[{"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-638":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},2329682,4555,"Chapter 638: The Way of Transmission and the Arrival of the Big Star","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-638",638,"\u003Cp>“Rarely have I seen you so domineering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This village once supplied 90% of the lamb and wool for Shi Ying Town before Henry Farm developed, then stopped after the Coral Bay blockade and the rise of the Infernal Duke’s threats.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shook his head, “They probably think their special status gives them leverage, hoping I’ll give them face so they can keep cooperating. They really think they’re something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode into the village, followed by the village chief cursing and the big man’s face turning ashen, faint beads of cold sweat breaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De followed the magical fluctuations until he reached a wooden hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the peasant’s attempts to block him, he kicked the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman hastily pulled the quilt over herself; a middle-aged mage, his face lecherous, had just stripped off his tattered robe, revealing his gaunt upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged mage was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the peasant and shouted, “What’s the meaning of this? A mage jumping? I came here to cure your wife, and this is how you repay me?! Do you think I won’t burn you to ash with a fireball?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De turned to look at Kali Site .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf lady shook her head, her face filled with revulsion: “Unrelated. A third-rank rogue mage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Mage, it’s not my fault—they forced their way in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peasant wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue mage stared hard and saw Kali Site ’s breathtaking beauty—he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then lust flared, his buckteeth and twin mustaches twisting into an obscenely lewd expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This elf is the source of the plague! Someone, seize her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More villagers gathered, watching the three well-dressed strangers, hesitant to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to be cured?! If Coral Bay’s cruel Luo De finds out your village has an infectious disease, do you think you’ll survive?! Grab her! I’ll cure you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers stirred, quietly picking up scythes and hoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site  smiled faintly, looking at Luo De: “Cruel and heartless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shrugged helplessly: “You do it or me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t come! Don’t come! He’s Luo De! Put down your tools, you bastards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big man and village chief, rushing up from behind, turned pale with terror, their souls nearly fleeing their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a killing star who had driven off the Infernal Duke—these villagers weren’t even worth his breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue mage froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lust cooled instantly; now he sensed the terrifying, dense, compressed magical energy before him—just a trickle leaking out seemed to summon a tidal wave of overwhelming presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he lunged for the staff on the nightstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he turned, a fist the size of a sandbag slammed into his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and wood splinters sprayed through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hut’s wall exploded outward; his body tumbled midair, his sunken face crunching into the dirt, carving a long gouge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed face-first in the soil, limp and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De flicked the blood from his fist, droplets scattering across the ground, starkly vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored the screaming peasant woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the stunned, terrified village chief and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Illness? What kind of illness? Explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dark ravine, staring at three corpses—heads dug up, limbs swollen, grotesquely stitched together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the Shepherd Village chief and some villagers trembled, faces ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali Site ’s face was cold as she turned to the mouse girl No.13, watching the vials bubbling and rotating in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed, voicing her worst suspicion: “It’s beast-mutation disease. Good news: it lost its blood-contact transmission. Bad news: it’s evolved into a far more stubborn transmission method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A nightmare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the village chief’s account,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two months ago, some villagers began having nightmares—initially once every few days, ignored by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, they grew more frequent, even causing sleepless nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lack of sleep and tormenting dreams drove them gradually insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What began as a mental illness rapidly spread to the body, triggering grotesque mutations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villagers discovered it in time and killed their neighbors while they were still in the throes of flesh deformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, it always started with nightmares, then progressed to bodily distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shepherd Village chief dared not report it—he believed in his ancestors’ spirits and feared retaliation from Shi Ying Town and Coral Bay, with whom he had past grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he preferred to believe the rogue mage rather than seek help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pinched his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Kali Site  had spent a week investigating, passing many riverside villages—but none showed such changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made Shepherd Village special?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they did have a certain faith: worship of the ancestral spirits of Aithelon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that relevant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your thought, Kali Site ?