GLOBAL AWAKENING: My 10,000x Exp Multiplier-Chapter 49: []World-Scale Conversion, The System Reset
The air inside the penthouse of the Sovereign National Bank smelled of ozone and rapidly cooling plasma.
Vahn Ryker stood over the fading pixelated ash of Orion, the Level 60 Mythic assassin sent to murder his sister.
The threat was neutralized but the victory felt hollow.
Outside the shattered floor-to-ceiling windows, the physical world was actively dying.
Vahn walked back to the glass as his Verdant Chronos-Sight spun online with a soft humming resonance.
The ten-block radius of the White City was perfectly preserved and shielded by the golden hexagonal dome of the Chronos Hourglass.
But beyond that fragile barrier, Sovereign City was being violently overwritten!
Massive jagged tears in the sky bled a horrific corrupted red light over the skyscrapers.
The colossal towering silhouette of the Chronos Spire was fully rendering into reality. Its base crushed entire city blocks into pulverized concrete.
"The localized barrier won’t hold," Vahn said.
His voice shed the cold robotic cadence he usually relied on. He sounded tired but very human.
"The Convergence wasn’t just a scheduled event. It’s a hostile takeover."
"The Galactic Market is forcing its way into our world. They are not merging with us. They are here to take over."
Aria stepped up beside him. Her Crimson-Lotus Vestments shimmered with a soft restorative light.
She stood close enough that her shoulder brushed his. Her emerald eyes tracked the horrifying tear in the clouds.
"If the Spire crashes, what happens to the people outside the dome? What happens to the billions of civilians who don’t have an Hourglass?"
"They get deleted," Vahn answered simply.
"Human bodies cannot survive direct contact with what is bleeding through those tears. The Abyss does not care who it consumes. The Demon Duke isn’t just trying to kill us. He’s trying to format the planet."
Sia Vance approached from the rear. Her heavy boots clicked against the hardwood.
She held her massive obsidian kite shield at the ready. Her silver-grey eyes scanned the horizon.
"Commander. If they are rewriting the world from the inside, we need to stop the signal. Can we sever the connection from the Sovereign Gate?"
Vahn shook his head. A faint predatory smile touched the corner of his lips.
"Severing the connection just delays the inevitable. If we cut the cord, the Spire collapses, and it takes Earth down with it."
"We don’t need to disconnect the engine, Sia. We need to hijack it."
Hana walked over. She had recovered from the shock of the assassin’s ambush.
She looked entirely unbothered by the apocalyptic wasteland outside. Her absolute trust in her brother overrode her fear.
"So, what’s the optimal play, Vahn? How do we hijack a planet?"
"By doing exactly what the Duke is trying to do, but faster," Vahn explained and turned away from the window.
"The Sovereign Gate in the plaza below is a two-way transit node. Pierce was using it to siphon Earth’s core data up to the Spire."
"But as the Architect, I can reverse the flow. I can project my permissions through the Gate, reach the apex of the Spire, and initiate a World-Scale Conversion."
Aria’s breath caught. She reached out and her delicate fingers lightly gripped his sleeve.
"Vahn, that’s insane. You’re talking about rewriting the foundational code of an entire planet!"
"Something like this could kill you outright. Your base stats are still zero!"
"My base stats are irrelevant," Vahn said softly. He turned to meet her gaze and didn’t pull away from her touch.
He found the sweet scent of cherry blossoms trailing her magic to be an incredibly efficient grounding mechanism.
"I have tens of millions of experience points hoarded in my reservoir. I possess the raw capital required to force a system reset."
"I am going to merge the two realities perfectly, on my terms, before the Duke can shatter them."
He didn’t wait for further arguments.
Vahn walked out of the penthouse. He led his team back down to the ruined plaza where the Sovereign Gate stood.
The massive runic archway was humming with unstable chaotic energy. The disconnected data cables sparked violently against the wet asphalt.
"Kora," Vahn commanded.
He looked at the tiny crimson-haired dragon-girl who was currently trying to chew on a piece of an abandoned tank.
"Clear the perimeter. Do not let any ambient anomalies interrupt the sequence."
