A shot was heard from the distance and a bullet suddenly went clean through the Nevermore's skull, including its armor plating, and blasted out the other side, continuing on until it was never seen again. From a cliff far away, Astrid, peering through her scope, lowered her weapon and watched as the bird Grimm began falling before dissolving in midair. She sighed and muttered to herself, "Kind of a waste to use an Anti-Goliath round on one of those... I hope that kid has a landing strategy... The recoil having transformed Aenai Kinisi into a scythe, she transformed it back to its rifle form.