Lionheart City was on the southern stretches of Adun Kingdom.

This place faced the Dream Forest, was encircled by the Amenita River, and had its back to Ram Mountain. As such, its scenery was incredibly beautiful and its port was extremely accessible. The people here lived relatively carefree lives, making it one of the most desirable cities to live in.

However, the plague changed all of that.

All of the natural beauty had withered away, and the flourishing city was in dire straits.

Afflicted individuals lined the streets and the waterways, and very little movement could be seen. Corpses were strewn everywhere, and fires seemed to be burning day and night.

The curse was only taking human lives, but the fear had driven the city’s inhabitants mad. Naturally, profiteering bandits had risen to the occasion as well.

Roughly ten percent of the people in the city had been killed by the curse, whereas about half had been killed by other humans.

Their panic and terror had led to widespread death and slaughter, which had only accelerated the city’s decline.

As he walked along the city...