The Wandering Healer - A Tactical Healer LITRPG Story [Healer] [Weak-To-Strong]

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Description

Ella is a medical resident drowning in crushing student debt, barely scraping by in a high-stress, underpaid job, and facing a mountain of family bills. The reality of her existence is simple: if her body doesn't give out from exhaustion, her debts will bury her alive.

But what if—just what if—she didn’t have to face that fate?

So, just after a ‘mere’ freak accident, Ella finds herself in a strange new world—a chaotic, wild place where modern warfare collides with ancient magic. Turned into a fallen angel, she changed her name to Ain and embraces her new identity.

And guess what? She can’t die here. Instead of being crushed by the weight of her responsibilities, she’s reborn in a place where the rules of life are rewritten. In this bizarre new reality, killing monsters and robots is a legit job.

And the best part? She can live irresponsibly—without consequence.

And she’s showered with a bunch of money that only her wildest dreams could’ve ever imagined.

With the desire only to find her own happiness, and ‘working’ as a healer in this chaotic yet fun world, our protagonist embarks on a journey filled with magic, guns, and more.

She gets shot, stabbed, and thrown out of buildings—and loves every single minute of it. Well, except maybe when she’s tossed around like a disposable mercenary. Still, if the money’s good, business is booming.

After all, the possibilities and the realms are endless.

In one world, she’s a contractor, taking down armed, stalker-like zombies. In another, she’s robbing a bank with fellow heisters, facing off against elves and ogres wielding assault rifles.

Anything for money.

And fun.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

+ LitRPG System Based on Modern Military and Inspired by Other Tactical LITRPGs

+ Fireams & Magical world = Equal chaos

+ A Healer With Assault Rifles

+ A Lot of Actions

+ Demons With M1 Abrams

+ What Happens When Modern Warfare Meets a Magical World

This book is indirectly inspired by all of the games that I've played in the past couple of years like Tarkov, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Stalker, Skyrim, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, Payday, and so on.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Blare

