It was obvious to anyone with eyes what the situation was. Caleb just didn't think it would actually be in front of him in the form of demon rats. Seriously. They were demon rats with low intelligence. How did they end up pulling a stunt he had only seen in dramas? Two enemies falling in love and having a child was so cliche that it wasn't even funny.Caleb kind of had an idea of what happened. Somehow, the two bumped into each other while carrying out their duties for each group. Maybe they fought to a draw or only briefly acknowledged each other's existence before returning to their respective groups. Whatever it was, the point was that they ended up knowing about each other's existence.Over time, they ended up getting close to the point where the baby demon rat came into play. He wasn't sure how they didn't get caught or get into trouble, but it happened. That would also explain why the large group of demon rats had shown up out of the blue to join him. It seemed that one of his s

"Are you sure the reports are correct?" the man said as he glanced around the forest, looking for signs of demons.Another man said, "That's what passing caravans said. Of course they haven't seen it themselves, but they've been hearing noises in the forests near the road."The first man cursed. It was just their luck that they would have been sent out to investigate. This was supposed to be the job of the heroes. That was the whole reason why they had been summoned. Unfortunately, none were available at the moment, which left them to be the ones to get the short end of the stick. The two were the unfortunate ones chosen for the job.While the duo would have preferred to avoid this, they couldn't refuse when it had been done fairly. In order to make things fair, they had drawn a lot to see which two poor souls would put their lives on the line. They just happened to be those two. With a sigh, they pressed forward, as they couldn't return until they actually did their jobs.A rustling

Caleb stared blankly at the corpse that was being munched on by Helen. After hearing about the humans, he had decided to investigate himself. Of course, he should have known things wouldn't go as planned. His intention had been only to observe them further and perhaps send one of his followers to trail after them. Unfortunately, it seemed that a certain someone couldn't help themselves.Helen stopped chewing as she felt a gaze on her. She glanced at her surroundings, but she couldn't see anyone nearby. However, the gaze didn't appear threatening, so she went back to eating in peace. The human tasted quite good. It couldn't compare to all the other things she'd eaten. She hoped that her king would allow her the opportunity to hunt other humans for food.He shuddered, feeling as if he was going to deal with some troubling things in the future. Shaking his head, he chose not to think about it and instead to focus on the present. Undeniably, the humans would take this as a sign to send he

"This place gives me the creeps. Are you sure it's safe?" one man asked as he shuddered."Why do you think we're going in such a large group?" the leader asked dryly.The group muttered to themselves. He had a point. Last time, two people had been sent to investigate, but they never returned. They had been last seen over a week ago. It shouldn't have taken more than a day to reach the place and return back. The place wasn't that far from the road or the two places. However, it didn't change the fact that they were missing.Eventually, the people got fed up and got together to discuss their next move. The heroes were still busy elsewhere, and the two missing people just made the people more anxious. If they couldn't rely on the heroes, they would have to handle it themselves. However, that was easier said than done. No one wanted to go considering they lost two people.To remedy the issue, it was decided that a large group would go. Even if it meant they were slowed down, they would st

"I'm really not cut out to be the leader," Caleb muttered to himself.Caleb thought that his experience playing video games and his time leading the previous group meant he was a capable leader. Granted, none of the games required him to lead an army or were about army building, but he thought for sure he wouldn't have any issues. However, the evidence in front of him proved otherwise.Somehow his orders for the demon rats currently monitoring the humans to report back had changed into them playing with the humans. The worst part was that he only figured it out after a lot of staring at the map and sending out demon rats to get the whole picture. Why was it so hard to lead an army? The game made it seem so easy for the demon king to control all the demons.[The user shouldn't fret, as everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.]It was strange to see the system trying to comfort him. On one hand, it was nice to have support. On the other hand, Caleb had to remind it that he liter