[{"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-604":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},2329648,4555,"Chapter 604: Explosion","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-604",604,"\u003Cp>Golden-orange flames rose slowly, twisting with wild, rampant curses, mingling with thick, billowing smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire arena was filled with fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily, the halfling, stared at the man’s back at the center and felt an inexplicable surge of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forcibly held down Tally, who was trying to leap out from the shadows of her clothes, pressing her small palm to her mouth to amplify her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De, how strong is a ninth-rank?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very strong—roughly equal to Asmodeirs when wounded, but his spell power is clearly inferior, and this guy was overconfident; he’s probably held back many techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hidden rule Lily uncovered helped immensely; otherwise, it was uncertain whether that sword strike could have pierced the [Spell Devouring] magical barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the [Infernal Heart Pump] triggered its critical damage effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bonus stat “Damage Increase” is an extremely prestigious one—far more potent for lethality than simple strength amplification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was weakened by [Fabio’s Soul-Gazing Gaze], leaving his current seventh-rank spiritual quality noticeably lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the piercing mage in the spectator seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalia’s report said the cardinal was ninth-rank; though I’ve never seen him, the one I just faced clearly wasn’t that cardinal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… two ninth-ranks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De grinned, spat out the black blood surging into his throat, his battle spirit burning high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That piercing mage won’t accept this—he’s probably just hiding behind the cardinal, waiting to ambush. He’ll come for another round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m struggling now, but let me try leveling to eighth and see how it goes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My turn! Swap! Swap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily bounced up and down, waving her hands, her eyes gleaming—she was itching to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling girl was even more battle-hungry than Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De laughed and walked toward her—the ninth-rank [Home Field Advantage] had already been spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent returning to the arena again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughable—this guy won’t even link to the mana web; if he dares to risk it, I’ll eat my own head right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De suddenly stopped, turning his head to gaze at the flickering illusionary sky along the dome’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large section of the sky’s illusion was missing, revealing the raw stone and timber walls built by the earth mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed what slithered past there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ghoul Pan Ni: Master, the ghouls are in position… Waaah, are we really going to do this?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Far-Speech Chain, Pan Ni sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again at the information on his panel: 【Treasure Obsession】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Strategy for “Blood Lion Spine Arena”: Heavy Shockwave!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though no one dares to step forward now, I don’t mind giving you all a brutal surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spectator seats:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No cheers. No applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray dwarves occasionally whipped the unruly slaves into submission; even as the whips struck their flesh, the slaves dared not make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-meter-tall small giant, though a mage, radiated an utterly terrifying aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing mage Vincent struck first, coldly fixing his gaze on the dragonfly-masked man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He advanced slowly, amplifying his pressure to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know your treasure has a backdoor? You idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragonfly-masked man had been staring wide-eyed, still not reacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Vincent’s blame, he opened his mouth slightly but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned and slapped a woman behind him wearing a black beetle mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t check if the treasure had a backdoor? Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked wounded but dared not speak, lowering her head and murmuring an apology while clutching her swollen cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragonfly-masked man’s anger subsided somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He adjusted his necktie and asked respectfully: “Mr. Vincent, what should we do next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else can we do? Cancel the arena! Without the backdoor’s boost, do you think he could have hurt me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, of course not—he’s nothing. A mere forest warden. We could’ve just forced more fighters onto the field; if our squad brothers lend a hand, we could kill him easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost! This is your fault, your mistake—you’ll reimburse me for the spell components I just used!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, of course—we’ll add ten percent more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only ten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty! Twenty okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent snorted, signaling his tacit approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not for that bitch’s ban in Dusk Hill, I’d kill Luo De like a dog.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a ninth-rank mage wouldn’t dare show his face without several etheric or spiritual spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now? Can’t use them—the goddess’s ban forbids it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even coming to Dusk Hill, Vincent had been terrified for a long time, only relaxing once he confirmed Mistral hadn’t appeared above him through the mana web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Leader Carter watched the haggling coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered under his breath: “The Cardinal was right to come—Campbell people are utterly unreliable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer believed Vincent had any chance of killing Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter had a strong intuition: a man like Luo De wouldn’t be hurt by the same trick twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would you break his Dragon Scale technique?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arena treasure, having had its backdoor found, is clearly unusable now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cardinal said not to worry—perhaps he’s already thought of a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, brittle snap echoed in the ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unnatural spiritual frequency surged far beyond normal levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter’s face twisted in shock—he spun toward the gap in the illusionary sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ghoul with sunken cheeks, rotting lips gone, shoved its head out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its hollow eye sockets poured thick, acrid green smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green fireball erupted violently between the ghoul’s ribs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion carved a hollow cavity in the rock wall and blasted the heads and limbs off the two undead corpses beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave traveled along the corpses, triggering chain explosions Guozhesuigu !\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled thunderous roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arena treasure flickered wildly; the spectator seats, the illusionary sky, and the arena center all shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long-prepared corpse explosion ritual?? Can corpse explosion spells have this power?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter stared in disbelief at the Campbell faction—they stared back at him with equal shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” *2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side could speak—the other had no reason to strike so early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you leak our position?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! I have a treasure that blocks transmission!” Carter roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time for further words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful explosions toppled the dome’s load-bearing pillars; rib-like arches twisted under the chain blasts, debris and rotting flesh rained down like a storm, and the entire underground plaza began spiraling into collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid rolling clouds of dust:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave hurled everyone deeper into the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","971ef1117c2bee0174ca1ec8f2318f5c8ade48bc7e1df594b4a8699b26a0ef7a","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-605","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-603",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]