Gender-swapped Saintess: A Survival Diary on Hell Difficulty

"Oh no! An ambush!"

Roland bristled and screamed.

Nightingale immediately shielded her behind her, almost instantly deploying a basic magic shield.

Coco the cat also sprang to life, using her meager magical power to activate the shield ring given to her by Roland.

Then nothing happened.

But the nightingale remained vigilant, observing its surroundings.

All around them was a green wasteland, with a forest on their left. The only path they walked on was a gravel road leading to a distant suburban town.

There were no suspicious individuals, and no magical fluctuations in the air; everything seemed perfectly normal.

However, Roland's expression grew increasingly grim, and even her fox ears turned into airplane ears.

Although her ears and tail were fake, she seemed to have a real animal instinct, as if she were being watched by the rough fox boy.

Under the puzzled gaze of the Nightingale, she pulled out various props to scare people.

Other succubus employees' communication tokens, the Tree Lady's seed, the Church of Light's distress plaque, and the Iron Church's pulse stone.

There was no response.

Nightingale and Coco the cat's expressions changed.

Roland's hands kept moving, even activating little Renee's alchemical toy.

After finding that it was still ineffective, he did not hesitate to activate the two branding marks on his head and back.

A magic trap that can achieve this level of sophistication must be at least advanced; calling for help is the wise choice.

Although the mark was activated, the communication was completely intercepted.

Roland's face turned pale.

……

At that moment, the distant sky flickered twice, and then an invisible barrier enveloped the surroundings, sealing off the space.

As the ground trembled, a tunnel exit rose up and appeared on the surface.

The old skeleton, the twisted man, and their henchmen rushed out and surrounded Roland and her two companions.

The twisted man had barely appeared when he pointed at Roland and said...

"Master, it's that fox spirit in the middle, you can't possibly be Roland Kane."

Upon hearing this, the skeletal old man looked Roland up and down, who had fox ears and freckled makeup, and nodded.

"Not bad, as expected of a fox from out of town. Bring me the [Breeding Tentacles]."

"Yes, Master."

A charming female voice came from the hooded figure behind me, and then a glass container was handed over.

The skeletal old man took the container, held it before his eyes, infused it with magic, and reawakened the tentacles within.

The awakened tentacles went berserk, rushing towards Roland before crashing into the glass with a "splat".

The tentacles transmitted their thoughts to the skeletal old man.

"This is it...the fox...I want her!"

The skeletal old man then turned to look at Roland.

"My lady, I am the chief priestess under the Tentacle Mother Goddess. I have the favor of the true god and possess unparalleled power."

"If you surrender and lay down your arms, you will still be my bride, and live forever. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The moment Roland saw the tentacles, she immediately started cursing.

"You old geezer, neither human nor ghost, speaking in such a refined manner, do you think I can't understand you?"

"You clearly want to capture me and let the tentacles wreak havoc on me. None of you cultists are good people."

"Let me tell you, I'm Roland Kane! You're not going to get away with messing with me in the capital!"

As she spoke, she kept taking out various medicines and pouring them into her mouth.

The nightingale and the cat Coco followed suit.

The skeletal old man did not interfere with Roland's actions, but instead continued to persuade her to surrender with a confident smile.

"Miss Fox, don't embarrass yourself with such bluster. Do you think I'm a fool? The Little Saintess Roland is not a slut like you."

"【Tentacle Mother Goddess】has already determined that you are a first-rate fox demon, so you'd better surrender obediently. I have no intention of harming your body."

"Believe me, in less than three days you and your companions will understand how joyful it is to submit to the tentacles."

As the old man spoke, he gestured behind his back.

Those slender figures hidden under the hoods secretly began preparing their combined magic.

……

The exchange of insults lasted less than a minute before the old man suddenly stopped talking and abruptly waved his hand.

"Now! Release the tentacles!"

"Imprisoned in the Abyss!"

Nearly twenty purple tentacles shot out from behind him, hurtling towards Roland and the other two with tremendous force.

"Holy Light Shield!"

During the verbal sparring segment, Roland also fully charged the ring given to her by Serafie, making it almost equivalent to the Holy Light Shield cast by a high-level transcendent.

The tentacles struck the Holy Light Shield and were squeezed into a ball, some of them even shattering into a mass of pus.

Roland felt the feedback from the Holy Light Shield and her face lit up with joy.

"I thought you were some big shot, but you're just a mid-level superhuman. What are you trying to do, trying to mess with me?"

The skeleton elder's expression changed drastically upon seeing this. Looking at the surging holy light shield, he slapped the twisted man across the face.

"You fucking say she's not Roland?!"

"That Holy Light Shield is the same one Seraphine used! That fox is definitely Roland in disguise!"

The slap was so powerful that it twisted the man's nose, and he covered his face in disbelief.

"Impossible, she really is a fox!"

"Yes...right, my lord, my lord also believes she's a fox, patriarch!"

The old skeleton was so angry he was about to vomit blood, but dared not say a word against his own god, so he simply kicked the man in the stomach.

"Damn it, you've misled my lord, you worthless idiot."

After kicking her, the old man's face twisted as he looked at Roland, who was constantly putting magical items around her neck, and said in a cold voice.

"There's no turning back now. We must capture Roland before the sealing barrier disappears, or our entire clan will be doomed!"

"Unseal all the [Touch Armor Warriors] and capture her!"

……

While maintaining the Holy Light Shield, Roland deftly hung a communication device around her neck.

Nightingale and Coco the cat were preparing their battle tools.

The nightingale couldn't help but ask a question.

"Miss Roland, what are you doing? Aren't you going to drink the enhancement potion?"

"I'm doing this so I can call for backup immediately. The other side is the Abyss Cult, so we need to get people to surround them and find out what they're planning in the Old Port area."

As Roland spoke, she infused magic into the pendant.

A magical glow appeared, looking like cheap colored light strips, flashing a bunch of tiny lights.

She comforted the two of them.

"Don't worry, I just checked it. That old thing can't break through the Holy Light Shield at all. We just need to wait for the sealing barrier to disappear."

"This kind of spatial lockdown must be very energy-intensive, and it won't last long."

However, it was as if Roland's words were blessed; as soon as she finished speaking, the scene on the field changed.

The six cloaked figures behind the skeletal old man simultaneously lifted their clothes, revealing their true faces.

There were six beautiful and lovely girls, but they were wearing close-fitting leather clothes, the material of which was related to the [Tentacle Mother Goddess], and it was simply an eyesore.

Before Roland could even voice her opinion, one of the girls suddenly charged forward, her tentacles slamming into the [Holy Light Shield].

"Crack!"

The Holy Light Shield cracked open before Roland's incredulous gaze.

[P.S.: Thanks to "Vp.Jame" for another amazing donation and certification! There will be an extra chapter tomorrow!]