Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 174: Audrey versus Chloe (final)

"Is Chloe okay though?" Hope asked worriedly. While she had become quite the bro-con recently. She still cared about the others. Especially Chloe, who was like her first-ever friend in the group.

"Yeah. Don't worry. Chloe must have been prepared for it... Look" Muku gave a halfway reply before pointing towards the ring.

"How is she completely fine?!" Hope asked in surprise as she watched Chloe get off the ground looking completely fine after the heavy impact.

"Momentum neutralisation..." Layla was the one to reply. It was the reason why she hadn't shown any concern for Chloe. She judged from the exaggerated sound that Chloe must have done something.

"What she means is that Chloe sped up the impact's occurrence but took herself out of it for the most part. What she did was attack the ring with a strong lightning attack before she hit it. The action created a force wave that acted against her momentum. Which cancelled out most of it. That's what caused the loud bang sound. So, while she did hit the wall in the end. It wasn't a strong impact. It was within something her Evolver body could take easily" Muku explained after seeing that Layla wasn't going to say anymore.

It seemed Layla wasn't in the mood to improve her communication with the group at that moment. She had long refocused on the arena again after replying to Hope. She probably didn't even hear Hope's second question. The others didn't mind, though; it was understandable that she'd be so enthralled considering who the two fighters were.

"Oh. So that's what happened. They're both really smart, huh?" Hope commented while seemingly lost in thought. She was patting herself on the back of her head for refusing to fight either of them. She felt that she would have been beaten up before she could even blink once. The two were just too intense for her liking.

"Are you okay?" Audrey asked Chloe with worry in her voice. Even the mask on her face had been removed.

She didn't have Layla's calculative mind to figure everything out instantly. Or Muku and Jade's high rank to see everything. So she was really worried about Chloe. She was even thinking that maybe she shouldn't have moved out of the way. Only if she had thought of what would happen if she dodged.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. We can continue..." Chloe replied in a gentle voice. She really liked it when Audrey showed worry for her. Her battle intent melted away, which was obvious from how the lightning surrounding her had been deemed a lot. Along with not being as furious as before.

"No, let's stop here. I don't want to do this anymore" Audrey's motherly heart got the better of her and she refused to continue.

As she spoke, the blood all over the place was gathering into the form of a suitcase beside her. Which was a clear sign that she was giving up. It was clear that even her battle intent was gone. Though for a different reason.

While Chloe was KOed by Audrey's care. Audrey was KOed by not wanting to see Chloe getting injured. Especially because of her.

"Okay..." Chloe didn't argue. She was just a bit hesitant thinking that she had let the others who wanted to see a clear winner down. Well, whatever; a situational draw wasn't too bad, either. They can also pick up from where they left off or someday, maybe.

Hopefully, the author doesn't get chewed up because of the ending. He's just a slave to the personalities of the characters he created okay...

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"Well... That was anticlimactic. I should have expected it though. Audrey is a terrible choice for these things. She emotionally defeats both herself and the opponent. Next time, I'll just have to look for someone who isn't any of the girls to fight her," Muku spoke while rubbing his forehead in a wry tone.

The ending made him want to flip a table or something. Why didn't he think of it before finalizing it!! It would have been better to watch Hope get beat up instead!

"Don't worry, the next battle will definitely have a winner..." Layla spoke from her seat. She was already radiating battle aura. Ready to put it all on the line.

She wasn't too bothered about how the Audrey and Chloe battle ended. Honestly, she had suspected that something like that would happen. Her mother was just that kind of person. When she cared, she really cared. Even if her care got in the way of other things. She didn't care. Such was Audrey's personality, which would likely always be like that.

"R-right" Emily supported Layla's words. However, she had a wry expression on her face. She felt that it was ironic for the quiet Ice Element Evolver to be the hot-blooded one between them.

She was nowhere near as enthusiastic as Layla. The worst part, she was certain that if she held back, Layla would make her pay for it.

However, she was curious to see who would win between them. A heavenly flame versus a hellish ice. It was certainly going to be an interesting fight. Before she knew it. Emily was also excited about what was to come.

"Can we start now?" Layla asked getting ready to get up.

"Woah! Little Frost! Let me fix the ring first. Why the rush, we have all day. We can even continue tomorrow if that's not enough time" Muku stopped her with a nickname he had kept in his mind until that day.

Hearing the odd nickname, Layla's impatience was instantly diffused. She then raised her brow at Muku. Silently asking him about the nickname.

"Aha! I knew I wasn't the only one with a weird nickname. It's just I was the only one who gave you reasons to use it!... Wait, am I so problematic to you?!" Jade chimed in before reasoning herself to anger.

"Shut up! That's definitely not it. I'd never give each and every one of you a nickname just because I got bored one day" Muku defended himself. However, his shifting eyes and unconfident tone weren't helping his case

"So, Big Brother. What's my nickname? Is it something cute" Hope didn't even try to act like she believed him as she immediately asked what her nickname was.

"What?! I told you. There's nothing like that. Do you believe Jade over me your brother?! I'm so hurt, I don't even want to talk to you anymore!" Muku refused to relent. As he chose to acknowledge it no matter what.

"Okay, if you say so. Can you give one for fun then?" Hope also refused to relent. She chose a way that would give both of them what they wanted. She would get to hear the nickname and Muku will get to play it off as if it didn't already exist in his mind.

"Well, I guess I could come up with something. Just for fun of course. I'll call you Baby Koala" Muku replied enthusiastically as if he had gotten the justification he needed.

"...Okay, thanks" Hope replied dully. Her enthusiasm was completely gone. She had deflated like a balloon. After all, he had just indirectly called her clingy. The other girls trying to stop themselves from laughing didn't help either.

They also wanted to hear their nicknames. However, that thought was instantly scrapped after hearing Hope's name.

"Why do you seem so down. Don't you like it? I'll have you know, baby Koala Bears are my favourite animal. So cute and loveable, and they never leave their parent's side," Muku spoke to Hope while giving her a little background information.

"R-really?" Hope asked with happiness in her eyes. She was happy to know that even if he thought that she was clingy, he liked it. That's all that mattered.

"Yeah. Anyway, I'm done with the repairs. You can go now Layla and Emily" Muku addressed Hope briefly before moving back to the event.

His saying it just before the other girls asked about their nicknames was rather sus. Whether it was planned or not. Only he knew.

Well, whatever the case. Layla versus Emily was next and it was definitely going to be epic...