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Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 162: Meeting the Developers (?)
"I'm so glad we got to meet like this. I really have a good feeling about you," the man said as he nodded his head frantically.Caleb smiled stiffly as he said, "Me too."The man proceeded to talk more about the game, but Caleb couldn't focus on the words. Something felt off. He couldn't put his finger on it. It was on the tip of his tongue. However, it felt like a haze was clouding his mind. How did he get here? He remembered seeing the name of the meeting place and leaving the house to meet one of the developers.There was nothing unusual about that. The problem was that he couldn't recall anything else. He couldn't remember how he got there or what they had been talking about. The former could have been excused as he was moving automatically. Since the chosen location was a place he was familiar with, he could have easily traveled the same way he normally did and not think about it.The latter could also be excused as him being worried about his current situation. He didn't really
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 163: Making a Choice
"You're joking," Caleb blurted out. "What's going to happen to me while that happens? Is my body even here?"It would explain why he didn't look like his original self. However, it mentioned that this was some kind of limbo. Wasn't limbo the place between life and death? There was no way he would be able to survive years in this place in one piece. Also, it never mentioned if time moved differently between here and the other two worlds. What if time moved quickly?Wouldn't that mean that by the time he returned home, his relatives would have already passed away, leaving him all alone? He would be homeless and stuck without any way to live. It wasn't like he could go around saying he was Caleb. His age wouldn't match, and people would think he's someone crazy. No, he absolutely couldn't accept the system's suggestions."There has to be a third option," he said as he slammed a hand on the table."There is no third option. We've clearly stated that there are only two choices," it said.C
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 164: Arrival
Caleb frowned as he glared at his desk. It had been days since his confrontation with the system, and he still hadn't been able to come to a conclusion. Both choices were just so final. He feared that if he picked one, he would regret not choosing the other option. If only there was someone he could talk to about his choices, then maybe he could come to a decision.Unfortunately, there was no one he could turn to. Everything here was just a fake move, based only on his memories. No, even if it wasn't fake, he wouldn't be able to talk to anyone about his problem. His relatives would certainly be of no help. They would just put him through more stress if he tried asking them. He had no friends to speak of, so he would have been on his own.He sighed as he rested his head on the table. If those demons and Grace were here, they might have been able to help him out. As soon as he thought of them, he chuckled. Why was he thinking about them at all times? He guessed they were the closest he
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 165: Going Back
Caleb took a step back. This was bad. He was in no position to protect himself. He didn't have any of his skills or the system with him. He was effectively defenseless against Lisa. If she decided to kill him, there was nothing he could do to stop her. Any attempts to protect himself would be laughable. However, he wasn't going to let it happen without a fight.Lisa lowered her hands as she said, "Lucky for you, I'm not going to do that."Highly suspicious of her, he asked, "Why?""Why what? Why am I not going to kill you to become the demon king?" she asked. "Obviously, it's because I'm not sure it counts if I kill you here. I don't know what this place is, but it's obviously not our world."That was actually a valid point. It was possible that she wouldn't be able to become the next demon king because she killed him in a place far from her world. The safest bet would be for her to bring him back with her. That just gave him more incentive to stay away from her so she wouldn't kidnap
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 166: Free Fall
Once Caleb stopped screaming, he immediately called out, "System."There was no response. Wasn't the system waiting to hear back from him? So why wasn't it responding to him now? If it didn't do something, he was going to fall to his death. Actually, was it possible for him to die? This place was just a temporary waiting spot for him until he chose to go back to the other world or was able to go home. If he could die, then it would defeat the purpose of this place.Well, he wasn't willing to try and see what happened when he hit the ground from such a height. Frantically calling for the system while flapping his hands in an awkward attempt to slow his fall, he could only watch as the ground grew closer and closer. Seeing that the system was no help, he turned to the only other being that could help him."Lisa, wake up," he snapped as he turned his attention to her.Unfortunately, she was unconscious and unresponsive. Reaching out to her, he grimaced when he was unable to get to her. S
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 167: Staying Together
