[{"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-44":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},2329088,4555,"Chapter 44: Ascension at the Scene","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>“Panni, tell me the weaknesses of orcs and mages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles—especially when both are sixth-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the previous battle, he learned that close-combat tanks like Luo De are easily countered by mages with diverse techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his fight with Panni, if not for his high poison resistance, he’d already be inside a ghoul’s belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the half-wolf Cassidy, not only is she endlessly kited by Luo De, but she’s also countered by [Ice Prison] and [Rotting Flesh Bone], rendering her self-healing useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Orcs always have high resistances—my [Rotting Flesh Bone] probably won’t affect her much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll handle the orc. You and Tally take the mage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie up the tank protecting the mage, then let the assassins take down the backline mages—that’s the correct strategy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The shadow mage is a coward who fears death—he’s always standing in shadows, ready to slip into them at any moment. His body has little vitality, but he’s hard to deal with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can spells like [Light] force him out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De recalled an anime from Earth, where the second male lead repeatedly used flash bombs to counter a shadow-manipulating opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s too skilled in shadow magic—ordinary [Light] won’t work. Only [Radiance], with its holy dispel effect, might. But I’m a ghoul—I can’t learn such spells.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re useless,” Tally cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni shrank her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living under someone else’s roof meant bowing her head—back then, facing Tally, a mere fifth-rank night elf, she’d have stood her ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Tally was her senior, and seemed close to her master—angering her would only lead to whispered complaints in her master’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ghoul wanted to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This night elf might be flat-chested, but her face was beautiful and her ass was firm—she’d surely be spending every night with her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what about her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni had been a widow raising children before death; since her husband’s passing and her transformation into a ghoul, she’d never felt that pleasure again—and to say she didn’t miss it was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would ever want to share intimacy with a ghoul?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall, upright, handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How she envied this vibrant body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she could taste her master’s flesh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she thought this, the runes on her chest burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni snapped back to awareness, beads of sweat forming on her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close call—she’d almost slipped into her ghoul’s urges again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Luo De didn’t notice the ghoul’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, if it were just the orc, he could reuse his tactic against the half-wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a sixth-rank mage added? He’d likely get crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the risk is this high,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he might as well abandon the witch and wait for reinforcements from Stormwind City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can force him out of the shadows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But only if I ascend to sixth rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni secretly rolled her eyes—what good is saying that now? You might as well say you’ll reach seventh rank and kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De understood Tally’s meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus needed essence to ascend—last few times, she’d tried it with Luo De in bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could faintly sense Tally was just one step away from sixth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean now? There’s no place here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is. No one’s around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally pointed to a corner of the hillside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re sure you can ascend?” Luo De hesitated—in the wilds, he felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred percent. And the more you release, the less time I need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Panni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long until they move the witch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The shadow mage has her trapped in a cage—he must drain her magic completely before safe transport, so it won’t be quick,” the ghoul replied, though she didn’t understand why he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then come on, Tally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally was unusually serious now, not her usual playful self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked side by side toward the hillside corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni wanted to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to. Guard for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni watched their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sour feeling rose in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed at last—after all, he doesn’t trust me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when the sounds of panting and flesh slamming against flesh drifted to her ears from the hillside corner,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ghoul was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So depraved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Tally emerged, her face flushed, and the unmistakable aura of sixth rank radiated from her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be… that intimacy with her master increases spiritual accumulation??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De decided to use his old tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally transformed into the half-wolf Cassidy and lured him into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once close enough, they’d attempt to kill the shadow mage in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that failed, they’d fall back to the original plan: tank vs. tank, assassins target the mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Night elves can use transformation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panni wondered, but dared not ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dusk fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the open battlefield,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fireworks bloomed across the sky above Shi Ying Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more night fell, the more vibrant the Moonburn Festival became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow mage hid beneath the dense canopy of the Giant Locust Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the fireworks above, he felt only boredom and disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His specialization in shadow magic had forced him to dwell in darkness for years—this isolation didn’t make him crave noise, but deepened his solitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, the bustling crowds, like dust stirred by sunlight—blindly fluttering, colliding, unaware of true power. They chase only fleeting pleasure and surface glitter—I’ve long surpassed such shallow pursuits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently sighed, sneering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahahaha—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the massive dark cage, the female orc Amy burst into an inappropriate laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lay on a small mound, holding a copy of Snow Hill Evening News, reading the joke section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cleaver served as her pillow beneath her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I love this joke—hahaha—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“. Hmph, foolish, stupid orc.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow mage cursed inwardly, daring not speak aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s aura inside the dark cage had weakened significantly—he estimated she’d be drained in about an hour, ready for transport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, capturing her this way was the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s mental resistance was extraordinarily high—among the highest on the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hypnosis and mind-affecting spells barely worked at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why hasn’t the half-wolf returned yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to deal with this damn green-skinned orc—her body was all muscular knots, with not a trace of feminine grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassidy was different—she was the kind of woman with wild charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though also just a bundle of muscles, he was still better than this damn female orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps came from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Mage looked up and his eyes instantly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, the half-wolf Cassidi and the ghoul Pan Ni walked slowly toward him, backlit by the setting sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f61918a28ecad24d9154ec7fd42e6f0172a74296b8c209627db55aa98e57dde9","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-45","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-43",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]