27 Cure? (1/2)

Inside the house, in the living room, Bernard was sitting on the sofa while Sheila tended to his wound. Bernard had to endure the excruciating feeling every time the alcohol-filled cotton touches him. If it were not for the warm energy that circulated inside him, he would have a hard time moving.

He asked while feeling breathless, ”I won't die right?”

”Of course not, you'll be okay.”, Sheila said assuringly.

The wound was finally cleaned and she started bandaging the wound. She took a few medicine tablets from the black hole beside her and gave it to Bernard.

”I'm sorry... it's my fault.”, Ester said as tears fell down her cheeks. ”I should have killed it... but I couldn't.”

She started hiccuping, and then her sobs turned into crying. A few of her workmates consoled her to stop her from crying, but failed.

Bernard stood up, and took a scarf from his pocket. ”Don't cry... it's not your fault. I'm still alive and kicking, look.”

He moved around and showed how energetic he was. Seeing that she stopped crying, he went back and sat down, thoughts about his family filled his head.

***

”The door won't stand for long. We need to get out of here.”, said Jun as he entered the living room.

Edward anxiously appeared behind him, looking at the front door that repeatedly produced pounding noises. Roars and growls can be even be heard from the other side.

”Right! Let's go! Although this lord isn't scared of a dozen devil's minion, everyone's safety should be top priority.”, he said panicky.

Adrian went into another room and searched the area.

Sheila stood up and said, ”We can't leave right now. Bernard needs to rest. I don't know why, but his body suddenly became weak.”

Jun frowned. He knew that getting bit shouldn't have this effect. He scanned Bernard and didn't notice anything remarkable except for the bandaged wound.

He placed his hand on top just to make sure.

[Left Arm - Bite (Bandaged)]

[Description] The user is now an infected. When the user die, the body will reanimate and become a carrier.

Stacks: 2

[Additional Effect - Sickness]

”It's because of this!”, Jun thought to himself. He placed his hand on Bernard's forehead and was immediately greeted by the hot sensation.

”He's sick. Have you tried giving him medicine?”

”That's impossible! I just checked him earlier!” , said Sheila while checking Bernard's temperature.

Her expressiom darkened as she muttered to herself, ”...its true... but how?”

”Didn't you heal him?”

”I did! But I didn't use cure since he didn't seem to need it.”

There conversation was interrupted when someone barged into the room.

”Oh thank God! There are people that's still alive. I thought I was hallucinating for a momen-”

The old man couldn't even finish his last words before a fist struck his face.

***

Am I dead? Ugh... My head hurts. There is someone shouting. I focused and tried my best to listen.

”Don't stop me! This asshole almost got us killed! Move!”

I opened my eyes to see a young man being held by three people.

”Look! He's fine! A few more punches won't hurt him! Let me go!”

Is he crazy? Why do I feel like he wants to kill me? Are young people nowadays this blood-thirsty. Has this become the norm? Since yesterday, everything has become weird...