So, without any warning at all, it lunged forward towards her again- this time, not to maul her with its paws. This time, it spread its mouth wide open, enlarging its powerful jaws, and exposing dreadfully large rows of sharp canine teeth.
Its open jaws was big enough to fill the circumference of her head. And it was certainly powerful enough to crack her skull in one go.
The hunter was now the hunted.
Adrenaline kicked in with a savage burst. The present-threat of death lighted every single neuron in her body, firing up her central nervous system, and gifting her a fresh surge of energy. She uprooted her feet violently and sprang forward- this time, towards the man eater.
She could have sworn she saw a flicker of delight in its eyes as she went at it. Its pink tongue drooled greedily as it opened its mouth even wider to bite down on her big head.