The chants for the "Vine Shield" spell that Carnage had given him weren't complicated.
It took him merely a few seconds to learn. However, sensing those infinitesimally small particles in the air and using them to cast a spell was going to be a difficult task.
In that time, nobody was able to open his eyes to witness the rare spectacle of a child being shielded against lightning by a piece of paper that evaporated at a speed visible to naked eyes.
Even Ryne and Carnage had their eyes closed during this ordeal. This was because of the nature of the lightning strike. Some forms of lightning punishments, especially the tribulation one faces when targeting the 7th grade are visible to naked eyes and include 9 consecutive strikes from heaven.
