Quintina sensed the danger in advance, but it was already too late to evade—or rather, there was no way to evade at all.
The web of lightning enveloping her was pierced as well.
She suddenly felt the Thunder God's Spear in her hand become immensely heavy. In an instant, all power originating from the Thunder God's Spear vanished, and even its divinity was suppressed from manifesting.
In that moment, she lost her greatest support.
Having lost the Thunder God's Spear.
Only the protection of the Holy Oak Crown remained.
Quintina's power, which had been enough to rival a twelve-star Magic Spirit, was effectively diminished by more than half.
How could she possibly contend with Meicoomon like this?
The black flames summoned by Dance Technique: Black Flame Dance burned through Thunder God's Protection.
Dark flames coiled around Meicoomon's feet as it unleashed Dance Technique: Sliding Flash Strike from the Black Flame Fox Dance, pursuing Quintina as she reacted and rapidly retreated.
Its speed suddenly surged. It should have followed up with a sliding tackle against Quintina, but that would have been far too damaging to a Goddess's image. Meicoomon stopped at the final step, swept aside the powerless Thunder God's Spear with its staff, then spun with the motion and raised its rear leg high before chopping it down like an axe!
—Dance Technique: Demon Moon Kick!
In that instant, Quintina erupted with lightning, turning into an afterimage and somehow forcefully evading the Ultimate Move.
But the Holy Oak Crown above her head was struck by the kick and instantly turned to dust.
Unlike the Thunder God's Spear, the Holy Oak Crown itself was relatively fragile after losing Thunder God's Protection.
At this point, all of Quintina's protection had vanished. Before Meicoomon, she had no chance of survival.
Meicoomon steadied itself,