[{"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-41":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},1136194,1466,"Chapter 41: Guardians Revealed","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Outpost 404 was entirely consumed by panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive three-headed Cerberus Void-Dragon blotted out the violet sky above the safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ambient lighting of the entire region shifted to a sickly and pulsating purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer cosmic pressure radiating from the Annihilation-Tier entity forced low-level players to physically drop to their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive wooden gates of the Outpost were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Void-Blight had not just mutated the animals in the forest. It had mobilized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horde of thousands of corrupted boars, massive blighted spiders, and toxic wolves flooded out of the tree line. They laid siege to the safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guild Masters were completely frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Archers, focus on the sky! Tanks, plug the gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His orders were completely useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A coordinated volley of five hundred arrows shot upward from the Outpost. They were aimed directly at the massive dragon circling above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows didn’t even reach the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer atmospheric pressure generated by the massive wings of the Void-Dragon created a localized gravitational field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows hit the invisible barrier and instantly disintegrated into dust. They failed to register even a single point of chip damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon didn’t even acknowledge the players. It was completely ignoring the ants scrambling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is immune to ranged attacks,\" Silas whispered. His face went pale. \"We cannot even hit it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a blinding flash of celestial white light erupted from the center of the Outpost plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade-Saint shot into the sky like a localized comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outpost Elder had abandoned his standard NPC scripting completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t use a portal. He simply ignored gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soared upward. His radiant greatsword trailed a massive arc of pure and white energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Face me, abomination!\" the voice of the Blade-Saint echoed across the entire region. It completely drowned out the roars of the mutated horde below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cerberus Void-Dragon finally stopped circling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three massive and tumor-covered heads snapped toward the glowing figure rapidly approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center head opened its jaws. It unleashed a concentrated beam of absolute and light-devouring dark matter directly at the Blade-Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian didn’t dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the radiant greatsword upward and executed a perfect two-handed parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The celestial blade clashed with the dark matter beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resulting shockwave shattered every single glass window in Outpost 404!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players were knocked flat onto their backs by the concussive force alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky literally split. A massive shockwave ring tore away the purple blighted clouds and revealed the digital stars beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade-Saint held his ground in mid-air. His sword actively pushed back the dark matter beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is fighting it!\" a player in the Outpost screamed and pointed up at the sky. \"The NPC is fighting the boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down in the merchant district, another massive surge of energy erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roof of the apothecary violently blew off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive pillar of swirling and prismatic purple fire shot into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Vespera didn’t use a door. She launched herself directly out of her subterranean laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t wearing her elegant purple dress anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her true form was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clad in sleek and shifting armor that looked like it was woven from actual starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of massive and burning wings of phoenix-fire erupted from her back. They trailed long ribbons of superheated plasma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her violet eyes burned with absolute and uncontained magical authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system updated her status for the entire server to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Entity Identified: Lady Vespera]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Faction: Celestial Guardian (Awakened)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: ???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare bring the Void to my sanctuary?\" the voice of Vespera resonated through the sky. It carried an echo that made the air itself vibrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky above the dragon instantly ignited!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive and localized meteor shower of purple phoenix-fire rained down. It completely bypassed the gravitational barrier of the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meteors slammed into the back of the massive beast and exploded with the force of tactical warheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Void-Dragon shrieked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left head snapped violently toward Vespera and unleashed a torrent of corrosive acid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vespera simply vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She teleported through the acid stream and reappeared above the right head. She unleashed another massive barrage of point-blank magical fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an apocalyptic aerial duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two unknown and god-tier guardians were actively engaging an Annihilation-Tier calamity in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved so fast that normal players couldn’t even track their movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was a chaotic blur of clashing dark matter, celestial light, and phoenix fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down on the ground, the spectacle offered a brief moment of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are winning!\" an officer of Vanguard’s Legacy yelled and rallied the frontline. \"The NPCs are taking the aggro! Push the horde back! Clear the gates!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players on the ground surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clashed violently with the mutated horde flooding the Outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer volume of double EXP and the desperation to survive turned the safe zone into a brutal and grinding war of attrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t stay in the caverns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used [Meteor Stride] to launch himself straight up the vertical shaft the dragon had created. He carried Casanova by the collar of his shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They landed on a high and rocky ridge just outside the Outpost walls. It overlooked the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casanova immediately dropped to his knees and gasped for air. He stared up at the apocalyptic battle in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought NPCs just sold potions and gave out fetch quests,\" Casanova wheezed. His eyes were wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are not NPCs,\" Dante said. He watched the Blade-Saint trade massive and shattering blows with the center head of the dragon. \"They are guardians. The system planted them here to protect the recruitment node.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t look relieved. His Intuition stat was practically screaming at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight in the sky looked even, but Dante understood combat math better than anyone on the server.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade-Saint and Vespera were dealing massive structural damage to the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the beast wasn’t an aggressive monster. It was a Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an executioner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cerberus Void-Dragon wasn’t trying to win a duel. It was trying to survive long enough to trigger its wipe mechanic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is charging,\" Dante stated. His voice was completely flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charging what?\" Casanova asked and looked frantically back up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon suddenly stopped fighting back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tucked its massive and tattered wings tightly against its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three heads threw themselves backward and exposed its glowing tumor-covered chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark matter within the core of the dragon didn’t glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actively devoured all the ambient light in the sky and created a massive and terrifying sphere of absolute nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get down,\" Dante ordered. He grabbed Casanova and threw him behind a large boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew the [Crimson Edge] and braced his boots against the rocky ridge. He waited for the shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have to wait long.\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-03T12:02:18.787Z","2026-06-03T12:02:25.060Z",1,"novelbin.me","568ccd1b1f365212f3a2989e9826a96f09c380a9c54095e834214e236fcb4016","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-42","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-40",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarted-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-cover.jpg"]