Interstellar Survival: Invasion

Chapter 188: Mutual Attraction

Chapter 188: Mutual Attraction

The white tornadoes were spinning faster and faster as the water from the sea evaporated in the air. The sea level dropped lower and lower while the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker. The rolling vapor in the sky constantly caused friction as bright lightning flashes appeared repeatedly in the sky.

"The evaporation process is almost finished. We should next work on the process for producing lightning, right?" asked Baron Sisse.

"Yes. Let's leave this room. We need to go to the other room," confirmed Li Yizhi.

We moved through the room and marched toward the door with our soaked bodies.

The intense gale and tornadoes in the room greatly impeded our speed. After three hours of walking, we finally reached the door of the water production room. When I looked behind me, I saw that the giant waterfall in the distance had nearly dried out. The black clouds in the sky were filled with fierce lightning flashes, presenting a terrifying sight before my eyes. Surprisingly and unsurprisingly, the moment we left the room, our wet bodies turned dry.

"This damn illusion. It feels way too real," grumbled Zhang Bao'er.

We were in a rush, so Li Yizhi moved quickly along the walkway of the third level toward the door directly opposite the water room. Before long, we all reached the door. The door was big and black with black glowing circuits on its surface.

"Are you sure this is the door?" asked Baron Sisse cautiously.

"Yes. After careful calculation, I confirmed that this is the thunderstorm production room. So long as we can control the droid inside and have it start producing lightning, our mission will be completed," said Li Yizhi.

"If even the water droid is so scary, the lightning droid will be even scarier," said Wind Spirit with fear in her voice.

"You don't need to go. I'll go alone this time," said Li Yizhi.

"Senior, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll go with you," said Baron Sisse.

"I'll go as well. We can do more with more people. Let's capture the lightning droid and complete the mission quickly so we can leave," I said.

When Old Du and Zhang Bao'er heard us, they looked like they were about to volunteer as well.

"Enough. Do you think you're on a tour? Useless individuals and those needing protection should not come and create more trouble for us. The baron and Canyue will come with me. The rest of you will wait here," ordered Li Yizhi, still as impolite as ever.

"Hmph. What's the big deal? This princess is beyond entering a room like this anyway," said Wind Spirit before sitting down to rest.

The super clouds were almost fully formed. We were in a rush and couldn't afford to waste any time. Thus, the baron and I agreed immediately. Old Du stepped forth and installed a timed cluster bomb on the middle of the black door. With a loud explosion, the door collapsed.

The lightning attacks we expected were nowhere to be seen. The space behind the collapsed black door was completely silent. Li Yizhi nodded at us, and we entered with our weapons raised.

Once again, an unforgettable scene appeared before my eyes. Inside the massive space, two clouds the size of mountains could be seen. The two black clouds rose from the ground and were tall enough to reach the sky. The two seemed to stand opposite each other. Between the two clouds, a yellow star hung silently in the sky.

"These clouds are massive," said Baron Sisse with a gasp.

"Looks like there is still not enough vapor if the two clouds are not touching. In fact, they are quite far from each other. If they don't touch each other, they won't create the necessary friction to produce the lightning we need. Our mission will remain incomplete," said Li Yizhi worriedly.

"But we had nearly evaporated all the water available on this planet through the water room," I reminded her.

"Yes. The lightning droid is growing the clouds upward. We need to capture it and alter its codes to have the clouds grow sideways. That way, they will touch," suggested Li Yizhi.

"We can only see the two clouds. The droid is probably hiding inside one of them. But how can we find it in clouds this big?" said the baron worriedly as he looked at the dark clouds within which lightning occasionally flashed.

"These two clouds are already filled with electric charges due to internal friction. It will be very dangerous to enter," I said.

"We will stay outside for now. Let's try using this first," said Li Yizhi as she took out an object from her backpack and tossed it onto the ground.

The familiar water droid appeared before us, still wrapped in a net.

