Chapter 1: A Million Years AFK, and I’m Finally Awake!
"Breaking news: This year, 12.35 million people in our country participated in the Awakening, an 11.3% increase from last year. Out of these, approximately 3.952 million successfully awakened as professionals, marking the highest record since the arrival of the 'Otherworld' on Earth 110 years ago!"
"This year also marks the centenary of Dragon Nation's strongest warrior, 'Asura,' who sacrificed his life in the Otherworld to protect our country. At the memorial service held the day before yesterday in the capital, top-tier professionals such as Seraph, Moon Scar, and Ice Emperor all attended to pay their respects."
"Meanwhile, on yesterday's Awakening Day, Japan witnessed the birth of a Legendary-tier professional, the 'Jedi Warrior.' Prime Minister Kudo announced at the press conference that the country would devote 10% of its resources this year to nurture this Jedi Warrior, aiming for a spot on the global Tier 0 professional leaderboard."
"International news: At dawn today, Beacon Nation successfully conquered the Otherworld's 95th world, 'Nightfall Nation.' As of now, they still hold the top spot in the global conquest progress..."
Zhang Yue sat on the couch, watching the news on TV, feeling absolutely indifferent.
One hundred and ten years ago, the Otherworld descended upon Earth.
Countless monsters surged from the Otherworld into reality, attacking human cities with relentless fury, bringing about a great catastrophe.
At the same time, mysterious marks appeared on the back of every human's hand.
Upon turning eighteen, each person could awaken their mark on the annual Awakening Day, allowing them to choose a profession and step into the Otherworld. By slaying monsters, completing missions, and clearing dungeons, professionals gained strength to fight back against the Otherworld's threat.
Thus began the age of mass job transitions for humanity.
In the Otherworld, professional tiers are divided into Common, Elite, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic.
According to statistics, only 10% of people awaken as core professionals, such as warriors, mages, knights, priests, archers, assassins, and beast tamers.
The chance of awakening into a life profession—such as alchemist, blacksmith, appraiser, or chef—is 20%.
Seventy percent of humanity, however, fail to awaken a profession at all, doomed to remain as ordinary citizens, the lower rung of society.
Professionals are revered by the masses, enjoying high social status in this new world.
Yesterday, on Awakening Day, Zhang Yue had awakened as a Common-tier core professional: Beast Tamer.
Today, at 8 a.m., the Otherworld was open to new professionals.
Zhang Yue glanced at the time. "Eight o'clock, right on time."
Following the method for entering the Otherworld, he pressed his left hand over the mark on the back of his right hand.
Three seconds later.
Whoosh!
A three-meter-tall dimensional gate appeared in front of Zhang Yue.
Stepping through it, Zhang Yue vanished from his living room, along with the portal.
Whoosh!
With a shift in his vision, Zhang Yue found himself standing in a dilapidated town.
Before he could take in his surroundings, a dull voice suddenly echoed in his ear—
[Ding! Esteemed professional Asura, welcome. The system has detected that you've been offline for 36,552 days. Based on your last progress before exiting the Otherworld at World 70, you will receive 70 units of power per second of offline time. You've accumulated: Power +221,066,496,000 units.]
The unexpected notification made Zhang Yue's heart race.
"I was planning to start fresh as a rookie, but it seems the system ratted me out."
He muttered under his breath, "No point hiding anymore. Time to come clean—I'm none other than Dragon Nation's strongest warrior, Asura, who died in the Otherworld a hundred years ago."
A century ago, the largest Tier 9 dimensional rift appeared within Dragon Nation's borders. Countless monsters poured through, threatening to invade the nation.
To defend his homeland, Zhang Yue held the rift alone, sacrificing himself to repel the beast tide.
But fate wasn't done with him.
Somehow, he had been reborn a hundred years later, into the body of another Zhang Yue.
And now... he could even claim the offline rewards from his past life.
Just as he was processing this, another system notification chimed:
[Ding! Congratulations on defeating the Tier 9 beast tide for the first time and completing the Mythic achievement [Unmatched in the Otherworld]. You have received: Mythic treasure [Supreme Oracle] x1]
[Ding! The [Supreme Oracle] has been automatically used.]
[Congratulations! You've gained a permanent buff: Online and offline power accumulation increased by 10,000 times. This effect is now active. You've received an additional 9999x AFK bonus: 221,044,389,350,000 power units]
[Ding! Your profession has been reset. Please choose one of the seven Mythic core professions below.]
[Knight – Undead Death Knight]
[Warrior – Dark Swordsman]
[Assassin – Shadow Reaper]
[Priest – Holy Archpriest]
[Mage – Infernal Flame Mage]
[Archer – Nether Hunter]
[Beast Tamer – Necromancer]
"The rewards for defeating a Tier 9 beast tide are this generous?"
Zhang Yue found it hard to believe, but then again, he had earned it with his life. It was only fair.
After all, Tier 9 meant the highest level beast tide in the Otherworld.
Normally, only a professional who had reached the ninth advancement would have any hope of standing against it.
At the time, Zhang Yue had only been at the eighth advancement when he fended off the Tier 9 beast tide.
"Beast Tamer is the strongest core profession in the Otherworld, but leveling yourself and your pets requires far too much power. It's too hard to nurture."
"But now, with my million years' worth of power from AFK farming, the best choice is obvious..."
"Necromancer."
[Ding! Congratulations, you are now a Mythic core professional: Necromancer (Beast Tamer advancement).]
Zhang Yue opened his profession interface:
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[Necromancer] (Magic-type / Mythic core profession)
Magic Attack Growth: 25 stars
Mana Growth: 18 stars
Health Growth: 20 stars
Physical Defense Growth: 18 stars
Magic Defense Growth: 19 stars
> Profession Effect 1: Soul Harvest (When the Necromancer kills a monster in the Otherworld, there is a 1% chance of harvesting its soul, turning it into a pet. Pets acquired this way cannot be traded, and can only be used by the owner or consumed by other pets for upgrades.)
> Profession Effect 2: Undead Evolution (All of the Necromancer's pets can evolve by consuming other pets of the same rank. Maximum evolution is Mythic tier, and all pets have unlimited loyalty.)
> Profession Effect 3: Death Reduction (All of the Necromancer's pets require 50% less experience to level up.)
> Description: The harbinger of death, revived from the depths of hell. The Necromancer masters the power of the dead. Only death excites a Necromancer...
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"A profession with 100 stars of initial stat! Damn, the strength of this class... it truly deserves to be Mythic!"
In the Otherworld, pet eggs were rare, often only obtainable through exclusive mission rewards. Many Beast Tamers would go their entire lives without acquiring even one.
Even then, their pets couldn't improve in quality—whatever rank they were born as, they would stay that way forever.
But Necromancers completely broke that mold.
Historically, in the hundred years since the Otherworld's arrival on Earth, only three people worldwide had ever awakened a Mythic profession.
Among them: Beacon Nation's Ghost Sword Elf, Russia's Hell Dragon Knight Resdiev, and the Cold Nation's Frost Mage Kwon Jihyeon.
Each of these Mythic professionals held god-like power, capable of toppling worlds and altering destinies with a single flick of hand.
It was because of these three that Beacon Nation, Russia, and Cold Nation consistently led the global Otherworld conquest.
In his past life, Zhang Yue had only been an Epic-tier warrior.
Yet, even with just an Epic profession, he had become Dragon Nation's number one in less than a decade—ultimately rising to the top of the global ranks.
Now, in this life, he had started with a Mythic profession and a million years' worth of AFK farming rewards.
There was no stopping him from taking off right from the start.
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