[{"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-538":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},2329582,4555,"Chapter 538: Descent","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-538",538,"\u003Cp>Oona had been sitting beside Kallist on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Luo De, she grinned and immediately vacated her spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come sit over here—I’m exhausted. Kallist insisted on watching the battlefield, and I’ve drained all my magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had no objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode over and plopped himself down right between the two girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned slightly closer to Kallist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So close that their thighs pressed together, their arms brushed against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm body heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf girl’s unique fragrance drifted into his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him recall the softness of her lips when she had kissed him during her nighttime raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kallist’s emerald eyes narrowed slightly, her body stiffening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she immediately scowled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get away from me, human. Do you want to face the Elven Court?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, I’m dead tired. After fighting two dragons, I rushed straight here and fought another battle—can’t I just catch my breath?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catch your breath? Go lie down on another cot, or find Xiao Ke—she’s busy in Medical Zone Two. Just leave me alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing he was tired, her tone softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still insisted on speaking harshly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored her entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How was it? Satisfying? I turned that bastard who hurt you into dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he leaned even closer to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subtly channeled the power of the Plague Domain and the Grass Domain to heal her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Demon Hunter] stiletto had a magical piercing effect, making the wound difficult to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have to heal slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De could see fresh red seepage staining Kallist’s abdominal bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking upward, he caught glimpses of faintly exposed pale skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound lay just below her ribs, so when he leaned close, he could see the subtle swell of her left breast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He liked this kind of half-revealed view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t allowed to stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kallist suddenly twisted away, glaring at him with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oona the rabbitkin hadn’t noticed the small exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs dangled and swung, while the two soft, fluffy rabbit ears atop her head swayed gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was so badass, Luo De! So cool! You smashed that dark elf right in front of Kallist—killing him to avenge the girl! That’s really attractive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finished laughing and tapped the elf girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, Kallist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Just a reckless fool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kallist’s words were sharp, but her soft, lazy hum carried an unexpectedly tender tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled, then froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The detail about deliberately killing the dark elf above the wall to avenge Kallist had been a private message—Kallist wasn’t the type to gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Oona know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened [The Chain of Far-Speaking]—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, he’d accidentally sent it to the “Coral Bay Strategy Group” chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the forest, in Shiying Town, all the reinforcements—they’d all seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That annoying demon might be going mad with jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally is still tracking Natalli, the leader of the Black Moon Clan, and her sixteen-mage squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she’s a leader-level target; directly killing her in the Blood Life Pool under the Despair Domain felt too risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to use [The Pod of Victory] to kill her outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De opened Sharon’s private chat, intending to ask about the pursuit of the Blood Thorn Clan’s Tashaya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air and spiritual energy around them grew thick and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful, silent roar exploded in the ears of everyone present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four inside the medical tent all froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De reacted fastest—he burst out of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, above Coral Bay, a massive fissure, hundreds of meters wide, had ripped open in the sky, pouring forth rust-red flames like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surging heat spread wildly outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the thick stench of sulfur enveloped even Luo De’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Infernal Duke… this is a Descent spell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oona the rabbitkin appeared beside him, without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was no longer light and carefree—it was heavy with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else among the Infernal Dukes connected to Coral Bay could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Asmodeirs, the Duke who had seized the Divine Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone knew Asmodeirs was trying to escape the Divine Blood’s influence—if some idiot ninth-rank fool followed him out onto the surface…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral Bay and even the Twilight Hills could become a sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why… why would Asmodeirs choose to forcibly descend now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did Asmodeus choose to forcibly descend into the mortal world at this moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be due to the Despair Domain’s corruption?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could his current situation really allow this Duke to personally intervene in such a matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But can his current situation really allow this Archduke to appear in person to handle such a matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Asmodeirs had descended here specifically to deal with the aftermath of the Divine Blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shook his head, abandoning further speculation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oona, could you please notify Lady Yulia? Don’t worry about the reward afterward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s no problem—the Infernal Duke’s arrival on the surface is already within the Magi Control League’s jurisdiction. I’m just afraid Lady Yulia won’t arrive in time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s no problem. The Archduke of Hell intruding upon the surface is already the Magi-Control League’s affair—I’m just afraid Lady Julia won’t arrive in time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kallist, clutching her abdominal wound, was helped over by No.13.