Only after Kiana left did Jing Yuan react, but it was already too late.
Jing Yuan hurriedly dispatched several squads to pursue in the direction Kiana had gone.
Meanwhile, Kiana had already arrived near her destination.
Since both sides were engaged in boarding battles, Kiana faced no obstacles along the way.
Occasionally passing a few small Borisin transport ships, they were all destroyed by the starship's autopilot.
"Is this the Abyssal Star..."
Kiana stared at the writhing red asteroid ahead, swallowing hard, feeling a bit terrified in her heart.
[Gojo Kiana: This... if it were me, I'd just lie down and give up. It's impossible to fight, simply impossible.]
[Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Workhorse: No way, let's just retreat.]
"No..."
[Gojo Kiana: Even if you want to fight, the problem is you can't even breathe in space!]
"That seems true..."
A flush of red colored Kiana's cheeks as she scratched her head in embarrassment.
She had left in such a hurry that she really had forgotten that point.
At that moment, the system suddenly issued a prompt.
[Using Divine Breath allows for free movement in outer space; Ultra Instinct is a Divine Technique.]
"Reminding me now, aren't you afraid I'll die?"
Kiana frowned, somewhat puzzled. Didn't the system say that if she died, the system would be destroyed as well?
[System calculations indicate the key to breaking the current deadlock lies with the Host. Furthermore, while the Host's body may suffer severe damage, due to other 'factors', there will be no life-threatening danger.]
"What are you basing these inferences on..."
Still feeling uneasy, Kiana continued to press for answers.
The system only replied with a cold, machine-like response.
[Currently unable to inform the Host. Deepest apologies.]
"Looks like I'll just have to bite the bullet and go for it."
Thump—!
"Eek—!"
Just as Kiana was sighing, a sudden dull thud echoed outside the starship, followed by a violent tumble.
Buzz— Buzz—!
For a moment, red warning lights flashed inside the starship, and self-diagnostic damage reports kept popping up.
"Dammit! Find a place to land, quickly!"
While tumbling, Kiana endured the dizziness from the spinning and issued a command to the autopilot.
Due to the unknown attack, the starship would be scrapped if they stayed any longer.
After receiving the command, the starship began to adjust its hull, then wobbled toward the side of the Abyssal Star.
Before long, a warship that seemed to blot out the sky came into view, except... "No matter how I look at it, this looks like one of those Borisin warships, doesn't it!?"
Kiana didn't even have time to cry out.
Before Kiana could call for the starship to stop, it had already turned into a streak of light and rapidly descended onto the warship.
After landing, the starship completed its final mission; the side door popped open, and it ceased operation.
Ugh... Kiana clutched her head and staggered out. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard snarls coming from nearby.
Her expression froze. Kiana stiffly lifted her head and looked around, discovering countless pairs of crimson vertical pupils glowing faintly in the dim surroundings.
"I... I've come to the wrong place... would you believe me?"
Kiana was breaking out in a cold sweat, scratching her head while backing away.
However, the only response she received was the flash of cold, sharp claws.
Fortunately, her physical stats were excellent, and she managed to jump and dodge the strike.
Kiana, having jumped, was briefly suspended in the air. Unable to dodge in time, she was swatted down by another Borisin's claw.
The Borisin's strength was overwhelming; Kiana rolled for several meters before coming to a stop.
"Cough, cough..."
Kiana was covered in blood, with a trickle of red at the corner of her mouth. She felt as if every bone in her body was about to fall apart.
The sailor suit and stockings she wore had become tattered, leaving her exposed in several places.
"Hmph, another Xianzhou vermin sneaking in."
A figure much taller and larger than the surrounding Borisin walked over, grabbed Kiana's head, and a cruel smile spread across his face.
This Borisin was none other than Liza.
The warship he was on carried the elites of the Borisin brought this time.
The fact that she could take a direct hit from an elite and not die on the spot gave Liza the urge to torture her to death.
"Borisin..."
Kiana opened one eye. In her blurred vision, she saw a wolf's head wearing a bronze mask, baring its teeth as it slowly approached.
Perhaps sensing that Kiana was still conscious, Liza let out a cold laugh and increased the pressure in his hand.
"Argh!!!"
Kiana's head felt like it was splitting apart, sending her thoughts into chaos.
'Ultra...'
What remained of Kiana's consciousness tried to use Ultra Instinct, but in the next moment, her eyes slowly widened.
Vast amounts of Honkai Energy poured out from her body. Liza, caught off guard, was suddenly forced back several steps.
Kiana floated quietly in the air, then slowly lifted her head. Her eyes no longer held azure pupils.
At this moment, 'Kiana' was like a high-and-mighty Queen, looking down at the group of Borisin with cold, golden eyes.
"Insects as ugly as humans, disappear."
Unlike her usual somewhat naive, lively, and energetic voice, her voice now was incredibly cold and carried a distinct overlapping tone.
"In this world that God has never gazed upon... Honkai... descends..."
The 'Kiana' in the air slowly spread her hands. Countless Voids with purple glowing edges appeared inside the warship.
Before long, accompanied by roars the Borisin had never heard before, silicon-based organisms with pink and white bodies—Honkai Beasts—crawled out from the Voids.
In a short time, the Honkai Beasts occupied more than half of the warship.
"Heh heh heh... interesting."
Liza drew the scimitar at his side. With one stroke, he sliced a Chariot-class Honkai Beast several times taller than himself in half, then let out a wolf howl.
"Wolf cubs! Stir up a tide of fear! Tear the enemies to shreds with your claws!"
Liza then proceeded to slay a Honkai Beast with every strike, steadily closing in on 'Kiana'.
As one of the candidates for Warhead, how could he have reached that position without some real strength?
The Borisin elites also let out roars, charging recklessly into the swarm of Honkai Beasts that outnumbered them several times over.
'Kiana' frowned slightly. Clearly, the performance of these 'beasts' in her eyes exceeded her expectations.
However, she could not feel her connection to 'God' here, and the link to the Imaginary Space was blocked by an amber-colored membrane, preventing her from continuously drawing Imaginary Energy.
Therefore, before she used up all that Honkai Energy, she had to at least protect this vessel; otherwise, there would be no hope of waking up again.
Watching Liza gradually approach her, 'Kiana' spread her arms, and countless circular Voids opened up behind her.
"Void... Descends..."
Golden pillars of light erupted from the centers of the Voids, bombarding everything below indiscriminately.
Liza instinctively used his arm to block one attack, but his tough fur was instantly pierced through.
Moreover, the pierced wound healed extremely slowly, and the area around the wound gradually turned purple.
Startled, he bit off the mutated flesh in one gulp and chose not to tank the hits anymore, instead ordering all Borisin to escape the bombardment zone.
Because it was his first contact with Honkai Energy and this type of defense-ignoring attack, Liza didn't know how to deal with it.