Marcus was a rising star in finance, until his boss's petty revenge left him fired, and near broke. The woman he loved was gone. His future was a joke, his life adrift, and with nothing left to lose 

His only way out was Dominion, the world's first true VRMMO, a game that promises to become humanity's second world, where in-game gold translates to real-world wealth. For Marcus, it wasn't a game; it was a desperate last chance to rebuild his life and support his sister.

But on the day of character creation, the system glitched.

While other players were assigned random stats, Marcus was given the impossible: Maxed-Out Base Attributes and a legendary, unchangeable Luck stat of 20.

The system tried to fix him. It failed.

Now, Marcus doesn't play the game. He exploits it. Armed with a broken skill that reveals every secret and a drop rate that makes him instantly rich, he is the statistical anomaly the developers never accounted for.

The global announcement echoed across Dominion, every player hearing it loud and clear.


"Who is that? They must be a complete monster."


"I wonder what kind of loot that dropped. That guy's set for life."


"Everyone, move out! Find the Black Rock Spire! There's gotta be mad loot there!"


The system's announcement triggered chaos. The forums exploded, chat channels lit up, and entire guilds mobilized. Players poured out of Dragon's Peak Citadel, racing to find the Black Rock Spire that had suddenly appeared in the world.


In a quiet corner of the city, InfernoRider001, one of the Top Ten Experts, checked the leaderboards. His eyes widened when he saw the top player's level jump again.


"How is that possible? He's leveling up way too fast. Even farming over-leveled mobs shouldn't raise XP that quickly. Is there a bug in Dominion?" he asked his guildmate, InfernoFiend001.


Chapter 38 - The Merchant’s Reward