Gender-swapped Saintess: A Survival Diary on Hell Difficulty

Follow Coco the cat all the way into the slaughterhouse.

The scene she passed by intensified Roland's urge to vomit, and her face turned ashen.

Bones were neatly arranged like merchandise, human torsos were placed haphazardly, and there were even removed animal ears and tails.

Facing the bloodshed and darkness of another world for the first time left her somewhat mentally unstable.

At this moment, Coco the cat in front stopped and stood in front of an experimental table.

Roland looked over and saw a little girl who was on the verge of death.

The girl's eyes were covered with blood-stained bandages, her right leg was missing, and her stomach had been cut open, constantly oozing blood.

It was clearly those cult necromancers who temporarily interrupted the process in order to capture Roland.

Then they left the little girl there to fend for herself.

The effects of the anesthesia had worn off, causing the little girl to sob softly.

"It hurts... Mommy, Lily is in so much pain..."

She called out to her mother, who was no longer alive, and pale red tears streamed down her face beneath the gauze.

Roland felt a tightness in her chest and immediately cast a spell, enveloping the girl's body in a healing glow.

Lady Tree followed closely behind, casting her healing magic.

The girl's condition quickly stabilized, but her missing limbs and eyes still needed to be found and reattached.

Coco the cat volunteered and, relying on her feline sense of smell, began searching the room.

The girl on the experimental table suddenly felt the pain lessen, as if her body was sinking into a warm ocean, and murmured.

"Is Lily going to heaven...?"

Just then, a pair of slender, warm hands took her small hand in theirs.

Then, she was enveloped in a soft embrace, surrounded by a comforting citrus scent that gave her a sense of security she had never felt before.

Roland looked at the little girl in her arms and stroked her gray hair.

A gentle smile appeared on her face, which even made Ms. Shu feel a little dazed, as she comforted her.

"Lily, don't cry. From now on, you will live in my territory and will never suffer like this again."

The little girl seemed a bit dazed and mumbled something.

"It feels so warm, is that... Mom?"

Roland paused for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

"It's Mom."

……

Half an hour later, Roland and her group sat on the tree-man and, with the help of nature's cover, headed towards New Sprout Street.

The spoils were swallowed by the tree people and stored inside their trunks. As for the prisoners, they were interrogated and then dealt with on the spot.

The traces of the battlefield were also completely buried beneath the earth by Lady Tree using natural magic.

The little girl named "Lily" also found her missing limbs and eyes, and was restored to health through healing magic.

She was sleeping soundly in Roland's arms.

Although the operation could be described as a perfect success, neither Roland nor Ms. Tree were particularly enthusiastic.

Roland's values ​​were shaken.

Ms. Tree was greatly shocked by the world six hundred years later.

To ease the tension, Roland started a new topic.

"Miss Tree, I forgot to ask you before, how did you know I was attacked and how did you manage to find me all the way here?"

Upon hearing this, Ms. Shu showed a somewhat conflicted expression.

"Rene told me that the communication device she gave you was destroyed, which allowed her to sense your location."

"Huh? Little Renee sensed it?"

Roland made a questioning sound, and then started rummaging through her spatial ring.

He pulled out a small bird toy pendant; the gemstones on it were dull and had a burnt smell.

She stroked her chin, trying to recall. It must have been when she was hit by the [Magic Interference] that it broke along with the fox-transformation ring.

"Um...this was indeed destroyed, but why was Renee able to sense my location? This isn't magic at all."

Ms. Shu said helplessly.

"Because little Renee poured a part of her soul into it, and when it was destroyed, she used the pain to guide me in the right direction."

"What?!"

Roland exclaimed in surprise.

……

The soul is the most important thing in this world.

This thing is equivalent to the spiritual root in the world of cultivation, and it is closely related to magical talent.

Having part of one's soul destroyed means that one's magical talent is diminished, and it may also affect one's lifespan.

So after returning to the church and handing the little girl over to Jenny for arrangements, Roland immediately went to Renee.

"Rene! How could you joke about souls? They're incredibly precious, you know that?!"

Roland hugged Renee and wanted to spank her.

But seeing Renee rubbing her head in pain, he couldn't bring himself to hurt her, so he could only scold her verbally.

Renee looked at Roland with a completely bewildered expression.

How did her Miss Roland turn into a fox-eared girl?

And why is there a pink star at the corner of her eye? It makes her look even more alluring.

What exactly happened in such a short time?

However, seeing Roland's lively and energetic appearance, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Roland, thank goodness you're alright. I was terrified when the communication device was destroyed."

"I'm fine, but you're in big trouble!"

Roland pinched Renee's cheek with a look of exasperation and said with a raised eyebrow.

"You little brat, how dare you lay a hand on a soul? And where did you get this soul-splitting technique from?"

"Isn't this something that only beginner-level superhumans can barely learn?"

Renee lowered her head and started playing with her fingers, stammering as she spoke.

"Sister Roland, I have become a novice superhuman and can now use magic that can cut through souls."

Upon hearing this, Roland was heartbroken and pounded her chest in despair.

"It's all over. We finally raised a genius girl, and now it's all ruined."

"Such excellent talent, wasted like this!"

She felt a dizzying sensation, like her game account had been melted down, causing her front armor to rise and fall, making Renee's face turn red.

Renee was also somewhat helpless.

She couldn't very well tell Roland that she was an immortal witch whose damaged soul could automatically repair itself.

She's gotten so many bottles of milk from Roland, and she's even pretended to be a little sister and called me "Mom" so many times.

Now that things have come to this, she can no longer bring herself to say that she is an eight-hundred-year-old sage and witch.

Ms. Shu, who was standing to the side, hesitated for a moment before offering a reminder.

"Miss Roland, the special potion you gave me should be able to repair the soul and even enhance its power."

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

Roland slapped her forehead, remembering that Renee had told her that drinking "Roland Brand Milk" regularly could slowly enhance one's soul.

She immediately took out four or five bottles of [Roland Brand Milk] from her spatial ring.

Then they all piled up in Renee's arms.

"Rennie, drink this right away. The matter of the soul is not to be taken lightly. You must not leave any aftereffects."

Renee, clutching a pile of baby bottles, stared blankly at Ms. Tree.

Renee was completely dumbfounded.

How does Ms. Tree know so much? Could this tree spirit with thick eyebrows and big eyes have drunk it?

Ms. Shu was also stunned.

What?! The intelligence was fake?

Isn't this potion extremely precious?

She could only drink one bottle every three days, but little Renee received such a huge pile all at once, as if it were free.

Such a high-level potion must take several days just to refine.

But she had hardly ever seen Roland in the alchemy room.

Where did this magic potion come from?