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
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
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
"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
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
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
Caleb sighed as they finally returned back to the base. It was good to be back. However, he couldn't relax just yet. He had to get to work preparing for the humans that would undoubtedly show up to investigate why the first two they sent hadn't returned. Even though he really hoped that the heroes wouldn't be sent, he needed to prepare for the worst case scenario.Jumping off of Helen, he shooed the demon rats away to go help around the base so that he could have time to himself to plan. He didn't want another repeat of what happened to his previous lair and army. Retreating into the cave, he took a moment to study the skills he had. Caleb frowned at the sight of his skills being unable to surpass level three.Despite his efforts, the skills he had the longest had refused to budge and level up. Of course, it was possible that level three was the limit, but he didn't think that was the case. After all, the system had said that he needed to use them more when he had asked about it a whi
"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