[{"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-6":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},2329050,4555,"Chapter 6: Battle","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-6",6,"\u003Cp>Ding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two slashed at each other with their swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De retreated onto the hillside, his black cloak, resistant to blade cuts, snapping loudly in the scorching night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood tall, his face handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his single hand, the steel crosssword shimmered with white-blue lightning, arcs of electricity dancing along its blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked exactly like a knight from a storybook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“State your name, forest warden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke from feeling—before leaving his homeland, he had once read human storybooks to his young sister, and those books featured knights like Xiang Luode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it felt just like a knight’s duel from those tales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, a loyal knight of the kingdom; the other, a pioneer of the new world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De did not answer him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he seized the opening to cast a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang En Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minor Body Enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two layers of light covered his body, then merged into his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to move, another layer of green light sank into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar scent of trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De immediately knew Wei An had secretly granted him a buff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The semi-transparent wrinkles growing on his skin—likely the Tree Spirit’s Tree Armor Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s confidence surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged forward, sword in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed increased by more than thirty percent compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between them closed rapidly to within five meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling Ali retreated while raising his staff in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure magical energy surged, launching three magic bolts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel sword slashed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One magic bolt exploded midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two detonated against his body, but under the dual protection of the Chang En Seal and Tree Armor, he suffered almost no damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali’s eyes widened in shock at the ineffectiveness of the magic bolts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brief hesitation widened the distance between them slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali steeled his resolve and pushed the halfling’s agility to its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He weaved tightly around the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Luo De closed in, he cast spells to delay him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From an onlooker’s perspective,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was pressuring the halfling Ali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He dares not engage in close combat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Luo De’s first thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, this delaying tactic was precisely the scenario he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first saw this group, Luo De had assessed their overall strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not let Tally fight the five-rank halfling directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s strategy: a middle-tier horse against a top-tier horse—focus on stalling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A top-tier horse against a low-tier horse—Tally finishes quickly, then comes to aid Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an obvious little trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t the enemy see it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a young succubus, her battle experience was absurdly lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she claimed to inherit her mother’s memories, those memories contained nothing but Se Se!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone knife sliced through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it never once touched flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After transforming into a female beastwoman, her strength vastly overwhelmed them—but she had zero combat technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining three subordinates were initially frightened by her size, but after a few exchanges, they quickly realized she was all show and no substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They circled Tally, laughing and mocking, stepping in occasionally to slash at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a succubus? So weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s off over there—finish this fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s to fear? Boss is just playing with him. Let’s have some fun with this succubus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally seemed to fully embody the beastwoman’s lack of brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began swinging her cleaver wildly, frenzied and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? My face itches—do you feel it too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, one of them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the other two noticed their exposed skin reddening and breaking out in sores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man felt dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a spore spell! They have someone else!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that what succubi use?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Idiot, succubi don’t use spore spells!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! End this fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Tally’s cleaver jammed into a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t pull it free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect chance!” the bald man shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three rejoiced, unleashing their strongest spiritual arts and charging forward together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual light sliced through the beastwoman’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like leather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was no sensation of cutting flesh or bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bone spike the size of a cup pierced the bald man’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat blood, still dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to turn toward his two remaining companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, the other two were also pierced by bone spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly understood—the succubus had been feigning weakness, waiting for the chance to kill all three at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally revealed her true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pinched her nose, her heart-shaped tail swaying in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you all smell so foul? I have no appetite to eat you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De used the recoil of the Repulsion Technique to surge forward a great distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage’s barrier shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De immediately raised his crossbow and fired an arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali grunted, struck in the shoulder by the bolt, caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, he saw all three of his subordinates were already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth, slashed out an air blade to barely block Luo De’s heavy strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he unleashed a spell he had been charging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shadow Assault!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows on the ground stirred unnaturally, then solidified into form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De realized the danger too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow-formed black thorns pierced through Chang En’s aura membrane and Tree Armor technique effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pierced through his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was pinned in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali exhaled a thick breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not for the flames being too bright, making the spell hard to form, you’d be dead already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weakness of shadow magic: it doesn’t work well in places too dark or too bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mere fourth-rank human made me waste a sixth-rank spell ring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Assault was a one-time spell ring he exchanged for in the sect—one of his trump cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for this guy stacking shields so thickly, making low-rank spells ineffective against him, I wouldn’t have used this trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was deeply pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a fourth-rank human and a fifth-rank succubus’s divine peach, plus this mission’s reward, make it all worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali looked toward the succubus not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found her staring intently at him, eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if trying to etch his appearance into her mind forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A succubus who doesn’t run? Rare indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his left staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me borrow your divine peach. Ughhhhh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he began channeling Qi, unbearable pain suddenly surged through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steel sword pierced straight through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue-white lightning danced wildly along the blade, destroying all flesh it touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali struggled to turn his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes bulged in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Luo De stood drenched in blood, gripping the sword with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De grinned, his mouth smeared with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Saples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali spun and slashed out an air blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movement was slow; Luo De dodged it easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he no longer cared why being pierced through the heart hadn’t killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali frantically pulled a magic potion from his pocket, didn’t even check what it was, and poured it all down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De wanted to stop him, but his severe injuries left him powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the half-elf’s figure slowly blended into the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invisibility potion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De hurled poison powder and lime all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A staggering fleeing figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally’s arm transformed into a bone blade as she sprinted forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thick, sharp vines burst from the ground, impaling the figure and spearing it into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward Vivian, who stepped out from the edge of the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vivian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian’s face still showed no expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the flames still blazing on the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forest. Destroyer. Die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but think Vivian resembled that extreme plant-protector from Earth’s DC comics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impressive, Vivian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While no one was paying attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of light ignited atop the thick vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take someone down with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali was still invisible, glaring hatefully at Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth-rank spell: Oilfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got to be kidding me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De cursed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his hearts had been pierced; severely wounded, he couldn’t move quickly at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She burst into flames, then quickly shed her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire and the skin were flung onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood before Luo De, arms crossed, smiling triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’ll last five days, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1438,"2026-06-20T19:55:30.170Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","19ba7c96961bcf204c323ff50deea3b0681e96164b2b7d0d0d3e170ec74fbf2d","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-7","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-5",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]