Max Stats in the Apocalypse

The information the three got was not all huge and surprising. It was a small but crucial piece of information for them to start with their investigation. As they gradually realized and learned everything about what was currently happening in the Line City, they now knew that they should not carelessly dive into the Demonyo Clan.

Furthermore, their suspicion of someone from the District Overdrive coming here was getting deeper. Furthermore, their suspicion of someone from the District Overdrive coming here was getting deeper. At least the experience in District Overdrive is broader.

Pulling all those strings was not an easy task. Thus, the three of them decided to think about one thing: this mission is top-class and difficult.

However, they could also think that the supposed leader of the Demonyo Clan only wanted to have a peaceful and easy life as he put everything in order. One thing that could be possible is that he desired an easier life than living in District Overdrive.

"What I learned today was that women also train here. They were all average humans, meaning, non-Awakens. But in this city, they were training for something that we until now don't know..."

For Mayquelle, training is a preparation for something. And as she saw women didn't actually train for something huge, she sometimes underestimated that only those women who had better talent and high rank could work properly within the physical environment.

"Investors are getting attracted to the promises that the city could give to them," Ian stated.

Ian learned that investors, who were also Awakens, were going to increase the rate of Awakens in the city. Hence, it will also give them a hard time in case a fight breaks out during their mission. 

"Demonyo Clan is working with the local government, which could be the reason why we got misleading information that doesn't match with what we had discovered," Baron said.

They all knew that the officials in the local government were all Awakens. Meaning, if the Demonyo Clan was able to work with them or even had a higher position than them in their relationship, the leader or boss of the Demonyo Clan could be stronger than them.

The officials are mid-ranking Awakens. If that's the case, then the leader is also stronger than they are. Hence, they should not underestimate them. 

Forget about the location of their mission. They were not against the District Wish anymore, or either a small city named Line City. They will be up against people whose capabilities are unknown.

"This is starting to get tricky. Our mission was to recruit the 30 mid-ranking Awakens, but it seemed like their contribution to the change in the Line City was huge." Ian mumbled as they searched through the internet. 

The information that they got wasn't fake but lacking. Hence, it means that the local government or the Information Agency at that time wasn't still working with the Demonyo Clan.

"However, this doesn't mean that we should continue it." Mayquelle broke through the heavy atmosphere, making Baron and Ian look at her with a sigh of disappointment.

"You don't have any pride? This is our mission, and we don't easily make other people deal with it." Baron pressed.

Mayquelle just shrugged and said, "I know... I didn't think of it."

Ian just ignored their small talk and continued browsing as he was the one who was using the computer they had. And there, he searched for the main source of income of the Demonyo Clan.

If the clan didn't ask for a huge tax, then how could they still have a working organization? The answer was the shift in their source of income. As they all modified the illegal activities of the past to more acceptable and legal ones, the Demonyo Clan raised its reputation because of them as well.

"Demonyo Clan regulates over these types of industries: dungeon diving, security services and manufacturing of high-quality industrial items." Ian read the article and later on, after reading it, he couldn't help but react aggressively.

"Fuck. They all exploded on the market within just a day after organizing it. How the hell did they do it? This is unlogical."

That is what one person might think of, but for the leader of the Demonyo Clan, this is nothing as he's got the talents around him.

Mayquelle and Baron brought their attention back to the article and commented, "That's unbelievable if you ask me, Ian."

"Yeah, this isn't normal," Baron said.

Ian could only shake his head as he continued reading the content of the article.

Apparently, due to the major shift the Demonyo Clan made in the activities of the previous gangs in the city, the Demonyo Clan was awarded as good citizens, and only one representative arrived and accepted the award, and it was a young man.

They ignored it and continued. And after reading all of it, they were agape and speechless that what they had just read did not match what they were expecting.

"Demonyo Clan had seized power in the Line City just like that? How could they do it?" Ian asked himself.

"It is impossible," Mayquelle replied, then took a piece of paper and a double-sided tape.

She wrote something on it and then pasted it on the wall.

"This is a unique one. The leader of the Demonyo Clan is a high-ranking Awaken that is illegally living in the District Wish. Only mid and lower-ranking Awakens can stay in the District Wish and he had already disregarded that rule." Mayquelle stated.

"And also, we don't know if he is a man or a woman, so let's put it as unknown," Baron said that seemed to not fit with the atmosphere.

Mayquelle looked at her and said, "Really?"

Baron scoffed and rationalized his idea. "It is important in profiling to know who the suspect is and also their gender, height, and everything. I think it is crucial to search for information about it."

Ian nodded and said, "Yes. But we will start with this young man. He was the one who accepted the award, which also meant that he knew about the Demonyo Clan."

Baron cut him off, "But he could be just an average person that was paid to accept it."

Then Ian shifted his head and faced Baron. "Still, we can have information about the person that might have paid him to do it. The city is peaceful, so there is no need to make a fuss about it." Ian said.

However, Mayquelle seemed unable to understand what they were talking about.

"Hey, take it slow. What do you mean about being at peace? How could you say that?"

Ian shrugged and said what his thoughts were. 

"This mission would change if we sent a report of what was happening in the city. We might not be able to complete the initial mission, but at least we contributed to the progress of the mission."

"What exactly are you saying? Hm?" Mayquelle retracted.

"This is a major criminal. A defector from District Overdrive. Let's say he isn't from the Overdrive, he is still unregistered, which is needed in the Hunter Association. The information from the Hunter Association is connected with the Information Agency, which obviously we didn't get." Ian explained.

By then, Mayquelle made a shocked expression and said, "That's good! I know where we are going to!"

"This mission is not about recruiting the newly awakened 30 Awakens, but instead, this will be a huge catch for the Hunter Association," Baron added.

Mayquelle smiled, which was almost a grin, and added more to it.

"Let's start by placing the order back at the line," she said.

"That's unnecessary commentary, but okay." Ian bluntly said and went back to the computer, leaving Mayquelle pouting.

"How about we send the report by now?" Ian mumbled with a smile.

***

In an average office room, a person with glasses was sitting on his office chair when suddenly, a person opened the door of his office with a folder in his grasp. This person was wearing office attire and paced to approach him with firm movements.

"I have a report to make, Sir Kaspher." The person said.

Kaspher, who was nonchalantly reading a document, stopped, gave him a gaze, and asked, "What is it?"

"We already found the investigators. They are in the Purple Neighborhood, and they had just entered the city a few days ago." The person said that made Kaspher stand abruptly.

He left his table and then pulled the folder and gave it a quick scan. As he read the contents, he realized how crucial they were. That made him smile at the person who reported it to him.

"Good job!" he said, then left the room, rushed to the parking lot, and drove his car to Red Neighborhood where Roger's office was.

He stopped at a tall building that was previously owned by the Red Bulls. He then rushed to Roger's room and reported it immediately.

"We had a lead, Boss."

Roger was just standing at the full-wall-sized window when he turned around to face Kaspher. Roger was wearing presentable office attire, and his hair was fixed in a way that made him look like a tycoon of some company.

He gave Kashper a smile and said, "Shall we start?"