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 954
Views: 125,927

Chapters(37 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

fakerdakerhahahaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I know. You must be extremely confused about that title I wrote above. Yet, strange as this might sound, this novel manages to achieve exactly that: turning such a peculiar concept into something not only fun and exciting, but also incredibly addicting like playing an action-packed video game
Style and Story:
Wandering Healer can almost be described as a fervor dream. Firstly, we have a medic who is stressed as all heck from a constant stream of low-paying works and unrewarding day-to-day life. Hilarious enough, this is the most normal part of the story. After all, what comes next after she reincarnates is becoming an angel, in a fantasy world where technology, guns and dragons escorting military helicopters are considered the norm
As you can expect, the premise alone is both hilarious and intriguing, even without factoring what, how, when or even why something like this could have happened in the first place
Grammar:
Sentences flow smoothly and there wasn’t any grammar mistake I could find while reading the novel, so this part is certainly a plus
Character:
Ain – formerly known as Ella - is the protagonist of this shooter rpg not-so-rouge-like isekai/sci-fi world. Oh, she’s also a fallen angel and a medic, though the second part feels much more impactful than the first
Despite dying due to her old job as an overworked medic, Ain still decided to become a healer and tried to live her best life in this strange new world. She’s snarky, which can be seen from almost every interaction the girl has with other people – who can be just as zany or deadpan. This, combined with the gallows humor that oozes from the nature of this new world, makes for hilarious moments that readers can’t help but chuckle along, even if the topic in question feels grim beyond belief (like being left behind as a zombie since you’re expendable)
Overall, Wandering Healer is a fun novel if you’re looking for one fun reading session. It has guns, lots of guns, as well as military lingo that casual r
CosmicQuillRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is a strange mix of fantasy with modern elements and a hint of sci-fi on top. However, it all kind of... works.
The LitRPG element, aka the system, is well thought out and includes many details that fans of the genre will certainly appreciate.
Style and Story—The tone is fairly light-hearted, with a lot of humor mixed into it. Pace is quick, and action is abundant; there is nothing to reprimand here.
My only beef with the story so far is the relatively cheap world-building. I know it might sound like nitpicking, but the copy-pasting of modern Earth military equipment brands and types into a fantasy setting felt a bit immersion-breaking as if it was there more for the sake of the reader and the author than the story itself.
For example, why must the cars be named BMW if there's no Germany in that world? What’s the point for some random elf in a fantasy afterlife to be driving around in a BMW?
But that’s just my opinion. There’s probably a perfectly valid explanation for that. It’s just that I prefer more originality when it comes to fantasy settings.
Grammar—I didn't find any issues. Sentences are well-written and easy to read.
Character—Ain/Ella is a typical workaholic who is reincarnated into a fantasy afterlife after her untimely death. She is quick-witted and seems to take everything that is thrown her way in strides.
Even after being thrown into an unfamiliar world, she decides to make the best of it and have fun with it, which I quite enjoyed about her.
Overall Score—I very much enjoyed this book, and despite a few minor immersion-breaking issues, I highly recommend it to any fan of fantasy and guns, especially guns.
Mr MoreporkRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Straddling the line between fantasy and sci-fi is a difficult task but Blare manages to hit it out of the park with The wandering healer.
The care and thought that has gone into the world and the litRPG system is readily apparent. There is a significant amount of specific detail threaded throughout the story that really contributes to an immersive feeling. The author has put in a lot of research to achieve this.
The litRPG aspect is done very well and is laid out clearly. There is scope for some amazing progression for the MC with the options that have been shown so far.
The traumatic experiences of a young doctor are realistic and show a lot about the main character. I'm not sure if it is the intent, but I got a distinct feeling that the MCs background in a traumatic and chaotic backwater hospital as well as her training as a doctor has allowed her to cope with the massive reincarnation event and being thrown into a new world on both an intellectual and emotional level.
I am very exited for where this story goes, fantastic work.
OrangeowlRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Amazing story! Helicopters and Dragons! the Wandering healer as the name suggests tells the story of a doctor who wakes up in another world, after being exhausted from operating on dozens of people in a remote hospital, the beginning of the story opens quite standard, but from chapter two the world building surprised me pleasantly! the background has a mix of SF and fantasy that works well, not like the usual mix of Sci-fi and fantasy, I think building a world with a modern military plus magic and systems is very difficult to make good, I don't know how but it's good and balanced, what I like the most is that Blare has a well thought out story, the story has a clear plot that is very easy to get into.
Story: Badass, even at this early stage, the story is very entertaining following Ain's journey in her new world in her fight as a Guardian healer, the world building feels fun with various races and systems that are clear and make sense, did I mention modern military with magic?
Grammar: Very good and clear, nothing pulled me out of the story.
Writing Style: Clear and easy to follow, I was never confused about who was talking or the setting being discussed, I have no complaints whatsoever with the writing style.
Character: great, of course my favorite character right now is Ain because we are following her point of view at the moment, but looking at the characters that have come out they are all written to be alive and breathing, unlike the usual npc like characters found in other stories.
I think this is a story worth picking up with no flaws so far! Blare clearly knows what's up to and has the skills to write it into this story, all in all this is a great isekai story in all aspects!
R. C. VettaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
What a wild ride!
Style- The author had a clear idea in mind when thy set to writing this fiction. The tone and fluidity lends to very natural dialog and descriptions. The characters have an ease to them that allow their personalities to resonate as they interact with the main character.
Grammar- I thought the grammar was well done. From what I saw each grammatical decision was justified.
Story- The detail that comes with the chapter of the main character's "first" life is expertly done. Arguably, it is so well done it could have easily been explored more, but it sets up a background for the main character that provides an fascinating context for their reincarnation. The world they arrive in is layered and hosts a system that has a lot of potential for interesting abilities and items/weapons.
Character- The main character has a vivid background prior to their reincarnation which they carry over into the rest of the story. From only hang up with the character is their character development stalled a bit when they entered the new world. Naturally that is a byproduct of necessary world building and is most likely rectified in later chapters. So I mention it as more of a disclaimer that the character growth in terms of personality is more of a slow burn and will take a back seat until they get their feet under them in the world.
Overall a very enjoyable War and Technology meets Fantasy style fiction.
The action scenes depicting the crossover are an absolute blast to read!
AsentumRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overview: Something I really appreciate about this series is that it lays out a justification for why the MC ends up where she does in chapter 2, and there's a cute summary of her life leading to that moment that I won't spoil but it made for a fun read.
