Bodt's face had a look of panic and fear as he saw Resi come into his close space. He knew that Resi would be deadly once he gets too close, and now all Resi had to do was punch Bodt.
He was at a critical time which could end in his death. He had prepared some form of defensive maneuvers just in case Resi gets too close.
The chain of Bodt's flail broke off from the main spherical weapon. Those black powder dispersed and turned back into one big spike that is attached to Bodt's head.
All of the black powder was concentrated into one point, which should prevent Resi from destroying it in one go. Resi kept his original movement even though he saw that there was a dangerous spike in Bodt's head.
Resi punched his right fist with all of his strength. His gauntlets collided with the black spike, but it did not hit it directly in the center.