Max Stats in the Apocalypse

A week before he was about to leave his family, he contacted the investigators he had paid. They were the Trio Golden Rookies from the District Overdrive, and as e still had a deal between them, Roger asked them to bring him to the District Overdrive.

'Just to make sure that the process would be smooth, it was crucial that I should make a deal with these three idiots who act as if they were good investigators. After all, I still didn't have the papers to prove that I was an A-Ranker. And, there is nothing wrong with being sure of my actions.'

Roger had those things on his mind. He only wanted to be safe and had less commotion if he ever crossed the borders. After all, border guard men were the least informed of the government's officials. They were unaware of what was going on between the district and other branches. What they only know was to check and allow people to pass.

However, he could ask for some help from the mayor. But, he didn't want to do it as he wanted to make sure that the mayor wouldn't be bothered anymore. He at least respected the person since he could see his previous comrades in him in the past, except using them as his puppets.

But, those were just Roger's resolutions to change himself. He had pledged to himself that he wouldn't be the same as himself in Kluma. He was already a fan of peace, and that was important to him.

"Are you ready?" Mayquelle asked while inside of their truck.

Roger had gone to the top of the mountain near Line City where the Golden Rookies had their vehicle. And as Roger had already had his way here, secretly, he asked them to not bring bigger problems to the people.

Their vehicle was a military-use truck, and it would attract people's attention since seeing a military truck was as rare as seeing a blue moon.

Roger stood in front of the truck and nodded. He tossed his bag and climbed inside, and there he saw Ian comfortably sitting across from him.

Ian raised his chin at him as a gesture. Roger then did the same.

"So, how was life in District Overdrive? Is it that different from District Wish?" Roger asked.

Ian nodded. "Yup. It is different. You will be in awe when you see the infrastructure in there. It is even impossible to compare it remotely to District Wish's infrastructure."

Roger was silent after what Ian said. He just looked at him and didn't reply.

'I was only asking about District Overdrive since no information about that district was present on the internet. They were not open to the lower district after all.' Roger rolled his eyes secretly.

And as their vehicle started moving, Roger just gave Ian a bored look and said, "Just wake me up after we arrive." Then he finally fell asleep after a few minutes.

Ian looked at Mayquelle with disturbed eyes and uttered, "Was our decision for a greater result?"

Ian was starting to doubt their decision on disclosing Roger, as he had noticed that Roger was not that difficult a person to understand. He was relatable and not that dangerous since he only acted through measurement of the security his family needed.

After a month of freely observing him and talking with people close to him, Ian finally understood Roger. And as he just saw Roger as a dedicated family member, he couldn't help but sigh.

"We have no other choice. That's the Supreme Council's decision and request."

Ian's eyes dropped with reluctance as he darted it to Roger. 'At least we limited the information in our report.' He could only clench his teeth as he could see what would happen in the next scenarios.

After a few hours, nearly half a day, they finally arrived at the border between the two districts. They were inspected for a short time, but as they had papers for urgency, they were allowed to pass the borders.

Roger woke up because of Ian and raised an eyebrow. "Are we already here?" he asked.

Ian nodded and then pointed to the light that was coming from the outside.

"Look at that light; it is lighter than the light in District Wish," Ian stated, which made Roger scoff as if it was a joke.

"You really wanted to push it. District Overdrive is not that superior." Roger shook his head and got out of the truck, only to see a wide military camp and an environment where the intensity of fighting spirit was scattered.

The magical power in the surroundings was abundant. But, Roger couldn't measure how high the intensity and amount were as those magical powers were mana and not Qi, which was different from his practice. But, he knew what to expect in District Overdrive since he had never felt this energy before.

The magical power was just so strong that he could feel it rushing through his skin. However, it was still certain that Roger didn't know how strong it was if it was used in a Skill or attack. He just knew that the quantity was above the average.

Roger looked around, and his eyes saw different buildings for the military. And just by his side, the Trio Golden Rookies gestured with their arms to show him what the District Overdrive looked like.

Ian had a small smile on his face as he explained how to officially become a hunter in the District Overdrive.

"Since it is common sense that the information from your record was already sent to the headquarters, someone would like to meet you before the association helps you with the courses and training to become a hunter."

'I already took the training, but I guess I need to take another one since Overdrive had a different environment. I should guess that their dungeons had other environments as well. It is probably more difficult than Wish's.' Roger thought.

He then added, 'I should raise my fame and then bring my family here if they want to. Of course, it is a given that enemies just bring nothing but a pain in the head.'

Roger let out a sigh and then nodded to affirm himself. He then faced Ian and responded to him.

"I see... I was surprised that there were already some people who would like to meet me. I guess A-Rankers were that rare."

"Ah... I guess it is not about you being an A-Ranker. It might be about the glitch that happened to you." Ian stated with a concerned tone.

Roger raised an eyebrow. "Does glitch really have that huge importance?"

'I mean, importance or not, they were probably thinking of recruiting me or something for their cause. They should be thinking that I am higher than an A-Rank.'

"Yeah. It is like that. But, I don't have any words to explain it further. Please just follow me."

Ian walked forward, leaving Mayquelle and Baron behind. Roger just followed him into another open field that seemed to be a runway for aircraft. And there, at the other end of their path, a person was standing.

Depending on his physique, he seemed to be a man in his prime age as he stood with his confident demeanor. But, if just by the years of his age, he was probably around 40.

Roger just didn't know since he still didn't know if humans on Earth had some method to preserve their appearance from aging. There could be stuff like that, but even so, observation should be keen as always.

Roger just couldn't help but see a few possibilities in this encounter. Whatever it was, he had to discover it soon.

"Sir, Roger Wyles has arrived," Ian stated while saluting the person.

The person shifted his attention to Ian, revealing an above-average well-toned face even though he had already aged away from his youthful years. And what stood out about him was his facial expression. He looked too carefree to consider.

Roger just wore his discerning eyes while looking at Ian's superior. Then, that person looked at him and smiled sweetly, which Roger respectfully replied to as well.

Roger smiled and acted carefree as well, to lighten the aura he was exuding.

"Carry on." The person saluted and faced Roger.

"You are really still a high schooler as from what the report says." The man spoke.

"Ah, I have already graduated from high school." The person looked at Ian after Roger's response, and Ian lowered his head to apologize for the un-updated information.

"Nevertheless, how could the District Wish have you? You have such potential to exceed the A-Rank." The person said.

Deeply, Roger was ridiculed. He didn't like the person immediately, as first, he didn't introduce himself, and second, he acted as if his homeland was nothing to consider with some strength. Roger didn't like it in the first place.

'I doubt that this man was different from what my father told me about the inhabitants of District Overdrive. They act superior in front of someone from District Wish. Even though it is given, we just live in the same country.'

However, even though Roger's mind was against the person, he just remained calm as possible.