Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse
Chapter 218 - 218: Distant Emotions

The Beast World. A place no one had ever mentioned before. But they all knew it existed. After all, the portals that brought the beasts to their planet must have gotten them from somewhere else, right?

Despite having figured all that out. No one had ever really cared about it. They had better things to do than think about that. All they cared to think about was how they would survive the next day.

Who cared about a world they had no access to? Hell, they didn't want access to it either. That's where all the creatures that were terrorising them were coming from after all. Like they said, "out of sight, out of mind"

That's how the girls thought before Iris' words fell. With a few words, Iris made them obsessed with the world.

"How do I get there?" Jade asked the craziest but most natural question to ask.

"Pfft... Hahahaha you want to go to The Beast World?! Hahahaha. That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. Is this what you humans call true love? Hahahaha and look at the rest of you. Do you want to know, too? Hahahaha" Iris laughed out loud at Jade's question.

She'd briefly speak in between her laughter. However, what she said only made the girls angry at her.

Seeing how the others had been waiting to hear how to get there as well. Made her laugh even harder. To the point that she had to hold her aching stomach. She found the situation so funny that tears began coming out of her eyes.

While the girls were angered by her reaction. They didn't do anything to her. They still needed her to tell them some stuff after all. Not to mention how her laughter seemed to be purely out of finding the situation funny. There wasn't even a hint of ridicule in it.

Which they figured was because she knew something which caused her to be like that.

"Argh, why did you have to make me laugh so hard? Now my stomach hurts... Then again, this will not be my problem for long, so I guess it's fine. Anyway, let's get back on track. Let me tell you a little bit about The Beast World(BW). You guys are R2s and R3s, right? Well, the BW has countless of those, then R4s, R5s, R6s, R7s, R8s, and so on. Until eventually you reach The Monarchs. Like, legit Monarchs in their peak forms" Iris finally got back on track after laughing for a while.

"And before you say anything, let me tell you something. Even if you all had Half-step R4 strength. You still wouldn't be able to scratch a LR4 beast. Let alone a higher rank. I won't even mention the issue you'll have with R7s and so on. I will, however, tell you something about Monarchs. You all might think they aren't that strong because you've survived a few encounters. However, you couldn't be more wrong. In that world, just saying a Monarch's name without being sufficiently strong enough to say it will make you explode and die. And that's just one of the many absurd things about those creatures" Iris continued to shed a little more light on why she laughed so hard.

There was genuine fear in her words. Her revelations showed just how perilous the situation Muku was in truly was. It was worse than anything anyone could have ever imagined.

"Also, before you disgust me with your hot-bloodedness by saying you're aware of the danger. And you still want to go. Let me make this clear. I don't know how to get there. Such information is only known by Higher Guardians. I am... Or I was, rather, just an Apprentice Guardian" Iris shut down the next question Jade was to ask even before she could think about it.

"Honestly, your best option right now is to pray and hope that he was sent to the outskirts of the world. His chances of survival would at least exist then..." Iris heartlessly laid the facts on them.

After all, the so-called outskirts were filled to the bream with R4s and R5s.

"Now, if you'll excuse me. I have some laughing I should get back to," Iris said her goodbyes as she switched places with Freya.

Freya immediately muted her as Iris really did continue laughing after returning to the mindscape. She really found the situation very funny.

"Fine," Jade said one word to acknowledge her understanding of the situation. She then got up and began walking out of the mansion.

"Where are you going?" Emily, who was just returning, asked Jade.

"Out" Jade only said one word again and flew away.

Emily's heart took another hit. Jade had never behaved like that with her no matter how bad her mood had gotten. So, for her to start acting like that, especially with how things were going. It really hurt a lot more than it usually had.

"Iris said to let her be for now. She's like that because of her new power. It got awakened prematurely. It's also not completely awakened. Which makes her emotions unstable" Freya told the others what she had been told by Iris.

"Oh, okay" Emily replied to Freya's words. She felt a bit better knowing that Jade wasn't completely in control.

"If you'll excuse me. I have to go do something" Layla suddenly spoke while getting up.

Without waiting for any replies, she walked out the door just like Jade before her. Her whole body was emitting a chilly aura. It was clear that she was probably going to vent.

She hadn't cried like the others. So, everything was still bottled up inside her. She had to release it somehow. Knowing that, the others quietly let her go.

They all knew that Layla wasn't the type to cry something out. Especially in the apocalypse. Her way of venting almost always involved fighting.

They even felt slightly sorry for whatever beast she was going to encounter...

As for the rest. They looked at each other quietly for a while before going their different ways. Some also went outside. Others returned to their rooms.

They were not in a very chatty mood for obvious reasons. They each felt like having some time to themselves. They didn't feel better together like they normally could.

It was like Muku was the glue that held the whole group together. Without him, they all felt a bit distant from each other.

Maybe it was just a momentary feeling driven by the situation. However, that's what they felt. So, they chose to give each other the space they wanted.

The usually bright mansion, no matter how difficult the situation got, suddenly went dark. It suddenly felt cold and empty...

...

In the "Assistance Room"...

Audrey lay on the bed silently crying. It was the place she felt closest to Muku. She would have gone to his room. However, that's where Jade had placed Hope.

Which was a good move. Since it was only after being placed on Muku's bed did tears stop coming out of her closed eyes. It was almost like she could sense his presence in the room or something.

Anyway, while the "Assistance Room" had been wiped clean of all evidence that anyone was in there. It was still a very special room to Audrey.

It was the place where she shared an unforgettable experience with Muku. So, being in it, made her feel closer to him.

That's why she chose to cry there rather than in her own room. She hadn't completely let herself go in front of the others. She had been trying to stay strong in front of the younger generation.

As the unofficial vice leader of the group. As well as the oldest member. She couldn't break down in front of the others. She had to be their pillar of support in these troublesome times.

In Muku's absence, it became her job to look after the group. Which she honestly didn't want to be. But, it had to be done.

"No! I won't cry anymore. I have to stay strong. Crying only means that I have no faith in him. I should focus on getting stronger and keeping the group together instead. That's what he would want. That way when he gets back. I can proudly look into his eyes with an improved group behind me" Audrey suddenly stopped crying and began hyping herself up instead.

She didn't want to be a useless woman who couldn't function without Muku. Instead of being his weakness, she'd rather be his strength.

She also wanted to get a lot stronger. That way Muku won't have to do something like that again. If they were all strong enough. They would still be together with Muku at that moment. Maybe even Chloe's father wouldn't have died.

So, with the necklace Muku made her around her neck. She got up from the bed. Wiped her tears away. And walked out of the room.

She had a determined expression on her face. Determined to win. Determined to get stronger. Determined to make Muku proud when he returns.

Just like her, Emily, Layla, Jade, Freya and even little Elsa were also determined to improve. Their methods would somewhat vary, however, the goal was the same

Muku should be blown away by their improvement when he returns. As for him possibly dying there? That was impossible!

He was Muku, an anomaly with cheats left a right! The only Legendary Class owner they knew of. The Divine Warlock...

He will definitely survive and make it back to them. And they were certain he would blow their minds away with his improvement.

For that reason, they will strive to blow his mind away at the same time...