Nier patiently gave Manectric a full-body examination. Meanwhile, Cheng Tian and the others could only wait around helplessly.
"All done." Nier stood up and patted Manectric's body. "You're really strong!"
"Roar."
Manectric gave a low growl and nodded slightly, expressing its thanks to Nier.
"Could you please take us to an area where lightning strikes?" Nier said. "Please."
Manectric gave Cheng Tian and the others a long look, then turned to lead the way.
The scenery around them was monotonous, nothing but scorched earth.
Manectric walked ahead, followed by Nier, Cheng Tian, Frogadier, and Aron.
There wasn't a single Pokémon here besides them, leaving the place deathly silent. Cheng Tian guessed that this whole area was probably Manectric's territory, and no other Pokémon dared come near.
Soon, their destination appeared ahead. Cheng Tian recognized it at a glance because it was simply too distinctive.
It was a small hill.
Dark clouds shrouded the hill, and arcs of electricity rose from the soil on its slopes.
"Drip."
"Aron?" Aron looked up. It seemed to be raining here.
"Is this the lightning strike zone?" Nier asked.
Manectric nodded. This was where it usually trained. It was just that staying here too long made it feel a little dizzy.
Several times, it had drawn down lightning here to strengthen itself. Occasionally, when the soil was split open, some strange black stones would appear. They were of no use to it, though.
"All right, this is as far as I'll take you," Nier told Cheng Tian. "This is within Manectric's territory, and it should be where it trains. You can train here and work toward a breakthrough. There probably won't be any other Pokémon coming to disturb you."
"Are you heading back?"
"Yes." Nier nodded. "It's getting late. I can only bring you