[{"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-38":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},2329082,4555,"Chapter 38: Enemies","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>To avoid losing fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Starling voluntarily submitted a contract of honesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was originally a spell-contract created by wizards at the request of merchants to avoid being cheated; now using it here is also appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four small creatures were of average strength and equally average intelligence, so they never got close to management decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wailing Starling told Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only knew their mission was to kill Forest Warden Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve told you everything I know! Don’t kill me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was the effect of hormones in the Starling’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he seemed to feel no pain from losing his arm or being pierced through the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had intended to use the enslavement spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applying it to a villain would not burden his conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad this fellow was male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then there’s no choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De drove his sword into the opponent’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Starling’s face filled with shock, then slowly turned to deep hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you decided to kill me, you had to be ready to die by my hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paid no attention to their corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he hurried toward Shi Ying Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Informing Dimea as soon as possible might reduce casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed back into the festival’s festive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the town hall had very few staff; only one reluctant girl sat at the front desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff were either patrolling the town for safety or using alchemical cameras to record the festivities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De headed straight for the Security Division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon met Dimea and quickly informed her of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone has infiltrated Shi Ying Town; the crackdown operation has likely been exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The betrayal of a security officer would not be an isolated case; the Brotherhood always excelled at kidnapping family members to extort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch furrowed her brow and summoned David.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she took a bottle of pale yellow oily substance from her spell satchel and smeared it on David’s bewildered face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking a few basic questions, she continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is an alchemical oil, originally used as a catalyst for two incompatible substances, but someone later discovered it prevents lying for a short time. Take a few trusted people and verify our operatives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David obeyed, nodded to Luo De, and left immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps you should cancel the operation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De watched David’s retreating back and urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimea hesitated, then shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more underhanded the Ruin Brotherhood’s tactics become, the more they prove they’re running out of options.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, the Ruin Brotherhood was always a disorganized group that collapsed at the first blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least my intelligence shows they haven’t left their base. Once David finishes verifying personnel, we move immediately. Mr. Luo De, please take your position ahead of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A common pit at the edge of Shuangzhi Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firelight within the pit flickered intermittently at the entrance with the night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of moving humanoid shadows flickered dimly, appearing especially terrifying beneath the dark, dense giant locust trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listen closely, and you could hear muffled voices inside the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, one voice drowned out all other noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rajee! Rajee! Hey, have you seen Rajee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female werewolf grabbed the arm of a passing figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rajee? Who’s Rajee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a dog-man with black fur, clutching a large bundle of weapons, his intelligent eyes full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you from the Brotherhood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course! I’m Black Robin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how don’t you know who Rajee is?! He’s our Ruin Brotherhood’s fifth-rank Starling mage!” the female werewolf snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starling? Oh! The transparent-dick guy! Now I remember—you should’ve said that sooner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, I always said we shouldn’t have recruited dog-men like this idiot.” She covered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although werewolves and dog-men both belonged to the canine race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their appearances and statuses differed greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Werewolves were humans with wolf ears and tails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dog-men had dog heads and human bodies, and were often of low intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So where is he?” Cassidy asked irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-man pointed toward a room deeper inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier, the Igao Church called him in. By the way, who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Cassidy, team leader of this Brotherhood operation! You idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy kicked the dog-man aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stormed into the Igao Church’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hugo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cramped space, earthen walls were draped with luxurious curtains; the floor was covered in bricks and carpets. Tables, chairs, furniture, and decorations were all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked less like a mine pit and more like a nobleman’s chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good evening, Ms. Cassidy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside sat a pale, gloomy clergyman, his red-and-black bishop’s robe marking his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bishop Hugo was reading the church doctrine in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Rajee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Starling and his team have been assigned a secret mission.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What mission?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy asked instinctively, then cursed: “Damn it, he’s a key mid-level member of our Brotherhood—when did you start giving orders?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month ago, this Hugo bishop suddenly appeared, claiming he wanted to discuss something important, and locked himself in a meeting with the boss for three full hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the boss actually agreed to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what Cassidy couldn’t understand at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was from the official church of the Aetheron Kingdom; we were a bottom-tier criminal Brotherhood. What twisted world made these two sides cooperate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—it’s just a trivial matter. A personal task I commissioned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personal commission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy suddenly recalled how the Igao Church had been humiliated in the Windwall Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something like… the forest’s warden. Intelligence described him as a newly promoted fifth-rank warrior who kept a succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fool who kept a succubus couldn’t possibly be strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t care about the Igao Church’s grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was worried about the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the leader of this Brotherhood operation, her mission was to rescue the imprisoned Brotherhood members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why send threatening letters? It’s utterly stupid—now Shi Ying Town has tightened security, and we’ve lost the initiative! They’ve already brought in a sixth-rank witch from Stormwind City; if this continues, sooner or later a seventh-rank legendary mage will arrive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Bishop Hugo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually turned another page of the doctrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy’s anger boiled over; her expression grew cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bishop Hugo, you seem unconcerned about our brothers’ lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Igao Church bishop finally stopped turning the pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked seriously at the female werewolf before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I neglected that. My apologies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy was surprised by his submission; in their brief interaction, this Bishop Hugo had always been extremely rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I neglected your morale. My deepest apologies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out,” Bishop Hugo waved his hand behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy suddenly realized someone else was in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small corner, in shadow where the firelight couldn’t reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow sound of magical energy rubbing against itself emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a808ced79be27295bb4044a778081cab67d360f2b1510bbd9dc40f83a567853c","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-39","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-37",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]