Hearing Xia You's command, Eevee changed direction. Instead of swimming toward the bank, it headed for a piece of driftwood closer to it.
The sound of rippling water rapidly approached from behind. Without looking back, it knew Seviper was closing in fast. It almost felt the venomous snake's cold breath!
Fortunately, the log was close enough for Eevee to climb onto it before Seviper caught up.
Without stopping to shake the pond water off, Eevee took a running start and leaped high. Just as Seviper's tail swung toward it, it cleared the broad stretch of water and barely landed on the opposite bank.
Seeing this, Lucy inwardly lamented the missed opportunity.
It got away after all...
But she also knew that escaping danger twice in succession was no matter of luck. Didn't evading her Seviper's attacks unscathed prove that her opponent genuinely had that ability?
And judging purely by their species' physical attributes, Eevee was undoubtedly inferior to Seviper. Yet despite that gap, the battle had still turned out like this, which spoke volumes about Eevee's strength.
Though she had marveled at him so many times already, she still had to admit that this man had given her far too many surprises.
If only he had a pair of narrow eyes too...
The battle continued, pulling Lucy's thoughts back to the field.
Once Eevee reached the bank, the situation reversed again.
Unless Seviper went back the way it came, it would have to endure Eevee's harassment as it climbed ashore if it wanted to keep pursuing it.
But taking a detour or returning to its starting point clearly wasn't her style.
Fortunately, she still had another trick up her sleeve!
At Lucy's command, Seviper didn't immediately climb ashore. Instead, it floated in the pond and suddenly opened its mouth. The