The first panel of this is probably my favorite one in the series.

Because of the simplicity I imagined it like a freeze frame.

Mine too, is simple and yet very very effective, juxtaposint a very feral Nyarai, a predator leaping for his catch, and Muko slowly realizing that this is not just a cute show and things are not what she thought.

I couldn't agree more. It makes a good statement about what is going on about both characters. Muko being confused and surprised by the harsh reality that her "friend" is fighting her all of the sudden, out to hurt her. Meanwhile, Nyarai is being graceful yet ferocious as she leaps forward in the air, limbs steched before her, back arched like a feral cat, about to pounce on her prey with no mercy. Also Nyarai's eyes are at the moment drawn with a imitating, scary, spooky look to them during this leap.

The bottom panel is just as amazing. Nayari finishing her savage, powerful pounce on Muko with all of her might and her four limbs, pinning the bunny in a painful, just as savage grasp.

Nyarai used pounce! Muko became confused!

Poor Muko

Nyarai is about to freak out!

...And somehow I think she's about to make herself a villain...

Wasn't she always a villain?

True. I was just thinking from the view of the audience and how they would view her.

But they don't know the true Nyarai yet!

My cats do that same pounce when I shine a laser pointer XD

Uhh...muko I’m pretty sure this traitorous strumpet doesn’t have friends, only means to an end; and right now: she she’s you as both an obstacle and annoyance.

thats how my friends cat woke me up

With benefits?! :D

o3o this is gunna be a spicy match

Ladies and Gentlemen, Nyara employs an amazing move from time long past!!! The Four Claw funeral! the signature of the one and only Tiger known as "Hurricane" Hobbes before going into retirement!!!!

Oh good grief! That looks painful! Nyarai is incredible and ruthless. If you look closely enough, you'll see that she pinned Muko's shoulders hard with her feet while she's violently grasping her paws in her face! Owwch!

Before that she did a graceful leaping at Muko while her eyes looked spooky evil, in irder to build up the momentum of her violent pounce. An amazing testament to that cat's skill, and brutality, I have to admit. So far it isn't a good start for our heroine, I'm afraid. Poor Muko.

now muko feel the pain! learn some common sense!

She will to certain extant, albeit i thnk the betrayal of Nyarai will hurt Muko more that the beating. Poor dumb bunny really confused job partner with true friendship, and well i think Muko, like many characters from furry comic around FA now that i thnk about, is very short on friends.

Which is perhaps the one thing about all this I've found powerfully sad since this began. Regardless of how much pysical hurt both combatants could possibly inflict on each other, Nyarai's betrayal could be so devastating to Muko. The rabbit thought of her as a dear friend and protector as well as a combagal tag partner. But Nayrai never cared about being her "friend" nor all of that from the very beginning at all.

One Side of me wants Muko to get her ass beat while another is wanting Muko to kick Nyarais ass

I dunno how to feel about this....Muko's the protagonist but kinda a jerk herself. Nyarai is a huge cunt who needs to be brought down a few pegs.

Also fairness wise this is pretty lopsided considering Muko's entire lack of reasonable training.

all I see is "please give me huggie wuggies!"

That leap is frightening.

And the fight starts with Nyarai showing us that she is a predator (cheetah, years of experience as a fighter, older and cynical to the realities of the world) while Muko is her prey (bunny, zero experience as a fighter, younger and idealistic to the world). The pounce is reflective to a real world feline hunting its prey. Its kinda surprising how Nyarai uses all four limbs in this attack with her hands slamming Muko's head to the mat and her feet acting like a vice grip on Muko's shoulders to prevent her from moving her arms (props for using her hands as I thought she was always a kick chick based on previous appearances, lol). Regarding Muko, this appears to be a hard fight emotionally as well as physically. She hasn't registered that Nyarai betrayed them (and she probably wouldn't regardless of her being distracted by the amount of girls that Shun brought in the previous chapter) due to seeing her as her friend and protector. Overall, this chapter is gonna be a harsh wake-up call for Muko.

run bunny she's gone feral