[{"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-606":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},2329650,4555,"Chapter 606: Grudges","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-606",606,"\u003Cp>On the grassland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the simulated sunlight of the maze, blood, internal organs, and severed limbs glowed with a cold, cruel sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sudden screams, thuds of falling bodies, pleas for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shook off the blood from the Offering Blade and walked slowly toward the chariot split in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked away a bloody liver half-hanging from the chariot frame and sat down heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the [Dragon Heart] pumps with immense force, it was ultimately pierced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say it had no effect would be false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you… do you even know whose place this is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, a half-dead goblinoid issued a dying threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a candy left behind by Bond the Little Poney from his spell satchel and tossed it into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bond had once owned a spell satchel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this thing stuffed anything inside—branches shaped like longswords, live giant toad-like insects, and piles of glittering cards she’d found god-knows-where.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any living thing placed inside the spell satchel would die soon after, and naturally, the little one’s body soon stank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t a problem—she learned to be sensible once she couldn’t stand it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Little Ke couldn’t stand her sneaking candies at night, saying she didn’t take care of her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the half-deer woman with a motherly nature found out, there was no turning back—she was immediately stripped of the right to carry the spell satchel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “treasures” the little one had collected were now entrusted to Luo De for safekeeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo De often stole her snacks, just like he was doing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid flying blood, Rosalia was wrapped in violet-blue moonlight, her hair streaming, her eyes cold and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands, encased in translucent moonlight daggers, unleashed crescent blades with every strike, radiating fierce momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tooth Fairy Lady still wore the conscript army’s armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it concealed her graceful figure, it added a brisk, striking charm—enough to be visually pleasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Butcher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing Mage Vincent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man held a frontline command during the Fifty Years Ago Goblin Massacre and ranked among the top five on that year’s slaughter leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the bounty warrants were halted, he vanished neatly, evading the initial wave of public condemnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was normal he had so little public information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Rosalia killed the last worg,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the aura of slaughter and malice within her finally subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dazzling moonlight faded; she clenched her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Luo De with pleading eyes: “Please, Mr. Luo De, I know I can’t afford to pay you for killing a ninth-rank, but—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to say it. I was going to kill him anyway—but as you saw, I only succeeded by exploiting a backdoor rule of that arena treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eve, the squad leader, severed that Campbell family man’s hand before the collapse. Perhaps she uncovered the truth about that arena treasure—but I can’t reach her now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his feet, the dying goblinoid writhed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled over, trembling, and cried out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’re dead. Dead! Even a single glance from our patrons is enough to kill you ten times over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalia’s face was icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Campbell family is involved in human trafficking and illegal human experiments across the continent. Worse, they trade power and sex with high-ranking officials of every nation—so many believe the family is merely a legend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, gazing at the distant opulent estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And that… must be one such brothel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you know! If you spare me, I can plead for mercy from the lords on your behalf!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblinoid groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De smiled: “No need. Don’t worry—I’m a man of propriety. I know what to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he used [Body Proliferation] to grow an extra index finger on his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sliced it off with one sword stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloody finger fell to the ground and burst into pink-purple flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense emotions—malice, hatred, revulsion—spread instantly along the finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grass withered and turned to ash; the gray-brown soil crackled and churned, turning pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblinoid’s gray-white eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A maze? Another maze?! You’re using another maze to corrupt this place?! Are you insane?! The Maze Consciousness will devour everyone!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. All your esteemed guests died utterly, their corpses vanished—so no one will ever know they existed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De grinned wickedly into the goblinoid’s terrified gaze: “Rest easy—I’m a professional at propriety. I’ll help them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s magic shortblade clashed with a steel sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling wasn’t strong, but she sneered with cool disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-intensity cutting force of her magical energy blade surged forth—a white line that made the conscript squad’s deputy commander dare not block it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Commander Harper grimaced, twisted aside, blood streaming from her forehead, blurring her left vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headband inscribed with Igo’s doctrines was severed; her brown hair flew wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dropped her shoulder, twisted her elbow, aiming to maintain close-quarters combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a [Stun Spell], cast successfully, struck her body—intense paralysis surged through her entire frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her eighth-rank physique granted her partial immunity, she froze for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that instant was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another cutting energy blade, far beyond seventh-rank power, streaked with crimson mist, pierced her spiritual aura and stabbed through her abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does a halfling at peak seventh-rank have this kind of combat power?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she retreated, her peripheral vision darted to her side, seeking aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she saw Squad Leader Eve relentlessly slashing at the Campbell family’s eighth-rank enforcer, while the conscript soldiers and goblinoid slaves were being slaughtered wildly by the shadow-magic woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat? Have some eighth-rank dignity, will you? I haven’t even had enough fun yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily sneered with fierce battle-lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her left staff glowed violently—she unleashed [Chain Lightning] and [Frostball] simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two spells fused: lightning chains carried a compressed frostball the size of a fist, each contact exploding with powerful ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harper gasped in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t dodge—she gritted her teeth and swung her sword to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fused frostball’s power was terrifying—it shattered her fine steel sword in one blow, and the spreading frost coated her arms, even resisting her eighth-rank spiritual resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weakling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily caught sight of Eve and Tally still struggling to finish their foes—she immediately knew she’d be the first to eliminate her enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She beamed with delight, laughing as she swung her shortblade, ready to claim the crown of this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harper screamed in terror, staring in despair at the incoming energy blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she remembered the documents she’d seen in the Igo Church and shouted without hesitation: “I know where your brother Ali is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shortblade halted abruptly, stopping less than two centimeters from her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s smile vanished instantly; she stared at her with cold, quiet eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harper’s back soaked in cold sweat, she rushed on: “Your brother Ali was the vanguard commander who invaded Shi Ying Town a year ago to scout the Windwall Forest—he was killed by the forest warden Luo De! We aren’t your enemies! That Luo De is! He’s your true enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Tally heard this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali… Ali the halfling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah… now I remember. No wonder Lily’s face seemed vaguely familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way. Is this really that clichéd?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s eyes flickered with shock: “Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absolutely true! We can cooperate with you to kill Luo De!! Avenge you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehehe——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halfling girl couldn’t help but sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her laughter grew louder, more bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the laughter came muttered words: “No wonder, no wonder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avenge? Have you forgotten what joining the Igo Sect requires? Do you think washing your hands clean makes everything vanish? That trash Ali took my parents’ heads to seek revenge on Luo De? Hah! Ridiculous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harper’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce blade of air slashed across her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","253972135b087863967a96001b9bd197367c3f9699715c0f6c4b511f1f971e9a","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-607","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-605",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]