[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl":3,"chapter-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Started with a 10,000x Multiplier in a Game World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1136169,1466,"Chapter 16: The Global Leaderboards","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>The Vanguard’s Legacy guildhall in Outpost 404 was an absolute masterpiece of early-game architecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas had spent the last eight hours funneling millions of Veridian credits into the game to expedite the construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had purchased a massive plot of land in the premium sector of the Outpost. He erected high stone walls and built a sprawling three-story manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a physical manifestation of his ego and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Silas was pacing back and forth across the lavishly decorated war room. His heavy Silver-grade boots thudded against the hardwood floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lieutenants stood around the room in absolute silence. No one wanted to be the first to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a ghost,\" Silas snapped. He stopped to glare at a massive holographic map of the starter zones projected on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are telling me you deployed five hundred players into the Whispering Chasm, and nobody found him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guild Master,\" a nervous ranger spoke up from the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We swept the entire Chasm. The fog was incredibly dense, and the Shadow-Stalkers wiped out three of our squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no sign of Dan. The boss arena at the bottom was completely empty. It was stripped to the bedrock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He killed a Titan-tier anomaly,\" Silas gritted his teeth. His voice trembled with suppressed fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not just kill a Titan and casually walk away. He has to be resting. He has to be vulnerable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir,\" another officer interrupted. He pointed at the large digital clock mounted on the wall. \"It is noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire server had been anticipating this exact moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve hours after the launch of Overture, the Zenith Protocol officially unlocked the Global Leaderboards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the ultimate metric of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaderboards dictated which guilds received the best real-world sponsorships. They decided which players became celebrities and who controlled the global economy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas had carefully orchestrated his entire strategy around this moment. Vanguard’s Legacy was supposed to completely dominate the boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A server-wide chime echoed through the guildhall. It sounded like a massive celestial gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Event: The Global Leaderboards are now active.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Categories unlocked: Player Level, Pet Rankings, Equipment Rankings, Guild Rankings.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas didn’t even wait for the prompt to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed his hand through the air. He violently pulled up his own interface and expanded the Leaderboard window for the entire war room to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us see just how much of a fluke this guy really is,\" Silas sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the Player Level leaderboard first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas expected to be in the top five. He had power-leveled with a dedicated squad of healers and tanks funneling him experience. He was Level 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Global Level Rankings]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 1: Dan - Level 19]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 2: Ryujin - Level 16]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 3: Gilded (Silas) - Level 15]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas stared at the glowing number one spot. The name ’Dan’ mocked him in bold gold lettering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 19 player on day one was a mathematical impossibility without a full raid team carrying them, and Dan was entirely un-guilded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" Silas spat and waved his hand to switch the tab. \"He got lucky with a massive boss EXP drop. Let us look at the pets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped the Pet Rankings. Pets were incredibly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas knew of maybe three players who had managed to tame basic wolves or boars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Global Pet Rankings]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 1: Aura (Doom Harbinger) - Grade 7 - Owner: Dan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 2: Ironfang Cub - Grade 2 - Owner: Ryujin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 3: Empty]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went dead silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grade 7?\" an officer whispered in horror. \"A Grade 7 pet? The system scaling does not even list stats for Grade 7 yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face of Silas turned an ugly shade of red. He didn’t say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He violently swiped to the final tab. The Equipment Rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only one that mattered. Silas had the [Aegis Blueprint]. It was a Supreme-tier artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bypassed the core reset rules of the game. It was by all known logic the absolute best item currently existing in the Zenith Protocol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the item he had driven a dagger through the back of his best friend to acquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled up the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Global Equipment Rankings]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 1: Tear of the Forgotten (Soul-Bound Anomaly) - Grade: Mythic] - Owner: Dan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 2: Aegis Blueprint - Grade: Supreme] - Owner: Gilded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 3: Band of the Void-Walker - Grade: Titan] - Owner: Dan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas stopped breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked onto the number one slot. The [Aegis Blueprint] was sitting at number two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tear of the Forgotten,\" Silas read the name aloud. His voice was completely hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante had worn a garbage crystal pendant around his neck for the last two years. Dante had called it the Tear of the Forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas had laughed at him for keeping a useless and broken cosmetic item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is alive,\" Silas whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir?\" an officer asked and stepped forward cautiously. \"Who is alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas suddenly slammed both of his hands onto the holographic map table!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection glitched out in a burst of static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is Vanguard,\" Silas roared. His composure completely shattered. \"Dan is Vanguard! He did not die! He survived the capsule overload!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers exchanged terrified glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Vanguard was alive, the entire PR narrative Silas had built was a total lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the public found out Silas had murdered the number one player and stolen his gear, Vanguard’s Legacy would be blacklisted by every nation on Veridia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen to me!\" Silas screamed. He grabbed the closest officer by the collar of his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am issuing a blank check. I do not care if you have to hire every assassin in the Sakura Nation. I do not care if you have to bribe the Outpost guards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You find Dan. You corner him. And you make sure he dies permanently!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas shoved the officer away. He paced frantically and ran his hands through his perfectly styled hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is playing me,\" Silas muttered. His eyes were wide with paranoia. \"He is doing this on purpose. He is taking the leaderboards to send me a message.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas pulled up his friend list. He clicked on a highly encrypted contact named ’Malric’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malric was the head of the real-world enforcer division of the Syndicate. He didn’t just play the game. He hunted people down outside the capsules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Malric,\" Silas typed furiously into the private chat. \"Dan is Vanguard. Mobilize the heavy squads in-game. And trace his neural signature. I want his physical location on Veridia. We end this before he talks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-03T12:02:18.787Z","2026-06-03T12:02:25.060Z",1,"novelbin.me","9754b6cccab43a0d38b5bff5d27f2d1f3b9f808df0c668ad8188908fb07f1883","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-17","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-15",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarted-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-cover.jpg"]