[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu":3,"chapter-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-228":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm a Forest Warden—Why Am I Enslaving a Succubus?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2329272,4555,"Chapter 228: Shahu Merfolk","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>This is the Koshi Plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Claw Valley mountains crossed by the sky sail previously serve as the dividing line between it and the Dusk Hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shahu merfolk on the Hansen River of the Koshi Plain have not been fully eradicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said that the royal magicians of Etheron deemed the mutated merfolk valuable for study, so they left behind a group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal Shahu merfolk are born allergic to freshwater; prolonged immersion causes fatigue and weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such sudden mutations are indeed strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, though permitted to remain, they were explicitly forbidden from killing or seizing territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re surrounding two humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali said from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky sail flew low and emitted obvious magical fluctuations, immediately noticed by the merfolk and humans below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five humans had some strength, but not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fled while crying out for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shahu merfolk had long, slender bodies two to three meters in length, their backs covered in hard scales of deep blue and emerald green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who know, know—they’re nothing compared to beautiful creatures like sirens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were essentially human-fish hybrids; no need to describe how ugly they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had zero interest in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They watched the sky sail warily but did not strike lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presumably, the Shahu merfolk had lived here long enough to know flying creatures were not to be trifled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a girl in there, human. Isn’t that your favorite trope—hero rescuing the damsel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pure misunderstanding. I only save my friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De spread his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no desire to stir up trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life and death are fate. Good luck to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master mage on the sky sail! These Shahu merfolk are blocking the road and robbing us! Please help us! We shall repay you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the two humans, a girl, shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no sooner had she spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky sail, which had just slowed, resumed its previous speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl spat in frustration, her face already twisted with madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While running, she pulled a brass-colored alchemical cylinder from her spell satchel and aimed it at the sky sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her male companion, seeing this, froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted to stop her: “What are you doing?! We don’t even know who’s on that sky sail!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell cares who they are! If they won’t save me, they’re no good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what good will dragging them down do? They’ll just join the merfolk and attack us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what else can I do? If I die, they won’t live either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her eyes turned yellow and cloudy, black veins bulged across her face, making her look like a raving demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her male companion wailed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your madness is back?! Didn’t your sister say you were cured?! I’m cursed beyond belief for teaming up with you crazy sisters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not mad! Fuck you!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she raised her hand and slashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her male companion, unprepared, widened his eyes in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched helplessly as the blade struck his spell shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t badly hurt, but the impact cut his running speed nearly in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jenna! You fucking—aaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a trident sliced through the air, cleanly shattering his crude spell shield, piercing his thigh, and pinning him to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shahu merfolk are naturally strong in muscle and excel at throwing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when Jenna heard her companion’s scream, she showed a flicker of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no obstruction, she immediately fired the alchemical cylinder at the sky sail above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarven alchemical devices are famed for requiring no magic to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White, scalding steam erupted from two circular openings on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black iron ball shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jenna sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alchemical device had cost her a fortune from the dwarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The launched iron ball contained a highly unstable explosive substance, its power roughly equivalent to a sixth-rank beginner’s ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sixth-rank beginner herself—she could cast a spell of equal power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this device possessed one ability she lacked—an embedded [Spiderweb Spell].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a spell that countered nearly all flight techniques!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the black iron ball struck the sky sail, a flash of sword light cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball split cleanly in two, exploding midair; the [Spiderweb Spell] caught only empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky sail suffered not a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jenna spat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her male companion, under relentless Shahu merfolk pursuit, had performed remarkably well in drawing their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his thigh pierced by the trident, he fought desperately, greatly reducing the number of merfolk chasing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two sixth-ranks, six fifth-ranks—tch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jenna suddenly sensed something and looked upward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the sky sail sway slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure leapt out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure traced a brief parabolic arc before crashing down with a thud, forming a small crater and landing steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a tall, handsome man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a worn, simple black cloak, with one golden and one silver longsword hanging at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled: “You’re looking for death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jenna’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only sixth-rank mid-level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another pawn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed loudly, swung her steel sword, and condensed her spiritual energy into a translucent red, kidney-shaped phantom along the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sacrifice!! Ngonzi Pain Blade!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, she spat a mouthful of blood; her accumulated spiritual energy surged higher and higher, instantly climbing to sixth-rank peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, she spat out a mouthful of blood, her inner spiritual accumulation rising again and again, surging straight to the peak of sixth tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even glance at the Shahu merfolk behind her—she swung her sword at Luo De with brutal speed and force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal crimson spiritual blade, like a [Giant’s Slash].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De remained calm, gently placing his palm on the hilt of [Sacrificial Blade].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De remained calm, gently placing his palm on the hilt of the [Sword of Devotion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arm blurred in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four sword shadows flashed past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssshhh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jenna staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that single moment, the spiritual blade failed to coalesce and dissolved rapidly midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood blurred her vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively tried to adjust her footing—but found nothing beneath her feet, as if suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively tried to adjust her step, but found nothing beneath her feet, as if she were suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she fell, landing between her severed arms and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAAAA!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shriek that shook heaven and earth rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physical resilience of a Spirit Warrior is truly impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all four limbs severed, she still had the energy to scream so loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De gripped the [Shaking Soul Blade] in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast a [Silence Spell].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screams cut off instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuing Sahu fishfolk had now arrived; they glanced at Zhen Na’s mangled state, then at Luo De holding the longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They remained utterly on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-20T19:55:31.704Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","690b1ccc0db2cec1fe6e11a24678b183d5a58149f20e0bf3952443c45aa0a10f","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-229","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-227",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]