But he had miscalculated.
—He did not know that this had spared him from suffering the cycle of pain and pleasure brought by [Mind Whip (Bliss)].
"Destruction Insect Strike!"
In his panic, Charles gave the Carapace Ant Demon a new command. But at the very instant he transmitted it telepathically, a Trident Arm suddenly shot out from the smoke and dust behind him.
The BlackMetalGreymon that had charged into the ruins earlier had used its final Ultimate Move—Trident Arm!
The silver-white superalloy giant claw, attached to chains, burst from the smoke at tremendous speed. BlackMetalGreymon's massive figure emerged from the haze and followed closely behind the Trident Arm, ramming fiercely toward Charles's back.
Charles's mind was in chaos. Too much information had flooded in at once, overloading his brain and leaving him unable to process it all in that instant.
He could only dodge on instinct, but his reaction was just a fraction too slow. The alloy claw struck him, sending him flying forward like a stone. In the blink of an eye, he flew out from beneath the Dark Fountain, and when he looked up, he saw dark clouds and lightning.
Thundurus released its second Wildbolt Storm, and this time, its target was unmistakably Charles.
"Insect Demon!"
At that instant, Charles suddenly roared.
High in the sky, the Bee Mantis Demon, which had intensified its offensive under the command Charles had issued several seconds earlier, suddenly vanished from before Thundurus. It appeared almost instantaneously directly above Charles.
The Wildbolt Storm struck again.
But this time, the Bee Mantis Demon had no time to unleash Demon-Breaking Blade. Under the bombardment of lightning and storm winds, its magic power plummeted. Its insect armor was scorched black, and it fell like a lump of iron.
The Bee Mantis Demon was not dead