Wind and snow swirled around Articuno. The instant it became eternal ice, Zapdos's divine thunder struck it.
Cracks appeared in the eternal ice, but Articuno did not take much damage.
Just then, Lin Guang shouted again, "Ice Phoenix Thousand Feathers!"
There was a crack!
The solid ice shattered into countless starlike fragments, forming thousands upon thousands of icy feathers around Articuno before shooting toward Zapdos.
Zapdos was the very embodiment of speed. How could Articuno's icy feathers hit it so easily? Zapdos flew at extreme speed, and Articuno changed direction along with its flight.
Only when all of Articuno's icy feathers had vanished did Kaguya Ōtsutsuki command, "Brilliant Thunder Thousand Flashes!"
Zapdos released powerful thunder all around itself, splitting it into thousands of bolts that rushed toward Articuno in an instant.
Lin Guang calmly uttered, "Snow Concealment!"
The wind and snow around Articuno suddenly grew much fiercer, and its figure gradually disappeared. Zapdos's lightning passed through Articuno's illusory form.
But it did not hit Articuno. All the lightning passed through was a snowy afterimage.
Having lost track of Articuno, Zapdos grew somewhat agitated. It directed its lightning to attack everywhere, seemingly trying to locate Articuno.
Lin Guang commanded, "Articuno! Use Sheer Cold!"
Articuno's figure appeared amid the wind and snow, and an ice-blue beam shot from its mouth straight at Zapdos.
Seeing this, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki shouted, "Zapdos! Use Thunder Flash to get behind Articuno!"
A sudden thunderclap exploded in the sky. Zapdos vanished in an instant, and Articuno's Sheer Cold missed.
Zapdos appeared behind Articuno, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki continued commanding, "Zapdos! Use Brave Bird!"
Blue energy appeared around Zapdos and gathered into the shape of a bird. The next second, Zapdos charged straight at Articuno, as fast as lightning.
In an instant, Zapdos's Brave Bird struck Articuno, sending it off