A while later...
The duo was still canceling each other's moves out.
However, Audrey was slowly gaining the upper hand because Hope couldn't freely use her erasing poison yet.
But that didn't make Audrey drop her guard. She wasn't the kind of person to become arrogant when victory was in sight.
So she kept on applying pressure to Hope.
That's when suddenly... She felt it become a bit harder to control her avatar...
Before she could figure out what was happening, one of her paws started turning black.
She immediately got into action. She backed up and started dealing with the problem.
At least that's what she wanted to do. But Hope advanced when she retreated. So they continued to be engaged.
Fortunately, she was seasoned enough to deal with the situation. She could continue suppressing Hope anymore, but keeping her in check while she slowly expelled the black poison that had somehow made its way to her paw.
