Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

In room zero...

"Who do you think is going to win?" Mrs C asked Raya curiously.

"Hhm, I say that dog. The other guy looks like he's about to die on his own" A voice replied from behind Raya before she could reply.

Although she thought the same thing. There was no way she would have said it in front of Mrs C. Anyone with half a brain would know what a bad idea that was.

Her head snapped back instantly. Not just because of the extra being in the room. Or their words. But also because of how familiar the voice sounded.

"What the hell are you doing in here?! And she didn't ask you!" Raya exclaimed in anger.

It turned out that the speaker really was her most hated foe. It was Fake Raya! Well, the ghost of Fake Raya to be precise. Some way, somehow, she had followed her to room zero.

"Hehe. You didn't expect me to be here, did you? Well, deal with it. I am here. I told you that I'll haunt you forever, right? Well, at the very least. As long as you're in here, you're mine. And she didn't specifically say she was asking you. Why do all lucky winners become prideful in the end?" Fake Raya replied. She didn't forget to add a little retort at the end.

"Tsk" Raya made a clicking sound and closed her mouth. She was in no mood to argue with Fake Raya.

And since Mrs C wasn't saying anything. She had probably asked the question randomly. She was not even paying attention to them. All her focus was on the scream.

And since Raya also didn't want to miss it. She refocused on it as well.

Even if she didn't think Muku had any chance of winning. She still hoped he would. He was her partner after all.

Maybe that weird energy he was using will help him win. Though from what she had seen so far, as someone who arrived late, she didn't have much faith in it.

....

In the trial ground...

{F*ck! So if I fail this time I'm dead, huh? Sigh. Why am I so unlucky? I just came from a big battle. A lot happened at home. My teammates, especially Chloe need me the most right now. Tsk, being weak sucks! Well, whatever, let's get this done. If I'm lucky I really might be able to pull this off}.

Unlike the crazy and confident look on his face, Muku was actually nowhere near as confident as he seemed. How could he be? He was barely keeping himself from fainting with his willpower alone.

And while the CSK was also heavily injured internally. It was still doing a lot better than him. So, the odds were stacked against. By more than one layer even.

However, he perfectly hid all his uncertainty. His eyes were laser-focused on his opponent. Its eyes were also focused on his.

As if by fate... Or Mrs C's interference. A leaf flew in-between them from somewhere. Without speaking with each other, they agreed to move the moment the leaf reaches the ground.

The leaf didn't disappoint. It slowly but surely landed on the ground. Which happened to be directly between them. At the centre. Then...

BOOOM!

BOOOM!

Two loud booms rang out. This time it wasn't just the CSK which rushed forward. Muku also exploded forward. He was done with being passive in such situations. It was time to meet the CSK in the middle.

It was also a way of showing respect for its efforts. They might be enemies who hated each other to death. However, like they said before. They really respected the hell out of each other.

And so, for their final clash. They both gave their all. A slight smile appeared on Muku's face. The madness and worries were gone. Whatever the result was. He was going to be okay with it. After all, it was the greatest battle he had ever had.

A battle that might never be topped even by stronger enemies in the future...

The CSK also had a happy glint in its eyes. All its anger and frustration were gone. I almost didn't mind having been caught now. After all, who knew if it would have met such a satisfying opponent in the outside world? A human opponent no less.

The very creature it thought was a waste of space. It chuckled a little from the thought. Then...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The two parties finally clashed. An explosion louder than any that had occurred before went off.

A dust-filled shockwave rose from the impact and spread around. Some of the rubble from the school building was blown away. The roofs of other buildings like the gym hall were blown off.

If people from before the apocalypse saw the scene. They would probably think that the area had been hit by a missile. That's just how destructive the clash between Muku and the CSK was.

The whole area was buried in a brown cloud of dust. After a few moments, the dust slowly began to settle.

Everything was quiet. It was almost like the whole world was holding its breath. Waiting to see what result the receding dust will show.

Will it be Muku who wins and defies all reason? Or will it be the CSK, the obvious choice for the winner in any objective analysis?

Well, whoever won. The battle will definitely go down in history as one of the winner's greatest fights. A battle they will never forget...

Fortunately, the wait didn't last long. The dust started clearing faster than it was supposed to. Yup... Mrs C got involved again. She was ruining the mystical mood! What an impatient old lady!

Anyway, soon the figures of Muku and the CSK were reviewed. They both stood still in place. Their eyes focused on the others'. From just looking at their serious expressions. It wasn't clear who won.

That's when...

"Cough! Blargh!" Muku suddenly coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood for like the hundredth time that day. At that point, he was so pale he was no different from a corpse. It was quite surprising that he was still alive.

"Rejoice human. You managed to bring me to my limits. However, your strength just wasn't enough to win" The CSK spoke in a rough and tired voice.

Its eyes reflected its large hand which had stabbed into Muku's gut with its claws. The claws had completely sunk into Muku's body.

There was no way thirty-centimetre-long nails would get buried into a person's body and not cause a fatal injury. Even if that person was a R3 Evolver.

So, yeah. Muku was injured. Not just injured. He was gravely injured. His vision had gotten so hazy that he could barely see the CSK's outline. Only its crimson eyes stood out to his hazy vision. They were glowing like they were the eyes of the Grim Reaper himself who had come to claim his soul.

"Cough! Cough! Cough! Do-n't... be... so... qu-ick to judge" Muku spoke slowly and weakly after coughing crazily for a bit.

His hazy eyes then shifted their focus. He looked down towards the CSK's abdomen. The CSK looked down as well in confusion.

Then it noticed his hand. It had thought that he failed to reach it before given how it was positioned. Which was an open palm that was slightly touching its body with just the fingertips.

It thought that maybe he wanted to dig into its skin with his hand or something. Which was a crazy thought, considering its defence. But it thought Muku could probably pull it off if given a chance.

So, it made sure that he could only touch it slightly. Which was a final tease from it to him before he died. However, now, it seemed it might have guessed wrong.

Was everything part of his plan? The more it thought about it while looking at his palm, the more confused it got. Then a random memory from before suddenly appeared in its mind.

Its eyes widened instantly. Its fur also rose due to the sudden dangerous thought it had.

It immediately tried to back away from Muku. However, Muku made his move before it could do so. With a little smile on his face which said "it's too late", he thought...

{One inch... Punch!} It would have been cooler to say it. However, he could no longer speak.

His hand instantly folded into a fist and hit the CSK's abdomen. Then...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

An explosion louder than the previous one rang out. Blood and guts flew everywhere.

Yet Muku and the CSK didn't move from their positions. They kept standing like before.

"Nice punch. Great use of force" The CSK suddenly spoke after a few moments of silence.

A torrent of blood began coming out of its mouth immediately after. Not long after that, it fell to the ground. Which caused its hand to get dislodged from Muku's gut.

Muku remained standing with blank eyes as he looked into the nothingness. His vision was gone. He couldn't even see the result of his work.

All his remaining strength and willpower were focused on keeping him standing.

On the ground of yet another big hole the two had created. The CSK lay unmoving.

A huge hole had replaced its guts. The ground had been dyed red with its blood.

Muku had won!