[{"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-568":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},2329612,4555,"Chapter 568","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>Luo De recalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Image Society’s director, Shemus, initially tried to blow up the defensive line at Zhaogu Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he attempted to infect the seventh-rank mercenary Ryan with chaotic spiritual energy at the Violet Tavern in Shi Ying Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he was stopped by the tavern’s owner, Valery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the extradimensional space had not yet developed pronounced chaotic energy—it was still in the phase of spiritual storms raging unchecked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even then, he had begun experimenting with chaotic, disordered spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s artificial deployment of chaotic energy is fundamentally tied to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valery, the former Aitheron military officer who ran the Violet Tavern, clearly had secrets of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had already sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Coral Bay assault, when he visited the tavern for a drink, he had probed him twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the answers he received were vague and layered with hidden meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owner Valery claimed his only duty was to protect the Violet Tavern itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps the Violet Tavern itself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts drifted too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shook his head and refocused on the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporary encampment of the Bahadur mages was situated on a mist-shrouded mountain terrace nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp itself was built atop a platform formed by five or six ancient pines, their trunks twisted upward by the [Animated Trees] spell into a conical arch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location was sufficiently concealed and offered a perfect overlook of a fifty-li radius centered on Olive Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it seemed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they claimed to be near Olive Town, this “nearby” was still quite broad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them observed from a nearby forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each employed their own methods to conceal themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the platform stood four or five small huts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, black-robed Bahadur mages came and went—clearly all quite young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the open doorway, one could see alchemical cauldrons fitted with siphon tubes, crystal balls mounted on brass tripods, and other research equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shemus appeared to be the leader among these young mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a recording stone in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained something to the void while occasionally answering or discussing research questions from the young mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroine Gre said in a low voice: “Eighteen mages, mostly fourth or fifth rank, two seventh-rank, the highest being the one holding the recording stone—seventh-rank mid-tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kira, the half-deer beside her, emerged from her trance-like prophetic state, eyes still closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her round, deer-like eyes opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Magic landmines, spell reversal, lightning etchings, and a few elemental barriers—I can lead you past them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally tilted her head, puzzled: “Why dodge? They’re only seventh-rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus lady’s standards had been raised after Coral Bay—she’d even faced off against ninth-rank apex Infernal Dukes; what were seventh-rank mages to her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mages’ coordination is extremely potent. With this many, even fourth- or fifth-rank ones can’t be underestimated,” Kira gently explained, assuming she had little combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroine Gre nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not mages ourselves, our methods are limited, and we’re few. Many tactics can’t be deployed. I suggest waiting until nightfall—set fire first, then strike with ambush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re not mages, we lack tools and numbers, so many tactics can’t be used. I suggest waiting until nightfall, setting fire first, then launching a surprise attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally blinked, then glanced sheepishly at her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was she never allowed to light fires in the mountains or forests, she even dared not light a candle in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to set fire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some forest warden would be mighty displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De watched Tally’s innocent, obedient glance up at him—her eyes wide and guileless—and found it oddly amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t even suggest it—why are you acting guilty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and pinched her cheek, soft as if it could drip water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for such trouble. Just charge straight in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gre rubbed her chin, not immediately refuting the suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, her eyes blazed with battle lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De remembered Gre’s fighting style resembled military tactics—he’d once guessed she might have retired from the Heavenly Flower Kingdom’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she personally preferred direct assaults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. I don’t have [Darkvision]; I perform better in daylight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gre! Last time you challenged that Minotaur despite the rank gap—you nearly died! You promised me you wouldn’t take risks again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kira panicked and immediately voiced opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time we have Mr. Luo De—he’s a seventh-rank high-tier expert. There’ll be no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still no. Miss Tally, you surely don’t want Mr. Luo De risking himself, do you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally hadn’t had her face pinched by her master in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was happily nuzzling his palm when she heard the question and answered instinctively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—I love watching Master Luo fight. It always makes me so itchy inside~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, I love watching Master Luo De fight—it always gets me all worked up~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kira froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gre made her decision and ignored the half-deer girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled her shoulders, battle aura surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll draw their attention from the front. Mr. Luo De, you close in for melee—focus on destroying their casting formation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pried Tally’s arms from around his own and seized the eager Heroine Gre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pried open Talley’s small hands clinging to his arm and seized the heroine Greya just as she was about to leap out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One charge from me is enough. You and Tally handle any who try to flee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you saying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gre frowned, thinking he’d lost his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deactivated the invisibility effect of his magic ring and strode out of the forest, bold and unhidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dismissed the invisibility effect of the magic ring and walked boldly out from between the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gre hissed, “Plan changed—Mr. Luo De draws attention from the front; Miss Tally and I circle around to destroy the casting formation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greya clicked her tongue. “Then the plan changes: Master Luo De draws attention head-on, while Miss Talley and I circle around to disrupt the spell formation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, frantic sound of magical friction erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw a vast blaze suddenly materialize in midair, rapidly contracting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In visible motion, the flames compressed into a furious, brilliant blue lightning bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, it slammed into Luo De’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous explosion followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, thick black smoke and blazing sparks erupted skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth beneath was violently ruptured by immense magical energy, a powerful cavity effect blasting upward in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soil, charred debris, and uprooted trees were all hurled into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gre’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power far exceeded the earlier magical traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped her gaze toward the distant camp platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of the mages bustling about suddenly blurred, then warped like a painted image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of the mages bustling about suddenly blurred, then twisted like a painted image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—not just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kira, the half-deer, had the ability to see through illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Kira now wore a look of panic—clearly unaware of what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be… a domain?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion’s curtain fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing the truth of the camp platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A line of mages, already prepared, standing in perfect formation for casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quantity is correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 18 people total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six were seventh-rank, the rest all sixth-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat casting formation’s defensive barrier, accelerated resonance of magic, redundant energy collection and reuse, ritual matrices for compound spells, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outer interference zone, middle control zone, core protection zone, tactical countermeasure layer, killing terminal, evacuation contingency—all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greya’s eyelid twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spell formation combining defense, crowd control, and explosive damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield between Aitheron and the Heavenly Court Flower Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1274,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f9add8b2543322fc0b000bc21442ca2a54259d5e3e69ae1074070f324e82b8a8","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-569","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-567",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]