As his consciousness withdrew from the distant Sakura Country, Zhou Huai opened his eyes inside his bedroom at the Evernight Guild's base.

Exhaling a breath of murky air, he rubbed his throbbing temples.

Multitasking—controlling Caesar in Sakura Country while simultaneously keeping an eye on the events in Donghai City—was indeed quite a drain on his Mental Strength.

Fortunately, everything was proceeding according to plan.

More importantly, after days of careful planning, the parasitism mission targeting the ten thousand Classer in Sakura Country had finally reached Perfection.

"System."

Zhou Huai called out silently in his mind.

Deep within his mind, that sci-fi gachapon machine emerged, its surface emanating a colorful halo.

【Current Class Ball Draw Chances: 1.】

【Would you like to perform a draw?】

"Draw," Zhou Huai commanded without hesitation.

Light shifted and flowed as the machine produced a faint mechanical hum, with countless small, multi-colored balls inside wildly colliding and bouncing around.

Every rotation pulled at Zhou Huai's nerves.

Even though he already possessed several top-tier combat units of SS-Class and even SSS-Class, he still felt anticipation when faced with a blind-box draw.

*Clack.*

With a crisp sound, a golden sphere of light rolled out from the exit, floating at the center of Zhou Huai's Sea of Consciousness.

As the golden light bloomed layer by layer, an ancient Class Change Scroll quietly revealed itself before his eyes.

【Congratulations Host, you have drawn the Class: S-Class Necromancer!】

Looking at the large words that emerged on the scroll, Zhou Huai raised an eyebrow.

"Just an S-Class?"

If this had been right after he transmigrated, let alone an S-Class, even an A-Class job would probably have kept him awake all night with excitement.

But what about now?

Just look at the cards he was holding in his hand!

The Divine Thunder Tribulation's Swordsman Yasuo, the Immortal Rampart's Overlord Xiang Yu, the Forbidden Spell Mage Gandalf, the Six-Winged Angel Gabriel, the Shadow Demon Lord Moria...

Not to mention Great Sage Li Er, whose Words Become Law altered reality, and Insect Emperor Caesar, who had just made the entirety of Sakura Country tremble!

He was accustomed to the terrifying power of SS-Class and SSS-Class Avatars, which could destroy heaven and earth or rewrite rules at a whim.

Usually, his chances of drawing an SS-Class were higher than an S-Class. Having not drawn an S-Class in a long time, Zhou Huai felt a bit unaccustomed.

"It really is hard to adjust to modesty after experiencing luxury..."

Zhou Huai smiled faintly. With a thought, he opened the new Class's attribute panel.

【Avatar Panel (Unnamed)】

【Class: S-Class Necromancer】

【Level: LV1】

【HP: 100/100】

【MP: 200/200】

【Strength: 8】

【Agility: 12】

【Physique: 10】

【Mental Strength: 65】

【Skill List:】

【Passive Skill 1: Soul Drain (LV1) — Whenever an enemy unit within a 100-meter radius dies, residual soul power will automatically be absorbed. Restores 5% of maximum MP and permanently increases Mental Strength by 0.1 points. (Maximum enhancement cap increases with level.)】

【Passive Skill 2: Skeleton Revival (LV1) — Corpses within the host's vicinity have a chance to automatically turn into skeletal minions under the host's absolute control. Skeleton base stats are 30% of their stats in life, and they are immune to mental attacks. The higher the MP, the higher the conversion chance and skeleton strength.】

【Active Skill 1: Death Gaze (LV1) — Costs 50 MP. Releases nether light from the eyes, dealing True Shadow Damage equal to 200% of Mental Strength to a single target. Applies the soul Shiver effect (forcibly interrupts current spellcasting and inflicts a 1.5-second stun state). Cooldown: 10 seconds.】

After reviewing the panel, Zhou Huai stroked his chin. "Passable, I suppose."

For an S-Class Necromancer, an initial Mental Strength stat of 65 points was already exceptionally high.

【Soul Drain】 guaranteed his sustainability on the battlefield and even allowed for infinite growth; 【Skeleton Revival】 was a classic undead horde strategy—as long as the battlefield was big enough and enough people died, he could raise a skeleton army single-handedly; and 【Death Gaze】 was a powerful single-target crowd control and damage skill.

