[ Chapter IX (9): "I WANT MY JOB CLASS TO BE..." ]

[ Chapter IX (9): "I WANT MY JOB CLASS TO BE..." ]

[ FARMER ] [ 2 STARS ]

Alastor couldn't understand, what should he pick? What would be most advantageous to him in the situation he found himself in? Should he pick Farmer, or something like that to sustain himself...

No, he rejected that idea cause he knew farming wouldn't be effective with monsters roaming around; plus the fact, that the land under him is wild, the air is poisonous, and there is little to no sun due to the thick uneven trees.

So he reluctantly threw away the Farmer Card he was holding, causing it to levitate back to its original place... He moved on to the next card, noticing it amongst many...

[ GLUTTON ] [ 3 STARS ]

In the card he could see a shadow person eating pigs, monsters, and even metal objects from the ground, while being surrounded by many-many such peculiar stuff behind him...

He was attracted by the 3 Stars in it, compared to most of the cards. This is considered high; he also wouldn't die starving at the very least if he picked this.

Because he would be able to eat anything including monsters, trees, bugs, and everything other than harmful ones that could kill him— like a live bomb, or nuke...

He doesn't know if he could eat that, or not.

Thinking about it very deeply, Alastor rejected this class... It's a great class, there's no problem in it... It's just that he isn't attracted to it, so he just tried to remember its location as he moved to another card...

[ "Useless..." ]

He ignored the 1-2 Star Cards and continued picking from the 3-5 Stars... From game experience, though he has little; it told him to ignore the small star ones and focus instead on the high star cards. And so he did...

[ PROFESSOR ] [ 3 STARS ]

[ VAMPIRE LORD ] [ 3 STARS ]

[ PLAGUEBEARER ] [ 3 STARS ]

[ KING OF FLIES ] [ 4 STARS ]

[ SHAPESHIFTER ] [ 3 STARS ]

[ ELEMENTALIST WIZARD ] [ 3 STARS ]

[ ... ]

Alastor tried searching for the highest star card, which is 5 he believes. But no matter what he did, he couldn't seem to find it. The highest here instead being the King of Flies which is 4 stars. To be fair, he hadn't searched all the cards...

Some are just unreachable, some are just plain stupid, some not even useful for surviving— a Life Guard? And also because he only has about 5 minutes to search for a class that would help him survive this new universe he found himself in...

Deciding which class is best for both short term, and long term isn't the easiest. But at the moment he realizes that the timer in the middle of this void only has about 59 seconds left in it.

This caused him to panic, as he rapidly ran around in circles finding which one is the best... In his hands are the useful cards i.e. 3 Stars or above, which include the King of Flies...

If he doesn't find a better card, then he'll pick this one... He doesn't know what'll happen to him if he picked this, would he turn into a fly or something...?!!

[ "Quick...!" ]

This question caused him to search much more frantically. He grabbed an eye catching card, and noticed what it was; on the card is a shadow person with horns, tails, and is holding a pitchfork...

Under him are mountains of people... The card is plainly called Demon King and it has 4 Stars... That's great, he was about to place that thing on his person and searched for a much better card, or an alternative...

But he paused midway when he noticed a certain card near the ground... This like the others shouldn't be eye-catching, but to Alastor it caught his attention... And the card seems to be calling for him, which is unique...

Dropping his cards on the floor, Alastor knelt on the floor and grabbed the thing... The timer in the middle of the room approaching 30 seconds, with the voice inside his head seemingly saying the same thing, counting down.

But he didn't rush it, the panic in his heart seemingly having disappeared as he picked up the card that piqued his interest; as he then observed it more closely. [ "Well... hello." ]

[ NECROMANCER ]

[ 3 STARS ]

Though less, though supposed to be weaker than the King of Flies and Demon King class... Alastor still felt attached to it. The shadow person in the middle could be seen standing perfectly still, a dark robe draped over him...

Holding a dagger on one hand, and a staff on the other... On the ground, and under the ground are skeletons, monsters in armor, bugs painted in black are wriggling waiting to be summoned...

