[{"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-58":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},2329102,4555,"Chapter 58: Labyrinth Pass","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li, weak and breathless, reached out to grab Luo De as he walked away, her legs buckling beneath her as she nearly collapsed onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De quickly caught her; with a soft slap, their sweat-slicked skin stuck together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough—we still have to travel tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of [Seductive Fluids] had taken hold; the half-dragon didn’t care anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctantly, Luo De forced her to drink a clarity potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god… do you have beastman blood? I’ve never made a human male look this flustered before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she pulled her hot pants up from her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll dirty your pants and boots,” Luo De reminded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally sometimes did this too—always needed reminding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me give you a bit of obscure knowledge, human,” Xia Li leaned against the broken wall, trying hard not to reveal her still-trembling legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said: “Half-dragons have an internal switch; when closed, it prevents leakage. I read about it in Knowledge Evening News—an expert said it was an evolutionary biological mechanism developed by dragons to ensure fertilization success, and it’s been inherited by half-dragons too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a great piece of obscure knowledge… but don’t share it next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These obscure facts gave Luo De a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she leaned out to check the nearby ruin—seeing that Gaima and Tally showed no reaction, she exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t talk anymore—I need to rest. We still have to travel tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled down her lifted shirt and covered the char siu bao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead—I’ll keep watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Step away first. I’ll stand for a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De walked toward the temporary camp’s ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-dragon wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of that biological mechanism, he’d had a remarkably novel experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his ever-open perceptual breeze returned an unusual fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humans? Two fifth-rankers, early stage; the other eight are third- and fourth-rankers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their behavior suggested they were searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to guess—they were definitely pursuit forces from Hot City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t bother waking the others—he went alone toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Swift Shadow Step] remained a buff-type spiritual art, perfectly suited to the half-wolf’s style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase One grants a ten-minute speed buff, roughly increasing Luo De’s speed by thirty percent—called [Swift Step].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase Two is an instant teleportation technique; based on proficiency, initially only three to five meters, but at peak mastery, up to twenty meters—called [Swift Shadow].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere three hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, under [Swift Step] and enhanced by [Great Body Technique Boost], unleashed explosive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he charged into the rear group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before they could react, he killed one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell are you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams of terror, the sound of blades tearing through flesh and bone, erupted across the open labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies littered the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sat on a rock, wiping blood from [Sacrificial Blade] with a silk cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulam, deputy squad leader? A rank similar to a centurion… and he’s working with the Sacred Flame Squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d interrogated a survivor he’d deliberately kept alive and gathered some information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, he learned Gulam had powerful patrons in Hot City’s upper echelons—that’s how a fourth-ranker could command fifth-rankers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Capturing demonic intelligent races? What are they planning… whatever. I’ll avoid Hot City on the return anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper they went into the labyrinth, the less likely the enemy would dare follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual breeze spread outward, returning to alert state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De suddenly sensed a presence rising from the pink ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the movement of a living creature—but a natural, creeping motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence burst from the earth and shot into Luo De’s arm at blinding speed—he didn’t even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s face changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, instantly, a message appeared in his mind—he knew exactly what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【[Hot City Open Labyrinth] Pass (Incomplete)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I received something similar at the Flawless Crystal Ground—is this a labyrinth trait?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De felt clearly: to complete the pass, he must please the labyrinth through slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group set out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Hot City, the labyrinth’s night temperature was pleasant, cooled by evening winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without the usual insect chirps and bird calls, it felt unnervingly silent and empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li gazed into the distance and tossed three strange wooden shards, producing some unknown result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said it was a divination to avoid the high-temperature worms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but it’s still incomplete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try to complete it if you can—some people get one every year. It exempts you from many labyrinth rules, and some Windwalkers are friendlier to those who hold one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you seen one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dozen or so. Many labyrinths favor those with potential, grant them benefits, then ask them to do favors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sounds like some kind of local boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li laughed, slapping his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golem Gaima picked up the thread: “Many labyrinths are more human than you think. Newspapers claim they’re chaotic, mindless natural phenomena—that’s clearly nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. All those high-and-mighty experts draw conclusions from cold, sterile case studies—they’ve never even experienced it firsthand. Look, we’re here: the Guli Xian tribe’s Windwalker settlement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group had traveled two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Past the cluster of ruined houses, the number of steaming pits increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a small hillside, the Guli Xian Windwalkers had built their settlement around dense clusters of steaming pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, recall Xia Li’s Labyrinth Rule Two—never listen to the faint whispers occasionally mixed into the geothermal steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Windwalkers believe those whispers are the labyrinth’s guardian’s commands, so most of them build their homes beside the steaming pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li entered the settlement to negotiate, carrying a large bundle of trinkets Windwalkers liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Windwalkers, nearly two meters tall, stepped out with the half-dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Luo De’s first time seeing Windwalkers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had gray-black skin—not like flesh, but like coal cracked with fine fissures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their heads were tiny, dwarfed by their muscular bodies; otherwise, they were nearly identical to humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Show them your labyrinth pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li walked over and took Luo De’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Windwalkers bowed low, studied it carefully, then smiled on their coal-like faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spoke a few incomprehensible words to Xia Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done. They’ll let us pass—and we can take their shortcut, saving time… your pass really came in handy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not as troublesome as you made it sound.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother’s memories held no experience with Windwalkers—though she’d never attempt it herself, telling other sisters about it wasn’t out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guli Xian are the gentlest Windwalkers in the labyrinth. Wait till you meet the Lou tribe—you’ll see how truly extreme Windwalkers can be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Li shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, they told me a group of aggressive land naga entered the labyrinth a few days ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2f563844648f5a4acb9b36b6c0ff24409ca1c111aef74eb5cb04a3fbb812d413","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-59","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-57",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]