None of them chose to dodge.
Violent air currents wrapped in purple lightning slammed straight into the spot where they stood.
Billowing dust surged into the air, instantly shrouding the entire area and obscuring everyone from view.
But Nue, hovering in midair, had not disappeared.
It still floated quietly in the air, its enormous eyes beneath its mask fixed on the dust-covered spot on the ground.
That also meant the taming ritual had not ended...
The next moment, Nue flapped its enormous wings again.
The powerful gusts from its wingbeats blew away the dust blanketing the ground...
As the dust cleared, in front of them,
a massive, upright shield had abruptly appeared.
Akutagawa Shang and the others stood behind it.
The shield that had suddenly appeared blocked every last bolt of surging lightning.
Under its protection, the people behind it were completely unharmed.
"So it can... discharge electricity too...?"
"I thought all it could do was fly around... turns out it's an Electric-type Pokémon too...!!!"
Satoru Gojo looked up at Nue hovering in midair, his tone full of interest.
But then his attention was completely drawn to the shield standing in front of them.
"Whoa...!!!"
Satoru Gojo reached out and stroked the metal shield, which still retained a little warmth from the lightning strike.
"Mai, did you make this...?"
Satoru Gojo turned and asked Mai.
Mai Zenin nodded at his question.
"Is this aluminum alloy...?"
Akutagawa Shang grew interested too, bending down to examine the massive shield closely.
"That's right..."
Hearing their questions, Mai Zenin began explaining the construction principles behind the shield before them.
Just now, in the instant before the lightning struck, she had been the one
to use her Construction Technique to create this defensive shield.
Metal conducted electricity.
At the same time, countless slender metal pipes