[{"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-579":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},2329623,4555,"Chapter 579: Softening and the News of Bone Dragon Meghan","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-579",579,"\u003Cp>After using [Space Tree Travel] to return to the edge of the Jade Tree in Windwall Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De noticed the sky had begun to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fairy Tami had built a nest-like structure on the increasingly robust branches of the Jade Tree, proudly calling it her house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he could even see her curled up inside the nest, sleeping soundly, a smile still on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had no intention of disturbing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the memory of her last time grabbing a branch and stabbing it into her own eyeball was still vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little thing’s reaction when startled was quite frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first returned to the forest guard cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dressed Vanessa in suitable clothes and pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not his own clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls ended up spending the night at his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were spending the night, inevitably they’d ruin clothes—some forest guard had gotten especially used to letting girls come over in clothes and cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the forest guard cabin had been fitted with a wardrobe, specifically to store the girls’ clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa was about one meter sixty tall—shorter than the dog-people Sharen, but with a larger build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharen usually wore form-fitting styles; once dressed, especially around the chest, the clothes became too tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to pull out the top left behind by the land-naga Eve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underwear was too private—he’d just leave it bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De carried her to Selena the zombie’s new laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous lab had been a temporary modification of the same forest guard cabin, and was somewhat unsuitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Luo De’s permission, she successfully found a suitable underground cave and built a new dwelling beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had just barely turned daybreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De descended into the cave and saw the lab lights already on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found Selena sitting on a stool, feet hovering in midair, operating magical equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De greeted her casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Selena didn’t turn to acknowledge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed through the lab to the bedroom on the other side and tossed Vanessa onto Selena’s bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groped through her clothes, reluctant to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and noticed the closed door opposite Selena’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the mind flayer Hart’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it and found her lying on her side, back to him, asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hart jolted awake, slowly raising her octopus head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes, seemingly brimming with endless malice, fixed on Luo De—resentful, but mostly fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My master, what do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t wake you, did I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, go back to sleep. It’s not time for work yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored the resentment in those octopus eyes, walked over, and groped through her clothes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft and squishy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like an octopus’s soft-bodied creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was all—he laughed loudly, shut her door, and returned to the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paid no attention to Selena filtering bubbles to collect liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked her up, sat on the stool, and placed the cold, stiff zombie on his lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Working this early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena didn’t turn, expressionless, wiping spilled liquid off the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Someone said the reconstruction of Coral Bay increased expenses dramatically, so they doubled the magic ring production quota. Master, do you think I have time to rest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha—I’ve brought you an assistant, a professor from Bahadur Magic Academy, eighth-rank high-tier, no less.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, master, you’ve brought another woman into the forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De slid his hand inside her top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groped wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not quite to that extent, and Pan Ni was simple-minded, naturally affectionate, and liked to pout—somewhat playful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena was not like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had a sudden idea: “What if I roasted you with fire—would you soften a bit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zombies have very low fire resistance. Heat won’t soften you—it’ll char and brittle you. I don’t want to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though expressionless, her displeasure was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there any spell to soften flesh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Softening Form], but its power is stronger—it can paralyze and melt the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect! That’s it. After making magic rings, your new task starting today is to research [Softening Form].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena crushed the beaker in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want me to research a spell that lets you easily climb on me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you insane, or am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sensed she was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed loudly and tossed her all the experimental materials and tools seized from Bahadur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he bolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa’s enslavement command had already been set early—no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d come to check on the mind flayer Hart as a side matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mental barrier was useful, but mind flayers themselves were highly dangerous—needed occasional monitoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De headed straight for the Willow Sands district with the dragon body materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And summoned the dragon soul girl Naulin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still wearing the white dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon horns on her head, thick dragon tail beneath the skirt, black dragon scales on both cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she no longer showed the usual excitement upon seeing Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she nervously rubbed her small hands, her face tense and worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was infected by her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly approached, gently patted her head with a phantom hand, and asked softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naulin looked up, like a little girl who’d done something wrong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lately, I sensed a cosmic entity has arrived on the continent. It’s incredibly tempting… and it emits the same aura as my resentment fire, and it’s continuously releasing resentment fire to corrode everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing the same aura as Naulin’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De actually knew one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone dragon Meghan he encountered in the Dread Field—she carried the same resentment fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had exchanged essence for a period of time, but had lost contact three months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has bone dragon Meghan come to the physical dimension?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the eye demon flesh Meghan had traded him, Luo De had already suspected as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tempting?” What kind of word is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naulin lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was wildly confused, flushed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Luode, I want to eat her—I want to so badly, I can’t sleep thinking about it every day—is this normal? It’s like wanting to eat Luo De—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finished that last sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly came to her senses and frantically waved her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She explained, like a child who had accidentally spoken her true feelings:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No no! Not at all! I didn’t want to eat! Luo De! That last line wasn’t true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and continued stroking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not know the weight of those four words: Cursed Dragon of Hatred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memory loss made Nao Lin now seem like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hatred, the habit of killing and collecting dead people’s skulls—these made her true nature clear enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing those words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nao Lin finally smiled, her cheeks flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De… you must wait for Nao Lin to restore her body. Then you must let me make you comfortable—very comfortable—in bed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","41de813124150bc839ca241bd1fd6890e0526509403e2dda76b48b883956b81f","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-580","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-578",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]