Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse
Chapter 217 - 217: Clarity from Iris...

A while later...

"What happened here?" Emily asked while looking at the bloodied Jade and Hope.

Jade was silently crying. Hope was unconscious in Jade's hands. Muku was nowhere to be seen.

So, Emily already had a bad feeling in her heart as she asked the question. Layla and Audrey, who were behind, also had grave expressions on their faces. Their women's intuition was going off like crazy. They were certain that something very significant had occurred in that place.

Audrey even had an idea of what it was without anyone telling her. She had a special connection with Muku after. She always had a general idea of his location.

However, since a while ago. She couldn't sense anything. It was almost like Muku was no longer in the same world...

Fortunately, she was certain that he was alive. Otherwise, who knows what she would have done.

"Let's go home. We need to see Iris. Here..." Jade didn't reply to Emily's words. She basically gave the others orders. Tossed the six necklaces at Emily and then took off towards the mansion with Hope still in her arms.

She didn't even wait for a response. The three girls looked at each other after Jade left. None said anything. Emily picked up the necklaces Jade threw and they silently went after her.

Chloe was still unconscious on Audrey's back. She probably wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

Seeing the necklaces which were obviously made by Muku. But not receiving them from him made the girls feel so uneasy they almost couldn't breathe.

Jade's actions didn't help in calming them down either. With the intent of wanting to know what the hell was happening. They quickly ran after Jade.

Of course, they didn't manage to catch up. Jade flew while they ran after all. They were wondering since when she could fly or when her Beast Aura changed colours. However, there were more important things to deal with. Not to mention that Jade didn't seem to be in a talkative mood.

...

A while later. Back at the mansion...

Though Jade didn't wait for the others when she returned. She waited for them before speaking to Iris.

While the others were on the way. She cleaned up herself and Hope. Then banged all of Hope's wounds. Unlike her body, Hope's body didn't have a naturally high healing factor.

So, while Jade had long stopped bleeding. Hope was still bleeding all over. Fortunately, it wasn't intense bleeding. So, it wouldn't be problematic to Hope in a short time.

However, since Hope couldn't heal herself while unconscious. Jade had to bandage her up to prevent further blood loss before she woke up.

By the time the others arrived. She was already done. She had already spoken to Freya about asking Iris something.

Freya was curious to know what that something was. However, Jade's new look, which hadn't returned to normal, intimidated her. She chose to wait until the time came and just listen in.

While Jade had retracted her body. She still gave off an aggressive and unapproachable air which Freya couldn't overcome. Which was worse when Jade arrived in a bloodied state with Hope in her arms.

Both she and Elsa wanted to ask what was wrong. However, neither could muster the courage to ask anything.

Anyway, Jade, Freya/Iris and Elsa were already sitting in the lounge. Layla and Emily joined them immediately. Audrey had to take Chloe upstairs first. Which she didn't do quickly and returned to join the others.

Everyone was eager to hear what Jade had to say after all.

"Are you going to speak now?" Iris asked with curiosity radiating in her eyes. She was pretty much the only one who was eager to hear what Jade wanted to say purely for entertainment. She didn't care too much about Muku being missing.

Hell, his absence might work in her favour. She could try to manipulate the emotionally unstable girls into doing whatever she wanted. Of course, she'd have to proceed with caution lest the plan backfires and they unloaded their negative emotions on her.

"I will only tell you about what happened to Muku. Nothing about me. So, don't ask. I promised myself that I would tell him first about that. Anyway, it went like this..." Jade spoke in an emotionless voice.

She made it clear that they were only going to get information related to Muku from her. Which the others felt was weird. However, they didn't disagree.

They could tell that she wasn't in her usual state of mind. The current Jade almost seemed like she had detached herself emotionally from everyone present. Which hurt those closest to her like Emily. But even she quietly looked on. That could be dealt with later on...

...

A while later...

