Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 178: Leader Jeff

"Who are you"? Muku asked in a threatening voice the moment he landed, startling the group of strangers standing in front of the girls.

His dangerous aura was leaking out a bit. It was almost like he was indirectly telling them that if he didn't like their reply, they were going to suffer.

"Hey! You're scaring them!" Emily spoke as she hit Muku on the shoulder.

She hit him as a way of showing the spooked strangers that he wasn't as unreasonable as he seemed at that moment. Of course, there was a little rebuking involved as well.

She had noticed long ago that he did particularly like it when males, especially strangers talked to them. While he wouldn't react like that in normal cases. Jade's annoyed voice when she called out, made him misunderstand the situation.

She, in reality, only spoke in such a tone because of their quarrel. However, in the heat of the moment, such a possibility slipped his mind. His prejudice got the better of him.

Emily understood all that. So she tried to salvage the situation. The other girls, who weren't too prone to talking to strangers, let her lead. They all especially didn't feel like talking at that time for obvious reasons.

"I'm sorry for his rude behaviour. However, we would appreciate it if you told us who you are and what you are doing here" Emily spoke clearly with a kind smile on her face.

She basically did what Audrey would have done when dealing with new people. She did it better as well, considering that she didn't have to cover her face.

Or so she thought before she noticed that the five men were starstruck by her smile.

"If you don't reply, you are going to have to deal with him..." Emily got a bit annoyed by their display that she subtly threatened them with Muku.

He hadn't spoken since the question, choosing to let Emily deal with them. However, he was still glaring at them. It was rather fun to quietly intimidate people after all.

"R... right, I'm Jeff and these four are my teammates who don't need names right now. We're a scouting team from New Life Base. We go around searching for new hunting grounds. We were drawn here by the mansion and stadiums that weren't here the last time we passed by. We just got here too. I swear!" Jeff immediately explained after Muku was mentioned.

Muku reminded him of his base's strongest Evolvers. He didn't want to anger such a character. Especially when he literally flew in, which was something he had never seen before.

"Oh? Is that so? New Life Base huh? So, some people have embraced the apocalyptic world to that extent huh?... Tell, me, is it a safe zone or just a random building that survived the World's Evolution?" Muku got interested after hearing Jeff's explanation. He took over from Emily.

Another reason he got involved was because letting Emily continue leading would drag things out. Even while explaining, Jeff's eyes were trying to steal glances at Emily and the other girls.

As Muku spoke to Jeff he signalled for the girls to continue on their way. Their being there was just distracting. Knowing that he'd notify them later on of the conversation, the girls did as ordered. Their little quarrel wouldn't stop them from listening to him when it mattered.

Audrey and the other three came and went with the others. Audrey had long covered her face before appearing in front of Jeff's group. If they had seen her face, who knows what would have happened...

"I... it's a safe zone. It was a mall in X city. Thanks to our amazing leader, I dare say that even if the barrier disappeared right now. We would have nothing to fear. Our ten commanders and leader are strong enough to keep everyone safe from anything" Jeff replied.

He felt a little more nervous after being left alone with Muku. However, he got rather arrogant at the end when he started talking about the strongest members of his base. He was even giving Muku provocative looks.

Which, honestly, Muku found funny. Dudes like Jeff are the type that causes more problems for their allies than enemies. Like, there was literally no reason for Muku and those people to fight. Yet, there Jeff was trying to cause trouble.

"Is that so? Where is this New Life Base of yours?" Muku just dismissed Jeff's hidden taunt. He wasn't some third-rate villain who got triggered into doing the dumbest things just because someone said something.

"I can take you there if you want. Another one of our missions is to find people. Especially strong ones to bring back to join our base. You should barely qualify to join us" Clearly Jeff's nervousness was long gone. Otherwise, there was no way he would be trying to rope in Muku even though he knew nothing about him.

Not to mention the little insult when obviously weaker than Muku. Yet, he dared say Muku barely qualifies to join. Jeff's teammates broke out in cold sweat. They were wondering if their leader was trying to get them killed.

"You said it's where X city used to be right? Maybe I will go check it out. There's no need to take me with you. You can go ahead and continue with your task" While there were still some things he wanted to ask Jeff.

He felt like if he kept on talking to him, he might end up slapping him to death by mistake. Jeff was just naturally annoying. It was like a gift at that point.

"Are you sure? What if you get lost? You wouldn't blame me, right? You don't seem...Mmmph!" Jeff, who seemed to not see that he was annoying Muku more and more, was about to insult him before his team members got involved.

They all dog-piled him while covering his mouth. While he had eyes but couldn't see. They could see pretty clearly, and they saw how Muku's expression was darkening the more Jeff spoke.

"We're sorry for his behaviour sir. He has some mental problems. We'll continue on our way and get out of your way"×4 The men all apologised at once. Their hands still on the struggling Jeff's mouth. freēwēbnovel.com

"Smart dudes. I'll accept your apology this time. A little advice... Choose a new leader before this one gets you all killed"

Muku spoke with a smile that didn't hold the emotions of a smile on his face.

As he spoke, the group was awed. This was due to the stadium structure behind Muku that faded into nothingness. It was as large as any stadium, just lacking some detail. Yet, it was created by someone's spell.

While Jeff was blind. They were not. They could tell that the man in front of them was a beast in human form. Their heaven-defying leader might not be the man's match.

By the time they snapped out of their stupor, Muku was gone. They quickly looked behind them and their awe increased. The mansion they saw before had taken off and flown away!

They couldn't help but wonder if they were having a shared dream instead of being awake. After all, how can such a thing be possible?!

"Wait! That direction..." One of the nameless dudes exclaimed before trailing off.

However, everyone... Not including Jeff understood what he meant. Jeff was even still fuming about their actions. If they weren't all stronger than him, he would have definitely beaten them up.

"What about the direction?" Jeff asked annoyedly.

"They are going in the direction of the base", Someone replied annoyedly. They were fed up with this trash leader of theirs. If he wasn't the younger brother of one of the generals, they would have beaten him up and left him there.

"Yeah, so? Isn't part of our mission to lead people there?" Jeff asked confusedly.

However, no one replied at that time. No one felt like wasting their time explaining to the idiot that the people they met were too strong. Sending them to the base was a dumb move. Who knows if they will take over after arriving??...

...

In the floating mansion...

"Why do you look so annoyed?" Audrey asked Muku curiosity.

It was rare to see him with such an expression after all. Jade even called him creepy one time for always having a smile on his face. However, even she was wondering why he didn't have that trademark smile at that time.

"Oh, nothing. Just that I feel like I lost some brain cells by talking to that idiot" Muku replied tiredly.

After reaching Rank Three. Moving the mansion was as easy as breathing for him. He didn't need to focus on it nearly as much as before. He also had the vague feeling that it had gotten better due to Freya.

Speaking about Freya, the girl had been realising her potential almost daily. She could now change the room temperature, get rid of all the dust in every room with just a thought and many more random things like that. She had tried to change the room order at some point. However, she didn't have enough mana, so she failed.

She was actually close to reaching Rank 2. Elsa wasn't lagging behind either. She was actually ahead of Freya by a significant margin. Freya was at 80%, and Elsa, who had developed many moves in secret, was at 98%. She was actually keeping it a secret from everyone. Her goal was to surprise them when she broke through in a few days if she was lucky.

"Oh, so... What did he say?" Audrey asked what they all wanted to know after acknowledging his reply. Muku then proceeded to tell them everything.

"Is that our next destination then?" She then asked the question on everyone's mind after he finished telling them everything.

"Why not, right?" Muku replied with a short answer as a smile reappeared on his face...