His consciousness was pulled away from the distant land of cherry blossoms, and Zhou Huai opened his eyes in his bedroom at the Eternal Night Guild base.

He exhaled a breath of stale air and rubbed his throbbing temples.

Multitasking, simultaneously controlling Caesar in the Sakura Kingdom and keeping an eye on the situation in the East Sea /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ City, was indeed a significant drain on his mental energy.

Fortunately, everything is proceeding according to plan.

More importantly, after so many days of planning, the parasitism mission of the ten thousand professionals in the Sakura Kingdom has finally been successfully completed.

"system."

Zhou Huai silently recited it in his heart.

Deep in my mind, the image of that futuristic rotary knob emerged, its body radiating a dazzling halo.

【Currently have 1 chance to draw a professional ball.】

【Should we perform the extraction?】

"Extract," Zhou Huai gave the order without hesitation.

The light swirled, and the knob emitted a slight mechanical hum, while countless small balls of different colors inside collided and jumped wildly.

Every turn of the wheel tugged at Zhou Huai's nerves.

Even though he now possesses several top-tier combatants at the SS or even SSS level, he still looks forward to the kind of lottery-like experience of opening blind boxes.

"Clatter".

With a crisp sound, a golden ball of light rolled down from the exit and hovered in the center of Zhou Huai's sea of ​​consciousness.

As golden light unfolded layer by layer, an ancient-looking scroll for job change quietly appeared before our eyes.

【Congratulations, host! You have drawn the class: S-rank Necromancer!】

Zhou Huai raised an eyebrow as he looked at the large characters that appeared on the scroll.

"Just an S-class?"

If this had happened right after he transmigrated, let alone an S-rank, even an A-rank profession would have kept him so excited he couldn't sleep all night.

But what about now?

Look at the cards he's holding!

Yasuo, the swordsman of divine thunder and divine punishment; Xiang Yu, the overlord of the immortal bulwark; Gandalf, the forbidden spell mage; Gabriel, the six-winged angel; Moria, the shadow lord...

Not to mention the Great Sage Li Er, whose words became law, and the Insect Emperor Caesar, who just made the entire Sakura Kingdom tremble!

They were used to the terrifying power of SS-class and SSS-class ships, which could destroy the world and change the rules at will.

Normally, the probability of drawing an SS-rank item is higher than that of an S-rank item. Zhou Huai felt somewhat unaccustomed to not drawing an S-rank item for a long time.

"It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality..."

Zhou Huai smiled, and with a thought, opened the attribute panel of the new profession.

【Clone Panel (Unnamed)】

【Class: S-Rank Necromancer】

【Level: LV1】

【Health Points: 100/100】

【Mana Points: 200/200】

【Strength: 8】

【Agility: 12】

【Stamina: 10】

【Mental Strength: 65】

【Skill List:】

【Passive Skill 1: Soul Drain (LV1) - Upon the death of any enemy unit within a 100-meter radius, the user will automatically drain the user's remaining soul power. This restores 5% of the user's maximum mana and permanently increases their Spirit attribute by 0.1 points. (The maximum increase increases with level.)】

【Passive Skill 2: Bone Resurrection (LV1) - Corpses within the host's radius have a certain chance to automatically transform into skeletal skeletons under the host's absolute control. The skeleton's base attributes are 30% of its pre-death stats, and it is immune to mental attacks. The more mana the host has, the higher the transformation probability and the stronger the skeleton.】

【Active Skill 1: Death Gaze (LV1) - Consumes 50 mana. Unleashes a ghostly light from the eyes, dealing 200% of the caster's spirit as true shadow damage to a single target. Also inflicts Soul Tremor (forcefully interrupts the target's current spellcasting and leaves them stunned for 1.5 seconds). Cooldown: 10 seconds.】

After looking at the panel, Zhou Huai stroked his chin: "So-so."

As an S-rank necromancer, having an initial mental strength attribute of 65 points is already considered extremely high.

