Gotham Villain Certification

Unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable—the Batman "Bruce Wayne," Gotham's richest man behind the mask, had indeed come knocking.

An entrance accompanied by such obvious psychological pressure was also very much in keeping with Batman's style.

What was interesting, however, was that in this sudden encounter, the first to make a move was neither Cheng Tian nor Batman, but the little blue car patrolling the streets.

The Little Blue Car, which had just been puzzled by Cheng Tian's Chimera disguise, unexpectedly turned around without hesitation. It then activated its unit trait, causing its 8 Agility to skyrocket to 16 on the spot, before charging straight at Batman's face with its drill at full power!

If one asked who the Moth Gang's greatest enemy was, the answer was undoubtedly Batman.

In this world, whose setting had been completed through spatial harmonization, the Moth Gang's leader, Killer Moth, was actually an extreme, twisted Batman fanboy.

Batman had the Bat-Signal to contact Commissioner Gordon, so Killer Moth created the Moth Signal to send messages to his gang members.

Batman had the Batcave as his hideout, so he followed suit and created Moth Hole as his main base.

After seeing how retro and stylish the Batmobile was, he spent a fortune creating the Mothmobile, an attempted high-quality imitation that he drove around town to show off.

In a certain parallel universe, Killer Moth had even completely altered his appearance to look like Bruce Wayne beneath Batman's mask, attempting to take his place.

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

Compared to a living Batman, an Asian-faced man wearing the wrong uniform from his own gang was completely irrelevant!

Batman lowered his head slightly, his cape shifting faintly. Then came the sound of something sharp slicing through the air.

The next second, a bat-shaped batarang lodged precisely in the Little Blue Car's wheel beneath its chassis, causing it to flip over onto a corpse. The drill, still running, began spraying fresh flesh and blood everywhere.

"Wow~ As expected of the DC universe's profound, dark fantasy~"

Watching the scene before him, Cheng Tian let out a heartfelt sigh.

"...You did this?"

Still blocking the tavern entrance, Batman asked in his deep, gravelly voice that was rather painful to the ears.

"I did."

Cheng immediately admitted it without hesitation.

"Why?"

Batman asked again without changing his stance.

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

Cheng Tian usually carefully went through a game's procedures only the first time he played it. Every subsequent time, he simply chose SKIP. He was therefore extremely confused by the question.

"I see. A textbook 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 having an antisocial personality.

However, upon hearing this, Cheng Tian shook his head vigorously. He then looked straight into Batman's eyes and said with utmost seriousness,

"I can guarantee that I'm absolutely not antisocial! Even in a game, I'd never go around soliciting people on the street, take them into an alley after they paid me, shoot them, and then take my money back!"

Cheng was naturally referring to that game which everyone bought whenever it went on sale, resulting in the sixth installment never managing to come out.

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

Not knowing how to respond to Cheng Tian, Batman decisively changed the subject.

"People? Aren't these just pieces of social garbage?"

To Batman's surprise, Cheng Tian was not persuaded at all. Instead, he folded his arms and wore an even more puzzled expression.

This reaction once again confirmed to Batman that this Asian-faced man truly had an antisocial personality!

Just like the outsider who had attacked Killer Moth before!

There was no point in saying more. They would settle it with their fists.

At the instant Batman reached his final judgment of Cheng Tian, an achievement notification that muted its sound effects and prompts, avoiding any disturbance to Cheng Tian himself, quietly appeared.

Standard Achievement: Gotham Villain Certification

Achievement Requirement: Be identified by Batman as a person with an antisocial personality who must be confined to "Arkham Asylum."

Achievement Reward: Title "No Madness, No Survival"; eligibility to receive a ticket for blueprint missions related to "Batman: Arkham Asylum."

No Madness, No Survival: Green/Excellent, Title. Through your own efforts, you successfully caused Batman to identify you as having an antisocial personality and regard you as a pitiful patient in need of medical treatment and personality correction. Even though he actually requires intervention and treatment more than the vast majority of the patients and inmates here...

While wearing this title, you may be able to understand some madmen's muttering.

The Batman who had just said that Cheng Tian had no right to casually decide whether others lived or died reached to his waist and pulled out a—well, a Bat-Gun, a firearm with an especially thick and oversized barrel.

When he pulled the trigger, a small rocket missile shot out of the oversized gun's barrel, propelled by dazzling flames erupting from its tail!

In practically an instant, the missile shot in front of Cheng Tian. But at the same time Batman raised his hand and fired, Cheng Tian placed Captain America's shield in front of himself.

The missile collided with the shield, but instead of exploding on the spot as Batman had intended, it changed direction with incredible smoothness, like a glass marble striking the surface of wet soap. Sliding ninety degrees to the side, it flew straight toward the already battered dartboard inside the bar.

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

Cheng Tian instinctively performed a perfect block, advancing instead of retreating. An inconspicuous flash emerged from his body, and he charged forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, shield first, toward the person directly ahead—in other words, Batman!

Batman's eyes narrowed, and he immediately crossed both arms over his chest.

At the same time, the electrical stimulation device inside the Batsuit, replicated by deciphering Electrocutioner's equipment, activated instantly. A weak but sufficiently stimulating current began coursing through Batman's body, allowing his muscles to break through their normal limits in an instant!

What he never expected was that when the two sides met head-on, Batman felt no impact from the other side at all. Cheng Tian... passed straight through Batman's body as if they were not even in the same space, passed through the tavern's blocked entrance, and began running outside, taking three or four steps at a time.

Blitz Charge: Template Skill, Active Skill.

When you are not holding a shield—

You will be forced to charge 10 meters straight ahead within 1 second. If you encounter any obstacle along the way, the charge will end immediately.

When you are holding a shield—

You will charge straight ahead for up to Agility × 2 meters within 1 second. During the charge, you can knock away all units along the way whose Strength is no higher than yours, dealing Strength × 2 + Shield Bash points of damage. If the opponent's Strength is equal to or higher than yours, you will enter the "Phase Shift" state at the critical moment when the impact takes effect, lasting for 3 seconds.

Skill Cost: 30 MP. Cooldown: 45 seconds.