The skies darkened by death, and even the void above could be seen having a crack with people dying behind the Necromancer... This attracted him, and before he could realize it... He had already made his choice.

[ "This... I want this one..." ]

He turned around at the timer, seeing that it only has about 16 seconds of life... Then he turned to look at the King of Flies class, the Demon King class, and other such classes...

Something in his heart told him that it would be better if he picked one of those, but another part of himself told him that the Necromancer would be better... He doesn't know which is which.

But knowledge relating to the 21st century, especially on how venomous and powerful a modern Necromancer is made Alastor content with what he picked...

He did watch the trailer for the Solo Leveling anime after all, and knew how badass being a Necromancer is... That lazy boss ass life is what he yearns for...

And also because something tells him that it'll be a fun class compared to the King of Flies, Demon King, and all such classes presented right here right now...

Smiling to himself, Alastor while clutching his Necromancer card is ready to receive its powers and wreck havoc on those ant creatures, especially because one of them though is now dead, still did bite off his finger— and he could see it still bitten off.

He looked at the time, and noticed that it only had about 6 seconds left... Ready himself, Alastor grabbed his shield, sword, and last potion... About to take a stance, he paused...

He opened his mouth wide when he noticed a card across from him, near the top... A card wherein it has a shadow person standing over a world, arms open wide as if to welcome everyone...

The star that this card has, is... 5, the highest he has seen, and also the strongest... That should have shocked him, but what shocked him is the title besides the stars... [ "G-god...?!!" ]

[ GOD ] [ 5 STARS ]

Someone can become a GOD?!!

To those who aren't in the know, no matter what mythology it is. A GOD is something that no one could disrespect. In 7 days he created everything, if you believe in Christianity.

In Greek lore GODS ruled, and lived in a debauchery filled life... What a wonderful life that is... In Egyptian lore, they are revered, knowledgeable entities that keep the cosmic balance some even deciding who is worthy or who isn't.

In Norse lore they are drunkards, most of the time, with complicated laws, rules, and weird stories to boot. No matter what mythology it is, or what type of GOD...

Alastor could still live in debauchery no matter what, and live a life he wants... If given the chance, then he might be able to change reality to better fit his whims and wants...

In desperation Alastor was about to grab it no matter the cost, but the System pulled him out of the domain when the time was finally up; seeing this, he screamed inside his head, his mouth opening up about to release a gigantic no!

But was stopped halfway as he completely teleports back to the battlefield... All the cards surrounding him disappear, the void turning back into the dense forest filled, the surroundings suffocating again; as his bitten finger hurts again...

And in front of him are the remaining ants, seemingly cannibalizing their kin...

Alastor knelt on the ground, feeling that he picked the wrong class. GODHOOD was this close to his grasp, but fate had other plans... Now, the supposed golden card he has; felt like shit in turn rather than the gold it really is...

Causing him to tremble with anger, as his hands claws at the ground his voice straining as he curses at the ground...

[ "No-!" ]

[ "Shit...!" ]

[ "Fuck...!" ]

[ "AH! Noooo..." ]

[ "No..." ]

Before then turning to slight sobs... Cursing everyone and anyone he could, but most importantly himself... He should have looked more carefully, more closely, then the plausibility of finding that GOD Card would have been easier, much quicker...

But no, he gave up halfway... Feeling his tears drowning his eyes, Alastor momentarily stopped sobbing when he looked up. At the face of the remaining ants about to attack him...

But with them seemingly hesitating in fear of something. He didn't care about them, he could cut them down with ease, and recover after with a sip of potion...

No what caught his attention is the voice ringing in his head accompanied by a notification in front of him popping up— a notification about his new ability that accompanies his new class...

Which did little to nothing, but still something to appease his sorrowful mood...

[ PLAYER NO. 1 HAVE PICKED NECROMANCER CLASS! ]

[ SKILL UNLOCKED: REANIMATION LVL. 1 ]

[ REANIMATION: THE MAIN ABILITY OF A NECROMANCER, THIS GIVES FREE REIGN FOR THEM TO COMMAND THE UNDEAD FOR THEIR OWN BIDDING ] [ CONSUMES MANA IF USED ]

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