The unique practice of code-naming at Yasui Corp has the greatest advantage of making the hierarchy immediately clear.
From the previous information, Fu Qian had already learned that being addressed as "Doctor" corresponds to a Fourth Phase player.
Of course, although the man before him felt somewhat hollow in perception, Fu Qian didn't rely solely on that to know that he was qualitatively distant from a Demigod.
Therefore, this stab to the heart could not be called anything but brutal.
The already pale-faced Takahashi Yaehiro turned even more sallow in an instant.
"Treating quick-wittedness as an asset isn't a good habit," he said.
As a top combatant below the Demigod level, it was clear that he too had a fiery temper, and his expression and tone instantly turned icy.
"Your past experiences might make you feel good, but there are some things that Transcendents will never understand—false bravado is the least reliable."