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Luo De and, unusually gentle, urged: “Order everyone to retreat. Coral Bay isn’t worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he remained unmoved,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf girl immediately grew anxious, grabbing his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be cautious, human. Even if the dark elves survive, the ninth-ranks of the continent won’t allow an Infernal Duke to dwell on the surface. Use Shiying Town’s Guardian Array to buy time—we still have a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De turned, took her slender hand, and pushed it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that simple. His situation is complicated—he likely has another motive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you planning? Are you insane? He’s a ninth-rank, ruler of the lower Infernal realms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asmodeirs is suffering under the torment of Mystera’s Divine Blood—his condition won’t be good. Someone has to step forward now. I won’t let you go. Besides, someone has to cover the retreat, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asmodeus is suffering from Mystera’s divine blood—his condition won’t be good. Someone has to step forward now. I can’t bear to let you go again. Besides, someone has to cover your retreat, don’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed his clothes firmly, refusing to let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled: “When did you become so motherly, little Kalli?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just don’t want some idiot to go die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De never listened to her—he yanked his arm free from her trembling hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De never listened to her much—he forcibly tore his hand away from her slightly trembling palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oona, notify everyone else to retreat. No.13, watch your master—don’t let her do anything reckless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for their reply,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stomped the ground, shattering it, and blasted upward with a Repulsion Technique, heading straight for the sky above Coral Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky turned blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive, majestic, ancient double door appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of massive double doors, imposing and elegantly ancient, appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a booming roar, the heavy gate swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, elegant crimson figure slowly emerged from the abyssal mist within the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark red skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opulent black-and-red robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scarlet scepter tipped with a ruby gem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was beautiful yet cold, his crimson eyes sweeping over all with authority and absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence warped the surrounding air; flames boiled beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy, trembling pressure engulfed the entire battlefield like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s expression was grim and dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura around him surged violently, wildly unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Vampire Queen Julia had said, the divine blood had left him in terrible condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashaya of the Blood Thorn Clan had somehow arrived at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was drenched in blood, disheveled yet kneeling humbly in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far behind her, the halfling Lili and the dog-man Sharon stood back cautiously, not advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both women frowned, then heard the retreat order through the [Far-Speech Chain], and reluctantly withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ninth-rank Infernal Duke was no longer an opponent to be faced head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Asmodeus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natalia of the Black Moon Clan also arrived from afar, equally respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to have changed into a new outfit—exposing her chest and abdomen, strikingly sensual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus did not glance at either woman, and asked in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is the bloodline node?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fff—fff—fff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive, grotesque pruning shears, unfolded into a cross shape, spun toward them from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced coldly and, recognizing it as pruning shears, showed a flicker of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he recognized this weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his scarlet scepter to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous dragon roar shattered the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful spiritual wave spread instantly, scattering the crimson sulfurous clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The azure sky reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Purifying Dragon Roar].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bai Long? No… a mortal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus saw the human charging toward him and felt a flicker of amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natalia cried out: “This man has been interfering! He’s been blocking me from capturing the bloodline node!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infernal Duke tapped his scepter lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching hellfire erupted from the rift behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target was not Luo De—but the spinning pruning shears. The flames, solid as physical tendrils, immediately wrapped around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Asmodeus, this unknown mortal posed less threat than the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A casual fire serpent would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant ice-blue spiritual light flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura of ancient celestial trees, carried by a sudden icy wind, surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus, startled, finally turned his full attention to Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the human’s chest swelling, his throat and eyes now frozen a deep icy blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive stream of pale white cold surged forth like a silver dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A column of dragonbreath two meters in diameter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying biting frost and fierce winds, it instantly froze the surrounding air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful shockwave, twisted by spiraling winds, instantly froze the fire serpent and shattered it into fragments, then engulfed Asmodeus in a blizzard of ice and wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive infernal gate behind him, the flames around him—all froze, evaporated, then froze again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two dark elf leaders, witnessing this, screamed like they’d seen a ghost and turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus grunted, his body’s flames surging violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Celestial Tree’s blessing? How can a seventh-rank produce such power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the raging ice dragonbreath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s face twisted with dark, feral fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fought to suppress the wild surge of divine blood within him while resisting this dragonbreath—stronger than even an eighth-rank’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body, long tortured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showed signs of beginning to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insolence!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged his magic violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames erupted again, overwhelming the dragonbreath’s ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his scepter and unleashed a beam of black negative energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beam shot forward with terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned, tearing off both sleeves in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rip, his arms burst open with countless eyes, then turned molten orange like lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless [Flame Rays] shot out, colliding with the negative energy beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1851,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","57d589446434f8ec23b6a0995f045035c9487fbb3ef267a3e85d7667f306f4af","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-539","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-537",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]