Apollo wasn't exactly thinking straight, but he could still hear Otis' words. Especially when Otis said that the only way he could burn it all down was with a phoenix flame...
The familiarity of that word struck a chord in his mind.
After all, he currently had a flicker of flame from the undying phoenix in his pocket. In other words, it was the very weakness that Otis mentioned.
Apollo attempted to reach into his pocket. However, in that short moment that hand wasn't attacking, countless mushrooms surrounded him, essentially suffocating him. While they didn't cause any real harm, they restricted Apollo.
He put his all into channeling the lightning in his body, then let it burst out into a wave. The surrounding mushrooms all turned to ash. Now, only the occasional arc of lightning appeared on Apollo's body. He was out of energy for now.
Once more, he attempted to reach for the black crystal on him, but quickly realized he wouldn't be fast enough.
