Evvie took that comment as a complement and would have been very happy had the situation been different and the person complimenting her hadn't been mass murdering soldiers and civilians alike just moments prior. She simply nodded her head in agreement, without any words saying "yeah, I know I'm awesome". 

A whip came swinging at her, snapping her back to attention. She hadn't dealt with any whip users before now so didn't know any method to go about effectively blocking it. Hitting things tends to work out for her in most circumstances so she swung her flame spear to where the tip of the whip was coming in with the hope of knocking it off course. Unfortunately her body was unexpectedly slower from the damage that she had taken from the blast, and at the close range it made it even more difficult to intercept it in time. Both objects were a blur as the moved in; unknown which one would end up quicker.