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Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 78: Well Deserved Nap
Dennis stared at their sleeping king, who had barked out orders not to be disturbed after they returned to the nest. Their king hadn't even taken a moment to check the status of the base before simply collapsing into the soft nest they had prepared for him. Something must have happened while their king was away, and Dennis turned his attention to the other demon rats that had returned with him.Gloria, Matthew, Helen, and Tina were covered in bits of flesh and blood, with some dust in the mix. Otherwise, they appeared to be relatively unscathed from their journey, which was expected of them. However, that wasn't what caught his attention. His eyes were solely fixated on the demon rats with them. Those had to be the enemy, and he wanted to know why they were there.Sensing everyone's gazes on them, Gloria said, "Our king has claimed them as his slaves."Even though their king had explained it to them before they returned back to the nest, she still had a hard time understanding. All sh
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 79: Waking Up to Chaos
Caleb blinked several times to make sense of what happened while he was taking his nap. Well, rather than a nap, it was more correct to call it a deep sleep. He had slept the whole day away, after all. This was certainly going to lead to a messed up sleeping schedule for the next few days, but that wasn't the reason why he was currently befuddled.Unable to take it anymore, he asked, "What are you doing?"His followers and slaves looked at him innocently, but there was nothing innocent about what they were doing. He had left them to their own devices because it had never been a problem before. Whenever he was asleep, they had done well to keep watch and make sure the base was safe. So why was it that he was seeing them drag demons into the base?He had only been asleep for a couple hours. Okay, it was more than several hours, but that was beside the point. Where did they get the idea to drag other demons into their fold? He had never told them to do this. It was a huge security issue.
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 80: A Large Force
Caleb should have known better than to jinx himself. Staring at the demon rats in front of him, he wondered how things had turned out this way. It had seemed like any other day. He had been busy leading the demon rats while also dealing with any demons challenging his authority. When he had seen a large force of red dots heading in their direction, he immediately had all his forces be ready to face it.There had to be at least one hundred of them, and he had feared the worst. He had thought that perhaps the humans had caught wind of them again and intended to pick a fight with him. Another possibility that crossed his mind had been that it was an army of demons who couldn't stand him acting up despite being only a mere demon rat.When the enemy force finally came to view, he hadn't been sure whether he should be relieved or worried. An army of one hundred demon rats had stood in the distance. If demon rats were their enemy, Caleb was sure his side would be able to handle them. However
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 81: Merging the Armies
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 82: Developing the Territory
Fortunately, Caleb found that he hadn't jinxed himself. While there were some issues between the new additions, they otherwise settled in without him needing to do damage control. It was a huge load off his shoulders, and he made sure to praise his followers for their hard work, especially Gloria. She had really outdone herself and proven she could be reliable.Unbeknownst to him, many things had happened in the background to ensure problems were squashed as soon as they occurred. If that wasn't possible, his followers made sure it wouldn't reach his ears so as not to bother him. Everything that Caleb heard about was the few that got past these two hurdles. Well, what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him.[Are you sure you won't use your skill on them?]"No, I won't use [Brainwashing] on them. I'm not going to change my mind no matter how many times you ask," Caleb said, observing the demon rats working hard on the tasks he assigned them.This subject was something the system kept bringin
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 83: Working on the Second Step to World Domination
"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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 84: Dealing with the Nosey Humans
As the two humans scanned their surroundings, they still had found no traces of any demons anywhere. Had the reports been wrong? Neither of them was sure whether to be glad or worried. On one hand, no sightings meant that it had been a false alarm and there were no demons to worry about. On the other hand, it could mean that the demons were clever enough to avoid being found.In that case, wouldn't that mean they were up to no good? Demons would never hesitate to attack humans, so if they didn't give themselves away to attack the duo, the demons would be going against their instinct. The duo prayed that this wasn't the case. It would be better if it were the former. Unfortunately, that meant they had no proof to bring back to the others."What should we do? We've been walking around for a while," one of the men asked.After staring in the forest for several moments, the second man huffed as he combed a hand through his hair. "There's nothing we can do about it. If there's no proof, th
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 85: After Dealing with the Nosey Humans
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
