[{"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-594":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},2329638,4555,"Chapter 594: Punch That Shatters","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-594",594,"\u003Cp>One punch launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surging, dense spiritual energy instantly shattered the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave exploded like a fragmentation grenade, scattering glass shards everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired woman in midair stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you! Do you know who we are?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the sharp spiritual energy of her longsword flared, weaving so swiftly not even shadows could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cleanly tore a path through the raging wind and flying debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her black hair and white cloak spiraled midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm-eye emblem on her cloak caught Luo De’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A member of Stormshadow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she wasn’t visible around him—he seemed to have just passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time for hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ice Trace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A longblade slashed toward his face, dragging icy cold and blue blade-light, shredding the ceiling above with crackling force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De glanced at the woman’s cold, expressionless face and spotted small patches of black-green scales along her jawline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscular forearms, sheathed in black liquid metal, crossed and tore forward violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen blade-light shattered; blue frost spread across his forearms and blood-smeared face, looking grotesque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clawed hands, brimming with terrifyingly sharp spiritual energy, ripped straight through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white cloak embroidered with the storm-eye emblem hung suspended for an instant, then disintegrated into powder along with a strand of black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luo De’s stunned gaze, the black-haired woman had already appeared above him in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Riftwind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White currents fluttered around her like tassels; she bent her arm, blade poised, ready to strike—but her face was filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant she slashed, the air split; invisible wind blades released from the tip of her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De tilted his head to avoid the vital point; the wind blade struck his shoulder and chest, drawing a thin line of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not use [Dragon Scale Technique].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he intend to use his favored sword art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a forest warden, these were his trademarks—but today, as a prisoner, he would not use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, he recognized the woman’s spiritual warrior school—Blade Iron Style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This school was less versatile than others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its strength lay in its devastating cutting power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired woman’s boots hit the ground; blood dripped from the cut on her neck, sweat beading at her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collar of her chest was torn open by razor-sharp spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It snapped wide, revealing a white undershirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two modest, evenly shaped mounds were tightly bound within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prominent black-green scales covered her neck and cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De couldn’t identify them, but they weren’t dragon scales—she wasn’t a half-dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, as leader of Stormshadow, Eve felt her scalp prickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man’s spiritual energy was unnaturally dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly only had an eighth-rank beginner’s spiritual level (Luo De’s disguise), yet he could firmly overpower her, an eighth-rank high-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he holding back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing prison garb? Could this tiny Shi Ying Town possibly hold someone like him??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, right—there’s Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve swiftly scanned the town hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flirtatious woman behind him, blood splattered everywhere, the tax inspector’s exploded head, papers fluttering midair…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was staring at her chest, with an appreciative gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t the look of a prisoner driven mad by confinement—it should’ve been wilder, hungrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile curled at her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Rosalia said—he’s a lecher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul Ignition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her longblade burst into You blue flames; she spun in place, dragging flashy, useless fire that instantly engulfed the walls, curtains, and stacked documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slash had strong momentum, but the wind-up and angle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not hidden at all—obvious as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a dim-witted ghoul mage like Pan Ni could dodge it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately realized she recognized his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Stormshadow was trying to make nice with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the fight would be nothing but theater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pretended to take a few blows, while Eve wildly slashed her fire-blade elsewhere, deliberately targeting the still-under-review documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire town hall erupted in roaring flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drew the attention of other conscription squads and nearby neighbors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve saw the crowd had gathered sufficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chose to take Luo De’s light punch head-on, spitting a mouthful of blood as she flew backward, smashing through the wall and soaring into the distant sky—vanishing from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re really laying it on thick, sis?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, of course, played along—caught by her final fire-blade slash, writhing in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even knelt half-bowed, feigning grievous injury and exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die! How dare you draw weapons before us of the Igo Cult?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seventh-rank man also joined the act, roaring as he charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d arrived early among the crowd but held back until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the higher-ups of the conscription squad rushing over, he smashed the street tiles beneath him and lunged at Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His forearms, sheathed in black liquid metal, dropped his shoulder and punched forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh-rank man’s head exploded like a watermelon; his body instantly lost all strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless corpse, like a ragdoll, flew forward by inertia, slamming into a pile of burning books and adding more fuel to the town hall fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll just donate a new town hall to Shi Ying Town later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De dragged his “heavily wounded” body, turning to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scum!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another furious roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man wreathed in crimson spiritual energy leapt forward the same way—but faster, stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Hero Candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a fired cannonball, he closed the distance in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De crossed his arms—but, true to character, failed to block the eighth-rank mid-tier’s force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was blasted backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he smash through the town hall’s wall, but he also skidded across the outer walls of surrounding houses, crashing and clattering, finally rolling helplessly onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bricks and stones flew through the air, dust rolling in chaotic clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De swiftly pushed himself up and spun around, throwing a punch backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Block!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A semi-transparent wall of crimson energy appeared before the pursuing Hero Candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscular forearm, sheathed in black liquid metal, vibrated at the same high frequency as the energy wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmmm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy, recoiling tremor shuddered through every inch of Luo De’s right arm muscles; crackling, popping sounds erupted from his bones, muscles, and blood vessels under extreme pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thief! This is a high-level 【Hero Amplification】! Even an eighth-rank peak couldn’t—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hero Candidate sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, the bald convict with a bleeding head, wore a casual smile and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His metallic-gleaming arm yanked violently backward; flames like those of hell flowed over his muscles, stimulating and swelling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Power Liberation. 1800%】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face twisted in shock as the crimson energy wall before him shattered into fragments in an instant, his eyes filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visible shockwaves obliterated the entire length of the street in an instant; bricks and stones rolled back like waves, spewing a towering tide of dust and shattered gravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1198,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","36e787ccaa5eae6ee107152f64c117a4a619387f067376ff2a290f11ce38b75d","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-595","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-593",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]