Time-Traveling to the Black Death Era: Awakening the Divine Healer System

The world flipped upside down in a heartbeat. One moment, I was slouched over my laptop in my cramped apartment, scrolling through medical articles to pass the time; the next, I was sprawled on my back, the cold bite of wet cobblestones seeping through my clothes. A stench slammed into me—rotting meat tangled with something sour and hopeless. I forced my eyes open, blinking against the sting of reality. The sky above was a dull, suffocating gray, clouds pressing down like a lid on a coffin. Around me, people shuffled past in threadbare rags, their faces hollow, their eyes dead. Some had grotesque, blackened lumps swelling from their necks or under their arms—textbook signs of the bubonic plague. “s**t,” I muttered, dragging myself upright. “Where the hell am I?” A sharp pain lanced through my head, and then, like something out of a sci-fi movie, a glowing screen blinked into existence right in front of me: Divine Healer System activated. Welcome, Host. Divine Healer System activated. Welcome, Host. “What the f**k?” I said, gawking at the floating text. “A system? Like in those webnovels I used to read?” Affirmative. You have been transported to the year 1347, the onset of the Black Death in Europe. Your mission: survive and thrive using the Divine Healer System. A laugh bubbled up, half-crazed, half-thrilled. “So, I’m stuck in the Middle Ages, right in the middle of history’s worst pandemic, and I’ve got a cheat code? This is insane!” The amusement didn’t last. Moans of pain echoed around me. Corpses were piled against walls like trash. If I was going to make it in this nightmare, I needed to figure out this system—fast. “Okay, system, what’s the deal?” I asked, staring at the screen. The Divine Healer System grants you advanced medical knowledge, healing abilities, and the power to craft miraculous remedies. Complete quests to level up and unlock additional features. The Divine Healer System grants you advanced medical knowledge, healing abilities, and the power to craft miraculous remedies. Complete quests to level up and unlock additional features. “Quests? Fine, give me one.” First Quest: Save a life. Reward: Basic Medical Kit. First Quest: Save a life. Reward: Basic Medical Kit. Straightforward enough. I scanned the street and spotted a small figure slumped against a crumbling wall—a girl, maybe ten or twelve. Her breaths were shallow, her skin slick with sweat, her neck swollen with dark, oozing sores. She was on the edge. I dropped to one knee beside her. “Hey, kid, you okay?” No answer—just a faint, rattling wheeze. I touched her forehead; she was burning up. Plague, no question. “System, how do I fix this?” Analyzing… Patient suffers from bubonic plague. Recommended treatment: administer antibiotic serum. Analyzing… Patient suffers from bubonic plague. Recommended treatment: administer antibiotic serum. “Antibiotic serum? In the 14th century? You’re joking, right?” Host can synthesize basic remedies using the system’s alchemy function. Required materials: herbs (rosemary, thyme), water, and a small amount of Host’s blood. Host can synthesize basic remedies using the system’s alchemy function. Required materials: herbs (rosemary, thyme), water, and a small amount of Host’s blood. “My blood? For real?” Affirmative. Host’s blood contains unique properties due to system integration. Affirmative. Host’s blood contains unique properties due to system integration. I winced but didn’t argue. If it worked, I’d deal with it. I spotted a patch of scraggly herbs nearby—rosemary and thyme, common even here. I yanked up a handful, then grabbed a cracked clay pot and scooped murky water from a nearby well. With a sharp stone, I nicked my finger and let a few drops of blood fall into the mix. Initiating alchemy process… Initiating alchemy process… The water shimmered, the herbs melting into a golden liquid as a faint glow wrapped around the pot. When it faded, I was holding a small vial of glowing serum. “Here goes nothing,” I muttered, kneeling back beside the girl. I tilted her head and dripped the serum into her mouth. For a heartbeat, nothing happened. Then her chest rose steadier. Color seeped into her cheeks, and the swelling in her neck shrank. “Holy s**t, it worked!” I grinned like a fool. Her eyes fluttered open, weak but alive. “Thank… thank you,” she rasped. Quest completed. Reward: Basic Medical Kit. Quest completed. Reward: Basic Medical Kit. A leather pouch materialized in my hand, packed with bandages, antiseptics, and a few more vials of serum. I smirked. “Alright, Middle Ages. Let’s see what I can do here.”