[{"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-83":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},1136236,1466,"Chapter 83: The Astral Arcanist","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-83",83,"\u003Cp>The flight of Dante back to Ironhold was uneventful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Mantle of the Void-Dragon] allowed him to completely bypass the treacherous terrain of the open world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soared high above the clouds and rode the thermal drafts at supersonic speeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the towering industrial-steampunk walls of the Veridian Alliance capital finally appeared on the horizon, he cut his altitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped into a quiet grove just outside the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through the massive steel gates and blended seamlessly into the heavy foot traffic of the frontier city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his system interface and sent a quick message to Seraphina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dan: I am back in Ironhold. My inventory is completely full of Bronze and Silver-tier boss drops from the Steppes. I need to offload it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sera: Perfect timing. The market is starving for mid-tier gear right now. I am tied up in a guild negotiation, but I sent Lila to meet you at the central auction house. Hand the inventory over to her.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante closed the interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He navigated the wide cobblestone streets and moved deeper into the commercial heart of Ironhold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central auction house was a massive domed building forged from polished white marble and brass gears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of players were swarming the grand staircase. They loudly haggled over prices, organized trade caravans, and shouted for guild recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante stood near a massive bronze statue of a griffon. He kept his [Mantle of the Void-Dragon] pulled tight to obscure his glowing Gold-tier armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spotted Lila a few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing basic low-tier cloth robes that marked her as a standard support class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bright blue hair was tied back in a messy ponytail, and she held a simple wooden staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked completely unassuming. She looked like a fragile healer who had just barely survived the beginner zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante stepped out from the shadow of the statue to meet her. But before he could close the distance, a group of players cut through the crowd and intercepted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were four of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wore matching dark green leather armor tailored for mobility. Their player IDs hovered above their heads and all rested comfortably around Level 25.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below their names, a jagged stylized snake emblem flashed aggressively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Guild: Iron Vipers]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante stopped walking. He leaned against the bronze base of the griffon statue and crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t immediately intervene. He wanted to see how this played out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the group was a rogue twirling a pair of serrated iron daggers. He stepped directly into the path of Lila and forced her to halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, look what we have here,\" the rogue sneered. He offered a sleazy and entirely uninvited smile. \"A squishy little support player all alone in the big city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila didn’t look up from her system interface. \"I am waiting for a business partner. Excuse me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to step around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second player was a bulky brawler with iron knuckles. He casually shifted sideways and formed a wall with his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not going anywhere, sweetheart,\" the brawler laughed and crossed his thick arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The auction house district is Iron Viper territory. We manage the flow of trade. And right now, you look like you are carrying a lot of valuable cargo in that inventory of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not have anything for you,\" Lila said. Her voice tightened with obvious frustration. She took a step back and gripped her basic wooden staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not lie,\" the lead rogue said. His smile dropped into a cold threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We saw your guild tag. Astral Vanguard. You guys are merchant runners. Tell you what. We are offering a localized protection service.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You transfer twenty thousand silver coins to my account, and we make sure you do not accidentally trip and fall on your own staff in the alleyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a classic low-level extortion racket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Vipers preyed on support classes and crafters who didn’t have the offensive stats to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila let out a heavy and annoyed sigh. She looked around the crowded plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of neutral players saw what was happening. But they quickly looked away and did not want to draw the ire of a notorious mercenary guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not need protection,\" Lila stated. She looked the rogue dead in the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong answer,\" the rogue hissed. He raised his dagger and fully intended to slash her shoulder to prove a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila didn’t cower. She didn’t scream for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bright blue eyes narrowed into a cold and hard glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shy and anxious girl who had practically hyperventilated when she saw Dante sleeping in his VR capsule completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t raise her wooden staff. She didn’t begin a long and complex chanting animation typical of standard mage classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface above her head didn’t display a standard baseline class. It flashed a brilliant and deep cosmic purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Class Revealed: Astral Arcanist]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of Dante widened slightly from his spot by the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Hidden Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Executed: Gravity Well]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no warning. There was no casting circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The localized physics of the cobblestone street violently inverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive and invisible cylinder of concentrated gravitational force slammed down from the sky. It landed directly over three of the Iron Viper mercenaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmospheric pressure inside the cylinder didn’t double. It multiplied by a factor of one hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was absolutely horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three heavily armored Level 25 players were instantly and violently crushed against the cobblestones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t fall to their knees. Their digital bones shattered simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer and overwhelming gravitational weight flattened them against the street like insects under a massive boot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-15,000! Critical Hit! OVERKILL!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-15,000! Critical Hit! OVERKILL!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-15,000! Critical Hit! OVERKILL!