[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-awakening-a-10-000x-skill-proficiency-multiplier":3,"chapter-awakening-a-10-000x-skill-proficiency-multiplier-awakening-a-10-000x-skill-proficiency-multiplier-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Awakening a 10,000x Skill Proficiency Multiplier in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1480651,1927,"Chapter 98: [98]: The Chained Admin, A Deal in the Dark","awakening-a-10-000x-skill-proficiency-multiplier-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>Instantly, a wave of profound understanding flooded his mind! He didn’t have spells but he now possessed the raw ability to freely alter his own physical mass without needing a localized server to process the math.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian wiped the black sludge from his chin. His dark eyes locked onto the endless floating graveyard of the Juncture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Sebastian whispered. He felt his body grow infinitely heavy and then as light as a feather with a mere thought. \"No magic. Just math. Let’s go break some rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drifting through the Juncture was like being stuck in the world’s most depressing loading screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian stood on a massive floating chunk of asphalt. It looked like a piece of an old highway that had been violently ripped from a modern cityscape. The faded yellow lines offered the only splash of color in the chaotic void around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed and his chest rattled violently. He spat another glob of black sludgy code onto the asphalt. It immediately sizzled and ate a small hole into the pavement before dissipating into static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really need to find a pharmacy,\" Sebastian groaned as he leaned heavily against the twisted metal railing of the highway chunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Void Toxicity was slowly chewing through his base files. It wasn’t ticking down a standard health bar. Instead, it felt like a cold creeping numbness that was steadily turning his internal organs into dead pixels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed a safe zone or a filter and he needed it fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But navigating the Juncture was very tricky. Without his flight spells, he had to rely entirely on his newly compiled [Concept of Mass].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at a floating island of ruined fantasy architecture about a mile away. He focused his mind on his own body. He didn’t cast a spell. He simply edited his physical parameters and dropped his mass to near zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt impossibly light. A strong sneeze could have easily sent him into orbit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian bent his knees and jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he essentially weighed nothing, the kinetic force of his physical synchronization launched him across the void like a bullet! He sailed over the mile of empty space in just a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached the ruined castle, he flipped the script. He forcefully increased his mass to two tons right before impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed feet first on the stone courtyard and his heavy boots instantly cratered the floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nailed it,\" Sebastian muttered as he adjusted his torn leather coat. \"Who needs an airplane when you can just bully physics?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the edge of the courtyard and looked out. And then, he completely froze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating in the deep purple smog of the void directly below him was something that completely defied logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a colossal ten story tall corpse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant was clad in jagged black armor. But it wasn’t floating freely. It was pinned to a massive towering pillar of bronze. Thick crackling chains made of pure golden code were wrapped tightly around the giant’s limbs and throat to bind it to the metal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy hell,\" Sebastian whispered. His deadpan demeanor slipped for a fraction of a second. \"They definitely didn’t have that in the starter zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if hearing his whisper, the giant’s head slowly shifted in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive visor of its helmet cracked open. Two eyes burning like dying red suns locked directly onto Sebastian’s tiny form standing on the floating castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice exploded inside Sebastian’s skull! It didn’t use audio waves. It bypassed his ears entirely and grinded against his mind like tectonic plates rubbing together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ANOMALY. YOU REEK OF EARTH.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian winced and tapped his temple. \"Volume control, big guy. I already have a headache. What are you? The local welcoming committee?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I AM A PRISONER OF THE GRAND DESIGN,\" the entity’s voice rumbled. \"THE WARDENS CHAINED ME HERE TO ROT. YOU HOLD THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN. FREE ME WHEN YOU HAVE ROOT ACCESS, AND I WILL POINT YOU TO SANCTUARY.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian stared at the towering chained god. He crossed his arms and was entirely unimpressed by the dramatic presentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, no,\" Sebastian called out casually. \"I don’t do quests that start with freeing someone so they owe me. I’m a landlord, pal. Payment upfront. Give me a destination now or enjoy hanging out with the space dust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant’s glowing red eyes flared with a mix of anger and sheer disbelief. It had likely spent centuries waiting for a savior and the first guy to show up was haggling over terms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU ARE ARROGANT FOR A DYING GLITCH,\" the Titan noted as its eyes tracked the black sludge leaking from Sebastian’s coat. \"BUT PRAGMATIC. VERY WELL. SEEK OUTPOST RUST. IT IS A GRAVEYARD FOR THOSE WHO HID FROM THE EXECUTIONERS. YOU WILL FIND YOUR FILTERS THERE.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Sebastian could even ask for a map, a localized data packet forcefully shoved itself into his green UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Coordinates Acquired: Outpost Rust.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"THE SYSTEM IS TERRIFIED OF YOU, DRIFTER,\" the chained Admin whispered. Its voice dropped into a conspiratorial hum. \"THEY WHISPER OF THE FIRST GLITCH. THEY WILL SEND THE WARDENS. YOU MUST...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRA-KOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empty space above the Titan violently tore open! A massive jagged bolt of red lightning erupted from the void and struck the chained giant directly in the chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an anti-virus protocol. The System had detected the unauthorized data transfer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GAAAAAAHHH!\" The giant shrieked. The sound physically warped the floating debris around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The splash damage from the red lightning cascaded outward and arced toward the floating castle where Sebastian stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, shit!\" Sebastian yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly dialed his mass up to fifty tons and dropped to the floor like a lead weight! The red lightning scorched the air directly over his head and vaporized the stone turrets of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the lightning faded, the giant’s head was slumped forward. It was smoking and entirely silent. The punishment algorithm had forcibly silenced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian slowly pushed himself up from the cratered floor. He brushed the pulverized stone off his shoulders and looked at the new coordinates blinking in his interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Outpost Rust,\" Sebastian sighed as he looked out at the endless hostile void. \"Sounds like a wonderful vacation spot. 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