[{"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-605":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},2329649,4555,"Chapter 605: The Labyrinth and Rosalia","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>The lakeside collapsed and sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-people Sharen, the tree spirit Vivian, the witch Dimia, the ghoul Pan Ni, the orc Amy, the banshee Kris, and other girls formed a circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust rolled upward, then quickly smothered by the endless rain from the sky, creating no great commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground had caved in, shattering into dozens of fragments, and the lake water drained visibly through the cracks in the layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for the vibrations after the explosion to subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharen crossed her arms, scowling as she looked down at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her knelt the ghoul mage, Pan Ni wailing loudly, her white robe soaked through by rain, uncaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moisture clung to her body, revealing every curve—her waist slender, her skin deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exquisitely beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kris patted her shoulder and suggested she threaten Luo De for money—otherwise she’d kill herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pan Ni blinked, stunned; though naive, she chose not to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimia sensed her best friend’s foul mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with the hmph?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He went down without me—that means he doesn’t trust me,” the dog-girl growled, her face dark with displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimia smiled wryly and soothed: “But Luo De left the outside to you, didn’t he? That proves he entrusted you with his back. When a man gives you his back, how important you are goes without saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharen paused, then snorted again—but her tail began to wag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian, the tree spirit, who had been standing motionless, tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pure, glowing white eyes, devoid of emotion, flickered with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De is gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amy, the female orc who had been tilting her head back to drink rain, looked down at the ground: “Whoa! The ground collapsed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimia ignored the slow-on-the-uptake orc. Hearing Vivian’s words, her face changed, and she immediately released her magic to sense beneath the soil and rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one. How is that possible, Sharen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharen’s expression turned serious. After a brief, rapid incantation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>purple gravity magic rose from the sunken pit, and the spell [Anti-Gravity] reversed gravity, hurling soil and rocks skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something interesting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharen, the dog-people, possessed self-sustaining aether energy, yet the Goddess’s Ban turned a blind eye to her—she didn’t know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shattered domes, broken load-bearing pillars, and shattered beams—clearly constructed by earth mages—were gradually pushed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no trace of any living being could be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere on a forest meadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a mound of collapsed debris—dirt, rocks, and artificial clay blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bluish-white mist suddenly seeped from the cracks in the five-meter-high pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mighty bronze dragon war-soul, towering like a mountain, erupted from within, shattering the entire pile of debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shards of all colors exploded outward—some crushed vast stretches of grass, others slammed into the forest, some flew straight into the bright sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De waved away the dust before him and stepped slowly out from the center of the wreckage torn open by the bronze dragon war-soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The power of [Nova of the Dead] is stronger than I imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ray of sunlight—impossible to exist underground—fell upon his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stared in surprise at the grassland and forest before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the distant slope, he saw a farm with herds of cattle, horses, and sheep, and a sprawling, prosperous estate with white walls and gold accents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sensing the influence of the ‘Unknown Labyrinth’!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【No pass detected!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warning! Warning!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Will soon be affected by ‘Unknown Labyrinth’: Spiritual accumulation decreases, strength slightly reduced, constitution slightly reduced, self-paralysis, lust enhanced.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Extra-Spatial Tendency’ successfully negates labyrinth influence.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual war-soul of the Fungus Warrior Gorgon flashed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A labyrinth. No wonder I couldn’t find Campbell’s hideout.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lily: Luo De, Luo De, where are you?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Far-Speech Chain, the halfling Lily sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that—messages from Sharen and the others waiting above also came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De first calmed those outside, then replied to Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Luo De: This is a labyrinth.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lily: Yes, and the labyrinth’s influence is strange—I can see the white-walled estate, just about a hundred meters away. What about you?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Luo De: I can see it too, but much farther away. I’ll head there to regroup. Is the labyrinth’s effect harmless? Where’s Tally?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lily: I’ve already obtained a pass—no problem. Miss Tally seems to have been granted one as well, as a bonus.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Tally’s voice came through the Far-Speech Chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tally: Master~~ Master~~ I’m hot, the labyrinth’s affecting me… come find me~ supermarket me~~】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus began dramatically shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored her outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily was truly absurd—she got a pass the moment she entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even a buy-one-get-one-free deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor says the labyrinth’s consciousness favors those clearly blessed by heaven and earth—Lily is clearly one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why not me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No idea. Probably looks down on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sneered and snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool breeze passed, carrying the pungent scent of dragon-tooth flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spider Sense】 stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier from the conscription unit stepped out from the trees beside him; his illusionary mask peeled away, revealing a familiar, elegant, beautiful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick black hair, released from her helmet, spilled over her shoulders, ends slightly curled inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insect-like exoskeletal fingers, long ears like thin wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tooth Fairy smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Luo De, it’s been a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rosalia, you’ve gotten even prettier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had long forgotten the time she gave him the “good person” card—he spoke with smooth, flippant charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you change your hairstyle? Looks great.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalia had once worn voluminous purple wavy hair, reaching her waist, exuding a seductive elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it barely reached her shoulders—retaining her former grace, yet adding a touch of efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. I’ve often heard news of you too, Mr. Luo De.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, really? Just bards’ flattery, nothing more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalia had no mood for Luo De’s joking. Her eyes shimmered with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grew serious, her pale face hiding furious rage: “Mr. Luo De… I recall you accept commissions if the price is right. Do you still take them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paused at her expression, then spread his hands:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I do. Being the shadow backer of Coral Bay isn’t cheap—my current expenses are unimaginable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what’s the price of a ninth-rank mage’s life? I’ll work as your slave until I pay it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rapid clatter of footsteps approached from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De turned toward the sound and saw a contingent of Campbell’s private soldiers, led by a gray dwarf, rushing from the prosperous estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew [Sword of Devotion], smiling as Rosalia furiously poured [Rage] points into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk as we walk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b811726d36fdf286c2aeda0efa0764d705c5b636c09306ea55632e6d2f973025","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-606","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-604",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]