Caleb narrowed his eyes at the screen, suspicion and doubt gleaming in them. If the system were a person, it would be sweating right at that moment. Something didn't seem right. For a moment, there had been a strange phenomenon that he could only describe as a glitch. The world had literally spazzed out like a game, encountering a bug or crashing before it went back to normal.He had asked the system what that was, but the system had acted oblivious to what he was talking about. There was no way the system couldn't have possibly noticed. It must have seen something. Unfortunately, it was quite tight lipped about the whole affair, and he wasn't sure why. Well, if the system was going to refuse to answer, he needed to find out himself.The problem was that he had no clue where to start. It wasn't like he had a surplus of people with whom he could talk about these matters, for several reasons. One of them was people thinking he was crazy. Honestly, he wouldn't blame them. It did sound ri
As Caleb stared at the scene in front of him, he should have known something was up the moment the system said that none of the options were good. In fact, it stated that Caleb should prioritize expanding his territory without fighting. He had stared at the message, wondering if the system was being purposely dumb. If it were that simple, then he wouldn't have left in the first place.Shaking his head, Caleb focused on the current situation unfolding in front of him. Bodies littered the ground as demons marched in the direction of one of the cities that Caleb had been debating going to. It looked like a demon invasion was in motion, which meant it wasn't safe for them to come out. They would end up caught up in the mess, which was the last thing he needed.The problem was that he had sent a good chunk of his forces ahead to prepare traps without knowing this was happening. If he had, he would have immediately turned back and not bothered sending them away. Where were they? So far, he
[Emergency Quest][A Demon Invasion][You have stumbled upon a marching demon force intent on invading one of the human cities while trying to find your missing forces.][There are several tasks you can complete, but you are only required to complete one of them.][Some tasks might contradict each other, so choose wisely.][The first task is to locate all your followers.][Rewards are based on how many followers you successfully find as well as their conditions.][The second task is to join the demon invasion.][Rewards are based on your contribution to the demon invasion.][The third task is to slip away from the invading demon force without being detected.][Rewards are based on how many demons spotted you and how you dealt with them.][The fourth task is to fight the invading demon force.][Rewards are based on how many demons you defeat and how you defeat them.][The fifth task is to recruit demons into your army.][Rewards are based on how many demons you successfully integrate i
Caleb was a bit surprised at how easy it was to sneak into the invading demon force. It was almost like he was invisible to them, and he hadn't even activated any of his skills yet. Of course, it might have to do with his size. He was tiny compared to the majority of the demons that were focused on getting to their destination. Why would they pay attention to the critter running underfoot?He was also careful not to end up directly underneath any of their feet and risk the chance of being crushed or drawing their ire. Being small really did have its advantages, and he was sure that he would be able to successfully complete his task without fail. However, he was still concerned about the rest of his followers. How were they doing?Looking at the map, he could see where they were, but he couldn't see what was happening and could only make guesses about their condition. Fortunately, it looked like some of his followers had been found, considering the number of green dots next to each oth
Caleb should have known things wouldn't go as smoothly as he would have liked. He had actually been very lucky so far that nothing big happened sooner since everyone else that had come with him was bigger than him. They should have been spotted a lot sooner. The only reason he could think of was that the other demons thought they were part of the group.Whatever the case may be, his second task was currently in jeopardy. If any of his followers got found out, it would be impossible to avoid a confrontation, much less complete the second task. He had to do something fast. However, he had no clue how to do that. There weren't exactly many options available to him, and he didn't even know the context for the demons' suspicions.Glancing at the demon rat beside him, he debated whether it was worth pushing it to force its way through the crowd of demons to meet up with the troublemaker. He quickly shook his head of those thoughts. That would only make a bigger mess. Any suspicious move the
The first thing Caleb did was to run up the unconscious demon rats so that he was now standing on Keith's nose. There was no reaction from Keith, which was expected, but he still had to try to wake him up. Pressing his paws on Keith's eyelids, he lifted them up and stared into Keith's eyes. Again, there was no reaction, which meant he was completely on his own.Dropping Keith's eyelids with a huff, Caleb scanned his surroundings. There had been no notifications from the system about being regarded as suspicious, and none of the other demons passing by seemed to notice his presence. He must have really looked like nothing to them if they didn't even bat an eye at the sight of a small demon rat standing on another demon rat's nose.Caleb shook his head and stared at Keith. Keith wasn't going to be any help in this situation, which meant the simplest method for getting out of this mess wasn't an option. If Caleb could have just woken him up, then Keith could just walk on his own, and tha
"So you're saying that when you arrived, you saw the demons, and instead of retreating, you decided it would be a good idea to join the march to find out more?" Caleb asked, hoping he would get a different answer."That's correct, my king," Keith said in an instant.Caleb nearly screamed, but he forced himself to remain calm as he asked, "You also decided that splitting up was the best option to learn more and to take care of the task I assigned you, correct?"At Keith's eager nodding, Caleb groaned as he covered his face with his paws. Sometimes he questioned whether the stats listed were actually accurate. Otherwise, how would it explain Keith's Intelligence stat of thirty? The number wasn't there just for decoration. Keith is supposed to have Uncommon intelligence. How was anything he just said intelligent?He wanted to berate the demon rat for making so many blunders, but this wasn't the time and place. If they managed to get out of the mess in one piece with no trouble, he would
Caleb dove for cover as he cursed everything under the sun. Demons screamed as they were struck by fire. Why were the heroes already here? They couldn't have already reached the city, and there would be no reason for them to suddenly throw themselves in the middle of an invading demon army. That was practically asking to be killed, but here they were."System, why didn't you say anything?" he demanded.[The user should have considered the possibility based on past experience.]He gave the system a blank look. "This never happened in the game."Demon invasions were normal, but when the heroes received the quest, they always went to the city to defend it instead of charging at the demon army. In fact, he couldn't even recall there being an option to perform a preemptive strike. It would have definitely changed things in the game. However, that wasn't important at the moment. Right now, he needed to survive.Trying to remain calm amid the chaos, Caleb checked his map to see if he could s