Modded Stats in the System

Registerion

Heidan made his way to the location of the Dungeon. One his way, he could see the havoc brought to the city of Itanagar. According to the System the devastation dealt on Earth was not even 1% of the Catastrophe that the Cataclysm will deal in the future.

Heidan knew that worrying about all this will not help. Anxiousness will ruin any plan that He may wish to conjure.

"I can see mostly teenagers making their way over to the place of Dungeon"

Heidan noticed that the whole City has went through great devastation. scars of various fissures were present throughout the highway and the surrounding mountains. Vehicles toppled over each other and many of them being smashed at the point of their collision. Not a single house, cars or any other inanimate objects could withstand the previous earthquake that occured when the dimension crack took place.

Many of the citizens from Itanagar were making their way to the dungeon. Age didn't matter and now many were making their way to the dungeon either by running or walking; some folks still had their two wheelers operational.

" I guess most of the pioneers for the exploration will be teenagers" thought so Heidan.

Another change brought about by the System's synchronisation was that Heidan found his current body to be far superior in comparison to his previous physique. He has been running the past 20 minutes and he still didn't seem to be exhausted, just mildly tired.

"within 5 minutes I should be arriving IG park" while thinking so Heidan raised his phase. Being a pioneer in exploring the dungeon had its merit and demerit. Heidan at the moment is planning on being part of the pioneers.

"Taking my talent into account it demands that I have to tackle and eradicate the monsters personally in order to make it work." Heidan grimaced over his thought process..

"well, the sooner the better I suppose. there are ways it could work if it's done right..." while trying to convince himself on his choices, Heidan finally made it to IG park.

The moment He arrived at the vicinity of The Dungeon, he noticed there was a massive crowd before him. There were Military personnel trying to manage the crowds but it didn't seem to be working.

"Hey, let us in. Why are you blocking us? didn't you read the announcement earlier, we need to co-operate and explore the dungeons!!" shouted a boy. There were shouts of agreement from the crowd towards his statements.

"Yes, let us in"

"Don't dare to stop us!"

"I have the right to enter the dungeon. why are you blocking us?!"

There were saliva and shouts being thrown at the military personnel. Such aggression could have been suppressed yesterday but today the whole social order is in the brink of collapse.

Suddenly, someone started speaking over a microphone.

"please pay attention, please pay attention!! we urge that you hear out us first! I repeat..." a middle aged man was sweating bullets while making the announcement with a helpless smile.

The crowd didn't seem to be paying any attention, in fact some of them seemed ready to charge in the dungeon any time soon.

BAang!! BANG!...!!

Someone actually fired a gun. People started panicking, no matter what getting shot by a bullet means it's the end of the story for you.

"Now, can I have your attention" a brown and stout man was holding the mic now. He was standing next to the previous announcer with an Ak-Ad47 semi-automatic gun.

With a ferocious expression he growled, "Let me make this clear! We are not going to stop you from going into the dungeon. But it doesn't mean everyone is just gonna charge inside like a savage. have all of you lost your mind? We'll be sending some of the volunteers and military troops into the dungeon first. They will help us to gauge the risks while exploring the dungeon."

someone from the crowd shouted, "is this your excuse for monopolising the dungeons?" soon other supporters in crowd spoke up, "Yeah, army and police are shameless!" "Let us in, you will regret it if you continue to block us from entering the dungeon" many started supporting for the person who spoke up.

With a narrowed eye the military man spoke again, "listen to me! we are trying to measure the risks for all of you! Let me ask you, among all of you how many of you are militarily trained? is anyone among you trained in the arts of warfare? do you seriously believe that many of you are capable of fighting with enemies of unknown origin? How many of you can actually weild a weapon with good proficiency? This is why we will be sending out military troops to pioneer the exploration of this dungeon. To appease you, we are willing to form a squad made of volunteers."

Many of the people got swayed away by now. They started processing the reality of exploring an unknown place. A place were you are meant to explore but who knows when you might encounter monsters. Many started realising what the military man said was the truth. They will die with how they are right now. many started actually backing off.

But the man was not done yet, "you can form your own squad of volunteers. we're not gonna stop you from doing that. But the weapons or equipments have to be of your own, don't expect us to hand out any forms of weapons to you guys!."

"you are shameless! shouted a man, how do we fight without guns or military equipments?" many started booing the military again.

"I don't see how that is my problem. I can see some of you are actually carrying guns, daos(machetes) and what..is that a kitchen knife?" smirked the military man.

