[{"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-530":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},2329574,4555,"Chapter 530: The Black Sphere","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-530",530,"\u003Cp>Aurelio narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before him possessed a beauty rivaling that of an elf, yet it was not the delicate elegance of an elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was harder, more rugged, his eyes blazing with an innate battle aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forest Warden Luo De? Hmph, so he’s truly only seventh-rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Aurelio arrived at Coral Bay on assignment, he had heard countless exaggerated tales of Luo De’s exploits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had won countless minor battles, nearly never losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early on, he had driven off two seventh-rankers alone with just his sixth-rank power—killing one and leaving the other critically wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More recently, he had repelled two adult dragons of eighth-rank consecutively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latest one, it was said, had left him severely injured after being bathed in acidic breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from some torn clothing, his body showed not a single wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dragon was almost certainly lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this Forest Warden Luo De had clearly just been in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unlike Aurelio’s caution,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t even glance at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned directly to the elf Kalist, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you trying to prove? If Bond hadn’t told me your location—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you couldn’t win,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with your elf’s methods, escaping would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De naturally knew she was forcing herself to stay, simply to avoid disrupting the front-line battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist scowled: “I left you a message in the [Far-Speech Chain].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You just wrote ‘come.’ What kind of message is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling Lily jumped out from Tally’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran to Kalist’s side and began healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There, there, Kalist, don’t get excited—you’ll start bleeding again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her condition, Luo De’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast [Fungal Unity] from the Plague Domain, his tone softening:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, I wasn’t blaming you—I was just too worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist collapsed fully onto the ground, her pale, delicate face resting helplessly against Lily’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Luo De’s words, she faintly smiled, then quickly scowled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need your concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De laughed bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This elf was stubborn, prickly, and annoying—more troublesome than a stone in a latrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned away, then strode straight to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Kalist could react, he pulled her into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planted a loud, firm kiss on her cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Grass Domain’s [Green Vine Mutual Healing] and the Plague Domain’s [Fungal Unity] surged wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally, on guard ahead, whistled softly—no sound escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily beside him stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—didn’t Luo De just ask Tally to confess to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he’s hugging another girl?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist froze, her eyes darting in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you so worked up? It’s just healing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t force it—he let her push him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his gaze remained unflinching, fixed on those gradually brightening emerald eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist held his stare for a moment, then broke, her gaze flickering away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll answer to the Elven Court, human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So kissing me means you’ll sue me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted her head—immediately swatted away by her weak hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and patted the skull of the wounded rat-girl Thirteen: “Good job. Sticking with this stubborn master must’ve been hell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen’s face was also terrifyingly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head, nuzzling Luo De’s palm with her pink-furred rat ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left his hand smeared with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s smile faded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lily, take them both back to the rear—Xiao Ke’s healing is far superior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I can handle this alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily trusted Luo De completely. She nodded and flew off with the two wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De watched their retreating backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned again toward the man trapped in the [Magic Prison] in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew out the [Great Pruner of the Grand Cultivator].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our sides are enemies—no need for words. Die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio had been coldly watching his moment with the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, he instantly perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thrusting sword darted rapidly, shattering the magic prison before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To avoid accusations of bullying, I’ll lower my spiritual rank to seventh—let me test just how strong you, the Stone Town Guardian, really are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he smiled confidently, and his spiritual pressure visibly shrank, compressing down to seventh-rank levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Luo De care?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slung the giant shears over his shoulder and walked forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step, his aura and pressure rose higher; behind him, pale blue soul mist rose gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle spirits of the Bronze Dragon, the Fungal Warrior Gorgon, the Astral Ambusher, the Ancient White Dragon, and the Hundred-Eyed Demon crowded tightly behind Luo De’s clearly medium-sized humanoid frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five battle spirits, each unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to tangle together, becoming something neither one nor the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump-thump-thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two dragon hearts amplified his bloodline, their thunderous pounding unbearable, overwhelming pressure flooding outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spiritual Overload]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Powerful Strike +1] [Dragon Power Technique +2] [Fungal Warrior Physiology]...