Standing before him was Don Thousand, shrouded in black energy and completely unscathed!
"Utterly foolish. Would a god who has lived for a thousand years fall to such paltry power? Not even Astral could manage that!"
"Now, the time has come. You are of no further use." As Don Thousand finished speaking, the huge eye on his navel flashed red. Then it vanished, replaced by an opening.
A powerful suction surged from the opening, drawing in all the surrounding rocks and debris.
Vector bore the brunt of it and instinctively resisted with all his strength.
Kotori was lifted off the ground by the suction. Fortunately, Yuma kept hold of her. As an ordinary human, she would have been done for if she had been sucked inside.
Nash and Astral were barely holding out.
As he inched toward the opening, Vector screamed hysterically...
"No! I don't want to die!"
"I haven't become the leader yet! My plans, everything I've worked for!"
"Die! Just die already!" Vector lost all composure, repeatedly gathering energy and blasting it at Don Thousand.
But every energy projectile, beam attack, and sweeping ray was swallowed completely by the opening in his opponent's navel, becoming nourishment for him.
"Ah!" After that frenzied barrage, Vector's energy ran dry. His legs gave out, and he collapsed.
He hurriedly rolled over and grabbed a crack in the ground, barely keeping himself from being sucked straight in.
"Vector!" Up ahead, Yuma entrusted Kotori to Astral, then raced over.
Seeing this, Tetsuhiro used Attractive Force to hold Kotori firmly in place and keep her from being sucked in.
Astral silently took note of the gesture.
Just as Vector lost his grip and flew into the air...
"I'm feeling the flow! Grab my hand!"
Smack!
Their hands finally met. Yuma caught Vector at the