Apocalypse Healer 2: A LitRPG Adventure by HideousGrain

Author:HideousGrain [HideousGrain]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2025-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

31

CURSED

Torb allowed the human party inside the Dwarven Sanctuary once their intentions were clear. He provided meals and beverages in exchange for hearing their story.

“It’s not a nice story,” the leader of the human party, Lukas, warned.

“Regardless, we would like to hear it,” Torb said, and David nodded in agreement.

Some of Fortress’ zealots tried to stop him when he followed Torb and the human party into the Prime Champion’s home, but his Bloodlust worked wonders. The dwarves backed off and glared at him from afar. David let them be and made himself comfortable on the couch in Torb’s office. It wasn’t anything special—large but lacking furniture—but it was something. Definitely enough for the manager of a newly established Sanctuary.

“The integration happened suddenly, yet we didn’t take it seriously at first. Our connection to the internet was cut off, but we still had access to water and electricity. Electricity didn’t last long, but I don’t think anyone sensed anything amiss until Maja’s grandparents died,” Lukas said, glancing at the young, trembling woman clutching her Mage Wand until her knuckles turned white.

“The integration didn’t take their lives. Old age did. Regardless, Maja’s grandparents turned into Infected. I think everyone can imagine what happened to the townspeople when they saw the dead roaming our streets.

“First, the Infected killed the nurse who had taken care of them, turning her as well. They infected more townspeople before we could stop them, which granted us access to Classes and supernatural power. But that power came at a price. A Rift opened in town, forcing us”—Lukas pointed at his group—“my friends and me to kill those disgusting little cretins—Goblins, or whatever they were called. But even as we killed them, the Rift didn’t close. So, we entered the Rift.”

David glanced to the right and noticed several members of the human party in tears.

“We had to stay in the Rift longer than expected to survive and close it. While that granted us power, it also left the rest of the town without enough protection against…” Lukas gritted his teeth, clenching his fists.

“Against these bloody bastards!” the man seated beside Lukas growled.

Lukas patted the man on the back, sighing heavily. “Exactly. Our families couldn’t do anything against these bastards while we were busy clearing the Rift. We came back to find our families on the verge of death. But our families weren’t the only ones who suffered. Hundreds of people had been executed, while the rest were beaten and cursed.”

“Cursed?” Torb interrupted before Lukas could continue. “What’s this about?”

Lukas’ shoulders drooped, and he looked at the ground. “We don’t really know either. We just call it a Curse because it’s the only thing that makes sense to us. Nobody in town recovers from their wounds. They look like they’re constantly on the verge of dying.”

The sobbing to the right continued, and it didn’t take long before the woman beside Maja bawled her eyes out.

“Zora chose the Cleric Class and has already completed her First Class Advancement. I consider her Class fairly powerful, but she couldn’t heal them.

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