"Why did you take this droid with you? Taking it will disrupt the balance of Cloudcast's ecosystem," asked Baron Sisse in astonishment.

"The way the program works currently is by evaporating all the water before producing rain clouds. The program has been set up correctly, but it has yet to complete the task. I will return it to its room after we finish our mission," said Li Yizhi.

"Senior, why do you need it here?" I asked.

"When I went through its database earlier, I had discovered something. These droids are extremely territorial. When a similar droid exists nearby, the droid will prioritize duplicating its codes into the nearby droid," said Li Yizhi.

"I understand. We're going to use this droid as bait to lure the lightning droid out," I said.

"Yes. Since we can't find it easily, we'll have the fellow come to us instead," said Li Yizhi.

"But how would it notice us if it's hidden in these massive clouds?" said Baron Sisse as he looked at the gigantic clouds before us.

True. We were basically ants before these clouds. In this space, which housed these clouds, we might as well not exist.

"I have an idea," I suddenly thought of something.

I then turned on my communicator's sound amplification mode to the maximum. After aiming it in the direction of the clouds before us, I looked for my favorite song from my system: "Bohemian Rhapsody."

"Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head. Pulled my trigger, now he's dead. Mama, life had just begun, but now I've gone and thrown it all away~," the familiar engrossing music started playing. For the very first time, a Blue song that was a mix between rock and Western opera made an appearance on this alien planet.

As I blasted the music loudly, I saw that the cloud to the right started changing rapidly.

"Well done, Canyue. Looks like your song has successfully attracted the attention of that fellow," said Baron Sisse in excitement.

"Senior, this droid seems to have an irregular form. How should we catch it?" I asked.

"All these droids are made from steel. Anything we see here is an illusion. When it shows itself later, just attack it with Tasers," said Li Yizhi.

"Tasers? Are you sure we're attacking a lightning droid with Tasers?" I asked, flabbergasted by her choice.

"Don't think about it. Just do as told. Baron, bring the water droid forward. I'll be in charge of attacking later. You just need to watch," ordered Li Yizhi.

"But senior, we're trying to catch a lightning droid. How will it be afraid of electric shocks?" asked Baron Sisse, who was as doubtful as I was.

"Through observation, I've found that the right cloud is filled with negative charges. I will adjust my Taser to use proton attacks. Protons are positively charged, so if the lightning droid comes out from the right, I will be able to attract and capture it with positive charges," said Li Yizhi.

The music was getting louder and louder. Suddenly, a small black cloud surged out of the right cloud, separating from the main bulk of the cloud.

"Now! Throw the water droid out!" shouted Li Yizhi.

The baron instantly grabbed the water droid and tossed it forward. The black cloud slowly approached us by following the direction of the music. Slowly, it arrived above us. At that point, it was close enough that I could see the electrical currents around the cloud.

My heart was thumping rapidly from nervousness. It would be quite troublesome if this lightning fellow was to attack suddenly. Right at that moment, the black cloud finally noticed the struggling water droid on the ground. The small electrical waves it formed in its struggle had successfully attracted the small black cloud.

Li Yizhi's theory was proven correct; the black cloud suddenly rushed toward the droid on the ground. Our plan was progressing smoothly. With the beautiful background music as the backdrop, the black cloud reached the water droid. A feeler that looked like a string of codes extended from its body to accommodate the data transmission it was going to perform on the water droid.

'This is our chance! Why is Li Yizhi not doing anything?' I thought anxiously.

Right at that moment, I saw Li Yizhi draw a black pistol from her hip before shooting at the water droid. A blue proton charge accurately struck the water droid, turning its neutral electric charges into positive charges. A massive force of attraction was generated, and a black sphere was dragged out of the black cloud. With a thud, the two droids were stuck together.

Beside me, Baron Sisse gleefully shouted, "Success!"

'I didn't expect this to progress so smoothly. It's like the heavens are helping us,' I thought joyfully.