[{"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-27":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},2329071,4555,"Chapter 27: Battle Against a Seventh-Rank Monster and Atheron","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive shadow rose beneath the glow of spirituality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its two hind limbs were covered in brown warts, piled into two fleshy mounds pressed together like a colossal skirt of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its forelimbs had become slender, elongated scythes, clutching elongated crystal shards whose densely packed vertical scales could induce trypophobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyeballs had completely detached from its face, hanging in the air like its two mouthparts, suspended by fleshy tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siti screamed in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned, repulsed by the grotesque sight before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more despairing, behind this seventh-rank monster stood a dozen fifth-rank peak monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>kang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scythe claw struck downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad’s spell shield immediately showed signs of cracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also shaken by the immense force, blood trickling steadily from his lips, his steadfast eyes now filled with resignation to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go! While I can still hold out! Take Kalist to the nearest tribe! They will avenge me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Falshad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist slammed her fist hard against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild magic surged from her bracelet, spreading and flowing through her body, leaving her entire spirituality in an unstable state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re triggering spiritual detonation? No! Kalist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one can defeat an elf—no one! Flee, human. Elves need no mercy or retreat. Carry our story across the entire continent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous creature swung its scythe claw again; the spell shield teetered on the brink of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the spell shield loomed the ferocious, grotesque monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was chaotic and hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally grabbed Luo De’s arm, her eyes asking—should she activate [Flicker] and flee?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sacrificial Sword] suddenly erupted with lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s body flashed with spiritual light; a circle of buffs instantly activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seventh-rank monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even less oppressive than Isabella’s sixth-rank peak pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he possibly flee from such a perfect training battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell shield shattered like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist lunged forward—but a tremendous force struck the back of her neck, hurling her backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her peripheral vision, she saw Falshad already beneath the massive scythe claw, eyes bulging with agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stomped hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Steel Vine Charge]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four steel vines burst from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The descending scythe claw was thrust high upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleshy skirt around its legs was not pierced, only pinning the creature’s body in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to the colossal meat-skirt, the steel vines were pitifully small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human sir?” Falshad turned, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of my way! Don’t interfere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful spiritual light gathered, grew, and finally formed a colossal spiritual sword reaching straight toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slashed down fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling’s earthen wall was carved with a deep sword scar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s strongest attack—[Giant Slash].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster shrieked in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One scythe claw was severed and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fifth-rank monsters behind it were sliced cleanly in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poisonous blood nearly soaked him entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De did not pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately unleashed [Atheron’s Flash].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three swords in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword art named after a kingdom could never be simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Snow Hill Evening News of Windstorm City made a ranking of “Most Practiced Spiritual Arts in Atheron Kingdom,” [Atheron’s Flash] would undoubtedly rank first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, countless scholars had studied this sword art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some called the level of three strikes in one instant [Triple Flash]; each additional strike added another “flash.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ninth-rank general of the kingdom could strike twelve times in an instant, earning him the title “Godspeed Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three blood trails appeared instantly, spurting poison upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De forcibly activated his spirituality and unleashed [Atheron’s Flash] again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still [Triple Flash] level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not enough! Not enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ducked to avoid the scythe claw, but poison sprayed from the mouthparts coated his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this did nothing to stop Luo De from activating his spirituality again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still [Triple Flash]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Faster! Faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally [Flickered] into the rear ranks of low-rank monsters, entangling them with her deformed limbs and magical blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not let these inferior creatures hinder Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp, stinging spiritual energy struck again; she turned to see four bloody blooms instantly bursting across the monster’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her master’s berserk combat style,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally’s eyes grew hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh… don’t make me wet while I’m fighting…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword winds kept slashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal veins on the cave walls were swiftly severed by razor-sharp spirituality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was brutally refining his sword art by trading blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad, his face stinging from the cuts, watched in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, did you see that, Kalist? He’s fighting a seventh-rank with only fifth-rank spiritual reserves—where does he get so much spirituality to use spiritual sword arts so frequently?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not blind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist watched the mad battle between monster and human with a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While fighting, he’s continuously absorbing spirituality. His stamina and vigor are so immense he could fight endlessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most importantly, the monster’s poison barely affects him! Good heavens, do humans have such high poison resistance?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps he carries a treasure that enhances poison resistance—this would greatly reduce his spiritual drain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siti flew over, urgently saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you still chatting here? Go help them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush, Wingcrystal. He can handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had used two detoxification spells with poor results; forcing a stronger spell might kill her instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad raised his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast protective spells over Luo De and Tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t cast on the succubus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be like that—they saved us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another colossal spiritual sword slashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire mine trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly, leaping high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two hearts pumped to their limit; steam rose from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five swirling blades followed instantly, shredding the remaining scythe claw to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was slammed backward by a mouthpart strike, embedded into the cave wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awesome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately crawled out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disturbed soil scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auras flared again on the blade—this time, six sword beams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Six Flash】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aetheron’s Flash”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad was utterly stunned. “Have you ever heard of a fifth-rank achieving 【Six Flash】?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karist was reluctant to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the threshold of this famed continent-wide sword art stood right here—anyone who could step across it was no ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword beams’ power had broken past the previous tier; the beast’s head was nearly severed into a fanned-out petal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not yet dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed to feel fear, and fled backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad activated his magical barrier in advance, blocking the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De chased after it while gathering spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Giant Slash】 was a sword art that grew stronger through prolonged accumulation of spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy greatsword blazed with unprecedented brilliance, then descended from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground and the cave walls above violently split open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast was cleaved cleanly in two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with Falshad’s magical barrier and the fifth-rank beast behind it, both shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stunning, human sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are the strongest fifth-rank I have ever seen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falshad applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","05df058293d7c8adb7cc8fbaea04c27711985a8485b7e722040112c3c4b82555","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-28","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-26",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]