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seal off the village first… I’ve never seen an infection method like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the city walls, a surging crowd had filled every space—countless fans held up lanterns, banners, magical lights, and recording stones raised high, their flashes forming a sea of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the familiar figure appeared on the stone path ahead, screams erupted like a tsunami—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah—Sis, look this way!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Layla! Layla! We love you forever!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, kill me!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd surged forward, the guard wall barely holding against the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People stood on tiptoe, cheeks flushed, some even tearful with excitement, wildly waving dwarf glow sticks and cheering banners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sculpted by moonlight itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Cloud elf Layla Starwhisper, her form light and graceful, her cloud-like wings motionless, hovering slightly on her toes, exuding elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and nodded, her slender fingers gently accepting a few letters—immediately triggering an even wilder roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone screamed her name uncontrollably, voice hoarse but refusing to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This continued until Layla Starwhisper’s team passed through Coral Bay’s orderly streets and entered the grounds of the luxurious inn called “Wind’s Rain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had booked the entire inn a week in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, they’d wanted to reserve the Coral Bay Manor, but heard it was still under renovation and temporarily closed to the public (actually, the Mist-Cast girls couldn’t be exposed).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door to the luxury suite on the inn’s top floor closed, as if swallowing all noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layla Starwhisper’s exquisite face showed unmistakable exhaustion as she collapsed onto the sofa with a relieved sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Layla! Your posture!” her middle-aged manager warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t hold on anymore—Magic Control League’s [Remote Teleport] is down, we’ve been traveling nonstop for two weeks, Camille, just let me rest a bit~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Camille sighed indulgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she pulled out her notebook and flipped to the notes page:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coral Bay isn’t like the calm, safe places we’ve visited before. It’s only recently been freed from dark elf sorcerers and the Infernal Duke’s control, so there are many things you must watch out for—especially the underground king, the hidden master here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm… the forest warden Luo De? I know. I won’t provoke him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layla replied lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not whether you provoke him—it’s how you avoid his reach. According to intelligence, this Mr. Luo De is an ultimate non-human race enthusiast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean he might target me? That can’t be—I’m my father’s daughter—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starwhisper’s influence matters, of course. As a ninth-rank, your father’s power is among the highest… but Cloudweave City’s ground influence is limited. Below, people don’t know their place—there are always fools who dare to reach out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with two eighth-rank high-tier guards?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His power killed a dragon and drove back the Infernal Duke—don’t underestimate him. And didn’t you forget last month’s threatening letter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Camille clearly took this seriously, her worry evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layla, however, remained optimistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand: “I won’t leave Coral Bay. Maybe the forest warden Luo De covets me, but he won’t dare harm me in the city. Besides, my new song’s stuck—I might have to lock myself away until the concert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Camille wailed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not done yet?! You told me last month it was almost finished! And you promised to reveal the new song at the Coral Bay concert—haven’t you already passed the deadline?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laila lightly covered her mouth, annoyed at having let slip too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly changed the subject: “By the way, the secret master behind Coral Bay is also named Luo De—just like the man who saved me in Deepwater City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! Not everyone named Luo De is a good person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Camille was successfully distracted, sneering at the name Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn’t have gone to celebrate the Deepwater City dragon-slaying team—it nearly got me blown up by a triggered magical trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Luo De and Lily, invited along, didn’t even feel honored—they gave me a whole lecture, and it hurt my chest so bad I nearly cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laila, confused, blinked her pale white eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy, thunderous flapping of wings swept overhead, and the giant floor-to-ceiling window beside the room trembled with the force of the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laila reacted instantly, spotting the figure in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Star Spirit mage riding a gargoyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyesight was exceptional, her imagination and artistic sense highly refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the deep blue, semi-transparent flesh of the Star Spirit was clearly beautiful, and her prominent chest was even more striking—far more commanding than Laila’s own cold, icy, flat-chested image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, what a gorgeous Star Spirit. Huh? Why’s she wearing such short safety shorts under her robe? Is that the trend in Dusk Hills?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where? I can’t see anything. Laila, your eyesight’s too sharp—most people would be lucky just to spot it’s a Star Spirit. I say Coral Bay’s Garrison Commander is terrible; they don’t even enforce no-fly zones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1603,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f813b6bab831365caac442192467cc42c2717232d886ad8217bc9eee23b17029","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-639","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-637",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]