Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

Back in the trial ground: Raya's side...

While her reaction was even more exaggerated than Muku's, it didn't last too long. Not because she adapted to the pain quickly. No, it was because the weird energy in her body acted faster than Muku's.

So, after a little while, the pain began decreasing to levels she could tolerate. It still hurt a lot despite that. She didn't open her eyes once throughout the whole process.

Fortunately for her, it took her around half the time it took Muku to gain complete resistance to that level of flames.

This highlighted the advantages of beasts, especially those like Raya, over even the most talented humans like Muku.

It seems even with cheats, there were some things which were just insurmountable. At least for the time being, without their bloodline and any buffs, Raya was way ahead of him.

If Muku was observing her as she did her trial he would have turned green with envy. The difference was just too much. It was like comparing resources between a commoner and a young prince. The commoner was long destined to be crushed by the prince even before the comparison. And there was nothing they could do about it.

With that said, Raya who didn't lose out to Muku in terms of grit didn't linger after she adapted to the flame. She immediately jumped into the next.

Her scream was even worse than before. She screamed to the point she couldn't scream anymore. After that, she just lay on the ground with her huge body looking powerless.

Her eyes were still closed shut. She had seen all she needed to see before stepping onto the floor. So there was no need for her to torture herself by opening her eyes in the burning hell.

Speaking of which. Even without being able to see them. She could tell that her trial flames were even more intense than Muku's. Which was understandable considering their vastly different physical capabilities.

However, she has hoped that they would be the same as that would mean she wouldn't be in too much pain. Unfortunately for her, Mrs C was too thorough in her actions despite the unreliable personality she usually displays. It made Raya wonder whether what they were seeing was the real her or if it was just a mask she had created to make them lower their guards around her sooner.

At the very least, it was the quickest way to get to Muku as he likes transparent people. Sure, he could tell that Mrs C wasn't telling him anything, but he could sense her realness in her actions. Which was all he asked for.

Knowing that made Raya feel even certain about her thoughts. Suddenly as she continued with her trial while stuck in thought as the flames were starting to hurt less... They suddenly increased in intensity which made her scream out again.

It happened for a brief period before going back to normal but it was enough to mess Raya's thoughts up.

And she didn't go back to thinking about the same topic. She felt that it might have been a warning from Mrs C to stop thinking about it. She didn't dare push her luck to test the theory.

Actually, she was half correct, the sudden change in flames was definitely due to Mrs C. But it wasn't a warning or anything like that.

It happened because Mrs C's emotions spiked a bit a she watched Muku step into the final level of the golden flames.

Unlike before, he didn't even flinch despite the pain he felt having been multiplied by another ten. It looked so cool to Mrs C she screamed like a fan girl watching her idol perform. And that's what made the flames spike up in Raya's trial.

So, the poor dragon had suffered wrongly. Of course, she didn't know this, she thought it was a warning and was now singing a random song she remembered from Muku's memories as a way to distract herself. The song went something like, "You're a world away, somewhere in the clouds. In a foreign place. Are you happy now?"

It was Muku's favourite song which ended up being Raya's favourite too due to how many times she came across it. She really hated that he influenced her so much, but there was no going back at that point.

Anyway, if Mrs C had read Raya's mind at that moment she would have definitely been perplexed. After all, of all the things one could do while burning, singing their favourite song in their head was definitely not something expected in the situation.

She'd probably wonder if it was okay to keep crazy Raya next to her precious son.

Fortunately for Raya, such a thing didn't happen...

.....

Muku's side: More than two days after he stepped into the third level.

His eyes suddenly snapped open. Though to him it wasn't sudden. This was because all the pain in his body had disappeared and he couldn't even feel the flames anymore.

After three trials, he could open his eyes without trouble. There was a slight adjustment period but that was it.

However, the flames were so death that he couldn't see beyond them. However, he was so confident in himself and his achievements that he didn't proceed cautiously. After all, there were only three levels before moving on to the next element right?

And since whatever element he was going to face would begin at level zero. He was confident he could tank it. Hell, there wasn't even any damage at level zero. So there was no need to fear, it was just a little pain. And he knew a few things about pain by that point.

Pain was pain after all. Even if the causes were different, it would all feel the same right?

With those cocky thoughts going through his mind. Muku strode forward with all the confidence in the world.

It was a drawback he had, while he was usually cautious, there were times like this when he got really cocky. More often than not, it ended in tears. However, it seemed that Muku didn't learn from his mistakes.

Mrs C just looked on with a little smile on her face. She didn't even blink as she intensely stared at Muku through the screen. It was almost like she was expecting something to happen. And then...

"Ha! Hahahahahaha. Idiot. Hahaha" Mrs C laughed until tears came out of her eyes.

Her eyes didn't leave Muku who was now lying on the ground with his face. Foam was coming out of his mouth as he spasmed like crazy.

The scene was quite odd as there was nothing in the area he was in. It seemed like an empty level to relax on or something. That's what Muku had thought, but it seems he was wrong.

There was nothing relaxing about the level...

....

A few seconds before...

Muku stepped through the flames and was met with an odd sight. Well, it wasn't that there was anything weird going on. It was the lack of something odd going on which was odd.

He found himself standing in a clear area which went on as far as he could see.

It made him wonder if he was going to be doing some stamina training next or something. After all, other than running forward, he couldn't think of anything else which fit the setting.

However, he didn't get to ponder on what was going on too long. This was because he suddenly felt dizzy and before he could even try to shake off the dizziness, he found himself falling to the ground.

What was even worse was that he was falling forward instead of backwards. This meant that his face was going to hit the ground. What was even worse was how he couldn't even move a muscle in his body. So, he could only watch as he fell forward until he kissed the ground hard.

Then everything went dark. His eyes were still open but he couldn't see anything. His head was a mess and he couldn't think clearly.

It was almost like there was an invisible force dispersing all of his thoughts. All he was certain of at that time was that he was in unbearable pain and he couldn't even scream as his mouth was locked up.

If he could look at himself at the moment he would be horrified, this was because his body had deformed all over.

It was almost like his insides and bones were getting liquified... Oh wait, that's exactly what was happening. His internal organs were getting thoroughly wrecked by an invisible energy. And it was wrecking his mind too. What was even worse was how he didn't even know that that's what was going on to him.

He could literally die without knowing what was happening. Without even thinking of resisting. After all, one can't resist when they don't know what's happening.

Of course, if he had mana, maybe he would have been vaguely able to sense something before it was too late. Unfortunately, that wasn't on the table at the moment. So, he was completely losing the battle against whatever was wrecking his body...

....

I'm room zero....

"Whisperless Death... An appropriate name... What a horrifying element! Fortunately, the person who has it loves him more than anything..." Mrs C spoke to herself seriously after laughing.

She couldn't continue laughing while looking at Muku's current state. It was too much for her motherly eyes...