Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

The giant hand made an incomplete fist. As if it was holding something. Before anyone could wonder what it was trying to do. Blue lightning streaks began appearing at the centre of it.

The trio instantly understood what was going on. A chill went down their spines. Layla instantly created an ice dome on top of herself and the other two. Just in case things went out of hand...

...

A few moments before. In the secret room...

"Hhm?" Chloe made a confused sound. She was trying to do something with her lightning however, it wasn't working. She could barely get clouds to form above them.

"What? Oh... Is it the problem with your lightning? Well, let me tell you a little secret. That smog isn't something your puny lightning can stand up to" The Monarch mocked Chloe.

As for why it was so chatty. No one knew. Most just assumed it was just revelling in its dominance over them. It had been dead for a long time after all. Maybe it was just venting the sadistic tendencies it had been holding back for so long.

Crackle!

Chloe heard the Monarch's words. However, she wasn't demotivated. She gave up on that idea for the time being.

Lightning began crackling from her body instead. She was ready to close and personal. She activated a mastered version of the spell that left her naked once upon a time...

She called it Lightning Skin, the advanced version of lightning coat. Her body was basically sealed behind blue lightning. Unlike the lightning coat, there were no gaps in the lightning skin. On top of that, the lightning calmly circled around her body after the initial crackling.

It was stronger, a lot more stable and didn't take as much use as much mana as the initial form. The final benefit she cared about most at the moment was... It allowed her to get closer to the Monarch.

It was an idea she thought of when her attack hit. It was why she didn't lose hope. Not like losing hope was an option in the situation anyway.

"No matter how sophisticated..." The Monarch was in the middle of taunting Chloe again when she moved.

Boom!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!...

She ran forward with a booming sound. She was in front of the Monarch within a second. And she didn't waste the chance. Landing as many blows as she could from different angles.

By the time the Monarch moved its hand to attack back. She had already given it tens of punches.

The Monarch effortlessly moved its hand in Chloe's direction. Yet, she felt like she wouldn't be able to dodge it. Which she really couldn't. It came on her at a speed she couldn't match.

However, instead of a punch or even a slap. It was actually a grab. The Monarch seemed to want to capture her instead of just killing her off. By the look of things, it was about to succeed.

Whoosh!

That's when Chloe's body moved back at a weird angle. It was as if she got pulled back by an invisible hand.

"What took you so long?" Chloe asked after she flew back to Muku's side.

"Sorry about that. However, look at this. I think you'll understand..." Muku replied with a wry smile on his face. He then proceeded to create a sword and fire it at the Monarch.

The blade looked fine at first. However, it faded into nothingness after going a few metres toward the Monarch.

"What?!" Chloe was shocked. How was that possible? Her attacks were working fine.

"Yeah... Apparently, there's something special about your lightning. I can only use my telekinesis. This is probably because it's more mental than mana. Just like in domains... Wait, I think the area in front of us is the Monarch's domain. Yet, you...?" Muku spoke trying to explain things to Chloe.

However, he also understood things as he spoke. Which shocked him as much as it did Chloe. How tf was she able to freely use her powers in someone else's domain?

Sure, her body couldn't even get closer without being sealed in her lightning. However, that was beside the point. Her being able to use her lightning was what mattered.

"I..." Chloe was about to speak when...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

They heard an explosion from above. Which was Emily's handy work.

"We'll talk about it later. The skies have cleared up. Can you protect the Base please?" Chloe spoke to Muku. Before he could reply, she closed her eyes.

Muku was about to ask what she was talking about. However, he sensed something before he could. He immediately looked up. Unfortunately, the weird tarp still blocked the way. So, he couldn't see the sky. However, he could sense it...

His sense had been obscured by the smog. He could only sense the Monarch's energy in every direction.

Emily's attack restored his senses. He wasn't sure what he was sensing. He could only think of three words..."Pure destruction energy"

"ZEUS' FURY!" Chloe suddenly shouted from beside Muku.

The moment she did. The lightning that was being held by the giant hand in the sky got even rowdier.

Then the hand moved up. As it did, the lighting in its hand took a complete form. It formed an iconic lightning bolt known to all who knew Zeus.

The interesting thing about the bolt of lightning was that it was actually Chloe's domain. She was literally throwing her domain at the enemy! How crazy was that?! It was also kinda cool.

Her mental capabilities must be very insane to pull off such a thing. Especially when she recently just reached R3.

It seemed like everyone in Muku's group was crazy like that. Casually displaying abilities that would shock even those at higher ranks. Maybe that's what it meant to have a class that had the word "legendary" in its classification. They truly were worthy to be called as such.

While the attack seemed to have been delayed a lot due to the narration. That wasn't the case at all. Everything happened almost instantaneously the moment she shouted out.

The giant hand threw the lightning bolt towards the hole with great force. Then...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A thunderous explosion went off soon after. The explosion didn't go off when the bolt touched the tarp. No! It passed right through, like a hot knife through butter.

A hole with a radius of around a metre was left in the tarp. The lightning proceeded downward in full force. It was then that the Monarch, who had been looking on, made its move. It raised its hand up and toward the attack.

Which would have been pointless. Since such a small hand wouldn't be able to do anything. However, the hand suddenly enlarged and got big enough to fit the whole attack within its palm.

It was at that moment the two met. Chloe's weaponized domain hit the Monarch's palm dead in the middle. The heaven-shaking explosion ensued right after.

The hole that had been repaired to some extent was fully opened up again. Hell, it was made even larger by Chloe's attack. The area around it was scotched black just from the radiating energy. The tarp was completely vaporised by the explosion. Part of the base would have been destroyed as well if Muku hadn't protected it with his Telekinetic Force Field.

Dust went everywhere. Everything went silent for a moment. As if revelling in the destruction that had just taken place.

....

In the void...

"Maybe there's still a chance..." A voice sounded from one of the many observers.

....

Back at the base...

"Honestly..." The Monarch's voice suddenly sounded in the silence.

Boom!

The moment it spoke. The dust in the area was blown away. Everything became clear to everyone again. A shocking sight met their eyes.

"This is why I only wanted human life essence. You idiot", The Monarch spoke while facing William's direction.

The reason it did so was the same as what shocked everyone. Which was, its hand... Or, its missing hand to be exact...

That's right. Chloe's attack had actually vaporised its hand. The destruction almost reached its elbow.

While that seemed like significant damage. And it definitely was. Muku and Chloe's expressions turned grave. Chloe just hit the Monarch with all she had. Yet it was still standing!

Despite its missing hand. Its aura hadn't wavered even a bit. It was still as strong as ever. And now, the only one who could do anything to it was out of mana.

Muku could try fighting it with his Telekinesis however, it wasn't very destructive. So, the damage would be minimal at best. He was certain he wouldn't be able to squash it to death with his current abilities...

"No matter... Bravo little girl. You'll definitely make a great vessel with all that potential. At this point, your special attribute is just a bonus. Unfortunately, playtime is over. It's time I get serious" The Monarch spoke as calmly as before.

The moment its words fell. The air in the room instantly got heavier. Muku and Chloe literally couldn't move even a muscle.

They had finally been exposed to the full might of the Monarch. It really had been messing with them all this time.

The truth also came out. It had actually been targeting Chloe from the start! Was it some kind of body snatcher?!

...

Back in the void...

"Sigh... I spoke too soon" The voice from before sounded again. Its disappointment evident to all...