[{"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-36":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},1136189,1466,"Chapter 36: Into the Wyrmrest Caverns","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>The air inside the Wyrmrest Caverns was toxic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t just smell bad. It coated the back of the throat of Dante with a thin layer of bitter ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface flashed a continuous localized warning in the top corner of his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zone Alert: Wyrmrest Caverns (Core)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Corruption Density: Severe.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning: Prolonged exposure without high-tier elemental wards will result in permanent stat degradation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante ignored the warning. He possessed the [Aetherial Nectar] buff. The permanent immunity completely bypassed the environmental toxicity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casanova, however, was not having a good time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bard was walking closely behind Dante. He held a glowing white stone in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a basic [Purifying Ward]. It was a common consumable purchased at the Outpost specifically for traversing low-level blighted zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone was projecting a small five-foot bubble of clean air around the bard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is horrible,\" Casanova complained. His voice echoed slightly in the massive and damp cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ward is draining my mana just to keep the bubble active. If we get into a serious fight, I will not have enough energy to trigger my Titan talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then stay close and do not get hit,\" Dante said smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern was massive. It stretched hundreds of feet wide with stalactites the size of small buildings hanging from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glowing veins of corrupted purple ore lined the walls and provided a dim and sickly light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the cavern was absolutely packed with players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive swarm that had flooded out of Outpost 404 for the double EXP event had all funneled down into this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the open forest, the confined space of the caverns had turned the farming event into a total disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The independent players were disorganized. They were fighting in fragmented groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They screamed at each other for healing and panicked every time a monster spawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the monsters were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look out!\" a player yelled from a cluster of rocks about thirty yards ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dropping from the ceiling on thick and black webs were dozens of massive and highly mutated spiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mutated Monster: Void-Blighted Weaver]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 15]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HP: 4,000 \u002F 4,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiders were the size of small horses. Their carapaces glowed with aggressive purple veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were incredibly fast and scuttled across the stone floor with terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The independent players were getting slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of five low-level warriors tried to hold a choke point between two stalagmites. But the spiders didn’t engage them in melee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters reared back and spat massive globs of corrosive and purple venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venom hit the cheap iron armor of the warriors and instantly began melting it into slag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players screamed. Their health bars plummeted rapidly as the corrosive damage over time effect took hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Healer! Cleanse me!\" one of the warriors shrieked and dropped his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healer behind him frantically waved a wooden staff. But the low-level cleanse spell wasn’t powerful enough to wipe the Void-Blight modifier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The avatar of the warrior dissolved into blue pixels a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Brother,\" Casanova whispered. His eyes were wide. \"There are too many of them. The whole ceiling is crawling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante looked up. Casanova was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim purple light revealed hundreds of glowing and multi-faceted eyes staring down from the dark ceiling above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiders were waiting to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dante used [Abyssal Cleave], he would vaporize whatever was in front of him. But the linear shockwave wouldn’t hit the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wrath of the Firebird] had a wide cone, but the cooldown was too long to deal with a sustained swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed massive and omnidirectional area denial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scrolled past the high-tier loot he had vacuumed from the Chimera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a stack of cheap basic skillbooks he had bought off an NPC vendor weeks ago just to fill out his physical library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a slim gray book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item Appraised: Skillbook - Sonic Shout]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier: Novice]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Description: The user unleashes a loud yell, dealing minimal physical damage and slightly pushing back enemies within a 5-foot radius. Cooldown: 8 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a garbage skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was used by low-level tanks to generate a tiny amount of localized aggro when they accidentally lost the attention of a single mob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante tapped the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Learned: Sonic Shout (Novice)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cover your ears,\" Dante said to Casanova.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bard didn’t argue. He dropped his lute, clamped both hands tightly over his ears, and squeezed his eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t draw the [Crimson Edge].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward into the center of the cavern path. He completely exposed himself to the swarm of spiders scuttling toward the panicked independent players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and filled his digital lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Executed: Sonic Shout.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anomaly triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Talent Activated: 10,000x Multiplier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Registering 10,000 flawless executions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat enlightenment was radically different this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t about kinetic force, atmospheric pressure, or combustion. It was the absolute and fundamental mastery of frequency and vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante understood the exact resonant frequency required to shatter solid stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the precise way to layer sound waves so they amplified each other exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He created a destructive feedback loop capable of pulverizing bone and chitin alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Shout has reached Adept tier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Shout has reached Master tier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Shout has reached Grandmaster tier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante opened his mouth and let out a single and sharp yell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Shout has reached Zenith tier.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Evolution Triggered.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sonic Shout has evolved into: Shatter-Chord.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shatter-Chord (Zenith)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Description: Unleashes a localized and omnidirectional earthquake of pure sonic force. Deals 3,000% Concussive Damage to all entities within a 150-foot radius. Inflicts a guaranteed 3-second ’Stun’ effect. Cooldown: 10 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no physical sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frequency of the Zenith-tier skill was far beyond the threshold of human hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the air within a hundred and fifty feet of Dante violently compressed. Then it instantly expanded in a perfect and invisible sphere of sheer concussive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visual effect was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solid stone floor of the cavern rippled like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive stalactites hanging from the ceiling instantly shattered. They exploded into fine dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swarm of Void-Blighted Weavers rushing the independent players hit the invisible wall of sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t get pushed back. They didn’t take chip damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mutated and hardened chitin carapaces simply vibrated apart at the molecular level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over sixty massive spiders instantly exploded into clouds of purple pixels simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones clinging to the ceiling above suffered the exact same fate. They rained digitized debris down onto the cavern floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of panicked independent players was caught right on the edge of the blast radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were thrown completely off their feet and landed hard on the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t take damage. Dante had intentionally angled the origin point to keep them out of the lethal zone. But they were all hit with the guaranteed three-second stun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern fell completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense and suffocating swarm of monsters had been deleted in a single frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casanova slowly lowered his hands from his ears. He looked at the massive cleared radius around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was literally pulverized into fine white sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" Casanova breathed. His voice trembled slightly. \"That is definitely not a normal warrior skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive output of concussive force had drained a significant chunk of his stamina. But the passive regeneration of Aura quickly began topping it back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward and stepped over the pulverized rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of independent players slowly recovered from the stun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scrambled to their feet and looked completely dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at the empty space where the massive spider swarm had just been. Then they looked at the lone player in gold armor walking casually toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you just wiped the whole wave,\" one of the warriors stammered. His eyes were wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not get used to it,\" Dante said and did not break his stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not a carry service. Go back to the Outpost before the respawn timer hits, or you are all going to die down here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked right past them. Casanova trailed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was incredibly cool, Big Brother,\" Casanova whispered and grinned widely. \"You are like a walking natural disaster. The legends are true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t answer. He was busy looking at his system interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Shatter-Chord] skill had cleared the immediate area. But the localized warning prompt in the corner of his vision hadn’t vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the text had turned from red to a deep and pulsing black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zone Alert: Wyrmrest Caverns (Core)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning: Apex Entity Detected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath their feet began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t the rhythmic thud of a marching army or the heavy steps of a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a slow and deliberate vibration. It was accompanied by a horrific and scraping sound from deep within the cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Casanova,\" Dante said softly. He stopped in the center of the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Boss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might want to back up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1510,"2026-06-03T12:02:18.787Z","2026-06-03T12:02:25.060Z",1,"novelbin.me","21d4d0923fbdbea85883e539bdc0680ec076737e994de321f1f0fba75894d1f7","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-37","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-35",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarted-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-cover.jpg"]