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Power Release: 1500%]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio’s face twisted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his dark elf’s heightened perception, the spiritual energy—and even the air—around him suddenly thickened and grew sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like drowning in a sea of hastily solidified slime, every muscle in his body now required 20% more effort to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abandoned all courtesy and poise, instantly releasing the spiritual pressure he had just suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly delayed his reaction by a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De slammed forward, the ground cracking like a spiderweb beneath him—he shot toward Aurelio like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of the pruner dragged a blade of air charged with extreme spiritual pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it swung, excess energy spilled over, striking the grass to the left of their collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the ground shattered, dust and shattered rock erupting skyward to form a straight, bottomless chasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Triggered Sharpness Check】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『The Great Cultivator’s Pruning Shears’ Sharpness: 130】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【『Demon Hunter’ Sharpness: 92】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Result: Success!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of a stiletto blade, along with a large spray of glowing blood, shot skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio staggered back in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed the fastest speed he’d ever shown since becoming leader of the Nightclan, even shattering two magic rings imbued with flash spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he’d put enough distance between himself and the man did he stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stunned to realize he was relieved the man hadn’t pursued—his face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forester Luo De.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand, gripping the sword, trembled so violently he could no longer hold it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down and saw his palm bones twisted and flipped backward, most of them shattered, even piercing through the skin and exposed to air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 【Demon Hunter】 in his hand hung only by his numb pinky and ring finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive slash wound, cleaving through bone, gushed blood, staining his ruined right hand crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-deer watcher, who had been observing all along, could no longer stand still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed to Aurelio’s side and cast a healing spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his eyes never left Luo De, filled with dread and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not a 【Hero】? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly realized, wild with excitement, “You’re the obstacle to the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paid him no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the heavy pruning shears with a whoosh, then abruptly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glowing blood splattered across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that it? That’s all? Is that really all you’ve got?? Then what the hell was all my patience for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De laughed bitterly, arrogantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore open his chest clothing, revealing a wound marked only by a pale scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A sorcerer at peak eighth tier—only raw power and speed, relying entirely on weapon traits, utterly lacking the advantages of seventh-tier schools.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasted so long preparing, thinking you were strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boring. Useless. Pathetic!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit measurement of this dark elf was around 500 ke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although close to Mikhail the Black Dragon’s 510 ke, his physique made his strength and constitution utterly incomparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t compare at all before someone who had activated 【Power Liberation 1500%】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stomped hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground exploded into cracks; 【War Trample】 sent out dozens of heavy, spiritual shockwaves, shattering the earth as they surged toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio, face ashen, switched the 【Demon Hunter】 to his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked away the half-deer beside him and leapt to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he landed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast shadow appeared before him in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forester Luo De carried no weapon, his spiritual energy surging violently and dominantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right fist clenched, drawing his arm back like a steel crossbow string pulled to its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio instinctively raised his ruined right arm to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The block did nothing—nothing could stop that battering-ram fist. Crack. His bones shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force didn’t weaken. It slammed a second time into Aurelio’s handsome face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De wouldn’t let him retreat—he unleashed a furious barrage of punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a “punch exchange” wasn’t quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, Luo De’s fists rained down on him, while Aurelio’s stiletto never once pierced Luo De’s sixteen-layer-enhanced 【Dragon Scale Technique】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His left hand shot forward like a dragon’s claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized the upper half of Aurelio’s face, fingers squeezing as blood and shattered bone oozed between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the frantic thrusts of Aurelio’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed him to the ground and dragged him, carving a deep trench, stones and dust spraying from the friction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with explosive leg muscles, he launched skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the peak of his ascent, Luo De’s eyes blazed crimson, his fist drawing back once more to gather power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“DIE!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio’s body crashed to earth like a meteor, the ground collapsing violently, dust surging like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De threw his head back and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’M FUCKING INVINCIBLE!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was reveling in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-deer watching from afar shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Natalie! How much longer are you going to wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why the rush? Do you think rituals take no time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seductive, alluring Natalia Blackmoon appeared silently on a nearby hill behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face bore no more of its former confident, seductive smile—only gloom and a twisted, ugly expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast amounts of magic gathered, rapidly forming a massive, pitch-black sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It instantly engulfed Luo De, still laughing midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1692,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","39475983eaf0be86b6737b9a4ae1362b3c643daa52e8ca27c82a1e1a47ed7368","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-531","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-529",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]