The First Layer of Hell: The Chamber of Tongue Ripping.
This place was originally used to punish ghosts who gossiped, slandered, and caused harm with their words during their lives. The punishment involved little devils using iron pincers to rip out the tongues of the condemned.
But now, it had turned into an all-you-can-eat buffet for demons.
Countless spider-like "Arachnotron" demons (brain-shaped demons with mechanical legs) crawled all over the torture racks, blasting the unlucky ghosts still undergoing punishment with plasma cannons.
Slayer charged in.
Without a word, he grabbed a mechanical leg of an Arachnotron and pulled hard.
Zap!
The mechanical leg, along with half of the brain tissue, was ripped out. The demon, which had been showing off its might just moments ago, was instantly paralyzed, emitting a sound like a short-circuited current before exploding into a pile of light orbs.
Daoist Singularity, following behind, didn't rush to pick up trash this time.
He was hiding behind a huge copper pillar, holding his Heavenly Dao Tablet, a newly made monocle with a spinning lens perched on his nose bridge.
He was observing.
"Something's wrong..." Singularity muttered to himself. "Why is it that every time he attacks a specific part, the demon is instantly paralyzed? Why are some demons afraid of fire, some afraid of ice, and some require destroying the canister on their back?"
As a cultivator, Singularity's logic for dealing with demons and monsters used to be: Mana Suppression. As long as my mana is higher than yours, one Palm Thunder and you're dead.
But Slayer's combat style was completely different.
It was a form of Ultimate Weakness Targeting.
In battle, Slayer would always use his shotgun to blast off the turret atop the Arachnotron first, disabling its ranged capabilities; or stuff a grenade into the mouth of a "Mancubus", causing it to explode from the inside.
"This isn't random fighting... this is Problem Solving."
The data stream in Singularity's eyes began to accelerate wildly.
He suddenly had an epiphany.
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"In his eyes, these demons aren't terrifying monsters at all. They are just a pile of programs made of code!"
"That brain is the CPU, that turret is the Output Port, and that red canister on the back is the Heat Sink!"
"Destroy the heat sink, and the program overheats and crashes! Blow up the CPU, and the process is forced to end!"
Buzz—!
The Heavenly Dao Tablet in Singularity's hand emitted a crisp notification sound.
[Cognition Upgrade Successful.]
[New Skill Acquired: Code Analysis.]
Singularity adjusted the monocle on his nose excitedly.
"So that's it... so that's it!"
He looked at the battlefield again.
Now, in his eyes, the roaring "Doom Hunter" demon was no longer a hideous beast.
Countless red highlighted markers appeared on its body.
Head: Critical Hit Rate 200%.
Left Leg Joint: Structural weak point, shattering causes imbalance.
Back Shield Generator: Energy node, recommended priority destruction.
"Is this... Wall-Hack Vision?"
Singularity trembled with excitement.
"Big Hero! Can you hear me?" Singularity shouted to Slayer through the spiritual network. "I found something! That guy with the shield, his shield generator is on his butt! That's his Bug!"
Slayer, who was circling the shielded demon, paused slightly.
He didn't doubt the words of this charlatan.
Slayer slid, instantly flanking behind the demon. Sure enough, there was a device flashing red.
BANG!
Double-barreled shotgun, point-blank range.
The shield generator shattered. The invincible energy shield on the demon's front vanished instantly.
Slayer stood up and punched the unprotected demon's head into pieces.
[Weakness Broken! One-Hit Kill!]
Slayer glanced back at Singularity. This time, he didn't just turn his head coldly; he raised his chin slightly, making a "Not bad" gesture.
Singularity felt his life had reached its peak.
He was not just a logistics guy who picked up trash; he was now a Tactical Analyst! The provider of the map-hack!
"So they aren't ghosts... they are Viruses."
Singularity pushed up the analysis glasses glowing with blue light, a confident smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Since you are viruses, don't blame me for scanning and killing your source code."
Just as Singularity realized the true meaning of "Code Cultivation," beyond the Ninth Heaven, in the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain.
A monkey munching on a peach was watching this scene through the "Round Light Technique."
"Heh, this green-skinned weirdo is interesting."
Sun Wukong spat out the peach pit, his Fiery Golden Eyes flashing with gold light.
"When I, Old Sun, raided the Underworld back then, I just used a brush to cross out names. This kid is good; he's doing Physical Salvation directly."
Zhu Bajie leaned over, his ears flapping in fright: "Brother Monkey! This guy is fiercer than you were back then! Look, he just ripped the leg off that big-eyed demon!"
Sun Wukong grinned, pointing at the figure silently slaughtering on the screen:
"Idiot, you don't understand. I, Old Sun, was 'lawless.' But this kid... his heart is full of Fire."
"If there was someone like him when I raided the Celestial Palace..."
Sun Wukong imagined the scene: Golden Cudgel paired with a Gatling gun, Somersault Cloud paired with a Rocket Launcher...
"Hiss—That Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Treasure Hall wouldn't even have crumbs left."
Sun Wukong pulled the Ruyi Jingu Bang from his ear and waved it twice, his hands itching for a fight.
"If this weirdo ever fights his way up to the Celestial Court..."
Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes and laughed in a low voice:
"I, Old Sun, will definitely go and pass him a mag! That Book of Life and Death edit was great! I suggest giving him the title 'Great Sage Equaling Heaven's Slaughter'!"
(Meanwhile, in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall of the Celestial Court, the Jade Emperor suddenly sneezed: "Who? Who is talking about We?")