"So, he was taken into a crack in space by a weird-looking giant hand? It happened soon after his body broke down during a fight with the Monarch?" Audrey summarized what Jade said. She was making sure that she didn't hear anything wrong.

Which she felt she had to do because of the situation Muku was in. If what Jade said was true... Well, to put it simply. He was screwed. Two years? Ha! He might not be able to survive for two minutes in the place he was.

It all depended on his luck. If he was lucky. Maybe he'd survive a few days. If not, he'd die upon arrival. Especially in the state, he was described to be in.

"Yes. What do you understand from that information?" Jade confirmed. Her expression was unchanged.

However, the other girls who had just found out what happened to Muku were distraught. Emily couldn't take it anymore. She got up and ran out of the room while holding her mouth. Tears had already filled her eyes.

Audrey silently cried while sitting in place. She wanted to know everything. Which is why she stopped herself from running away like Emily did.

Layla, on the other hand, didn't shed even a single tear. However, she grasped her fists to the point that she broke through her skin with her nails. Blood was flowing freely from her hands. Yet she didn't seem to notice. It was as if she couldn't feel the pain at all.

From such actions, it was clear that she was just as affected by the news as the rest. She just had a different way of showing it.

Freya was also crying in her mindscape while looking on through Iris'/ her eyes. Hell, even Elsa was shedding a few tears.

Muku had become like an older brother to her after the time he took her out to rank up. So, hearing about his likely very perilous situation. She, of course, felt sad like the rest.

"Well, firstly. Let's talk about what got him into that situation. I think it went like this. He couldn't fight the newly resurrected Monarch. Who would have had at least LR4 strength from the beginning. So, his being dominated makes sense. Anyway, what the Monarch did was something the Higher Guardians wouldn't let slide. Their servants were probably too far to help like always. While they couldn't personally interfere... Also, like always. Anyway, the only option left was what they did. Which was to make a deal with a person who was already present and could take their power..." Iris began explaining. Like always. She stopped when the paragraph got too long...

"Am I feeding you too much information too quickly? Well, that's your problem. Anyway, your little boyfriend was probably the only one who met the bill. So, they juiced him up until he could beat the Monarch. Their usual method would be to temporarily give him access to the strength he'll have in the future. Which is done through minor time manipulation. Since he has a soul link with a dragon. He probably got to taste their union form in advance. That should be strong enough to take care of things..." Iris continued.

"However, I know nothing about the evil-looking black armour you're talking about. However, I'm sure it helped in improving his strength. Since the upgrade from guardians alone wouldn't have made him so much stronger than the Monarch after it drained all the life essence from the Base residents. Well, whatever. I'm not all-knowing, so, whatever," Iris continued speaking nonchalantly.

She was secretly feeling quite prideful. She always liked times like that when everyone would sit quietly and listen to what she had to say. It made her feel like a sage.

It seemed snooping around in places she wasn't supposed to, had finally paid off. Her nicknames from that time, "The Serial Gossiper" and "The Snooper" were well deserved.

"Anyway, let's move on to what you all want to know most. What that had was and where he was taken to. Let me begin by telling you this... Borrowing the power of Guardians always has a price to pay for both sides. The Guardians will probably be barred from peeking into the world for a while. He, well as the beast girl saw, was dragged off somewhere..." Iris continued speaking.

She stopped just before saying the place's name. She was trying to let emotions build a bit more before revealing the information. It was like an emotional drumroll.

Bang!

"Where!" Jade couldn't take Iris' nonchalant antics anymore. She smashed the table beside her and then asked aggressively.

The way she was glaring at Iris. It was clear to see that she'd probably attack if Iris kept on playing around.

"Woah! Beastie! I speak! No need to get angry" Iris spoke in a still unbothered mood. She even said something only Muku would say to Jade.

It was almost like she was asking for a beating. And from Jade's rising aura and darkening expression. She was about to get just that.

"He was sent to the Beast World" Just before Jade attacked. Iris finally spoke.

The whole room went silent after her words fell. Not even the low sound of someone breathing could be heard...