[{"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-662":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},2329706,4555,"Chapter 662: Transformation and Origin","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-662",662,"\u003Cp>Through the lens of the Despair Mycelium, the black moon shadow clone’s assault on the Eye Seal Crystal erupted into view with shocking force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not Lucar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An outsider?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De realized he had confused one thing: Moon Goddess Lucar was one thing, the labyrinth was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale moon of the Pale Corridor had misled him, making him believe the labyrinth’s rules served Moon Goddess Lucar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed the labyrinth’s consciousness had its own agenda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. Even the labyrinth’s consciousness wants to become a god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De glanced at the two Star-Spirit ladies beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of the Genesis Dew was excellent; the aftereffects of mana depletion had passed, and his mana had recovered to seventy or eighty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth-rank moon shadow clone had been dealt with; they could protect themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haley stood up, watching him gaze into the distance, and instinctively followed his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned her head away, resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The events just now still burned in her mind; her heart pounded hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to look at this man who stirred up chaos—not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh… it’s my time to appear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Appear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lela Starwhisper, beside him, jumped with delight, her thin body bouncing without rhythm, “Are you going to fight again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De found her annoying and ignored her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the Fungal Warrior Gorgon Soul flickered, green spiritual energy surging forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind suddenly grew frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the pale moon in the sky turned invisibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was activating the Despair Mycelium to trigger the Summon Demigod ritual, pulling the original body over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De whirled his head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood Lela Starwhisper, smiling beautifully, a pink bow in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small bead at the center of the bow suddenly blazed with light—a beam of light pierced Haley’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haley cried out in shock and pain, but reacted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She teleported away, stumbled, and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haley!” Medlin cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lela Starwhisper stared blankly at the bow in her hand, her expression slowly turning to panic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no… it wasn’t me… I didn’t…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De lunged forward, slamming her to the ground, snatching the pink bow in his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed no malice from the Star-Spirit; the sudden betrayal had slipped past his notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of flame erupted behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to see Medlin, equally panicked, uncontrollably casting spells at Haley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames struck the spherical force field, sparks exploding into a parasol-shaped spray that rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lela Starwhisper and Medlin had been influenced by the Skull of the Silent Throne; they must have been implanted with some backdoor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of fear, he laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too obvious, labyrinth consciousness—I can feel you’re afraid of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chilling wind passed, but the usual drifting mist remained motionless, as if frozen into ice and sinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the roots beneath the earth emitted sticky, entwining, crushing sounds; the trunks twitched at different frequencies, trembling irregularly like spasming muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The withered black trees revealed postures of fear; the forest guardian clearly had more patience for trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Natural Phase of the Child of Nature switched again to “Sprout State.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple gravitational mana spiraled; the Gravity Chains burst from space, gripping Lela Starwhisper’s limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her screams, Luo De mercilessly locked her suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then blue-white lightning coiled around him—zapping thunder cracked, scorching black marks on the ground before he vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medlin’s massive ice spear had shattered Haley’s weakened magical barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinding light instantly illuminated the dark forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De punched the tip of the ice spear; the force of collision was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice spear shattered segment by segment; shards of ice rebounded violently against Medlin’s shield, clattering like hail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She screamed in terror: “It’s not me! I didn’t do it! I’m being controlled! Don’t hit me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star-Spirit mage was nearly in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of how easily Luo De had subdued a ninth-rank mage was still fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a warrior like him closed in on her, her head would explode like a watermelon—there was no other outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she cried out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hallucinatory vortex spread from Luo De’s fist, instantly engulfing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medlin froze rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spark in her eyes dimmed; she slipped into a vacant, unfocused state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her spell staff drooped limply; she slumped like a walking corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lust skill of Negative Emotion Absorption: Mirage Net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t used this skill in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had accumulated a massive amount of lust points; using it cost him nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back and poured another vial of Genesis Dew into the severely wounded Haley—along with an extra dose of Clearing Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry… I held you back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to say that. Few people don’t hold me back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haley laughed bitterly, weakly punching his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her expression turned grave; she lowered her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why now? Why control you only when you cast spells? Someone must be watching us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t hide it—he told her his theory about the labyrinth’s consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also showed her the vision of Lucar’s eye currently under threat of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s the case, go directly—leave these two to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised the “Illusory Blood” crystal in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps you don’t know—this labyrinth consciousness is terrified of me. It delays me only to seize the third Lucar organ and grow stronger. Fine—I’ll play along. Either way, it *will* come for the ‘Illusory Blood.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face carried disdain and coldness; he feared nothing of this labyrinth consciousness pretending to wield Moon Goddess Lucar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst case? We fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dying god of chaos, even if revived after hundreds of thousands of years—so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before that, there’s another task to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogance and conceit surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sneered and switched the Natural Phase of the Child of Nature to “Origin State.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Origin State”: Trace the ancient tree’s memories; chance to recover lost natural arts.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Origin State” activated! Memory of the Ancient Tree successfully intercepted!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it cleared again, the scene had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The withered ancient tree showed little change; mist lingered, the moonlight soft and gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still the Pale Corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chill was the same, but the coldness and strangeness of the moonlight were nearly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it looked merely like a darker forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two lizardmen walked to the edge of the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the lizardfolk currently on the continent, these two were even thinner and shorter, each standing around one meter six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their primitive features were also more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wore bone ornaments, feathers, or strange trophies, and painted their bodies with mud or plant sap as camouflage or ritual markings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each held a bone spear and a stone axe, glancing left and right while chattering in unintelligible sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De understood not a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only reach into his spell satchel, grasp the [Shaking Soul Blade], and activate its translation spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first phrase he heard left him stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If we’re here, Fabio shouldn’t be findable.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabio?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cab2c25cb8690c4e3b9852fbedeac38caeb7eacfe39d90fe29289610eb098e2f","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-663","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-661",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]