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"Start with Batman"

Ancient existences wake up in the abyss, demons whisper in people’s ears, unknown horrors erode the spirit, and madness breeds in the darkness of people’s hearts. But it is not only darkness that descends on this world. There are heavily armed dark knights walking in the dark to judge crimes; tight-fitting supernatural beings wandering between buildings to act as friendly neighbors; The impossible god on earth, the “S” symbolizing hope shines like the sun on his chest… No one could have imagined that behind all of them, there was just a player sitting in front of a computer screen holding a keyboard and punching hard. ---------------------------------- This is an edited version of the MTL story "Start with Batman". I am editing everything from improving the English to fixing mistakes. So, feel free to read it if you want. Also please, if the story doesn't interest you, please give chapter 1 a chance and provide honest criticism about my writing/translation capability. Let me know if I am wasting my time translating this MTL novel as I just picked it up randomly to test my translation skills. Time is precious, but your feedback is invaluable to me. [Also, the cover is not mine. The original cover cannot be used for some reason, so I will improvise.] Author Name: name taken mtl link: https://www.mtlnovel.com/start-with-batman/

Daoist_yuehan · Anime & Comics
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Chapter 3: this tutorial is outrageous

[Dead]

The bright red "death" message appeared in the center of the screen countless times. Chu Cheng raised his arm and was almost ready to punch the keyboard, but the price of the keyboard flashed through his mind in an instant, so he restrained himself and closed his fist.

Poverty brings peace of mind.

He feels more and more that this game is simply unreasonable. He has played countless games, even some hard-core games that players scolded as "unplayable," and he has achieved the achievement of clearing levels without taking damage by relying on his skills and perseverance.

It's unheard of for him to kneel repeatedly in the novice tutorial.

Because many details of this game are so realistic, it is different from all the games Chu Cheng has played before, and many aspects of it affect the overall game experience.

For instance, in the game, Chu Cheng kept dying, and he realized that the reason behind his failure was not solely due to the minions' superior vision of 5.00 and their night vision. Instead, it was because the minions were able to hear the slightest of sounds.

That's right. If Batman lands from too high a place, then the "hula-la" wind sound he makes when he opens his cloak in the air to increase air resistance and buffer his descent may attract the attention of miscellaneous soldiers.

Additionally, attention should also be paid to the ground beneath Batman's feet. Despite his special training to walk silently, Batman may still produce noise when stepping on certain materials.

For instance, stepping on wooden surfaces can produce a particularly loud sound, while loose joints in metal plates can cause them to rattle and attract attention. Squatting forward can also increase stealth. Due to the slow movement, it's possible to move quietly in a crouched position on most surfaces, minimizing unnecessary noise and attention.

After alerting the enemy multiple times and causing the mission to fail, Chu Cheng completely abandoned his contempt for the opposition. The Batman he controlled entered into full night owl mode. As soon as his boots touched the ground, he would immediately switch to a squatting position and walk on his knees, just like an old silver coin in a shooting game.

Using this tactic, Chu Cheng successfully maneuvered Batman to silently approach the first armed criminal from behind. Pressing the right mouse button, Batman quickly covered the man's mouth and nose, dragged him into his cloak, and strangled his neck until he was suffocated and unconscious.

He did the same for two, and approached the third man on his knees.

Batman approached quickly, and he was about to succeed, but he didn't expect the gangster to suddenly turn around without warning.

Chu Cheng's controlled Batman froze instantly. The eyes of the two met, and the scene was very awkward for a while.

"Batman!"

The gangster exclaimed. At the same time, Chu Cheng manipulated Batman to rush forward with firepower and quickly punched the gangster, but the other gangsters had already gathered together.

All the gangsters rushed forward. Although Chu Cheng manipulated Batman to escape from the battle temporarily, Batman had already been shot and injured. Coupled with the fact that the rest of the gangsters had been alerted and started searching around, the difficulty factor suddenly increased.

After struggling for a while, he died again.

[Dead]

Chu Cheng had originally wanted to summarize the positions and patrol routes of these minions like in other games, but soon found that there were no rules at all.

The positions of these minions are completely random in each simulation, and the patrol routes are not accurate at all. They basically wander around and sometimes go to the next station to blow water and fart with their buddies.

There is a saying that goes, "The CT (Counter-Terrorist) has never lowered its head since ancient times." Although the NPCs in the game are not CTs, most of them seem to have inherited this fine tradition.

However, the NPCs in this game are particularly outrageous. They like to look up and around blindly after taking just a couple of steps. Several times, when Chu Cheng was controlling Batman to squat on a high place to observe the enemy's position and formulate tactics, a random minion would suddenly look up and spot him.

Furthermore, these minions turn their heads with no regularity at all, making it impossible to predict when they will turn around and look back. When Chu Cheng controls Batman to approach from behind on his knees, if the distance is too great, the enemy will suddenly turn around and catch him off guard.

On another occasion, when Batman was observing from a high place, Chu Cheng used the claw gun to move his position. Batman drew out his gun and fired a shot of claws that landed on the other end of the room. Even though the firing sound was reduced, the minion under his feet still looked up following the sound and exclaimed, "Batman!" followed by more chug chug sounds.

