Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 246: Raya’s theory...

Somewhere in the Beast Forest...

"Woooah! Oh!" Muku suddenly appeared in the sky and began falling down.

The obvious reaction was to scream, right? And scream he did. That is until he realised he had gotten back all his powers.

He immediately stopped his descent. A smile appeared on his face as he performed the action he missed most. However, the smile disappeared as soon as it appeared. And that was because...

"Oh, come on!" Muku exclaimed in frustration.

The reason?... The creepy armour from before had encased his body again. With all that had happened, he had long forgotten about it. And he kinda thought that Mrs C had done him a silent favour by taking it off.

Unfortunately, he had thought too much. Then again, it wasn’t surprising. He had already figured out what kind of person his new mother was after all. She was the kind of person who wouldn’t permanently remove the armour for him despite being capable of it. It was literally effortless for her.

Well, whatever, it didn’t really matter anyway. She had done more than enough for him anyway. The weird armour was his problem to deal with anyway. He’ll deal with it eventually.

So, with the annoying constant stab to his mental state from the armour, Muku went his way.

Raya had retreated into his mindscape as soon as they appeared. She hadn’t said a word ever since.

So, Muku could only float around aimlessly not knowing where to go. He wasn’t too afraid of the surroundings since he didn’t feel any intense gravitational pull. From Raya’s words in the past, as long as the gravity wasn’t beyond something he could handle. It meant he was on the outskirts of the Beast Forest.

Though the trees around him were quite huge. So, he wasn’t certain what was going on. Those were supposed to only be available in the middle areas and above. Then again, there were always exceptions.

Another issue was... He couldn’t find any beasts around him like in the trial ground. He was starting to wonder if she had just tossed him back into it.

{Umm, Muku} Just when he was about to ask for Raya’s input. She spoke first.

{Yes?} Muku replied.

{I think we’re in the middle zone of the Beast Forest} Raya continued.

The moment she did, Muku felt a chill go down his spine. How could he not? After all. The weakest beasts in the middle zone were R5s! And there were supposedly a lot of them.

That was a scary thought. He had never even encountered a Rank Four before. What was he supposed to do in a place infested with R5s and above?

The first thought which came to his mind was that Mrs C wanted to kill him off. However, he quickly got rid of that thought. She didn’t need to go through so much effort to accomplish that.

And despite Raya’s words. Nothing had happened to make him believe that she was speaking the truth. Of course, from their soul link, he could tell that she was being truthful.

However, just because we perceive something as being the truth doesn’t make it so.

So, maybe Raya was mistaken. It was entirely possible, after all. He didn’t rush to discredit her claim though. He quietly waited for her to continue. There was no way she would stop at that, right? Such information needed backing.

{I couldn’t handle the gravity. I didn’t say anything because I wanted to make sense of the situation first. After all, if I couldn’t handle it. You should be the same, right? But there you are, doing just fine. Just like that time before. And I think I’ve finally figured out what’s going on. The reason you’re able to handle gravity levels you shouldn’t be able to is probably because of that weird and ominous armour you’re wearing} As Muku suspected, Raya didn’t stop after the initial statement.

The pause was probably due to her trying to organise what she was going to say next. And her words went off like a bomb in his head.

Instead of being happy because of her discovery. Muku was anything but. This was because it meant that they were in grave danger. And unlike Raya who could hide in his mindscape. He was screwed for real. There was nowhere to hide.

But still, one question stood... Why couldn’t he see any beasts? Shouldn’t they be fighting to claim the easy delicacy or something? After all, humans shouldn’t be common in the Beast Forest. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

{So, why am I not being attacked?} Muku asked Raya uneasily. He began feeling numerous gazes focused on his body the moment Raya said that he was in the middle zone.

As for whether those gazes were real or just his imagination. He didn’t know. Either way, he had to get out of the area.

So, he immediately began following the mana flow. Speaking of which, he hadn’t noticed its density due to the trial ground. The place was saturated with mana. It was so dense it should have been visible. It was probably only invisible due to something Mrs C did.

Anyway, due to that. The outside mana which was significantly dense didn’t stand out to him. After all, it was nothing compared to the place he had been. He suspected that even the Central Zone’s mana wasn’t as dense as the mana in the trial ground.

{I have a theory about that too} Raya replied soon after. She didn’t say everything at once. Maybe she was coping Mrs C or something.

{I think it’s because of your armour and another factor. As you know, from R3 onwards. Most beasts start making significant intellectual progress. Their intelligence keeps on improving with their ranks. So, R5s and higher ranks are quite smart. Most are smarter than average humans by Rank Five. Anyway, I noticed something about your weird armour before. It completely masks your presence. Like, not even a little bit of your strength leaks through. I couldn’t even smell your scent. Maybe, just maybe, even R5s and such can’t breach the concealment. Which makes them hesitate} Raya explained to Muku what she thought was happening.

{Really? They are staying away from me because they can’t see through my strength? That makes sense. However, that shouldn’t be reason enough to not even prob my strength, right? They could at least block my path or toss a random attack my way. This reaction of hiding away is way too much} Muku replied.

He felt that her explanation was way too far-fetched. After all, there were always a few who sought death everywhere they went when things weren’t certain.

{Yeah you’re right. However, I said there are two reasons, right? So, let me finish first. Anyway, the other thing is how we appeared. It was through a portal. And from what I know, portals are something only the highest ranks of beasts have. I’m not even sure what rank. Especially such stable portals. Maybe that’s why Mrs C sent us through it when she could have just teleported us here. And before you ask. Teleportation and Portal travelling are different. They might both use the space element. But the way they operate is different. Do you want me to tell you about it?} Raya continued.

The more she spoke, the more Muku believed her. A little smile appeared on his face behind the creepy helmet. He was thinking that Raya’s dependable side had made an appearance again. Hopefully, it lasts longer than last time.

{Yeah, sure. Explain it to me. You’ve made me quite curious} Muku accepted her offer to explain to him the difference between Teleportation and Portal travelling. He really was interested.

{Okay, sure. I won’t give a deep explanation though. Anyway, it’s like this. Teleportation is pretty much your body getting broken down into countless little pieces and getting transported through space to your next location. This happens so quickly that your body won’t register that it was actually dead for a bit. And...} Raya began by explaining Teleportation. She was about to proceed to Portals however she was interrupted.

{What?! You’re telling me I was dying before when I was using Teleportation?!} Muku exclaimed in shock.

So what if there were no negative effects and he was still okay? The thought of having died a few times was still freaking scary!

{Oh come on. There’s no need for such an exaggerated reaction. Like you humans say. All is well that ends well, right? Who cares if you died a few times? I died with you, but do you hear me complaining? Now, do you want to hear about Portals or not?} Raya replied nonchalantly. It seemed she didn’t care too much about having died a few times.

{Tsk, fine. Continue, please.} Muku spoke after calming down a bit. He felt his reaction was pretty normal. After all, he was human. And most humans fear death.

{Good. Now, on portals, they are a different matter...} Raya proceeded to tell Muku about how Portals work.

Of course, Muku was flying towards the outskirts during the talk. In fact, the talk was also a way of distracting himself.

And it was working. This was because Raya’s analysis was correct. Many beasts were eyeing him from their hidden positions...

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