Red-Name Player and White-Name Player

"Huh? Gotham Villain Certification?"

Erin, who had just finished one-shotting Guiji, looked at the achievement notification that popped up on her panel with surprise.

As soon as Erin said this, she saw Cheng Tian dart towards her, immediately raising the shield in his hand at a forty-five-degree angle above his head, his sharp eyes scanning all possible hiding places.

"That old Gotham bat is definitely hiding somewhere, peeping. I reckon it's the man himself."

As someone who had already earned this honor, Cheng Tian immediately made a judgment.

Although Cheng Tian wasn't a true Shield Guardian, he could still moonlight as a bodyguard thanks to the enhanced defensive capabilities of Shield Master. Besides, when the Gray Contract was signed, he had already clarified his team role. At least in the current mission world, Erin would be the one he was guarding.

"Open the treasure chest! Run!" Erin immediately issued the highest directive.

"Roger that." Cheng Tian followed without another word.

Clearly, the two players who had been "officially" recognized as Arkham VIPs didn't want to get entangled with Batman.

As mentioned before, there were quite a few players who treated their own faction's NPCs and dungeon monsters/enemies as completely the same. These people would attack these companions and NPCs, who were originally meant to be helpers and teammates, for the sake of "protagonist gear."

However, from the moment they took action, the dungeon had already undergone an almost irreversible change. The game save corresponding to the players who killed friendly forces would directly continue into every subsequent dungeon, and not only the corresponding blueprint, but even certain cameos, mentions, and other game blueprints within the same world view would be affected.

Making a choice requires bearing the consequences. This is also the possibility that the Space wants to see deduced.

As for the twin sister Yasha who fled in the other direction... Cheng Tian didn't have the ability to pursue, and Erin would be weakened for a while after using that fusion combat skill, so let her run. There would be other opportunities later.

Like a statue crouching on the roof, Batman stared blankly at Guiji's corpse, still nailed to the gate of the abandoned factory, then turned his gaze to Cheng Tian and Erin, who were fleeing towards the financial district. However, he did not choose to pursue.

The elusive Batman always appears precisely at every incident in Gotham City, so he naturally wouldn't miss the battle between Cheng Tian and the others, especially since these people weren't even trying to hide themselves.

But unlike the numerous petty thefts and robberies that were as common as rats crossing the street, and the direct gang firefights, Batman saw the confrontation between Cheng Tian, Erin, and the twin sisters as nothing more than super-criminals fighting like dogs.

Although the Batman based on the 1989 film version wouldn't use overly drastic measures to bypass the judicial system when dealing with ordinary criminals, this version of Batman personally killed the Joker.

Also, don't forget that he issued the bounty mission to kill gang members for quest items.

So this Batman doesn't actually have the same severe "no-kill rule" as his counterparts in other universes.

In addition, although he had identified Cheng Tian and Erin as Arkham VIPs, he also discovered that their targets were all gang members and individuals who were also super-criminals, and they didn't seem to be interested in ordinary people. Therefore, the ones who should really feel threatened by allowing them to act are super-villains like Killer Moth.

But then again, gangs, like poison, have now infiltrated every corner of Gotham City. This leads to the fact that a living gang leader is far more important than a dead one. Once a gang leader dies, the gang will inevitably fall into a chaotic power struggle, and other gangs will clash with them to seize territory. In the end, the civilians of Gotham will suffer.

Putting aside the "warped values" of the Scallop Warrior, the archer who was so decisive in killing would probably try to go after Killer Moth again. And judging by the situation, this man and woman were already working together, so it could only be said that Killer Moth's life-threatening danger would be greatly increased.

Now the question is—

Should he try to solve the problem of Killer Moth continuing to be attacked at the source? Or should he directly consider how to stabilize the entire Moth Gang after Killer Moth's death?

Batman fell into thought.

"He didn't come after us."

Erin, who frowned slightly because she smelled Gotham's industrial dust-filled air, signaled Cheng Tian to slow down.

Cheng Tian nodded, calming his heart rate, which had accelerated due to the exercise.

But soon Cheng Tian displayed the good tradition of asking questions when he didn't understand, and asked directly.

"Can you tell me about the cost of killing players, and the rules regarding that bloody treasure chest?"

"No problem~"

For some reason, Erin nodded and agreed, a little happy to hear Cheng Tian's question.

To summarize simply, killing one player would forcibly grant 1 point of PK Value, and as the number of PK Value accumulated, the drop rate of the "bloody treasure chest" dropped upon the player's death would increase in stages.

Normally, a White-Name killing a White-Name would lead to becoming a Red-Name, while a White-Name killing a Red-Name would not make one a Red-Name, but would still increase PK Value.

Of course, there was also a judgment issue involved here. If both sides were White-Names, and the first to attack was killed in self-defense, the one who killed in self-defense would still be a White-Name.

The accumulation of PK Value for Red-Names might lead to being ostracized by the protagonist faction, which was generally based on upholding justice values, which in turn would lead to a forced shift in the player's faction. The possibility of being assigned to the opposing faction in the dungeon would gradually increase, and the frequency of factional confrontation entries in the dungeon would increase.

There might even be bounty missions for big Red-Name players.

However, Red-Name players were also a form of player existence, and they also enjoyed some special treatments that White-Name players did not.

For example, in some dungeons where "killing protagonist faction/friendly NPCs does not grant any drops," Red-Name players could ignore this condition and kill NPCs as monsters, obtaining a relatively normal drop rate.

At the same time, when PK Value was high enough, one would be qualified to use some special PK equipment that could only be used in player-versus-player combat.

In short, being a Red-Name player was also an optional gameplay route for Chosen Players, but this did not conform to Cheng Tian's game aesthetics.

Making powerful and invincible monsters kneel down and beg for mercy, and then tearing off their spines amidst their horror and wails, was Cheng Tian's favorite scene.

"Then are you a Red-Name?"

Cheng Tian once again asked a relatively sensitive question, and it was unknown whether he was purely clueless or doing it on purpose.

"What? Scared?"

Erin, who was checking the Elven Bow's bowstring, rolled her eyes at Cheng Tian and asked directly.

"Of course not~"

As Cheng said this, he showed a kind smile that made Erin, the archer whose overall strength completely crushed him, get a layer of fine goosebumps on her skin.