"More snacks," Kora chirped telepathically. Her glowing gold eyes narrowed as she turned toward the edge of the dome and her jaw unhinged slightly.
Vahn stepped up to the massive pulsing archway of the Sovereign Gate. He didn’t draw a weapon.
He simply placed both of his bare hands against the cold dark iron of the structure.
He closed his eyes. His mind plunged into the deep hidden architecture of the game’s engine.
’System,’ Vahn dictated mentally.
His authority echoed through the digital void like a god speaking into the abyss.
’Access Architect Permissions. Target: Planetary Core Data. Establish a direct uplink to the Chronos Spire Apex.’
[Warning: Unauthorized access detected.][The planetary firewall is currently under siege by a Tier 6 Abyssal Entity. Proceeding will expose the user to catastrophic data corruption.]
’Override,’ Vahn commanded instantly. ’Initiate World-Scale Conversion.’
The massive holographic interface of the EXP Converter flared to life in his mind.
It was vastly larger and more complex than anything he had attempted before.
It wasn’t just a menu for weapons or stats. It was a blueprint of the entire globe!
He could see the billions of lives, the fragile fraying borders of reality, and the overwhelming crushing weight of the Starmark System pressing down upon them.
[Input required]
↳ Please allocate Experience Points for planetary structural synthesis.
Vahn didn’t hesitate. He opened the floodgates.
He took the forty-five million EXP he had siphoned from the Mythic Drake, the thirty million from the Fortress Golem, and the millions of souls he had ripped from the Alpha. He dumped it all!
’Allocate one hundred million EXP,’ Vahn stated. His voice rang with absolute finality.
’Force a hyper-condensed dimensional merger. Lock Earth’s physical matter to Aetheria’s magic system. Execute System Reset.’
[Ding!][Class Modifier Activated: 10,000x Experience Converter!]
[Calculating...][1,000,000,000,000 EXP Consumed.]
[Initiating System Reset.]
The real world shattered!
A blinding massive pillar of pure white light erupted from Vahn’s hands.
It shot through the Sovereign Gate and blasted directly upward into the sky.
It pierced the corrupted red clouds and struck the invisible apex of the Chronos Spire with the force of a detonating sun.
Vahn gasped and fell to his knees. A terrifying pressure crushed his physical and digital form.
It felt like the entire weight of the Earth’s oceans was being funneled through his nervous system!
His Verdant Chronos-Sight flared so brightly that blood began to leak from the corners of his eyes.
"Vahn!" Aria screamed and rushed forward.
She completely ignored the blinding dangerous heat radiating from the Gate.
She dropped into the dirt beside him. Her hands instantly glowed with a brilliant warm pink-gold light.
She pressed them directly against his back, pouring her own strength into him before he came apart completely.
"Synch your breathing! I’ve got you! I will not let you break!"
Sia Vance stepped in front of them both.
She planted her boots and raised her Mythic-tier obsidian shield to brace against the sheer physical shockwave of the conversion process.
The light expanded. It didn’t destroy. It healed.
The white wave washed over Sovereign City and violently scrubbed the corrupted abyssal data from the atmosphere.
It swept across the continents. It instantly repaired the jagged rifts in the earth and purified the boiling oceans.
The two realities of Earth and Aetheria were slammed together!
Their codes intertwined and locked into a permanent unbreakable configuration.
The horrific grating voice of Demon Duke Ethan echoed faintly in the void.
He screamed in absolute helpless rage as he was violently ejected from the physical plane. The newly established planetary firewall slammed shut in his face.
The blinding light peaked. It turned the entire universe entirely white for a single agonizing heartbeat.
And then, the sound of a massive heavy lock clicking into place echoed across the globe.
The light faded. The pressure vanished.
Vahn collapsed forward. He caught himself on his hands and knees.
His chest heaved as he drew in a ragged desperate breath of pure mana-rich oxygen.
[Global Announcement!]
[The Convergence has been forcefully stabilized.]
[Planetary Integration Complete.]
[Welcome to the New Reality.]
[System Resetting...]
