Gotham Villain Profession Certification

Unexpected, yet only to be expected—the Batman beneath the mask, Gotham's Richest, "Bruce Wayne," had indeed come knocking.

And this entrance, so clearly designed for psychological intimidation, was very much Batman's style.

Yet interestingly, in this sudden encounter, the first to act was neither Cheng Tian nor Batman, but the Blue Little Car patrolling the ground.

The Little Blue Car, which had just been puzzled by Cheng Tian's Chimera outfit, abruptly turned around without hesitation and directly activated its Unit Characteristics. Its 8 Agility instantly soared to 16, and with its drill at full horsepower, it slammed fiercely toward Batman's face!

If the Moth Gang had a greatest enemy, it was undoubtedly Batman.

In this world setting, completed through spatial coordination, the Moth Gang's boss, "Assassin Moth," was actually an extreme and twisted Batman fan.

Batman had the Bat-Signal for contacting Commissioner Gordon, so Assassin Moth made a Moth Signal for sending signals to his gang members.

Batman had the Batcave as his hideout, so he created the Moth Cave as his main base.

Seeing Batman's Batmobile as retro and cool, he spent a fortune building the Moth Car, an attempted high-quality imitation that he drove around ostentatiously.

In a certain parallel universe, Assassin Moth had even completely altered his face to resemble Young Master Bruce beneath Batman's mask, attempting to replace him.

It could be said that Assassin Moth's twisted worship and terrifying obsession with Batman were second only to Joker's in the current world setting.

Compared to a living Batman, an Asian face wearing the wrong gang uniform was completely irrelevant!

Batman lowered his head slightly, his cape stirring as something sharp sliced through the air.

The next second, a Bat-shaped dart precisely caught in the Little Blue Car's undercarriage wheel, flipping it onto a corpse. Its still-spinning drill began spraying fresh flesh and blood everywhere.

"Wow~ As expected of the deeply dark fantasy DC Universe~"

Cheng Tian gave a heartfelt sigh as he watched the scene before him.

"...Did you do this?"

Still blocking the tavern entrance, Batman asked in that deep, raspy voice that could not have been kind to his throat.

"I did."

Cheng Tian admitted it without hesitation.

"Why?"

Batman maintained his stance as he asked again.

"Huh? Do I need a reason to kill monsters?"

Cheng Tian, who only carefully followed the full process when first encountering a new game and chose SKIP every time afterward, found the question deeply baffling.

"I see. A typical antisocial personality... It seems Arkham Asylum will need to open another room."

Unable to truly understand what Cheng Tian was talking about, Batman naturally categorized him as someone with an antisocial personality.

However, Cheng Tian shook his head vigorously upon hearing that. Then he looked straight into Batman's eyes and spoke with a solemn expression.

"I can guarantee that I absolutely do not have an antisocial personality! Even in a game, I could never do something as extreme as picking up prostitutes off the street, paying them, then dragging them into an alley to shoot them and take my money back!"

Cheng Tian was naturally referring to that game that everyone bought whenever it went on sale, making it impossible for a sixth installment to ever come out.

"You chose to kill them despite possessing physical abilities superior to theirs. That represents your disregard for life and the justice system. No matter what, you have no right to arbitrarily decide whether others live or die."

Unsure how to respond to Cheng Tian's words for the moment, Batman decisively changed the subject.

"People? Aren't these just plain social trash?"

What Batman had not expected was that Cheng Tian not only remained unconvinced, but crossed his arms and looked even more confused.

That reaction confirmed it for Batman once again: this Asian man truly had an antisocial personality!

Just like the Outsiders who had attacked Assassin Moth before!

Words were useless. They would settle this with their hands.

And at the exact moment Batman reached his final conclusion about Cheng Tian, an achievement notification quietly appeared, with its sound effects and prompts hidden so it would not disturb Cheng Tian.

[Standard Achievement: Gotham Villain Profession Certification]

[Requirement Met: Be identified by Batman as someone with an antisocial personality who must be imprisoned in "Arkham Asylum."]

[Achievement Reward: Title "No Madness, No Life," granting eligibility for entry tickets to template missions related to Batman: Arkham Asylum.]

[No Madness, No Life: Green/Excellent, Title. Through your own efforts, you successfully made Batman identify you as having an antisocial personality and view you as a pitiful patient in need of medical treatment and personality correction. Even though he actually needed intervention and treatment more than most of the patients and prisoners in there...

When wearing this title, you may be able to understand some madmen's ravings.]

Batman, who had just said Cheng Tian had no right to arbitrarily decide others' lives and deaths, pulled a—uh, Bat-Pistol from his waist. A pistol with an especially thick, oversized barrel.

As he pulled the trigger, a miniature rocket missile with glaring flames blasting from its tail flew out of the oversized barrel!

In almost an instant, the missile shot before Cheng Tian. Yet the moment Batman raised his hand and fired, Cheng Tian had already placed Captain America's Shield in front of himself.

Rather than exploding on impact as Batman had intended, the missile that struck the shield's surface smoothly changed direction like a glass marble hitting wet soap. It shifted sideways at a ninety-degree angle and flew straight toward the heavily damaged dartboard inside the bar.

With a boom, the dartboard and the wall it hung on met their end together.

After instinctively landing a perfect block, Cheng Tian advanced rather than retreating. A faint flash appeared around him, and he charged forward like an arrow loosed from its bow, shield raised toward Batman's position directly ahead!

Batman's gaze sharpened as he crossed his arms before his chest.

At the same time, the electrical stimulation device replicated within the Batsuit by cracking the Executioner Gear instantly activated. A weak but sufficiently stimulating current raced through Batman's body, pushing his muscles beyond their normal limits in an instant!

Yet what he never expected was that at the moment the two sides met head-on, Batman felt no impact whatsoever from the other side. Cheng Tian... actually passed straight through Batman's body as though they were not even in the same space, passed through the blocked tavern doors, and began running outside, taking three or four steps at a time down the stairs!

[Flash Charge: Template Skill, Active Skill.

When you are not holding a shield—

You will forcibly charge 10 meters straight ahead within 1 second. Encountering any obstacle along the way will forcibly terminate the charge.

When you are holding a shield—

You will charge straight ahead up to Agility*2 meters within 1 second. During the charge, you can knock away all units along the path whose Strength is no greater than yours, dealing Strength*2 + Shield Bash damage points. If the opponent's Strength is equal to or greater than yours, you will enter the "Phase Shift" state at the threshold where the collision takes effect, lasting 3 seconds.

The skill costs 30 MP and has a 45-second cooldown.]