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Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 96: Glitch
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 97: Change of Plans
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 98: New and Improved Emergency Quest
[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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 99: Being Sneaky
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 100: Tracking Down Another One
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 101: Dealing With Keith
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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 102: Found Some More Demon Rats
"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
Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race Chapter 103: Sudden Attack
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
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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