It was Ruth and Takisha. Caleb wasn't sure when they arrived, but it couldn't have been that long ago. Now they were only missing Grace. However, since she was the one responsible for the portal, he didn't think she would be coming over any time soon. She was probably anxiously waiting for them to show up on the other side. Unfortunately, he was going to have to disappoint her."When did you two show up?" Lisa demanded as she narrowed her eyes."Since the two of you were taking so long, we had to see what was taking you so long," Takisha calmly said."Yeah, what were you doing? Were you flirting?" Ruth asked.Caleb's face scrunched up in confusion. Where had she gotten that idea? Even though they were all in his harem, they didn't have that kind of relationship. Their relationship was more of a give and take. If he had nothing to offer, then she wouldn't care about him. The fact that she was eager to drag him back to kill him should have been a big hint."As if," Lisa said as she cros
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 168: Meeting the Family
Caleb tried to secretly sneak back into the house without being spotted, but it was significantly harder to accomplish when he had four demon women right behind him. Even though he asked for them to at least hide themselves, they had refused. Their reason was that they didn't want to waste energy hiding themselves. They also didn't see why they should.He had tried to explain to them that he didn't want his relatives to see them, but none of them could understand what was wrong. In fact, they were quite confused about the concept. For a brief moment, he had forgotten that demons didn't have families. They might reproduce, but they didn't consider each other family, so they were understandably confused when he tried to explain it to them.Unfortunately, this meant that they didn't listen to his request. Since he didn't see the car in the driveway, he hoped that no one was home and he could hopefully sneak everyone to his room. He hadn't worked out the logistics of having four women sha
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 169: Finding Accomodations
Just like Caleb expected, it was a tight squeeze to fit everyone in the room. There was no room for everyone to sit down comfortably, so three of them were forced to remain standing. Caleb had been one of the lucky ones to sit down in his chair. Takisha also managed to sit down on his bed and wouldn't let anyone else sit beside her.The other three women didn't look happy about it, but they didn't protest as Lisa asked, "Now that we're here, what do we do?"That was a good question, and Caleb didn't have a good answer. They had been the ones to refuse to leave, but there wasn't really a place for them to stay. Caleb doubted that they would want his bed to rest. They would probably be offended by the idea since his room was plain compared to what they were used to. He had forgotten what their rooms had looked like.Takisha looked at Caleb as she asked, "Are you really sure you know nothing about how to escape this place?""No," he lied. "I don't have a clue."She frowned as Ruth said,
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Author's Note 2
Hello, I just wanted to inform everyone here who had been following Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race that I'm going to be rewriting/editing it for eBook, paperback, etc.I figured that since this work was never marked complete when it was supposd to back in January, I might as well post another author's note here.I will try to keep everyone up to date on when the first book will be released here on my currently updating stories and on F******k.If anyone's interested in beta reading for me, please contact me through F******k since I have no idea how to contact anyone on here.I'm also thinking about redoing the covers again.
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Author's Note
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along for so long. Caleb's story has ended, which means I currently don't have any stories being written on the platform at this moment.I feel like my writing style has changed since I first started writing on Meganovel, and I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. We shall see how much more it changes.Anyway, there are several things that I want to let you know.I'm a bit sad that Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race didn't get as much love as my other stories, but there could be many factors that could have contributed to it. Maybe in the future I'll do a rewrite or remake of it since I still like the idea.If I do go through with this idea, then I'll just immediately go to eBook and paperback, and it would be very different from the one here. We will have to see, and I'll let everyone know.As for a new story, I'm still debating on what story I want to do. My plan is to have at least one ex
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 190: A New Beginning
"Have you heard? They say a new demon king has appeared," someone whispered in the streets."How can that be? Wasn't the demon king killed before they could become the demon king?" another whispered."Well, the demons are acting differently compared to after the previous demon kings died," a person said.Caleb pulled down his hood even more as he passed by the gossiping crowd. He had only stepped away from the castle to catch his breath. It had been months since he had returned to this world, and he had so much work to catch up on that it wasn't even a joke. So much had happened that it felt surreal. There were still plenty of demons defying him.They still couldn't believe he was the new demon king. Caleb could understand why. He hadn't become the demon king the proper way, so it was natural that they were suspicious of his claims despite all the support he received. Even with support, there were some who simply didn't care. Bringing the demons together was a difficult job.He didn't
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 189: Resolving Matters