When the word "death" appeared on the screen once again, Chu Cheng felt as if he had been crushed into pieces, and he realized that he was still just a novice soldier in the tutorial.

[Dead]

"This novice tutorial is outrageous. How can people play with the auditory senses of a group of minions who seem to be possessed by Lawyer Ma (Daredevil)?

Chu Cheng let out a long breath and saw the word "death" written crookedly on the screen again. He looked carefully for a long time before he saw, through the cracks in the words, that there was a hidden big character written all over the screen -

[vegetable]

This reminded him of the time when the wolf was on fire. It is clear that in the same game, some people to play like a wolf, while others play like a dog.

He is in a similar situation now. The character on the screen is clearly the crime buster Batman, but this tutorial made him feel like he was playing Hello Kitty with black hair.

This will not work.

With his dignity as the top player in the stand-alone area, he must conquer this game!

In fact, Chu Cheng soon discovered that it was not that difficult. His kneeling just now is not so much a handicap, but a mistake caused by unfamiliarity with the difference between the mechanism and the previous game.

After calming down, Chu Cheng acted more cautiously. After all, he was a game expert, and his basic skills were still solid. As long as he remembered the points that needed to be paid attention to in the game mechanism, it was not impossible to attack.

First of all, he wouldn't rush in rashly. Chu Cheng would let Batman observe the enemy's position and the surrounding terrain before taking action.

When observing from a high place, he would hide in the shadows and use the darkness to cover himself. Otherwise, if the minions below were too idle to raise their heads suddenly, he might be exposed suddenly.

He must also be careful not to rush to move with the claw gun when enemies were near his feet. Otherwise, even with noise reduction treatment, the sound of the hook line launching would still alarm the enemy.

When moving on the ground, he must also hide in the dark shadows as much as possible. When he had to operate out of the shadows, he also had to make sure that there was no direct line of sight looking in his direction - the see-through detection ability of detective vision would be very helpful here.

The order and route of killing the enemy according to their position were also crucial. Because once a gangster found that a teammate had been attacked, he would immediately yell, and then all the gangsters would start looking around.

In addition, one cannot move for a long time without shadows and cover behind the enemy, because the enemy may turn back at any time. Chu Cheng tried his best to ensure that Batman's movement time without cover behind the enemy would not exceed two seconds.

This also involved the problem of the material under his feet. When he stepped on concrete ground that was not likely to make a sound, he could stand up and move faster. But if it was made of wood or spliced metal, he had to move slowly in a stealth posture...

There were many, many details to consider. Because there were too many things to do and he feared that there would be omissions in the course of action, Chu Cheng simply found a pen and paper and listed all the things that needed attention during the mission in a notebook.

Before the start of each round of simulation, he had to go through the notes from beginning to end to ensure that nothing was missed.

In the end, although it took a little more time, he managed to take down all the enemies one by one.

But the simulation was still not over. After the seven armed gangsters were neutralized, the door of the warehouse suddenly opened, and a burly man rushed in head-on.

The screen reminds that the next step is the fighting training program. The strong man is a master of fighting, and the player needs to control Batman to fight the opponent head-on.

The fighting system is not much different from the Batman series he is familiar with. Basically, it only needs two buttons for attack and defense.

Chu Cheng clicked the left button of the mouse, and Batman would automatically choose the most suitable offensive move to attack. Batman is a top master who is proficient in all martial arts genres on Earth. He can see the flaws in the opponent's movements at a glance and choose any style of attack.

And when the opponent intends to fight back, a blue warning sign will appear above the opponent's head. At this time, Chu Cheng only needs to click the right mouse button, and Batman will automatically dismantle and counterattack the opponent's attack with the most suitable moves.

When the opponent is about to perform an attack that Batman finds difficult to defend, a red warning sign will appear above their head. At this time, it is impossible to defend against counterattacks. Players need to control Batman to dodge sideways or roll over to avoid attacks.

The operations of many action games are roughly similar. For Chu Cheng, who has undergone a lot of training all year round, this combat system is simply baked into his DNA.

Although he can feel that the operation difficulty is higher than that of traditional Batman games, for a player like him who has no record of damage to the old man's ring, it is still easy.

He got started with the operation very easily and beat the strong man without injury.

He thought this was almost the end, but it turned out not to be. Then a few ninjas with knives and guns jumped out, and the system prompted him to control Batman to face these ninjas at the same time.

Then there are tutorials related to the use of Batman's various black technology props...

Unexpectedly, Chu Cheng was stuck for almost a whole day just on the tutorial. In addition to eating, drinking, and going to the toilet, he spent the whole day in this tutorial on weekends.

He swears that this is definitely the most outrageous novice tutorial in all the games he has ever played. It is not only difficult but also extremely long. This is even because he has solid basic game skills and gets started faster. If it were someone else, he wondered if this novice tutorial would not be able to get by without a day or two.

[Mission complete, all simulations ended]

The long-awaited notification sound finally sounded, and the warehouse screen returned to the Batcave.

Chu Cheng let out a long breath.

This time, he should finally be able to fight, right?

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