’s left arm was broken by Barbaric Force, and intense pain shot through its brain.

But before it could shriek in rage, Gu Zheng’s second punch and third claw strike were upon it.

BOOM! BOOM!

FSSSH~

SPLAT!

His fists tore through the air, creating waves of turbulence.

The terrifying, immense force broke its arms, its serpent tail, its legs, its chest, and even its jaw.

CRUNCH~

BOOM!!!

Amidst the chaotic energy and swirling dust, the sound of shattering echoed far into the distance.

The Lizard Demon Young Clan Leader’s head split apart from the jaw up.

Inertia sent its tall, burly body flying into the cave ceiling, smashing out a web of ghastly cracks. Demon Blood splattered into the newly formed crater as rubble and dirt rained down. The body then tumbled back to the ground, rolling twice and kicking up a cloud of dust before finally lying still, motionless.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +26]

[Demon Points +13]

’Hmm?’

’Why was there a double Absorption?’

’Second-rank Demon Fiends... their Bloodshed comes in two types...’

’The second ball of energy... it’s not Bloodshed?’

A look of astonishment crossed Gu Zheng’s face as he checked the new information that had appeared in his equipment menu.

Spirit Capturing had resulted in the Absorption of two masses of Spirit Essence.

One was Bloodshed; the other was Demon Essence.

Demon Essence is the concentrated energy of a second-rank Demon Fiend—a condensation of Demon Power after Bloodshed, and its source of strength.

Gu Zheng recalled the information about Demon Fiends he had read at the Demon Slayer Bureau.

Second-rank Demon Essence, third-rank Demon Pills—they were all good stuff.

Demon Pills especially were a key primary ingredient for fourth-revolution and higher Treasure Pills.

"Not bad, not bad at all."

Grinning, Gu Zheng sensed his surroundings, listening for any movement from the remaining Lizard Demons.

The next moment, his figure flickered and he shot forward, skimming just above the ground.

WHOOSH~

SWOOSH!

A gale swept aside a beast-hide flap, revealing the last of the Lizard Demons gathered in a cavern.

In a corner of the cavern, a subterranean river flowed slowly.

Two Lizard Demons were frantically digging with their claws at the rock above where the subterranean river flowed out of the cavern.

"Where do you think you’re going?"