Heather and Max join the fight, attacking the crocodile together with Toby from two directions. However, the crocodile defended with its tail as well as its jaws. Its thick, powerful tail was covered in sharp spines. With a swing, it left a deep gash on the wolf's snout that caused it to reel back in pain.
Heather grimaced and pulled her gray wolf away to a safe distance. This crocodile was strong, strong enough to be the ace of anyone's lineup. It could have been hers had the Dark Star Gang not ambushed her that day and stolen it away. This was a grudge that she had to settle.
Casimir, meanwhile, ordered his giant pill bug toward lumbering treant to try and disrupt her long-range attacks. Seeing this, the poison frog switched targets toward this new threat, peppering it from head to toe with poison spitballs. However, the smooth shell of the bug resisted the frog's poison attack, with most of it sliding off harmlessly.
"Roger, living roots!" Heather shouted from afar.
"Grrrr!" The treant groaned and sunk its feet into the ground.
Countless roots started growing rapidly, digging through the ground, and spreading in all directions. As the pill bug approached, those roots erupted from beneath, trapping its small feet and stopping its progress. The bug shrieked in alarm, wiggling to and fro in confusion.
"Damn it! You stupid bug! Charge, charge through it!"
The giant pill bug struggled hard, snapping many roots. But even more shot out of the ground, slowing its progress to not much more than a crawl.
Cursing, Casimir urged his stag to chase after Heather, intent on cutting off the head to solve the problem.
The two summoners continued to play a cat-and-mouse game across the dueling field. Casimir's stag had great speed but less agility. Heather's wolf could always change direction quickly, leaving the other summoner in a lurch. Aside from them, the mantis and the crocodile remained in a deadlock while the giant python and the iron fur gorilla were wrestling furiously. All the while, sharp quills and poison spitballs flew wildly across the battlefield.
"Jenny, it's your turn," Heather said.
"Trrrree!" The butterfly on her shoulder trilled eagerly.
Heather and Max to avoid another charge from Casimir and his stag and then headed for the brawling giant python and iron fur gorilla. Both beasts were big and strong. They started the battle evenly matched. The python had wrapped its long, sinewy body around the gorilla, trying to crush it to death. The gorilla struck the python's body with its heavy fists, crushing scales with each hit and drawing blood until both beasts were bathed in red. The python hissed in pain after each blow, struggling to hold on to its opponent.
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"Jenny, dream eyes," Heather commanded.
"Trree!"
The golden butterfly took off. It flew around the two beasts as its large compound eyes started to glow with golden light. The light grew in brightness and pulsed repeatedly, sending out waves of Eternum that could be felt from the sidelines.
Soon, the effect of this attack became apparent as the gorilla suddenly lost the will to fight. It stopped punching. It also no longer struggled against the python binding it. Its small black eyes glazed over as it sank into a state of dullness and confusion. Even though its body was slowly being crushed, to the point that its iron fur was starting to crumple, it still remained in a daze. It was like it couldn't feel any pain, like it couldn't feel anything even if were to lose its life.
"No! Don't you dare!" Casimir shouted frantically.
He charged over and cast a long-range recall on his gorilla in the nick of time, just as its iron body was about to be crushed completely. The giant python looked around in confusion when its foe disappeared. It then found the culprit and hissed at Casimir.
"Woo! Jenny is so strong!" Wander cheered at the turn of events.
"That ability is very powerful. Those pulses of light can overpower the senses." Zachary said, "Jenny is worthy of being her ace."
"I can still beat it," Wander said confidently.
"Of course, you can," Zachary said, not doubting it at all.
Such an attack on the senses worked by producing so much Eternum in a short span of time that it overwhelmed the opponent's soul energy channels. As such, anything that could disrupt this surge of energy, like a shield, could negate the spell. Even breaking the line of sight could be enough.
While Zachary and Wander discussed the finer points of the butterfly's ability, the ongoing duel which started evenly matched was quickly turning into a rout. With the iron fur gorilla off the field, the giant python went to help the mantis with the crocodile. After another dream eyes attack from the golden butterfly, the crocodile was quickly subdued, forcing Casimir to recall it before it died.
Just like this, the duel was over. Two of Casimir's strongest summons had been defeated. Perhaps he could bring out a few more summons but none of them were as strong as the crocodile or the iron fur gorilla. On the other hand, Heather's lineup was still at full strength. Even if he had a way to counter the golden butterfly's special ability, it was too late.
Casimir stopped on his stag and looked around the field with an unwilling expression. Everyone had already come to the same conclusion, that it was over for him. He didn't want to accept it but it was now the reality. Heather and her mantis were charging toward his two porcupines. They were only hiding behind some fallen trees. They wouldn't be able to resist.
He let out a sigh in resignation and quickly recalled his remaining summons. He then turned his mount toward the east and galloped into the jungle. He was gone, just like that.
The bell rang.
"Heather is the winner!"