The Hand!
Even with bullets, the huge ice cones couldn't be completely shattered. Kiana could only summon The Hand to teleport herself out of the ice cone's attack range.
The ice cones were too long; even with The Hand, she could only erase a small portion of the front end.
"This stinky bird! How dare it look down on me!"
Although she felt a chill down her spine from this human-like falcon, Kiana still couldn't accept that she couldn't even defeat a bird. She had defeated countless Honkai Beasts during her wanderings.
She spun the black and white twin guns in her hands, and dense bullets once again blew apart the ice cones falling from the sky.
Perhaps sensing that ordinary small ice cones couldn't harm Kiana, Pet Shop stopped attacking and began to circle above Kiana's head.
Bang!
Even Ebony's bullets couldn't hit Pet Shop. The advantage of air superiority combined with high speed made Pet Shop invincible against Kiana.
Dodging several ice cones that couldn't be completely destroyed even by a dense hail of bullets, Kiana realized that she might not be able to do anything against this guy.
"Can I really not even beat a bird!"
Although she was very unwilling, Kiana had to admit that right now, this beast was stronger!
Fortunately, because it was a high-altitude projectile, the hit rate of the ice cones was not high, and Kiana's mobility was greatly enhanced by The Hand's teleportation.
"When I find Takatsuki and the others, I'll definitely make you pay!"
Although the wounds on her body from Yellow Temperance's gnawing had already clotted, blood began to spurt out again with the intense movement.
But!
How could a wounded human's speed possibly compare to a healthy falcon's!
Kiana only felt a shadow flash overhead. Instinctively, she tilted her head, and the falcon's sharp claws pierced her shoulder, tearing away a piece of flesh.
"Ah!"
The ice cone's attack speed was not fast; in comparison, the falcon's own flight speed was superior.
Although a Stand user, Pet Shop was still a powerful falcon. When its Stand ability failed to hit the enemy, it once again relied on its ancient hunting instincts to tear Kiana's flesh.
If not for her instinctive dodge, Kiana's head would have been pierced by now.
Failing to strike, it quickly retreated. In the blink of an eye, Pet Shop was once again out of Kiana's attack range.
And it left a series of ice cones hurtling towards Kiana.
Due to the injury to her shoulder muscles, Kiana could only use Ebony in her left hand for burst firing. However, without Ivory's advantage in firing speed, she couldn't shatter all the ice cones.
With the help of her Stand, she barely dodged the ice cone attack.
Pet Shop revealed a mocking smile in the air, and a large number of ice cones once again rained down towards Kiana.
The wide-range bombardment made Kiana's pitiful mobility utterly useless for dodging. Falling to the ground, The Hand appeared above her. Instead of using her right hand's ability to erase space, she clenched her fist and punched towards the ice cones.
The Hand's panel attributes were not high, meaning it couldn't precisely shatter every incoming ice cone like Star Platinum and Crazy Diamond.
Numerous ice cones shattered around her, and cold air enveloped Kiana, completely surrounding her.
Frost slowly condensed on the ground, spreading to Kiana's body. Unbeknownst to her, Kiana had already fallen into this bird's trap.
The Hand was still struggling to hold on, while Kiana watched the increasingly large ice cones forming above her, their volume completely exceeding her movable range.
Is this the end? So cold, I want to sleep...
Watching the ice pillars gradually descend, The Hand's punching speed grew slower and slower, and Kiana's eyelids became heavier. The massive blood loss and hypothermia prevented her stamina from recovering.
The Hand's figure became ethereal, and a colossal ice pillar crashed heavily onto the spot where Kiana lay.
Pet Shop circled in the air a few times, seeing no movement in the frosty mist, nor anything breaking through the ice to escape.
Pet Shop let out a cry and turned to fly towards the mansion.
Snap!
A sudden snap of fingers echoed across the empty ground.
Pet Shop instinctively glanced towards the ice pillar, and that glance saved its life; a spear shot rapidly towards it.
Flapping its wings, it dodged the spear's attack. Pet Shop's pupils constricted; there was a tiny hole in the massive ice pillar.
And the size of this hole was exactly the same as the spear's size.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
Several spears continuously shot out from the ice pillar, but Pet Shop dodged them all. The ice pillar also completely split into four pieces due to the spears' cutting, falling in four directions.
A white-haired, golden-eyed figure with an indifferent expression stood within. If not for her tattered pajamas, she would have looked like a queen reigning over the world.
"Who allowed you to look down on me... you worm!"
With a crisp snap of her fingers, several Sub-Space Spears were fired from Herrscher of the Void's side towards Pet Shop.
The Sub-Space Spears generated by Herrscher authority were simply not something ordinary matter like ice cones could contend with. The newly formed ice cones were torn and shattered, and even parts of its wings were pulverized.
What is this! What's wrong with this guy!
Pet Shop couldn't understand. As a Stand user among falcons, it possessed intelligence comparable to humans. Ordinary humans were no different from wild rabbits or chickens in its eyes.
But it, such as it was, had been conquered by one person. No, that adult was not a frail existence like a human.
Although possessing a human-like appearance, his existence was undoubtedly beyond human. This was its first defeat since birth.
That adult's oppressive aura was something no other being could ever give it.
But what was wrong with this guy!
Its performance just now was clearly that of an ordinary human, yet the power and aura it displayed now were completely different from before.
It was like some non-human, no, a transcendent being.
However, even when facing a powerful enemy, I will give my all for that adult!
A Stand resembling a bird's skeleton appeared behind Pet Shop, and a large number of ice cones continuously appeared in the sky.
"Struggle with all your might, worm."
Feeling the discomfort in her body, Herrscher of the Void looked down at her body, which couldn't even manifest clothing due to the lack of Honkai Energy, then raised her head to look at the countless ice cones in the sky.
There was not a trace of emotion in Herrscher of the Void's eyes.
She watched the ice cones continuously approaching her.
An orange-red void gate appeared before her.
"So I can only generate one."
Feeling the scarcity of Honkai Energy within her, Herrscher of the Void snapped her fingers, and a void gate appeared behind Pet Shop.
Before it could understand why its attack had disappeared, Pet Shop was assaulted from behind by the countless ice cones it had fired.
"What an interesting place. Did I really arrive in another world?"
Without looking at Pet Shop, who had been struck down by her own attack, Herrscher of the Void looked at her palm. Herrscher of the Void's authority was the power to connect with imaginary space.
But she clearly felt that she could not connect to imaginary space, nor could she sense the existence of the Will of Honkai. There was simply no Honkai Energy in this world!
Her previous attacks were purely exerted by the power stored within her Herrscher Core.
The Hand silently appeared behind her. Herrscher of the Void looked at this blue and white Stand.
"A Stand, huh? It is indeed a special power."
She reached out and covered The Hand's body. The Hand began to be eroded by Herrscher of the Void's power, and the yellow ornaments on its body gradually turned orange-yellow, though not very noticeably.
"Although it consumed a lot of power, it will definitely be the key for me to escape this cage."
Feeling her Herrscher Core, which was almost dry, she was not anxious. In this world, no matter how much destruction she caused, it would be useless. Without Honkai Energy replenishment, she was like a grasshopper in autumn.
But by embedding her Honkai Energy within the Stand, Herrscher of the Void was confident that at the right time, she would successfully seize control of this body.