Eliza and Son Gohan both knew that Neiz had surely seen through their plan to stall for time. Since they had already made their move, they could only face him head-on.
Unlike Dore, Neiz did not engage in close combat. Instead, lightning energy gathered in his hands, and bolts of lightning continuously shot from his palms.
With Son Gohan's help, Eliza kept dodging those attacks, but that was all she could do. She had no way to counterattack, since there was too little energy left in her body.
Yet after seeing all his attacks evade her, Neiz showed no intention of stopping and continued firing lightning attacks without pause.
After all, those attacks consumed practically nothing for him. But as long as even one of them hit Eliza, the battle would soon be over.
He had already roughly determined that Eliza was stalling for time. As for why, the most likely reason was that there was not much energy left in her body.
However, recklessly charging in for a direct clash was not Neiz's style. Using relentless attacks to probe her was the best and safest method for now.
While dodging, Eliza took the chance to ask Son Gohan, "How much longer do you need to recover?"
[I've recovered three-quarters already. Just hold on a little longer.]
Eliza said uneasily, "But with my current condition, I don't think I can last much longer."
It was not that Eliza was unwilling to keep holding on. Her physical condition was genuinely worrying now; the energy within her had dwindled to less than a tenth.
[You don't seem like someone who gives up so easily, Eliza.] Son Gohan asked in return.
*"I've said it before—unless I collapse and die, I won't give up. I just wanted to know how much time you still