"anyway, I don't wish to harm you. Those who are willing to volunteer may come register in this booth. we will be doing this as civilized people. Mark my words, any one who dares something funny will be shot down. let me make myself clear, anyone instigating the crowd otherwise will be shot down." with a grave expression He made this statement. The next moment all the military personnel raised their loaded guns against the crowd with a furrowed expression.

someone from the crowd shouted "do you think we are scared of your tactics? I da.." "BANG!" a pool of blood and the man was dead. "how dare you? you.." "Bang!" another down. The crowd started backing off but some stood their grounds while facing the military with a ferocious expression.

with a fake expression of being impressed the military man retorted "ah, I see we have some fine volunteers that proved their mettle. good, the volunteers may line up and sign in the booth. Let me remind you, on my watch, I won't allow any weaklings to form a suicide squad!!" with a helpless smile he continued, "many of you have people waiting for you at home. many will despair if they know you're dead. Us...we don't have a choice, our responsibility is that we scout all this dangers for you people. The world is no more the same...on my watch I will not let any die hard knucklehead to enter the unknown."

with a heavy heart but yet with a conviction in his eyes he shouted "i request..no, I beg you. Let us scout this thing called Dungeon. The whole military in India has been ordered to do so. We will assess the report of exploration and release it with complete transparency. Please trust us, our responsibility is to keep you safe from enemies of known and unknown origin!"

most of the crowds were moved after listening to the man. Gradually, the crowd started to calm down. after some hesitation volunteers started pouring in the booth area for registration.

among the volunteers Heidan started approaching the booth as a volunteer himself.

Truth is, even he got moved by what the military guy had to say. but still, his gut feeling kept on kicking in that it is better to be a part of the pioneers.

There were all kinds of people from different age group volunteering. it seems blood test, and some physical check up was taking place as well to eliminate specific candidates.

Soon it was Heidan's turn to register. Inside the booth there was a middle age man in military attire, the man seemed stressed out from all the paper work. He questioned "Name"

"Heidan Ikayra" Heidan replied

likewise some questions related to identification were done and soon the blood test and physical test were completed. Heidan started grimacing over his physical qualification, he was just a guy with a height of 5.5 feet and even underweight.

The man questioned "why do you wish to volunteer? don't you have people waiting for you at home? did you even inform them about your decisions? do they agree?"

Heidan was stunned on what to reply. bracing himself he answered. "no sir, I didn't inform them cause if I did they wouldn't allow me. Sir, I wish to partake in this exploration for I share the sentiment that early pioneers have to step in to measure the safety for the people who will someday risk entering the Dungeons. I personally wish to grow strong and protect my family and friends, the people of my state! I know their are great risks, but their are equal amount of opportunities. sir, I'm being selfish with my choice because I wish to get stronger sooner than later. I believe I'm a man who will be able to come out of this exploration alive!" Heidan ended his statement with a red face and with sweat over his nose and forehead.

the man stared at Heidan and this continued for a moment. "ok, so where is your weapon? don't tell me you will fight with your fist? you don't seem like a fighter to me" the man questioned.

Heidan was speechless and thought, 'are you really bent on disqualifying me'.

But he still replied, "Sir, your observations are true. I'm really not a fighter but I can adapt. I'll use my fist, I'll use a stone or wood if I have to." Heidan immediately thought with a bitter expression, 'i hope there are stones and woods inside the dungeons'.

The man continued staring. Heidan felt he saw a glint of ridicule in the man's eye for a moment.

The man continued, "anyway this is your life and truthfully speaking we do need sincere and tenacious volunteers like you guys".

The man started filling up some form, signed it and then handed it over to Heidan. As Heidan was leaving the man spoke, "It bugs me to see a young man like you going into the dungeon without zero protection. Here, take this can(a round straight thick piece of wood). It is better than nothing but it might help I guess" sighed the man.

Heidan was grateful to the man, "thank you sir. may I know your name?" "it's Tamey" replied the man. Heidan thanked him and left to submit the form in the next booth.

After the completion of registration, Heidan was issued an identification card, which was laminated over. truthfully speaking it was a cheap card that will immediately be spoilt in any harsh conditions. The card contained his credentials on the front and the color of the card was orange in color. The Orange color is issued to the volunteers.

Heidan noticed the crowd of people stationed next to the military. After making some enquiry he got to know that instructions are being deliberated for the volunteers and a squad leader will be appointed as well.

After waiting for more than 20 minutes the final volunteer was queued up with the volunteer squad as well.

The stout man who was previously at the podium made his appearance. with a solemn expression he spoke, "I'm Major Raj Vardhan Singh from the IVth corps. I'm glad to have my brother in arms fulfilling their duties. it is our job to secure the perimeters and divide a line so that no enemies may dare harm our people. I'm also honoured to know that we have loyal and sincere citizens who are willing to volunteer and share the burden with us."

