Caleb's ears twitched at the sound of humans screaming, and he came to a stop. He wasn't the only one to notice, as the other demon rats paused to listen. This was the first time humans had come into the forest since the incident with the knights. They had probably been scared away. It was the only logical assumption to make. He would have done the same.
However, for some reason, humans were back again. It didn't matter what the reason was. What mattered was that they were currently in trouble. A part of him wanted to avoid them for two different reasons. One was because he still had his human instincts telling him to stay away, and the other was that it wouldn't be worth it. Going to investigate would probably not yield any benefits for him.
The humans were likely dealing with demon wolves, and killing them wouldn't make Caleb or his army stronger. Besides, if he did help them out, the
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The humans looked up at the demon rat with a mixture of terror and confusion. Now that one side was defeated and dead, they were at the mercy of the remaining demons. Seeing how eagerly they ate their own kind, they knew that they would face a worse fate. However, the demon rats didn't immediately attack them, even when they finished eating the demon wolves.Actually, as they stared at the demon rats, they realized they were quite small for demons. None of them had ever seen such small demons before. Most had always been several feet tall, or at least be able to reach the height of a small child. The demons in front of them could easily fit in the palms of their hands if they wanted to hold them, which none of them did.As time passed and they saw the demon rats still not doing anything to them, they slowly let their guard down. They were still wary of the demon rats, but it was hard to stay vigilant after the exhausting and emotionally draining ordeal and with the dem
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Caleb frowned as he received the report from Karen. After some time, he had finally decided to allow them to move independently. If he wanted to use his army efficiently, he couldn't always be watching over them, which was why he had been testing them over the past few weeks. He had assigned them a bunch of different roles and left them to their own devices to see how they did.Right off the bat, it was a bit of a disaster, and it was partly his fault. Many of the demon rats still had problems understanding complex orders or thinking the way he wanted them to. When he ordered a group of demon rats to patrol and report back what they saw, their reports were inadequate. They either didn't match or couldn't remember what they had seen or heard.It took a lot of screaming, fighting, and explaining before he could set up patrols that fit his requirements. The system had kindly reminded him that he should have only picked demon rats with a certain amount of intelligence to make it effective
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Caleb watched anxiously as the red dots got closer and closer to their position. His army was already working tirelessly to fortify their base. While he did have his army make some changes to their base beforehand, it hadn't been with a focus on the defenses. Most of it had been cosmetic or to make the base run more efficiently. Now he regretted not setting up traps or barriers to get enemies out. "Karen, how long before they finish setting everything up?" he asked. "Things are going smoothly. We should be able to finish in an hour," she said, looking away from the demon rats digging a hole in the ground. He grimaced. An hour might not be enough time, as the red dots weren't slowing down. They weren't quite fast either, but they were crossing the ground at a decent pace. It would be cutting it close, and that was only if they didn't suddenly speed up. Caleb didn't like it. There had to be a way to speed up the process and get everything ready for their enemies. "Tell them to go fas
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"I found one!" the human screamed, causing Caleb to jump out of his hiding spot.Immediately, everything devolved into chaos as the humans attacked him with their wooden sticks and farming tools. Fortunately, they didn't appear to be very good at aiming, as none of them were anywhere near close to hitting him. That didn't stop him from running and heading down the cave towards where the traps had been set out. He could hear the humans following closely behind him.His army also didn't stand idly by. The moment he jumped out into the open, the ones nearest him attacked the closest humans. People screamed and cursed as the demon rats sank their teeth and claws into their skin. However, despite Caleb's orders not to stick around after the initial attack, they continued to attack the humans.Caleb flinched when he heard the crunching and splattering noises behind him. He didn't look back to confirm what he already knew. The demon rats hadn't been as lucky as he was and had been killed by
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Karen observed the scene in front of her and knew all was lost. She might not be as smart as their leader, but she could tell that there was no way they could win. Perhaps if they had been a little bit stronger, they would have stood a chance. However, with the way things were, it was unlikely the army would make it out intact. She had to report to Caleb as soon as possible.Going against her instincts to fight the humans, she scurried away to hopefully find him. She dodged the swinging hoes and rakes as she went down one of the winding paths. Relying solely on luck to lead her to him, she ran nonstop. Around her, demon rats were dropping like flies at the hands of the weak. It riled her up, but she couldn't afford to ignore her mission.After what seemed like eternity, she finally caught Caleb's trail and raced down the path to see him working with Andrew. However, there were several humans standing between her and her goal. Without stopping, she jumped onto one of the humans and scu
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It didn't take Caleb long to reach his intended destination, and he took a moment to examine his surroundings. There was no damage along the walls or humans nearby, which meant their retreat would be unhindered. All he needed to do was wait for Karen and Andrew to grab the other demon rats and lead them to where he was. Checking the map, he grew uneasy as time passed.Even though it had only been a short while since they separated, it seemed like hours had passed in the time it took him to reach the exit. As the number of green dots dwindled, Caleb kept glancing back the way he came. He considered rushing back to help with the evacuation, and the only reason he didn't make a move was because he was afraid to be killed by the humans. He had been lucky so far.However, he was afraid to push it when the exit was so close. Besides, he was sure Karen and Andrew could handle it themselves. All he had to do was wait for them, but with each passing second, that confidence wavered. None of the
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