“This is the first time I've heard of such a doctrine,” Feng Bujue responded, echoing Shiva's sentiment.

“You could understand it as…” Qi Sha chuckled, “for me, the way I win is more important than winning itself.”

“You want your opponents to accept their defeat wholeheartedly?” Feng Bujue pressed.

“I only need to satisfy myself; whether the opponent is convinced is not something I can decide,” Qi Sha replied.

“Even so, it's just a game… don't you think you're being too hard on yourself?”

“No, this is very important.” Qi Sha said solemnly, “In the real world, people use any means to achieve their goals, with no bottom line. They bully the weak and fear the strong, and laugh at poverty but not prostitution.” He paused. “But here, everything becomes simple.” He clenched his fist and held it up to his eyes. “With force, I can carry out my convictions and make those monsters and demons lose face completely.”

“No wonder you're only ranked fifteenth on the combat power leaderboard…” Feng Bujue commented, “This principle must have cost you a lot.”

“Hmph… in your eyes, it's very foolish, isn't it?” Qi Sha said.

“No, I respect those who adhere to their principles,” Feng Bujue said, “even if I don't agree with their beliefs.” He smiled, “The adjective 'foolish' is more applicable to those who have been brainwashed by others' ideas.”

“Heh…” Qi Sha also laughed, but he didn't respond to the statement. Instead, he changed the subject, “Oh, right, I remembered something on the way out of the Batcave. Feng Bujue, you're Long Aotian's friend, aren't you?”

“Yes,” Feng Bujue replied. Qi Sha's use of Long Ge's (bro Long) ID didn't surprise Feng Bujue, because Long Ge had once said that the members of his guild were all "colleagues from the company," so it was normal for them to know each other.

“Speaking of which… your company is actually a game studio, right?” Feng Bujue said.

Qi Sha was taken aback; this was the first time he had been asked this question. "Blade" had already climbed to the top of both guild leaderboards in the game, and it never recruited players from outside, so most players naturally assumed that they were a professional game studio. This was something everyone took for granted, so no one ever asked about it.

“Ah… ah.” Qi Sha uttered two "ahs," one in the first tone and the other in the fourth, "Yes… yes, of course, we're a studio." Because he didn't know what Long Ge had told Feng Bujue, Qi Sha had to agree with Feng Bujue's statement. After all, he couldn't tell him the truth: that they were a department of the police force stationed in the game.

“I have to report this issue as soon as the scenario is over, and it's best to prepare a related explanation for the future,” Qi Sha thought to himself.

Because he was wearing a bat mask, it was difficult for Feng Bujue to read anything from Qi Sha's expression. However, he heard the hesitation in Qi Sha's tone and, recalling Long Aotian's previous behavior, thought, “The people in this studio seem to be a little ashamed of being professional gamers… they don't seem to want to mention their profession. It seems I should change the subject.”

“Um… well…” Feng Bujue began, “You went to the Batcave; did you only get this outfit and a few pieces of equipment?”

“Yes, I couldn't take anything else with me,” Qi Sha said frankly.

“Didn't you see any of the following vehicles: the Batmobile, Batcycle, Batplane, Batcopter, Batboat, or Bat-Ski?”

“I saw them, but I can't drive any of them.”

“Ah… what a waste.” Feng Bujue put his hands in his pockets and paced back and forth. “If it were me, I would have loaded everything I could onto the Batplane, then set it to autopilot and had it cruise in the air until I located your position. Then I'd parachute out, and let the plane, loaded with a fuel-air bomb, crash into you.”

“That was your original plan…” Qi Sha muttered, “Hmm… it can indeed be called an invincible strategy…”

“But it's no longer valid,” Feng Bujue said, “Your and Shiva's mobility is stronger than I expected, and… did you two reach some kind of agreement to hold off on fighting each other and take care of me first?”

Qi Sha paused slightly, then burst out laughing, “Hahahaha…” He shook his head, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness. “Impressive, truly impressive.”

“You flatter me, you flatter me…” Feng Bujue's words were in stark contrast to the smug expression on his face.

“At the beginning of the scenario, no one would have thought that you, who seemed to be the weakest, could actually kill the most difficult opponent, Zhaoying Wang,” Qi Sha continued, “And it’s even more unlikely that anyone would have imagined that you could defeat Shiva, who ranks second on the combat power list, on your own.” He paused for two seconds before adding, “After today's battle, you will definitely become famous in one fell swoop.”

“Hehe… maybe not,” Feng Bujue said, “Shiva and Zhaoying Wang can't possibly go around telling people about their defeats, right?” He pointed at Qi Sha, “The only other people who know are you and me, and if we don't say anything, then nothing will change.”

“Oh?” Qi Sha asked suspiciously, “I certainly don't need to help you promote yourself, but why don't you show off on the forums yourself?” Indeed, logically speaking, if an unknown player defeated one of the top figures in the game, they would definitely want the whole world to know about it.

“I'm a low-key guy,” Feng Bujue replied calmly.

“Ha…” Qi Sha laughed again, “I really can't figure you out…”

“Same here,” Feng Bujue said, “This is the first time I've encountered a so-called duelist like you.”

Qi Sha sighed, “After chatting for so long, including the previous escape, your survival points and stamina must have recovered quite a bit, right?”

“Not quite full yet.” Feng Bujue glanced at the game menu; his survival points were now at 51%, and his stamina was at 3422800, “But… it's enough to handle a duel.”

“Are you sure?” Qi Sha asked again, “This set I'm wearing is a [Legendary] quality Batsuit, and the attributes of this set…”

“Then take off your cape,” Feng Bujue suddenly interrupted.

“Cape?” Qi Sha tilted his head and looked at it, “Oh… now that you mention it, I only realized I grabbed a damaged one after leaving the Batcave.” At that time, he had just finished putting on the Batsuit and was marveling at the attributes of the equipment, so his attention was a little distracted. When he grabbed the cape, he just randomly grabbed one from a row of glass cases.

“A damaged Batcape won't harden into bat wings after fiber charging, and its fire resistance is also greatly reduced,” Feng Bujue said, “I don't think taking off this cape will have much impact on you, right?”

“Heh… it really doesn't matter.” Qi Sha smiled, took off the cape, and tossed it to Feng Bujue with the wind. “This piece of equipment no longer has any attributes; I'm only wearing it to maintain the overall Batman look. If you need me to concede, I'll take off my helmet…”

“No need,” Feng Bujue said. He took the cape and looked at the item description:

[Name: Tattered Batcape]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Tattered]

[Defense: None]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: None]

[Can be brought out of this scenario: No]

[Note: A damaged, old cape]

After reading it, Feng Bujue silently put the item into his inventory, then raised his head and said, “Then… let's begin.”