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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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 86: Preparing for the Humans
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 87: Arrival of More Humans
"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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 88: Playing With the Humans
Helen grinned when she sensed the humans moving in her direction. If they were so eager to be eaten, she would gladly devour them. Drool dripped down her mouth at the thought. After eating the human from last time, she was hungry for more human flesh. She hadn't had something so tasty before. However, her happy mood was spoiled by Matthew."Do not think about it. Have you forgotten what our king said?" Matthew said as he nudged.She grumbled. "I didn't forget. I don't understand why the king said to let them be for now. Why can't we just eat them?"Matthew narrowed his eyes. "You dare question our king.""Of course not," she snapped. "I would never, but I don't see what's the point of letting the humans live."He huffed. "That's because your head is full of food."Their conversation was interrupted as they heard the humans shouting about something. The humans were still a good distance away, but they would certainly feel the duo if they moved. Either the humans would change directions
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 89: Capable of Being a Leader (?)
"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
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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
