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

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

“To make the opponent accept their loss willingly?” Feng Bujue continued.

“I only need to satisfy myself; whether the opponent is convinced isn't something I can control,” 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, without any bottom line. They bully the kind and fear the strong, laugh at the poor and not at prostitutes.” He paused for a moment, “But here, everything becomes simple.” He clenched his fist and held it in front of his eyes, “With force, I can carry out my convictions, and make those demons and monsters defeated beyond redemption.”

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

“Hmph… in your eyes, this is very foolish, right?” 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 are brainwashed by others' ideas.”

“Heh…” Qi Sha also smiled, but he didn’t respond to that. 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?”

“Yeah,” Feng Bujue replied. Qi Sha’s use of Brother Long’s ID didn't surprise Feng Bujue, because Brother Long had once said that everyone in his guild were “colleagues from the company,” so it was normal for them to know each other.

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

Qi Sha was taken aback for a moment. This was the first time he had been asked this question. ‘Blade’ had already reached the top of the game's guild rankings, and they never recruited players from outside, so most players naturally assumed that they had a professional game studio background. It was something everyone took for granted, so no one ever asked.

“Ah… ah.” Qi Sha’s two "ahs" were in different tones, one first tone, one fourth tone, “Yes… yes, of course, we're a studio.” Because he didn't know exactly what Brother Long had told Feng Bujue, Qi Sha had no choice but to agree with Feng Bujue's words. After all, he couldn't tell him the truth, that they were a department arranged by the police in the game.

“I need to report this issue as soon as the script is over, and prepare a related explanation for the future,” Qi Sha thought to himself.

Because he was wearing the Batman mask, it was difficult for Feng Bujue to see anything from Qi Sha’s expression. However, he noticed that Qi Sha’s tone was hesitant, combined with Long Aotian’s previous behavior, he thought: “The people in this studio seem to be ashamed of being professional gamers… they don’t seem to want to mention their profession. It seems it's better if I change the subject.”

“Um… what…” Feng Bujue started, “You went to the Batcave, and all you got was this outfit and a few pieces of equipment?”

“Yeah, I couldn’t take anything else,” Qi Sha said bluntly.

“Didn't you see any of the Batmobile, Batcycle, Batplane, Batcopter, Batboat, 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 load everything I could onto the Batplane, then cruise in the air, set it to autopilot after determining your location, then I’d parachute out and let the plane, loaded with fuel-air explosives, crash into you.”

“That was your original plan…” Qi Sha muttered, “Um… it could indeed be described as an invincible strategy…”

“But it’s no longer viable now,” Feng Bujue said, “Your and Shiva’s mobility is stronger than I anticipated, and… did you two reach some kind of agreement to hold off on fighting and deal with me first?”

Qi Sha was slightly startled, then laughed, “Hahahaha…” He shook his head, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness, “Impressive, truly impressive.”

“You flatter me…” The content of Feng Bujue's words formed a stark contrast with the smug expression on his face…

“At the start of the script, no one would have thought that the seemingly weakest you could actually kill the most difficult to deal with Zhaoying Wang,” Qi Sha continued, “Even less likely would anyone imagine that you could win against Shiva, who is ranked second on the combat strength list, on your own.” He paused for two seconds and added, “Today's battle will surely make you famous.”

“Hehe… not necessarily,” Feng Bujue said, “Shiva and Zhaoying Wang aren't going to go around telling people about their defeats, are they?” He pointed at Qi Sha, “The remaining people who know are just you and me. If neither of us says anything, then nothing will change.”

“Oh?” Qi Sha asked doubtfully, “I don't need to promote you everywhere, 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 low-key,” Feng Bujue replied calmly.

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

“Same here,” Feng Bujue said, “This so-called dueling doctrine is also the first time I’ve encountered it.”

Qi Sha sighed, “After chatting for so long, including that escape earlier, your Survival Value and Stamina Value should have recovered quite a bit, right?”

“Not full yet.” Feng Bujue glanced at the game menu. His Survival Value was now 51%, and his Stamina Value was 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, the attributes of this set…”

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

“Cape?” Qi Sha tilted his head and looked, “Oh… come to think of it, I only noticed 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 equipment's attributes, his attention was a bit distracted, so when he took the cape, he just grabbed one at random from a row of glass cabinets.

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

“Heh… it doesn’t really matter.” Qi Sha smiled, took off the cape, and tossed it to Feng Bujue with the wind, “This piece of equipment doesn’t have any attributes anymore. I'm just wearing it to maintain Batman's overall look. If you need me to concede, I'll take off the helmet…”

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

[Name: Tattered Bat Cape]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Tattered]

[Defense: None]

[Attributes: None]

[Special Effect: None]

[Can be taken out of this script: No]

[Remarks: 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.”