[{"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-686":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},2329730,4555,"Chapter 686: KILL","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>In the sky, a massive fireball slashed through the skies of the Gulaesh Clan’s territory at an astonishing speed, like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tail of blood-red hellfire left behind an extremely long, wave-like surge of black smoke across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, land Naga raised their heads, watching the fireball pass overhead with awe and relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the fireball reached its destination—the heavily guarded Priest Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exquisite dome, crafted from hundreds of stained-glass panels depicting constellations, shattered like thin paper upon impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorful shards rained down like hail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the expanding flame surged into a roaring inferno; the shockwave shattered surrounding stone pillars, turning intricate reliefs to dust in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive cloud of dust rose from the palace’s center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The startled Naga soldiers, after a brief stunned pause, finally reacted, ignoring the dust coating their bodies, and rushed toward the palace’s core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps came pouring in from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the thick smoke gradually cleared, the soldiers stared in shock at a deep pit, roughly ten feet in diameter, its edges still smoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the pit, a tall man, smoking and radiating a terrifyingly strong aura, slowly rose to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De grinned, his villainous aura fully unleashed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the Gulaesh Clan’s priests?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue plasma exploded on the spot; Luo De vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Naga soldiers realized with horror that he had already appeared before them, one hand gripping the leader’s skull from the earlier question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifted high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t lift her—Naga, including their tails, stood about four to five meters tall; even if Luo De raised her above his head, she still wouldn’t leave the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Naga’s beauty was exceptional; even this minor leader would rank as above-average in the human world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t stop Luo De from killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head exploded like a watermelon, blood and brain matter spraying outward, splattering across the faces of all nearby Naga soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing the leader first is good—but Luo De had no objection to slaughtering a few first, creating a mountain of corpses and rivers of blood to terrify the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Naga’s beautiful or elegant faces twist further in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De burst into laughter; activating his [Aura of Fear], he instantly shattered their morale and courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They froze like prey confronted by a monstrous beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed no mercy; with a swing of his longsword, four or five heads rolled to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Outlaw! How dare you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Naga officer roared, charging forward in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, someone worth talking to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t retreat as the officer charged; he spun and delivered a sweeping back kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His long leg’s heel struck the opponent’s temple with perfect precision, halting their forward momentum instantly; they flew like a cannonball into the side wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH—the falling plaster and decorations crashed onto her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill [Silver Hoof Shatters Rock], shared from the half-deer Xiao Ke, was a passive ability granting all his kicks [Armor Piercing] and [Shockwave] effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, only the [Shockwave] was activated—and it was enough to leave a seventh-rank beginner dazed and disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you speak for them? Surrender. Submit to the Braal Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De cut straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit! Even if I die, I won’t take orders from some outsider!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got some spine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stepped on her head, pressing down slowly but firmly; her cheeks began to deform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded Naga officer panicked immediately, her bravado crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The High Priest already contacted reinforcements! They’re on their way back—leave now, and we might pretend this never happened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reinforcements? Good, good—I’ve been waiting for your reinforcements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De ignored the wounded officer, kicked the overturned high-backed chair upright, and sat down with casual authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally peeked half her small head from the shadows: “Someone’s coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised his hand and unleashed a powerful Repulsion Technique, infused with countless ice blades from Yudian’s Ice Blade Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A San -shaped blast surged upward, turning the already shattered dome into a honeycomb, revealing patches of bright sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stressed dome collapsed with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, beams of light pierced the dim palace; six powerful figures appeared high above, overlooking Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a land Naga dressed in desert style; the other five were three humans and two others with non-human traits, but all wore hard, insect-like masks obscuring their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded Naga officer, lying on the ground, saw them and burst into joy, then glared at Luo De with hatred and triumph:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too late to escape now, brat—I’ll slice your flesh off piece by piece, then let you watch yourself dry into jerky before you die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert-style land Naga priest glared furiously at Luo De, who had wrecked the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed his staff downward: “That man. I need your help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for two full seconds after her words, no one responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Campbell family members, their insect masks hiding their faces, revealed pale skin on their exposed necks, slick with beads of sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked as if facing a dire threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desert Mirage was hot—but five top-tier experts, all eighth-rank, afraid of heat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De recognized the standard insect masks and smiled: “Campbell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than the five masked Campbell figures turned and fled without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not… my lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Naga priest was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded Naga officer widened her serpentine eyes—five eighth-rank experts, and they didn’t even fight? They just ran?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-backed chair beneath him rippled and tore like hot asphalt; Luo De’s silhouette blurred, its edges glowing with a pale white aura, leaving only a lingering afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moon Shadow Step]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-gold Offering Blade sliced through the neck of one Campbell member; his spiritual energy instantly ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t turn; his left index finger snapped backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale white spiritual threads instantly overtook distance, piercing the back of the fastest runner; he stiffened completely, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moon Binding Curse]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, purple gravitational magic surged like an ocean, forming a massive purple orb in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gravity Well] slammed down; the overwhelming purple magic contracted violently, pulling everyone in the area into the gravity well centered on Luo De!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert’s light was swallowed by thick clouds; a pale, phantom moon had already hung high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a silver-white fire column, two meters in radius, roared down like a colossal beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cylindrical flame struck precisely at the center of the [Gravity Well], exploding in a deafening burst of silver flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luka’s Moonfire Art]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie cold flame, boiling moonlight, formed a celestial execution pillar, warping the air within its range into visible ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silhouettes reduced to charred ash fell with the wind and sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crouching Naga officer, untouched by the blast, stared at Luo De stepping calmly from the churning, boiling moonfire, her eyes wide with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1168,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","28e273bbe32165040634222256143640647d4a8f09d21b0416e48d93f4da1374","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-687","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-685",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]