My Ten Wives and Ten Rings in the Apocalypse

"Hmm… Where am I?" Susan's eyes twitched and she opened her eyes slowly.

She looked at the surroundings. It was a big cozy room with a small table by the left and a standing morrow by the right.

Beside the wardrobe was a door, leading to the bathroom. The room was dimly lit and warm.

"This is my room" She murmured.

The surging headache that she had when she woke up was reduced every second and she could think straight.

Suddenly, she felt a change in her body. It is not just an ordinary change but a big change.

She widened her eyes and a rare smile appeared on her face.

"This is what I'm thinking," She whispered, dazed. She was racing in happiness.

Quickly, she opened her stat panel and didn't blink for a second.

Hahaha!

She burst into joyous laughter. She rolled on the bed and it was then that she noticed all the previous injuries she sustained in her previous battle had all healed without leaving a scar.

"Finally!" She shouted.

She let out a deep breath and her gaze firm.

'I'm not part of the weakling any long. You just wait, I will catch up to you.' She touched her heart.

Knock! Knock!

Susan heard a knock from the entrance and her expression and demure returned to being cold.

"Who's there?"

"Merab. Just checking on you. Are you ok? I heard your scream." Merab's voice came from outside.

"Yeah. Thanks for asking."

"No problem. Take your time to relax. See you around." Merab said and left.

…

Inside the building's ninth floor. A group of people sat around a large table discussing.

"So you're saying some people are sacrificing humans to the beast," Nasir asked in dismay.

"How many times did I have to repeat myself?" Grandpa Philip was furious after saying the same thing over and over again.

Yet, Nasir would ask as if he was deaf. The people around the room looked at the two smiles.

After a couple of days, the people had started getting used to each other and everyone knew Nasir's unusual ability.

When there is any dispute among the shelter. When he arrived and mediated, things would move swiftly without anyone voicing any complaint.

Albeit, when he was among his colleagues. He was a bit troublesome with his mouth.

"Why didn't you catch those men? Are they perhaps scared of them?" Nasir asked with a straight face.

Bang!

Grandpa Philip bangs the wood and turns to face Nasir.

"If you ask many any stupid— No don't ask me any question again." He shouted, a vein protruding from his forehead.

Pfffff!

Kira couldn't hold her laugh and laugh when she saw Nasir's behavior.

"If you want to know more about the fight. Ask her." Grandpa Philip pointed to Susan.

Hmm!

Everyone looked at grandpa Philip and then turned to Nasir, waiting for his reaction.

"That wouldn't be a problem. I guess this noble indulged me in the battle scene" Nasir turned to the opposite side and stared at Susan with a smile.

Susan didn't even bat an eye at him. Her gaze was cold and expressionless.

"I guess your ability won't work on her," Nika added.

Suddenly, the door of the conference opened. Chloe and Steven entered the room and they took their seats.

Shortly, Justin entered the room. He was dressed in a loose robe and a three-quarter short-knicker.

He took the main seat and looked at the people.

"Sorry for delaying everyone. We need to attend to something. Now, let's begin… and before I start…"

He looked at the faces of Grandpa Philip and Susan and said,

"Congratulations to you two on reaching the Second Circle. Don't relax and keep on pushing forward."

Hmm!

The people in the room looked at the faces of the two and congratulated them. And this fuels the spirit of competition between them. No one wanted to be left behind.

I need to work harder. They shouted in their mind.

Mack glanced at the woman she had been wooing for ages and clenched her fist under the table.

'I will soon catch up to you.'

Justin noticed the various conflicting emotions flying through the atmosphere but he didn't care. This was good for them.

"What should we do about this hideous act?" he asked.

Everyone adjusted their bearing and stared at Justin.

"The situation of the world has changed. And many dangerous practices would appear among the people. Not everyone would be magnanimous like us. So we should be prepared on how to deal with them." Grandpa Philip added.

"We should save those people. I believe there are many victims under their grasp." Mack proposed.

"I agree with Mack. Only god knows how they're treating those people if they could choose to sacrifice humans to beasts. I won't be surprised if they did more atrocities than this." The Pipeman said.

"Do we know the position of these savage people?" Kira asked.

"Yeah." Chloe nodded.

"Then we should save them," Kira suggested.

Now, all eyes were on Justin, waiting for his decision. He didn't have any expression on his face. No one could guess what he was thinking.

"What do you two think?" he finally said.

"I believe the right thing for us is to save them?" Susan responded immediately.

If not that she was powerless and injured against those bastards. She would have long saved them. Also, she didn't want to appear arrogant when she discovered she was a Second Circle existence.

That's why she was waiting patiently for Justin's decision.

"I agree with everyone. We should save those people when it brings us no harm." Grandpa Philip added.

"Do you all believe that was the best decision?" He asked unhurriedly.

No one talks for a couple of moments. They stared at each other not knowing what to say.

"Don't try to intimidate us." Mack raised his voice and stared furiously at Justin.

"We're talking about human life here. You sit down calmly on your throne and behave as if the world belongs to you. Since you can disregard the life of a fellow human being because he failed to follow your measly order. You sent him to his death. Why am I surprised when you don't want to save these people because you're also the same with this savage beast." He shouted.

Huh!

The room descended into an abrupt silence and everyone took a cursory look at Mack in awe.

Is this righteousness or what?

While everyone was in shock at Mack's outburst. Kira fixed her gaze on Justin's face.

She can say she was the one that knew him the best. And not saving those people was never his intention. But this guy…

Seeing his calm face, she knew he was about to erupt.

Time went by and the room was silent. No one breaks the silence. The heavy atmosphere could be cut with a knife.

Mack was burning with fury. He was furious at these cowardly people that couldn't stand against this selfish prick.

'If I had been more powerful. This won't have happened.' He thought in annoyance.

"Previously, I didn't want to take this route. But now, I am being naive." Justin began. His voice was calm without any fluctuation of anger.

"I gave everyone the liberty to express themselves before we reach a compromise but it doesn't seem to work."

The more he talks the more the heart of the people palpitates. These new things are bound to change.

"I never force myself on anyone. Everyone had their freedom. But you people take me for granted."

"Just because you see some detestable act. We should jump and act…. Hmm"

He paused and twitched his lips. His gaze lingered on each of the faces sitting in the room.

"Now, I will be the king of the shelter."

King!

Everyone was flabbergasted.

Things were not going according to plan today. What is happening?

"Previously, I was the leader, not the king. But now, I'll be king and if you think I'm unreasonable you can leave."

"I will give you 60 seconds to think about it. But after that, anyone I see inside this room. I believe I have agreed to be under my reign."

Things were just moving too fast for them to digest. From sending rescue missions to the reign of a king.

Oh boy! This is insane.

"Are you stupid!" Mack stood up and shouted.

"Do you want to overthrow the current government? Who the hell are you?"

Whoosh!

Bang!

A silhouette flew backward and crashed into the wall. He slid down and puked out a lot of blood. While some of his ribs were broken.

Everyone widened their eyes and their mouths agape. They looked at the pitiful Mack and stared at the domineering Justin.

No one among them saw how he attacked Mack. They didn't feel a slight change in the atmosphere at all.

Everything looks the same.

"Get out! Or I will kill you." Justin's voice raised an octave.

The slight change in his voice shook the heart of everyone. Now, he could feel his anger.

Susan was just too shocked to process what just happened. She looked at her childhood friend and was lost on what to do.

"You- "

"Say more words and I will kill you."

Gulped.

Justin looked at the face of the other and said.

"Since everyone decided to stay. You accepted me as your king?"