The touch of reality instantly returned—the damp scent of earth, the dim light, and… the prey before his eyes.
Kira Yoshikage's consciousness had just broken free from that collapsing grassland space, and his vision had not yet fully cleared, but Killer Queen's superhuman battle instincts had already driven his body!
He stood in the center of that earthen room, and the other four people in the room clearly had not expected him to escape that bizarre Death Whisper space so quickly, or rather, "unscathed"!
They were gathered around a broken chessboard, and Kira Yoshikage had just emerged from it.
Astonishment still lingered on their faces; they hadn't ruled out the possibility of Kira Yoshikage breaking through the chessboard, but they hadn't expected it to happen so quickly, shattering the board directly.
The ability of the stick-figure Stand User, known as "Data Star," was to construct such a chessboard, pulling both his enemy and himself into it through his own death.
Then, three rounds of games would be played on the board, best two out of three. If he won, he would survive and bury his enemy in it forever. If he lost, the enemy would emerge, and he would permanently lose something.
But they had never seen the chessboard shattered before… yet their reactions were swift!
Whoosh!
A sharp whooshing sound pierced straight towards Kira Yoshikage's back! It was the Stand User with the sharp body from before!
She seemed to want to launch another sneak attack, taking advantage of Kira Yoshikage's "recent return and dazed consciousness"!
However—
Kira Yoshikage didn't even fully turn around; the deformed arm on his back, as if possessing an independent will, suddenly grabbed backward at an incredible angle!
Pfft!
With pinpoint accuracy, the wrist, covered in red spikes and about to tear through space again, was firmly clamped by the deformed arm's sharp claws!
"Wh-…?! "
The attacker was greatly alarmed, trying to break free or activate her ability again, but her strength was too small; she was no different from a brittle shark under the mutated arm.
But Kira Yoshikage wouldn't give her a second chance.
"The same trick won't work on me."
Click.
Killer Queen grabbed her, simultaneously detonating the bomb in his mind.
First Bomb!
Boom!!!
A terrifying explosion instantly occurred from the gripped wrist! Scenes of gruesome deaths continuously manifested on this woman: drowning, burning, being dismembered… The attacker's entire arm was directly erased from the physical plane! She let out a shrill scream, stumbling backward, but the countless deaths accumulating on her gradually descended, causing her to directly collapse and be completely erased from the world.
Just like Polnareff back then.
Meanwhile, another Stand User raised his hands, his arms spinning wildly like two gyroscopes.
His broad, thick elbows continuously shot out bullets—no, not bullets, but seeds!
The seeds landed and sprouted, growing various strange crops that attacked Kira Yoshikage.
"Oh, so you're the one who grows all sorts of bizarre plants, huh? Your ability is quite interesting; I'll take it."
Facing this complex attack, almost simultaneously launched, Kira Yoshikage's expression remained unchanged. He merely watched as the hybrid plant reached out to grab him, and a shadow directly bound the man who was shooting seeds.
At the same time, Killer Queen unleashed a flurry of punches, directly shattering the large-mouthed flower that was trying to bite him, along with countless thick, spiky vines and a few Peashooters.
These plants would be excellent in an open field, and very effective for ambushes, but he had planted them too hastily now, without enough time to attack Kira Yoshikage.
"What's going on? Let go of me…"
But the shadow quickly swallowed him whole, turning into a giant, pitch-black cocoon. Liquid seemed to flow within the cocoon, emitting a crunching sound of bones being chewed.
From time to time, one or two low roars and the man's wails would emanate, revealing extreme pain in the sounds.
He didn't even look at the woman with many hands; she posed no threat to him, just a support, what could she possibly do?
Of course, precautions were still necessary; several small cars were already resting on her body, and if she made any improper moves, the small cars would immediately blow her up.
Finally, Kira Yoshikage's gaze locked onto the room's "door," the exit made of earth that was rapidly contracting.
His own unformed Stand was still chewing, storing this peculiar Stand. Perhaps he wouldn't use this Stand later, but storing it now couldn't hurt; such a Stand that creates life and bestows abilities is quite useful.
It's just that a Stand is a reflection of human spirit and related to one's soul. To seize someone else's Stand, when the other person's Stand hasn't even left their body, his Stand must first chew their soul to pieces, which takes quite some time.
He had to leave first.
"Killer Queen, blow up this wall."
The pink great cat Stand silently appeared, its arms outstretched, fingertips aimed at the closing earthen door and the dimly visible passage behind it.
First Bomb • Air Conduction!
Buzz—!
A low hum sounded.
The earth was trembling. The woman with a dozen hands, with several small cars still clinging to her, was cowering on the ground beside him, her face filled with terror, her eyes darting around, uncontrollable fear evident on her face.
'Brother, don't come out! If you come out, you'll truly be crippled!'
She prayed and prayed in her heart, more devoutly than ever, but things did not go as she wished.
Starting from that earthen door, the doorframe, the door panel, and the air within a ten-meter radius of the passage outside the door were chain-detonated! Everything was blown open, revealing the tunnel Kira Yoshikage had originally blasted out.
There was no fire, no loud bang, only an absolute, all-consuming void that instantly expanded!
The closing earthen door vanished as if gnawed by an invisible giant mouth, and a large section of the passage wall behind the door was also erased, revealing darker rock layers deeper within.
And at the same time, a strange figure fell from the air. A large chunk of that person's stomach had been blown away; half of his waist was completely missing, looking as if he had been directly blown apart.
Other parts of his body were charred black, white smoke was still coming from his mouth, his body twitched uncontrollably, his eyes rolled back, and he had already lost consciousness.
Seeing this person, Kira Yoshikage looked at the still-living woman, "It seems you have one more person, hidden quite well. But how did he suddenly appear? Who is he? And what is your plan?
You can choose not to say; I won't kill you, I'll just play some small games with you. Don't worry, they're very interesting. I don't think you'll refuse."
Looking at Kira Yoshikage's shy, gentle smile, Barris couldn't help but swallow, "Um, if I tell you, can you let me go?"
"Don't worry, obedience brings rewards, disobedience brings punishment."
'But the reward and punishment are the same.'
Kira Yoshikage added in his mind.