Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Okay, girls. Communism is good and all. But I feel that we should try something more interesting instead" As they held off the two Peak Rank ants. Jade started a conversation.

"Okay, what do you have in mind?" Emily asked trying to figure out where Jade was trying to go with her words. The other two also listened on, waiting for Jade to explain.

"I can't be the only one who doesn't like sharing all the time, right? It's okay for when it's opponents like Ares' avatar. But for little ants like these, it just doesn't feel good. So why don't we have a rock-paper-scissors match and the two who win will get these, and the losers will get the next?" Jade explained herself.

"Of course, the two losers will also have to hold off the two ants while the winners prepare their attacks. What do you all think?" She continued before anyone could respond, then went silent, waiting for their reply.

"I agree" Layla didn't even think for a second. She had been having such thoughts for a while. Just that she didn't know whether the others thought the same way. She hadn't said anything because she didn't want to come off as being selfish. But now that someone else was thinking about it, she didn't have to hold back anymore.

"Me too... I didn't know that you were also thinking like that" Chloe also agreed quickly. Like the other two, she had agreed.

"Really?... Well, if that's what you all want. I guess we can do it like that," Emily,, unlike the others, didn't have any problems with their current arrangement. So she was really surprised and saddened by the fact that the others were all thinking like that.

"Aww, come on Em, it's not like we're breaking up and going our separate ways. We're just giving way for each other. This way, we can improve a lot more" Jade, who already knew that at least Emily wouldn't agree with her, spoke her prepared answer.

She measured her words as she knew her friend could get super emotional sometimes. Even over such little things.

"Okay, okay. I get it. Let's get it over with" Emily replied while holding out her hand.

At this point. They were hiding behind an ice wall that Layla had created. The ants couldn't find them easily as she had created something like a maze in the area.

On top of that, she was blocking their energy signatures with her shadow element. She really could play the role of a spy on top of being a mage if she wanted to.

Anyway, the point was that they had all the time they needed for their little match. Which they promptly took care of. And the winners were surprisingly Jade, who had never won before, and Layla, who had also never won before. They were both over the moon. Just that it looked obvious on Jade's face while it was mostly covered up on Layla's.

"Congrats! We'll hold them off for you as you prepare then," Chloe spoke with no jealousy in her tone. She was going to get her chance soon enough, so there really was no reason to be envious.

"Yeah..." Emily only gave a one-word answer before going after Chloe. She wasn't feeling bad that she lost. She was just still stuck on the fact that the others wanted change.

Knowing that it was something she had to figure out herself. The others didn't say anything and just let her be. They were thinking about the bigger picture. While it made sense to always fight together when they were weaker.

It was getting rather redundant as they got stronger. If they kept it up, it would likely hold them back in the future as they would always depend on each other.

Which was something Emily had yet to realise. Muku and Audrey already knew of the drawbacks, but they didn't want to decide for the girls. So they let them decide for themselves.

Which they could afford since it wasn't an issue yet. Though they would be pleased that the girls came to such a conclusion sooner than expected.

While he wouldn't have mentioned it. Since he had to live up to his choice of not making them completely reliant on him. But he would subtly guide them with his actions. Which was partly the reason he stood back from the ant battle.
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He just didn't think they would realise the drawback so soon. And he would be even more amazed if he found out that three of them had long thought of it a while back. Or maybe not, he knew that the girls were all rather intelligent after all. Even Emily, just that she usually let her emotions lead her.

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"Well, Layla can obviously take the ant down... But can Jade do it in her current weakened state?" Chloe asked Emily for clarification as she was closer to Jade.

"I'm not sure. But Jade is just impulsive and not stupid. So I'm sure she has a plan. We'll just have to do our part and see what happens" Emily though still sour, defended her friend.

"Hmm... I guess you're right" Chloe spoke as she fought back the ant. Targeting its head, especially its eyes, with lightning bolts. While they weren't doing much damage, they were quite painful to the ant. Which kept it from even looking in Layla and Jade's direction.

Emily also used a similar strategy. Just that she used fire arrows instead. It was just as effective, but still couldn't burn through the eye's protection. The ants were basically a perfect tank with no obvious outward weakness.

As the two kept the ants busy, they felt the air behind them change and noticed the sky darken. They immediately knew that Layla was close to done with her art.

And they felt something else they could vaguely remember. They were sure it was Jade, but they couldn't spare a second to look at the time. So they could only wait and see the final result.

And like they predicted. Soon after, a familiar voice casting a familiar spell sounded...

"Shadow Charged!: Black Ice Dragon!" Layla shouted her spell.

And surprisingly, it wasn't the lance Emily as Chloe expected. Before they could react, a large Eastern Dragon made of black ice passed by their heads, heading for one of the ants. It just passing by left a layer of frost on their bodies that they had to get rid of with their abilities.

The ant was also caught off guard. And before it knew it, it was in the mouth of the monstrous dragon that was even larger than it. The teeth bit down and the PR2 ant was instantly killed. It didn't even resist for a split second at least.

The ant's body, along with its unreasonably strong exoskeleton, was broken apart and spat out. The spell was so strong that even without the defence-ignoring effect, it likely would have still killed the ant.

Such was the power of Layla's current all-out attack. Though it was only that strong because it was a combination of two elements, otherwise her ice alone wouldn't have been able to do it.

"What th..." Chloe was about to express her shock at the new spell before she was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Beast Empress ROOOOOOAR!" Jade cast an unexpected spell no one thought they would see before she completely converted her mana to Beast Aura at the very least.

But there she was using it, she's shocking them all. She was even floating in the air above them for an even more majestic scene. Though it seemed quite strenuous. Green veins were popping out of her whole body.

She seemed to be in great pain, but there was a resolute look in her eyes. She cast the spell till the end. By the time she was done, the ant had been completely erased from existence. There was even a large crater on the ground.

Then something that hadn't happened to her for a long time occurred. She fainted, in mid-air too. She likely overtaxed her body by using a spell that only her beast form could completely support.

Beast Aura just wasn't something that should be let loose in a normal human body. Even if that body was one of the world's strongest evolvers.

"Tsk, I really thought I would never have to do this again. Why couldn't you just wait until you got your beast form back? Such a troublesome girl," Muku, who appeared out of nowhere, spoke to the unconscious Jade in his arms.

Of course, he wasn't expecting her to respond. He was just venting. While he didn't mind catching her. He didn't like it when she was so reckless, putting her body on the line.

"SKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!"

Before Muku could even float down with Jade and address the others. An angry and loud screech, unlike none they had ever heard before, sounded. Accompanied by the shaking of the earth around the area.

"Ant so it begins... Too bad this idiot is unconscious" Muku spoke to himself softly while looking at the cracking earth beneath him. At the same time, he grabbed the girls who were standing on the shaking ground with his telekinesis.

They were all confused about what was going on. After all, they had already taken care of the strongest ants in the area. Even after the monsterous screech they still couldn't sense anything...

It was like the planet was evolving again, but just in the area they were in...