"We... we won."
Peter looked at Rattata on the ground, then at Walking Grass, his face lighting up with delight.
Seeing Rattata fall, Walking Grass didn't stop attacking. It used Absorb Technique again.
Still asleep, Rattata couldn't resist. Its stamina was steadily drained by Absorb Technique, and its body visibly began to shrivel.
As Rattata's stamina ran out, the green glow of Absorb Technique slowly faded.
Watching this, Walking Grass let out a slow breath. It had defeated a Rattata all by itself for the first time, and it was pleased.
Then it thought of the human's commands just now, and felt something stir inside. Without those perfectly timed orders, it wouldn't have defeated Rattata so easily.
But before it could react, it suddenly felt itself being lifted up. The human's laughter rang in its ears.
"Walking Grass, you were absolutely amazing!"
At that moment, on the roof of a house, Aiven watched Peter and Walking Grass embracing in the orchard below. A smile appeared on his face.
Sutter felt his whole body trembling.
Even with his thick winter clothes, he couldn't keep out the chill that came from deep inside.
"Damn it, faster! Come on, faster!"
Hearing Fesen's increasingly weak gasps from atop the Ironclad Rhinoceros, Sutter wished it could grow two more legs.
The Ironclad Rhinoceros ran with all its might. Sutter held his companion close, then turned to look toward the Black Forest, his eyes filled with terror.
Just moments ago, he and his companion Fesen had been carrying out their patrol as usual.
But who could have known that a pack of Great Wolfdogs would suddenly rush out of the Black Forest and attack them!
Good heavens, a whole pack of Great Wolfdogs! Why were they on the outskirts of the Black Forest...? Sutter roared