【Soul Drain】 ensures his survivability on the battlefield and can even grow infinitely; 【Bone Resurrection】 is a typical undead mass army build, as long as the battlefield is big enough and there are enough dead, he can raise an army of skeletons by himself; and 【Death Gaze】 is a powerful single-target control and output skill.

On its own, this is a genius profession that can challenge opponents of higher levels.

But Zhou Huai now looks down on S-level professionals to some extent.

"Fortunately, there is still a chance to do a second job advancement after level 30."

"After the second job advancement, an S-rank may still be able to transform into an SS-rank or even higher."

Therefore, Zhou Huai didn't feel it was a pity; he simply considered it an opportunity to enrich the professional system he had.

【System prompt: Please name the new clone.】

This time, Zhou Huai didn't rack his brains for a powerful name like before.

He didn't hesitate for even a second.

"His name is Zhou Huai."

Because of the name of this clone and its purpose, Zhou Huai had already mentally rehearsed it countless times several days ago.

【System notification: Naming successful! Clone Zhou Huai created.】

【System prompt: Please sculpt the appearance of your clone, Zhou Huai.】

Zhou Huai took a breath, focused his mind, and began to sketch the image in his mind.

Even when creating his character's face, he sculpted it exactly, one-to-one, according to his current appearance.

He used his mental power to replicate the height, build, facial features, the curve of his eyebrows, and even the tiny beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

I thought I was already very strong.

He even killed the SSS-rank Kujo Naruya. How many people in this world can be his match?

The Great Xia Military Headquarters? Zhao Qingcang and Lin Zhu are there; they are my friends.

The Cherry Blossom Country? It has been completely turned into a colony by the Insect Emperor Caesar.

He thought he could finally catch his breath in this dangerous world and comfortably be a behind-the-scenes boss.

But last time in the dark dungeon, taking advantage of the opportunity when Chu He and Mo Hen signed the Demon Lord Contract, he exchanged a glance with that mysterious Mr. Duan from a distance.

Zhou Huai completely changed his mind!

With just a single glance from that man that transcended space, Zhou Huai felt how terrifying the other party was.

The sense of crisis of being looked down upon by higher-dimensional beings and being stared at by venomous snakes made him feel like he had a thorn in his side, and he couldn't eat or sleep in peace!

There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.

We must not be careless!

"My main body is too weak. No matter how strong my clones are, once my main body dies, all the clones will immediately dissipate, and everything will be in vain!"

He wasn't afraid to confront Mr. Duan head-on; if he were to use multiple people, the outcome would be uncertain.

But what he fears most is the enemy raiding his base!

A cunning old fox like Mr. Duan would definitely launch a decapitation strike against Zhou Huai's true identity once he discovers the true identity of the Eternal Night Guild Master.

Even with Gabriel or Xiang Yu protecting him closely, Zhou Huai wouldn't dare gamble his life on the fact that his opponent didn't have a trump card that could kill him instantly!

Therefore, Zhou Huai had to make plans in advance.

Create an exact replica of yourself!

Let this perfect substitute expose herself to the public, meet with the high-ranking officials of the Great Xia Dynasty, deal with the probing of various forces, and even face the assassination attempt by the Dawn Guild.

The true self is completely hidden, concealed in the deepest shadows, to be the one making the moves!

Driven by this idea, Zhou Huai became obsessively particular about the details of the character creation process.

It took a full two hours.

Zhou Huai kept comparing and adjusting, striving to make even the curve of a single hair indistinguishable from the original.

Until he felt his mental energy was almost exhausted.

【System notification: Zhou Huai's appearance has been successfully sculpted!】

【System notification: Clone generation in progress, please wait...】

A beam of white light shone in the open space of the bedroom, dispelling the darkness in the room.

A few seconds later, the white light dissipated.

A young man who looked exactly like Zhou Huai, dressed in simple casual clothes, quietly appeared in the room.

Zhou Huai sat in the chair, looking at the young man standing opposite him.

It feels like looking into a perfect mirror with 3D projection capabilities!

They had identical facial features, identical body shape, and even the same pale complexion as someone recovering from a serious illness.

"Absolutely perfect."