Taken on its own, this was a Genius Class capable of fighting above its Level.

However, in Zhou Huai's eyes, he now looked down somewhat on S-Class Professionals.

"Fortunately, there's still a chance for a Second Awakening after Level 30."

"After the Second Awakening, an S-Class might transform into an SS-Class or even higher."

Thus, Zhou Huai didn't feel disappointed either, regarding it as simply enriching his array of Class Systems.

【System Notification: Please name the new Avatar.】

This time, Zhou Huai didn't rack his brains to come up with a domineering name as he had before.

He didn't hesitate for even a single second.

"The name shall be Zhou Huai."

Because the name of this Avatar, as well as his purpose, had already been deduced and refined in Zhou Huai's mind countless times days ago.

【System Notification: Naming successful! Avatar Zhou Huai created.】

【System Notification: Please customize the physical appearance of Avatar Zhou Huai.】

Zhou Huai took a deep breath, focusing his consciousness deeply as he began sketching the appearance in his mind.

Even down to the face-sculpting, he fashioned it completely in a one-to-one replica of his main body's current appearance.

Height, build, facial contours, the curve of his brow, and even the tiny mole under his eye were all replicated using his Mental Strength.

He had originally thought he was already strong enough.

He had slain even the SSS-Class Kujo Naruya, so how many people left in this world could be his opponent?

The Great Xia Military Department? With Zhao Qingcang and Lin Zhu there, they were his allies.

Sakura Country? It had already been turned completely into a colony by Insect Emperor Caesar.

He had thought that he could finally take a brief breath of relief in this dangerous world and comfortably act as a mastermind behind the scenes.

However, last time in the dark dungeon, taking advantage of Chu He signing the Demon Lord Contract with Mo Hen, he had exchanged a distant glance with that mysterious Mr. Duan.

Zhou Huai completely changed his mind after that!

With merely a gaze across space, that man had made Zhou Huai sense how terrifying he was.

That feeling of being looked down upon by a higher-dimensional entity, of being stared at by a venomous snake, left him feeling like he had thorns on his back, unable to sleep or eat in peace!

There is always someone stronger beyond oneself, and heavens beyond heavens.

In the end, one must never be careless!

"My main body is far too weak. No matter how strong my Avatars are, if my main body dies, all my Avatars will instantly dissipate and everything will be for nothing!"

He wasn't afraid of confronting Mr. Duan head-on; if all his Avatars fought together, it really wasn't certain who would win.

What he feared most was the enemy pulling a sneaky ambush on his base!

An old fox with bizarre methods like Mr. Duan, once he realized the true identity of the master of the Evernight Guild, would definitely launch a decapitation strike against Zhou Huai's main body.

Even with Gabriel or Xiang Yu protecting him closely, Zhou Huai didn't dare gamble his life on whether the opponent had a guaranteed instant-kill trump card!

Therefore, Zhou Huai had to plan ahead.

To create an identical version of himself!

To let this perfect substitute expose himself to the public in his place, meeting higher-ups of Great Xia, dealing with probings from various factions, and even facing assassinations from the Dawnbreaker Guild.

While his true self would remain completely hidden in the deepest shadows behind the scenes, playing the role of the chess master!

Driven by this thought, Zhou Huai's demands for detail in this face-sculpting reached a borderline obsessive level.

For two full hours.

Zhou Huai constantly compared and adjusted, ensuring that even the curvature of a single strand of hair was indistinguishable from his main body.

Not until he felt his Mental Strength approaching complete exhaustion did he stop.

【System Notification: Appearance customization for Avatar Zhou Huai successful!】

【System Notification: Avatar generating, please wait...】

A beam of white light illuminated the empty space in the bedroom, dispelling the dimness within the room.

A few seconds later, the white light faded.

A young man identical to Zhou Huai, dressed in simple casual wear, appeared quietly in the room.

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

This feeling was like looking into a perfect mirror with 3D projection capabilities!

Identical facial features, an identical build, and even that sickly pale complexion of someone just recovering from a serious illness was matched without a single discrepancy.

"Simply perfect."