There's a wild mix of fantasy and Sci-Fi elements thrown into a pot, and mixed together in some interesting ways. Ever wanted to see elves and cyborgs in the same fantasy world? What about dragons and fighter jets? Well this is the story for that.
Style: While the author goes out of their way to describe how diverse the world is they also make light of the absurdity of it all with the MCs humor, and commentary. I couldn't help but to chuckle a few times going through each chapter. I also think the author has found a good middle ground between "descriptive" and "direct" meaning there's just enough so you know what's going on, but not enough to overwhelm you which is a plus in my book.
Grammar: 0 issues. I didn't find anything difficult to read or any common mistakes you might find in a series like this. The only critique I might have is since I don't know anything about guns sometimes when the author goes over the ammo types I end up a bit confused BUT on the other hand if you LOVE guns that's more of a pro.
Story/Character: Ain goes from pretty down on her luck dealing with an awful situation to a life that's whimsical, and action packed.
While I don't think the story takes itself too seriously (which isn't a bad thing at all and to many is a plus) I can see where that might change going forward if the author decides to head in that direction. The description of the "Corruption" has peaked my interest, and Ain's immortality can lead to interesting developments as well.
Also, Ain 100% gives me Frieren vibes (just her design) which is yet another plus in my book.
Anyway, if you're looking for some action-packed mayhem with a funny MC providing hilarious commentary definitely give this a go!
DGCampbellRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Overall: I had a good experience with the first 15 chapters of the series. The action keeps up for most of the time, the progression scratches that "what OP thing do I get next" itch, and the overall prose works well with the quick pace.
Style: The style in which the chapters are written fits tightly within the webnovel/LitRPG genre. There isn't much more I can say about it, it works very well and I have no notes.
Grammar: This is a sticking point for me, but I'm trying to get over it, because I think I may be expecting too much when I read webnovels. Spelling is absolutely fine; no stand out spelling errors that I noticed. It was strange, at around the halfway mark of chapter 3, a lot of the grammatical issues I had with the writing disappeared. What I did notice were a few "echo" words--times when a word is repeated within a sentence or two. There were also several times were there was a strange word choice, and it pulled me out of the fiction. Also, there are some nitpicks with formatting, where inner monologue is sometimes italicized, and sometimes not. Overall, none of these are enough to detract from the overall score, it's just a little polish that could be used.
Story: I like the story well enough. It's a trope, but it does what it needs to do to get the character into the progression system, and as a support main in nearly any game I play, I immediately jumped on the premise. My only real beef with the story is the pacing. It's very action forward, and that leaves little time for character growth, and I don't mean leveling up. I feel like I barely know the character. In fact, I feel like I know David and Eleanor more. A small nitpick I have is how the others refer to the MC. "Girl" and "Young Angel" sound dismissive at best, and misogynistic at worst. That could just be me, but it doesn't read well. I know she is a woman, and her race is Fallen Angel, but it doesn't sit right with me.
Character: Here is where it kinda falls down. There isn'
emssitumorangRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
So let me preface this review first by saying that I'm not the biggest expert or fan of modernised warfare, tactics etc, but I'll do my best to give this the fairest shot I can.
Style - when it comes to style, I'm not complaining. It's concise enough that it's not too much of a problem and I'm guessing going into the finer details and nitty gritty of the military tech and weaponry is what most enthusiasts of the genre would be looking for so I'm fine with that.
Grammar - some mistakes here and there, but again not much to complain about. Flow's well and passes Seb's Story to Movie Test.
Story - Now the story isn't really anything too complicated, typical Isekai into a sort of ganefied afterlife. Now I understand that there are perhaps lot of things I don't know about the military tech and the like, but I do feel the scope of the story is so large that I at times find trouble relating to it or putting it into proper perspective because while I find the pacing to be enjoyable enough, I don't quite sense a proper end goal. And when I say that, it doesn't mean that the story has to be 'Ain topples the Federation and lifts up the dignity of all contractors' but even though I enjoy glow with the flow type stories where it's mostly chill, this story has a weird mixture of seriousness with the problems the 404 squad faces, the politics behind federations, but at the end of the day, I'm feeling a slight lack of purpose because I don't know what the consequences are for most of what the folks do. Like, what's the purpose of most of these quests? What consequences do they have on the world? What's the point of the billions of credit if most things even if they're budget are good enough? In MMORPG, this looks like it suffers from bad power creep. Anyways, I shouldn't rag on too much about the story as I realise I'm perhaps not the target audience, but usually I'd forgive a lot about the setting and worldbuilding if I am given good characters, characterisation, and interactions
EmperorKaleRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Overall I really like the idea of the book, and the first couple chapters set up a lot of possibilities that could make for some fun story arcs later on. I particularly appreciated the little humorous quips.
Style - For the most part I found the style to suit the genre with short and quick interactions to get you most information possible in each chapter. There were a couple style points that weren't my favorite, but that could just be my preferences. One is the repeated use of "my dear angel", it felt a bit cringey to read but Ain doesn't seem to really think much of it.
Grammar - There are occasional grammar issues, but for me it didn't really take away from the reading experience.
Story - While I tend to be more of a high-fantasy person, I did find the modern-fantasy hybrid world building to be interesting and fun. If you enjoy military quips, gun lingo, and tactics then I think you would really appreciate the banter and dialogue between characters. One stuck point I had, was that I felt a bit overwhelmed by the amount of details shared in the first few chapters. It came off as a bit chaotic and unfocused, which totally could have been the point, but for me it was hard to follow.
Character - I am up to chapter 10 and so far there hasn't been a whole of character development. My favorite character moments definitely happened in the first chapter, but since then Ain has come off as unfeeling or numb, but perhaps she is!
All in all, I think that fans of military adventures with fast paced progression would really enjoy what this book has to offer.
Umbral PlagueRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This story has a very interesting premise as far as isekai or other world stories do, and I rather enjoyed it for a time.
The main miss of out story is Ain, a former medical staff who drank too much pick me up and ended her life trying to save others.
The place she finds herself in is a mix of fantasy, military, modern and portal traveling, incorporating different genres that while alone would feel boring, together make for an interesting new life for our newly resident fallen angel.
Strap yourself in though, as a lot of the jargon used is based on military hardware and equipment, and makes for a vivid picture if you can find the images for even half of the stuff mentioned.
Its a fine story, some grammatical errors occur, and often you might wonder why a comma is there when it doesn't need to be, but the story itself is gripping at times.
The only real complaint I might have is that our miss has no one to galvanize on, nothing to build herself up to, no overarching antagonist to fight. That's just a personal thing though. She has plenty of world building potential, interesting side characters, and oodles of hardware to mess up a lot of baddies.
I'm stopping for now until more chapters come out, and maybe some edits, but Give it a try. It may seem odd, but this world has a feel to it that will suck you in.