With a forlorn face Major Raj spoke, "actually it is not true that we don't wish to provide weapons & equipments to the volunteers. But the truth is we don't have spare weapons for you guys. right now in Itanagar there is currently 56 known dungeons recorded"

the listeners were shocked with this revelation. after a moment someone questioned, "Sir, do you mean the various military regiments present in Itanagar are participating in the Dungeon?" the whole crowd stared at him.

"What you say is true but not all the personnel are deployed towards the dungeons. The 56 dungeons were formed in the span of 15 minutes. As we speak there might be more dungeons forming at any moment. sigh.., There are already Dungeon breach in some places like Chimpu and 3 miles. Unknown monsters have made their appearance and they are great in numbers. This was supposed to be classified but we already had many spectators so I suppose it's already in the news. we have managed to suppress the monster wave but there have been casualties..military and non military."

the whole crowd was silent in the camp. the only sound audible was coming from the crowd waiting outside the camp. They might already have some idea with what is going on in Itanagar and the World.

"This is the primary reason we are short on supplies. we have to make the optimum use of what we have. not a single militarized equipments must go to waste. There are some among you within the volunteers who have obtained weapons after meeting the criteria, and some who are wielding their own personal weapons. unfortunately many among you are still using cold weapons. I apologise sincerely to you all. I'm sorry, but we won't be able to spare weapons to any of you at the moment. We request the volunteer squad to look over each other and try to work efficiently as a team. we have provided with some basic survival kits that might be helpful but that is the best we can do for you right now."

With a grimace Major Raj continued, "There is till time for those who wish to quit now. The dangers are great, it is clear that we will encounter monsters during the exploration. it is not cowardice to step out now; infact many of you don't even have the tools to assist you in the upcoming task. If the army is successful we will be finding ways to lower the risks of exploring the Dungeons. Untill then, it would be better if you can bid your time and prepare yourself for the moment when you finally enter the Dungeon fully prepared. We will await your support in the next exploration of the Dungeon, no, the people of Itanagar will await your participation. Don't join a battle with uncertainty. Your mind and body has to be ready for a war. Go, Live, await our results. take this time to introspect what you need to do''.

many started faltering, some were even red eyes with an expression of guilt, some started discussing among themselves. Slowly but gradually, there were people who apologised and took their leave. In the begining there was a total number of 278 volunteers in the squad but the number had been lowered down to 126. many of the deserter even handed out their weapons, tools to the volunteers who stayed. Heidan also recieved 2 Daos(Machetes), 3 Knives and 2 emergency kit.

with their heads hung down many left with shame and guilt but some shouted "do your best, we trust you guys!" "forgive me, but I will definitely enlist myself in the next exploration!" "we believe you, work together as a team!" some cried, some couldn't maintain eye contact but before they left; they started bowing in unison and then salutes the army and the remaining volunteers and soon they left..

Major Raj spoke, "well, any good day is a day where you gave your best and you hold no regrets. a day were you did your best for others and not for yourself. But today is not the day were we're doing a good deed just for others. many of you know about digital games that is present in smart phones, tv, computer, AMD.. As per my observation I can see that our current world is running similarly with the format of statistical data likewise to the format of a game. we have stats like strength, dexterity, intelligence representing us that could be further enhanced. also things like, talent, skills, missions, equipments... such a reality would have been normally impossible before today. if I'm not wrong all of you should be level 0 just like me!" with a smile Major Raj continued, "What does this mean, it means we can grow strong. we can exceed the limits of a man, we can conquer the dungeon if we do it right!"

with a fierce expression Major Raj roared, "Today is the day were we serve for the good of our people and we serve ourselves. with no boundary and no regrets I implore to all of you, give your best! use all your wits and all your strength! we may have differences but the world were we're going to enter soon, is a land of enemies. The person next to you is your brother in arm, you all are my brother-in-arm!! Support your brother and sisters standing next to you! Let no men or women be abandoned throughout our mission. We are going to conquer and live through this!... FOLLLLOOOOOW MEEE!!!"

The crowed started roaring as well, even Heidan got hyped and felt some of his nervousness fading away.

Heidan stared at the Dungeon. On his way to IG park he already noticed this anomaly. The entrance of the dungeon was a Portal blue in color and it changed a moment ago into pink. There was gust of winds in the vicinity of the dungeons and some micro forms of electricity sparking out time to time.

Soon, there was movement in the camp. The military took the lead being led by Major Raj Vardhan Singh followed by the marching of the Indian Army IVth Corp and soon enough the Squad made up of the volunteers started entering the Dungeon.

Heidan made his prayers to GOD. He took a deep breath to calm himself "Here we go.." and then he stepped into the Dungeon as well...