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage numbers exploded in bright red static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three mercenaries zeroed out instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exploded into clouds of blue pixels. Their dropped iron weapons were completely deformed and flattened by the lingering gravitational pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target Eliminated: Iron Viper Rogue x3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding crowd of players screamed. They violently scrambled backward to get away from the terrifying and un-telegraphed magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila let out a slow breath and lowered her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had wiped three mid-tier players in a fraction of a millisecond without chanting a single syllable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she missed one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth attacker, a high-level stealth assassin, hadn’t been standing in the cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had activated a shadow-step skill the moment the confrontation started. He slipped entirely out of the visible spectrum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air directly behind the back of Lila suddenly distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin materialized out of stealth with his poisoned dagger raised high. He completely bypassed her frontal line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged forward and aimed a lethal guaranteed-critical backstab directly at her unarmored spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of Lila widened. Her instant-cast gravity magic was powerful, but it had a cooldown. She couldn’t react in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron boots of Dante didn’t even make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Executed: Blink Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished from the bronze griffon statue and materialized directly behind Lila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inserted his massive and gold-armored frame perfectly between her and the lunging assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t draw the [Dawn-Breaker Blade].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply held out his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black brand on his wrist violently flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick and light-absorbing smoke erupted from his palm. It instantly condensed into the massive shape of [Voidsever].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisoned dagger of the assassin slammed into the broad and flat side of the primordial greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron dagger instantly shattered into a dozen pieces against the indestructible cosmic metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of the assassin widened in absolute shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the towering Outworlder in glowing Gold-tier armor. He realized he had just made a catastrophic error in target selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t give him time to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the Master-tier skill he had looted from Gluttony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill Executed: Phantom Dash]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t teleport across the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He teleported exactly two feet forward and phased directly into the personal space of the assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The localized sonic boom of his materialization detonated point-blank against the chest of the assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Guaranteed Stun Applied. Duration: 1 Second.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin locked up completely. His avatar flashed with the bright yellow stun icon. His arms froze, and his momentum died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante casually reversed his grip on Voidsever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove the massive and jagged black pommel of the primordial greatsword directly into the center of the faceplate of the paralyzed assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 100% armor-piercing passive of Voidsever applied even to blunt-force strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-12,000! OVERKILL!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neck of the assassin snapped backward with a sickening crunch. His health bar vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exploded into a cloud of blue pixels and left a small pile of silver coins on the cracked cobblestones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target Eliminated: Iron Viper Assassin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante dismissed Voidsever. The black blade dissolved into thick smoke and retreated seamlessly back into the brand on his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire plaza was completely and utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante turned around and looked at Lila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-haired support player was staring at him. Her wooden staff clutched tightly to her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold and dangerous aura of the [Astral Arcanist] faded and returned her to the nervous and flushed girl from the apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You missed one,\" Dante said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila let out a shaky and incredibly relieved laugh. \"I have terrible peripheral vision. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not mention it,\" Dante said. He gestured to the flattened cobblestones where the first three mercenaries had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gravity Well. Chantless casting. That is a serious burst-damage mechanic you have got hiding under those beginner robes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila flushed bright red and rubbed the back of her neck. \"Yeah. It is... it is a thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Hidden Class is a pretty big thing,\" Dante noted. \"Astral Arcanist. I have not seen that one on the forums.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please do not tell Sera or Nyx,\" Lila pleaded. She looked around the plaza nervously to ensure no one was eavesdropping. \"They do not know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante raised an eyebrow. \"Your roommates do not know you have a Hidden Class? Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because they run a corporate gaming studio!\" Lila stressed. She kept her voice in a hushed whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Sera knows I have a combat-focused Hidden Class, she will pull me off the logistics team and force me onto the frontline raiding squad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hate raiding. It is stressful, people yell at you for missing crowd control, and the bosses are terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just crushed three people into digital paste,\" Dante pointed out logically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were being creeps!\" Lila defended herself indignantly. \"That is different. I only use the class for self-defense while I am doing market runs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Astral Arcanist class lets me manipulate space and gravity instantly without chanting, but it drains my mana pool incredibly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cannot sustain a long fight. I am practically useless against a boss with a massive health pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instant casting,\" Dante repeated, genuinely impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Zenith Protocol, magic was heavily balanced around casting times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mage could drop a nuke, but they had to stand perfectly still and chant for ten seconds to cast it. This made them incredibly vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A class that bypassed casting times completely broke the action economy of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a good secret to keep,\" Dante agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vanguard’s Legacy or the Legion of Blades would kidnap you and force you to sign a mercenary contract if they knew what you could do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Lila nodded frantically. \"So, you will not tell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your secret is safe with me,\" Dante promised. \"Come on.Let us get off the street.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1932,"2026-06-03T12:02:19.066Z","2026-06-03T12:02:25.060Z",1,"novelbin.me","038d8e78b86fc5af14f3d31fd9acb383c9f5cfa90f51798876467a6430ca82e5","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-84","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-82",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarted-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-cover.jpg"]