[{"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-531":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},2329575,4555,"Chapter 531: Trapped","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-531",531,"\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared at the sudden, sky-encompassing blackness before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around was endless, boundless blackness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had naturally heard the half-deer man’s roar at the end—it was Natali, leader of the Black Moon Clan, secretly setting up a ritual to ambush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had gotten carried away in battle and hadn’t noticed what was happening around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the opponent was a highly skilled stealth specialist: a dark elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To endure this long and still get so impatient…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De slowly exhaled, steadying his current emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, break the ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the power of his Disguise Domain and used [Insight Demon Eye].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Details: The premise of disguise is seeing through disguise. This demon eye can pierce magical transformations, high-level darkness, illusions, etc. (a check is made when encountering domain power; failure means it cannot pierce). It has a chance to reveal the target’s weak-point disguise, inner intentions, and insight into complex energies.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his vision underwent a drastic transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky-encompassing blackness became a mist composed of black-and-white magical particles—but even then, it stretched endlessly in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-level darkness had been pierced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this skill could not reveal the ritual’s flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an energy issue—it was a difference in function scope, involving arcane knowledge and complex applications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Luo De’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he took magic classes with the pony girl Bond, he’d just stared blankly at Kalist’s ass and chest—how could he have learned anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was still hovering in flight mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately canceled it, and instantly the wind howled—he was in free fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet five minutes passed and he still hadn’t hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, he drew the Offering Blade and slashed several times with [Giant Slash], then slammed into the void several times with his largest Bronze Dragon spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was no different than slashing at air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the power was immense, you still had to hit something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De immediately changed tactics, halted his free fall, and began channeling the power of his Plague Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yellow-green mist began spreading from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domains are useful—especially the Plague Domain, which corrodes magical energy at an astonishing rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more domain power released, the greater the burden on the caster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then we’ll see who breaks first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could probably escape eventually—just might take some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if trapped here, Luo De still had ways to affect the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he try?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tally: Master, are you alright?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message came through the Far-Speech Chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling Lily had returned with the elf Kalist and the rat girl No.13 to the rear for treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tally remained near the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luo De: The ritual field has almost no offensive power, but it’s trapped me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tally: Eight seventh-rank and eight sixth-rank mages are maintaining the Black Sphere ritual field. If I ambush, I can kill over four—but Natali and that general are present too. Even if I succeed, I won’t escape unscathed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixteen mages above sixth rank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, these dark elves have insane reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they’re the ones the Infernal Duke forcibly turned into sorcerers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mage squad would’ve been devastating on the battlefield—especially with two eighth-rank overseers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t have his [Victory Pod] on him, and the method to seal the Infernal portal wasn’t complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might as well stay here and tie them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had other means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luo De: Stay hidden, don’t show yourself. Or you can go help on the battlefield. Amy and Oona seem to be stuck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not on the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Far-Speech Chain carried real-time communication logs from all combatants—he quickly scrolled through and saw the female beastwoman Amy and the rabbit girl Oona locked in a brutal fight with a sixteen-mage squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely the same configuration as his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-kin Sharon had carved out a corner of the battlefield using her Plague Domain—both enemy and ally troops dared not approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghoul Pan Ni, as a necromancer with massive undead forces, was a prime target for the dark elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But protected by the half-wolf druid Oja and the star-spirit Hali, and with Oona, Amy, and Vivian drawing heavy frontline fire, she had suffered no actual damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mind flayer Hart had also successfully infiltrated the city under the cover of the five-dog-kin team and now hid in a corner, manipulating dark elves to sabotage internal defenses and attack rear-line mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tally: No, I’m staying by your side. Should I call the little dwarf over to help?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luo De: No. Stick close to those two eighth-ranks. Report immediately if anything happens.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tally: Okay~~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ultimately, they’re spiritual warriors—powerful in combat, but ill-equipped to handle magical versatility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali Black Moon watched the massive magical black sphere floating in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Black Prison Cage], crafted jointly by her and sixteen mages, had no offensive properties whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was specialized, designed solely to contain powerful spiritual warriors like this forest warden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the dragons, Natali? I haven’t seen those two dragons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelio sat against a broken rock, his handsome face a bloody mess, yet his pain and weakness still showed clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed away the half-deer man attempting to heal him and gripped his [Demon Hunter] stiletto tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual light flickered—the broken tip of the stiletto regained half its length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a treasure with memory-metal properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t reach them—they were supposed to deal with the white dragon that stole the treasury’s treasures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali’s face darkened, as if storm clouds would drip with rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali’s face was grim, dark as if ready to drip water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he let out a bitter, resigned laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Natali, Natali—where’s your brain? When you were fighting internal battles and forcing me out of power, you weren’t this stupid. Did you get your mind ruined screwing that red dragon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Ying Town chose this moment to attack? Don’t tell me it’s coincidence—it’s been planned all along. I warned you they were a threat. Yet you secretly cut my New Year’s raid forces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ying Town chose this moment to attack? Don’t tell me it’s all coincidence—this was planned long ago. I told you they were a threat, yet you secretly cut the forces for my New Year’s surprise attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali glared at him fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All her former allure vanished—only helplessness and frantic anger remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what? Even if their forces are strong, they’ll tire, they’ll get wounded. A prolonged war favors us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The [Blood Life Pool] isn’t infinite, Natali—especially not with Lord Asmodeus and that divine blood in their current state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who rose to lead the Black Moon Clan through seduction paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Lord Asmodeus sought to break free from that divine blood was supposed to be known only to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only she should have known that Duke Asmodeus tried to rid himself of that drop of divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to guess? One of my friends returned from resurrection and acted strangely. When I checked the Blood Life Pool myself, I found its energy wasn’t replenishing—it was dwindling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to guess? One of my friends hasn’t been right since resurrection. When I went to the Blood Rebirth Pool to check myself, I found its energy hadn’t been replenished—it had grown even scarcer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infernal demons feast on souls. My sorcerers are merely spare rations. If you’d helped me crush Shi Ying Town at the start of the year, sacrificing all the civilians’ souls might’ve bought us some leeway. But now... heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The demons of Hell crave souls; my warlocks are just spare rations. If you'd helped me crush Shi Ying Town at the start of the year, sacrificing all the civilians' souls would've still left room to maneuver—but now... hehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he sat cross-legged, spiritual energy surging around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, tangible streams of it flowed out, winding tightly around the [Demon Hunter] stiletto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali’s face darkened—suddenly sensing his spiritual energy was unlike anything before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he was draining all his spirit into the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but ask in shock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1350,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","448b51f5b3f88152584800f49da70c84263212d5a1180c33c39337a6b43e3cc7","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-532","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-530",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]