Caleb didn't like the sound of that. Why was the fake laughing? It was obviously at the end of its rope. There was no way it could stand a chance against all of them. Something wasn't right. As the smoke cleared, his face curled in disgust at the sight, and he wasn't the only one. He could feel Grace lean towards him as if trying to hide from the sight.The fake could barely be called alive. Its body was fraying at the seams, and the skin was peeling off. The fact that it was still standing was unreal. It was really a gruesome sight that would have made him sick if it had been the him from before he showed up in this world. He was a bit unnerved and worried about what the fake would do next."It looks like it's my loss. I had really hoped to get rid of you, but it looks like I'll just have to wait for another opportunity to arise. You got lucky," the fake said.Just as those words left the fake's deformed mouth, bats swarmed around it. None of them could see what was happening, but th
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 188: Return
"Do you think the human will really return with our new demon king?" Lisa asked as she leaned back against the wall. "He wasn't exactly enthusiastic about it before.""Who can say?" Takisha said as she brushed her hair back. "We can only wait for the results.""It's not like he would make a good demon king anyway," Ruth said with a huff."Are you going to try to kill him if he returns?" Mildred asked."Of course not," she snapped before she muttered the next part to herself. "It's not like you'll let me.""Shouldn't you be more honest with yourself? He actually grew on you," Lisa said with a smirk.Ruth hissed. "You're one to talk. You think the same."Lisa scowled, but she didn't argue against it. She wasn't the only one feeling some attachment. Well, it wasn't exactly an attachment. Takisha and Mildred barely knew much about him. They had only known each other briefly. However, that didn't diminish their interest in him. It was the only reason why they weren't eager to kill him off
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 187: Escape
Caleb's body moved to shield her. He grunted as he felt the bullet strike his side. Fortunately, it didn't hit anything vital, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Grace was screaming his name and rushing to his side as the fake waved the gun around with a bored expression on its face. Caleb pressed a hand to the injury and felt blood coat his hand."I guess that didn't work out. Let's try again," the fake said as they raised their gun again.Suddenly, the duo found themselves falling through the air before hitting the ground hard. Caleb wheezed as he landed on his injured side. He rolled onto his back to relieve the pressure and catch his breath. Grace was quickly at his side, casting her healing magic on him again. He could feel the telltale signs of her magic working before it stopped."What? Oh, no," Grace muttered as she cast again.This time, the effect was even shorter. Caleb could still feel his injury bleeding out. For some reason, her healing magic wasn't working properly
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Chapter 186: Brawl
It was silent as Caleb and the fake Grace stared at each other. The real Grace glanced between the two of them, wondering what she was supposed to do. This was beyond anything she had expected when the system assigned the quest. She had thought it was a strangely easy task at first, but she quickly realized it wasn't as simple as she first thought.At first, she couldn't go herself. When she saw the restriction, she had thought she had misread it. However, the words didn't change, no matter how much she looked at them. The system had really told her that she couldn't go personally, even though it said she had to find him and convince him to come back. Luckily, she was able to convince the four demon women to go.Grace had been worried that they wouldn't listen, but they strangely went along with her request. When she had asked why, they all gave a different response. In the end, they all wanted the same thing, which was to have him back. That was good enough for her. With their help,
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 185: Catching Up
Caleb grunted as they reappeared in a different location and crashed into the ground. Apparently, Grace had teleported them away from the danger. Unfortunately, she hadn't done a good job at it, which was why he was currently in pain. Ignoring the pain and getting to his feet, he took a look at their surroundings. He didn't recognize where they were.Looking back at Grace, he said, "I have so many questions that I have no idea where to begin.""You asked how I got here, well, I got a little help from the system," she said.He frowned. "The system helped you?""It assigned me a quest to find you and convince you to return," Grace said."I see," he said.Even though the system did say it would help him return home, it didn't say it wouldn't get someone
- Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race
Chapter 184: Trap
As they sat in the car, Caleb couldn't stop feeling uneasy about the whole thing. This was probably the first time he had ever gotten in the car without someone who wasn't family. It felt odd, and he didn't know what to do about the atmosphere. Caleb wanted to break the silence, but he didn't know what to talk about. He obviously couldn't bring up the other world.There were several reasons why that simply wouldn't work. One was that this fake Grace wouldn't know about it. At least he didn't think she did. She would just think he was crazy, which led to the second reason. Even if she did know about it, they weren't alone in the car. Talking about the other world in front of others was just not the smart thing to do.Caleb kept glancing at Grace out of the corner of his eye, but she didn't even look in his direction. Her eyes were focused straight ahead, with a blank expression on her fac
