Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 221: Restricted zone

Around an hour later...

Muku still hadn't met even a single beast despite walking that long. And he was starting to get scared. Which was rather weird. You'd think that he'd be happy not to meet beasts when he was weak. Yet there he was hoping to get attacked.

Then again, anyone would be spooked out when they don't see any beasts in a literal Beast World...

"Umm, gave you figures out what the problem might be? Why are we alone?" Muku asked the dragon.

{Hhm... I think I know where we are. We might be in a restricted zone... Yeah, that's the only explanation that makes sense here. The Guardian was clear when he said we'd be sent to The Beast World. So, we're definitely there} The dragon replied. However, its tone was uncertain. Probably not sure about what it was saying.

"Okay, so what's a redistricted zone? And why do you sound so unsure of your words?" Muku asked.

(Restricted zones are various places located in random places all over the Beast World. They are surrounded by a white mist no one can pass through. It's said that not even the Monarchs can get through. I've only heard about them. I have never seen one myself. So, I'm unsure. And also because no one has managed to get inside them before from what I know. I can't say if that's where we are right now} The dragon explained.

"Oh, okay. After hearing that. I think that's probably where we are. At the very least, that thought calms me down a little. It's a lot better than wandering around not knowing anything. Now, we just have to find the exit point. Or the edge. Whichever comes first." Muku spoke. His voice sounded a lot calmer than before.

Having a goal was always better than walking around aimlessly. The duo then continued making their way through the suspected secret zone.

It was all fine and good until they realised something. They didn't seem to be making any progress. No matter how far they walked, the sites in the distance didn't seem to be getting closer.

It was something neither had paid attention to before. They were preoccupied with other thoughts. And there was a sizable piece of land they were walking through. So, they subconsciously thought they were making progress and the trees just looked similar.

With such a weird thing occurring. It was only natural that they decided to stop for a moment. It was time to rethink their game plan.

"I say we go toward the higher concentration of mana instead of away from it. It's not like we have any other choices right now. It's either that or we keep on wandering around in the same place. And I'm too hurt to do something so pointless" Muku put forth his suggestion.

{Hhm... Why not try flying first?} The dragon was still unwilling to go toward the denser mana. Having been born in the Beast World. It had become an instinct to avoid doing such a thing.

"Sigh. Fine. However, I'm pretty sure it's going to be the same.

And we're doing what I said if this fails" Muku agreed to try it. He had recovered enough mental energy to waste a bit.

Since there didn't seem to be any other living creatures in the place. There was no need to save it either. So, he might as well try it. Though, he didn't have much faith in it working out.

And so, to satisfy the dragon's request. He took off in flight. It looked painfully slow compared to his usual flight speed. He'd probably need to sleep for a while to get back into peak mental state.

However, that didn't stop him. He still flew his hardest in the direction he was walking toward before. And yet, no matter how fast or how long he flew forward. When he looked down, he was still moving through the same stretch of space as before.

He even tried flying up. And like with the group, he couldn't go past a certain point. So, he chose to land. He might as well let himself recover more than waste the little Mental Energy (ME) he had recovered.

The experience had been worse than he expected. He didn't expect even going up to be restricted. He had actually been planning on checking the treetops out of the plan he suggested failed as well.

Now, however, it seemed they were doomed if it failed as well. It was their only option left. Hopefully, it works out.

Maybe such weird spacial laws were the reason even Monarchs were rumoured to be unable to get in. From his perspective, the formation or whatever it was. It was inconceivable. He didn't even feel like he was being restricted in any way. Despite the restriction, everything still seemed to be okay.

He couldn't sense any mysterious power affecting the surroundings or his mind. For some reason, he couldn't help but be reminded of his own ability. The "erasing gaze"

He had erased half of a R1 beast's body before. Yet, it didn't die or bleed. Its life was as strong as ever despite missing half of its body.

It was almost as if the laws of the world themselves were forced to accept the beast's new state as its natural form.

He was certain that they were definitely in a restricted zone by that point. At the same time, he was also certain that the laws of the area had been tampered with.

As for how it was done, he wasn't sure. It was definitely not something he could do with his Erasing Gaze. It was nowhere near as almighty as whatever ability was used to create the restricted zones.

Well, whatever, that had nothing to do with him. All he cared about and needed to care about was getting out of the zone. After that, he'll figure out how to spend his days until the time to return home comes.

"Can we try my thing now?" Muku asked as he flew back down.

{Fine... Just don't get us killed} The dragon relented.

"What about Raya?" Muku asked a question out of nowhere.

{What?} The dragon was confused.

"For your name. How does Raya sound?" Muku clarified.

{What?! You're still on that. With our current situation?? You know what? Fine. You can call me Raya from now on. I officially accept it as my name} The dra... Raya was surprised and annoyed by his fixation with giving her a name. So, she just accepted it to get it over with.

"Great! I'll call you Raya from now on!" Muku spoke in a happy mood. Ignoring Raya's grumpy mood. His OCD had been satisfied. So, he was happy even with the poor reception.

With that taken care of. He began walking toward the denser mana. Soon enough he noticed a difference.

He was finally able to make it out of the little stretch of land from before. Tears of joy almost left his eyes.

However, he didn't stop to look back. In fact, he began walking faster. Eventually, he took off. What if the zone changed its mind a chose to restrict him again?!

While that was unlikely, he'd rather not take the chance. So, he flew forward as quickly as he could. In less than an hour, he could almost see the mana in the surroundings. That's how dense it had gotten.

After a little while longer. He could barely see more than a few metres in front of his eyes. The mana had gotten dense to the point that it had turned into a mist-like state. It was a multicoloured mist which slowly swirled in the area. Going in random directions.

He could barely see a silhouette of what seemed to be a building deeper in the mana most. Well, it was either that or a cut-down tree that just happened to look like a building from afar. Either way, he'd find out soon enough.

At that point, his mana had long filled up to maximum capacity. He could even feel it slowly getting refined in his core. Which was odd since he didn't know that it could do that.

Which was understandable since his and his group's mana had always been of a high quality. For that reason,

their world's trash mana density couldn't even dream of refining it. The mana density couldn't even refine epic classes.

Hell, it could barely work for the lower classes. And the results would be pretty negligible. Maybe after one more evolution or so, people will start seeing a change...

Interestingly enough, it was actually one of the two major steps that needed to be passed through to reach R4. Which would have been especially hard for Muku to do on the Blue Planet.

Yet there he was, going through it without even knowing what was going on. It was only much later that he'd realise what a great fortune he had encountered. It was something only the highest order of privileged beasts could enjoy in the outside world.

Even Raya was unaware of the fact. She was just as oblivious as Muku.

Fortunately for her, the link she had with Muku provided her with mana when she was in the mindscape. So, she was recovering alongside him.

Both of their bodies were still beaten up. However, with a "full tank" they could augment themselves with their mana. Making it easier for them to move.

In normal cases, such a method would be a waste of mana, which would drain them after a while. However, in their current environment. They'd regain the mana as soon as they lost it. So, it was okay to use it.

Raya soon left the mindscape. She shielded herself from the gravity with her mana. It was all so that she could get the same benefits as Muku.

He had told her about the mana refinement she hadn't been getting in the mindscape. While not sure of the benefits yet. She still chose to partake. It didn't seem to be bad in any way, after all...