[{"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-57":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},2329101,4555,"Chapter 57: Open-Air Maze","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Before a patch of blueberry bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brown-haired man in armor with a white cloak spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Failed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marsin knelt on one knee, fresh bandages on his nose stained with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m deeply sorry—the opponent had a treasure enabling rapid movement; we couldn’t intercept them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worthless! I can’t believe you idiots used such a pathetic street-level method!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marsin dared not speak back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside, he cursed a thousand times—wasn’t this your own approval?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown-haired man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They came from the west; judging by their accent, they’re from Windstorm City. Their rank is indiscernible—I estimate no higher than fifth tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marsin’s eyes darted around, deliberately inflating the opponent’s rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-tier fool couldn’t sense the opponent’s spiritual accumulation, yet fancied himself above fourth tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown-haired man lifted his foot and crushed it down on Marsin’s head, pressing him into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you pursue them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-well, we’ve dispatched men under the name of the Holy Flame Squad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marsin hurried to reply, voice trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least you’ve got some brains—send a high-tier operative, you idiot! At least fifth tier! Even a succubus, terrible at combat, is fifth tier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir! Deputy Captain Gulum!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call me Captain when no one’s around! You fool! The Lord’s been gathering demon races—stay sharp, check every person entering the city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De and the others had arrived before this open-air maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Notice the color of the soil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-dragon Xia Li pointed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paid no mind to the earlier turmoil; instead, she felt excited—even before arriving, she’d squealed a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pink soil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, all four stepped across the boundary where pink soil met ordinary brown earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast land ahead was composed entirely of pink soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it was no different from ordinary wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. This is the most direct way to identify the maze—as long as the soil remains pink, you’re still inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But remember—once, a fool forgot this rule and didn’t perform the ritual upon true exit; he died of a curse the next day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ritual?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What ritual?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never heard of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sand Whirl ritual of the Death Desert had been so overwhelming, the mere mention of “ritual” triggered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaima seemed to sense his confusion and said, “You don’t know? This open-air maze has several mandatory rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li scratched her head sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I meant to explain everything to you tonight, but things happened suddenly—I didn’t get to mention much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze swept through, showering them with pink petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De reached out and caught a handful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were ordinary petals—but this was a desert. Where did the flowers come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he found himself counting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One, two, three, four… Hmm, a mental influence…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De broke free from the effect quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, for a human, your mental resistance is pretty strong,” Xia Li said in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added, “Right. Rule One: Pink petals occasionally drift down in the maze. If you start counting them, you must stop before reaching ‘thirteen’—otherwise, the outcome won’t be good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she drank a vial of magic potion—likely boosting her mental resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaima took a metal cap with an antenna from the magic doll’s belly and immediately nullified Rule One’s effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Tally, she didn’t bother dealing with it and simply slipped into Luo De’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—Luo De remembered half-dragons had exceptionally high resistances. He’d shaken off the effect easily; why did Xia Li need a potion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him stare at her drinking, Xia Li smiled bitterly and crushed the vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My dragon blood ratio is low—my resistances are only slightly better than a human’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Luo De recall:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-dragons were a highly dragon-blood-conscious race; the proportion of dragon blood directly determined their strength and appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Xia Li—she wore hot pants and a leather jacket, her long, pale legs clad in tall boots, looking like a human female cowboy from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her only draconic trait? A single horn atop her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved her dragon blood was extremely diluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s there to apologize for? Tonight, ignore the succubus lady—just keep me company. Haihai , let’s move on to Rule Two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally poked half her head out of the shadow, glaring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked, they talked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Xia Li’s guidance, after two hours, they left the desert terrain; ahead, trees and dilapidated houses began to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the ground now showed steam-spewing holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature had clearly risen sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to find a place to rest—depart once the heat drops.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li shed her leather jacket, revealing a white silk crop top, damp with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood one meter seventy, with a voluptuous figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was always a polite gentleman, rarely staring deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she kept bouncing and swaying right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaima sidled up, smirking, and nudged his shoulder with the magic doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad, right? You probably don’t know how hard it is to find a female guide for the open-air maze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I reiterate—you’re the most professional guide I’ve ever met, without exception.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside, she sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll kill you, you lecher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They found a ruined house with half a roof and set up a simple camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li took first watch; Luo De would take the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally emerged from the shadow, curled up, her small face resting on Luo De’s collarbone, her warm breath brushing his neck like a kitten’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus, allowed only one meal per day, was even sleepier than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were highly heat-resistant; together, they felt no discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s strange—I’ve never seen a succubus kept so well-behaved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li crept closer, her sweaty arm pressing against his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Succubi aren’t that hard to handle,” Luo De said, gently patting Tally’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know how much trouble they cause—in my tribe, a succubus brawl once killed over a hundred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That exaggerated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s our fault—half-dragons naturally value sensual experiences. The taste of a succubus—I doubt any race could resist. If I were male, I’d seek them out too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, her eyes grew misty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rubbed the tip of her chest against his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The saying that half-dragons inherit part of dragon nature was indeed true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De gently laid Tally down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took Xia Li’s damp hand and walked out of the ruin together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0e82b15ea281bda90d9d1c858e47eb33ed2677731e84f978632842ea12b7a321","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-58","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-56",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]