Let us move our focus from the two back to the surface.
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At the surface, in the giant hollow tumor that covered the whole Xectar City and district 5, part of the ocean at the North-East of Xectar City and part of district 6.
At the collapse hole, giant interlocking boulders that blocked the surface of the 7-floor underground car park. The thunder nimbus had vanished, some boulders slipped into the first floor, collapsing it, leaving only floor 2 supporting the heavy boulders.
Near the edge of the hole, there are many spots that were scorched by the lightning made by the thunder nimbus. There is burnt, scorched black figure kneeling down with one knee and wrapping its arms around something, with a launcher barrel stuck out of it.
That figure is Rhea. She had tanked hundreds of lightning strikes, her body is scorched black, blood ran down her only human arm and face, her mechanical parts flashed electrical sparks from time to time.
It has been an hour after she fired a thunder cloud neutralization missile that contains charges that neutralized the thundercloud. She slowly opened her eyes and gazed at the surroundings. It's already nighttime, the cloud had dispersed.
She felt the cold blood dripping down her body onto the floor, she moved her heavily damaged body and opened her arms. Covie is inside her arms, she is barely damaged, thanks to Rhea's protection.
"C-Covie.....?"
Rhea slowly moved her body, an electric spark appeared at her waist. She knelt down in agony, while coughing blood out of her mouth. Just then, she noticed Covie moved her fingers. Then her hand, then her arm. Her propeller started to spin slowly, her screen flickered as neon eyes appear on her LED screen.
She looked around, then looked up, at Rhea who had her face covered in blood.
"Rhea...?"
Rhea was happy to see Covie safe and sound, she moved her arm with difficulty and patted her head.
"It's over....."
Rhea at last dropped onto the floor, Covie flinched when she saw Rhea's sudden drop onto the floor. She quickly made her propeller to get to work and levitated off the ground. She fired green healing beams from her palm and healed Rhea's injuries that are all over her body. She then fired a repair beam at Rhea's mechanical body, repairing the mechanical parts to as good as new.
Covie then looked around, and found the moon hut is also safe and sound, but tilted to its left. She placed the hut to make it stand properly and entered the hut. The living room and dining room is a complete mess, she checked on the survivor, she had shut herself down into sleep mode. Covie then checked on Shy Mask, who apparently is asleep and completely unaware of the thunderstorm outside.
She grabbed a towel from the bathroom and flew back outside. She cleaned the blood that is all over Rhea's body using it. After a while, Rhea slowly opened her eyes, Covie sighed in relief.
"You alright?"
Rhea slowly sat up, she noticed her injuries and damages were all healed. She didn't say anything, she just made a faint smile at Covie, Covie replied her with a sweet smile.
"That is disgraceful to all showmen worldwide."
Just then, a deep, masculine voice sounded near them. Covie and Rhea's face immediately turned pale, their emotion shifted to a freezing horror. It's Cluster's voice.
Covie's body begun to tremble in fear, she quickly floated near Rhea. Rhea pushed her body upwards, and looked around cautiously. Her reflexes are still messed up after being constantly struck by lightning. She is still afraid to face him again, she wouldn't have much advantage.
Out of nowhere,
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Rhea heard sizzle sounds of electricity. She carefully listened to it in a short time, and confirmed it's from behind her. She quickly turned around and swung her mechanical right arm.
As she expected, it's a purple destruction lightning that flew straight towards them. Her arm deflected the lightning, making it fly towards a building. The lightning deatroyed the building's concrete and metal outer shell, revealing a mass of purple flesh inside it that is a incomplete tower lifeform.
Rhea looked in front of her sharply. There is a figure with a glowing purple eye tens of meters away from them, staring at them dead in the eyes. He is Cluster, he is here.
He stepped closer to them, he is still holding his gem staff. The gem on the staff became the only light source around these ends. Rhea activated night vision mode, which formed a green glass les like screen in front of her eyes.
She saw Cluster, but he isn't smiling like he used to be. His smile seems to be blended in with anger and fury, you can easily tell he is annoyed.
"That is why I said..." he said with gritted teeth, making his voice sound muffled.
"....that freaking drone....RUINS ALL THE FUN!!"
"What do you want?!"
Cluster tilted his head.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm here to take that drone again....my show has been ruined by her....dozens of times! I know when to play with my food.....and when to not to..."
"Stay back! Don't come any closer!"
Cluster smirked with fury.
"Make me..." Cluster tilted his head the other way, with his eyes widened to an inhuman size.
He then begun slowly walking towards them, he dragged his staff along while walking, bright scrape marks appeared on the floor.
"I repeat it one more time! Stay away from us! Don't make me fold you like an omelet!"
Cluster stopped walking, Rhea froze, shocked by his sudden stop. But then, Cluster raised his staff, the gem glowed.
"Come....to papa!"
Cluster fired out purple energy that resembles numerous hands. They were all headed to them, specifically headed to Covie. Rhea tried tl block it, but the hands just go around her waist and grabbed Covie, so hard she cannot break free.
Rhea turned around and reached out to grab Covie, but Cluster pulled the hands back. Covie is in his hands again. Rhea rush forwards, wanting to beat him up, but her reflexes are still not yet fully recovered, making her movement extremely stiff.
Cluster easily dodged her attack, he then fired a purple orb that knocked her away.
"I'm leaving now...it's my pleasure for her departure..."
Cluster smiled and raised his staff, about to teleport away.
Just then, suddenly, a blue rift appeared in the middle of the battle field. The blue rift glowed and brightened the entire area. Cluster froze, and stared at it in confusion, Rhea turned to it as well. The rift began to tear the air, opening even bigger and wider. Until a portal is formed.
Cluster stepped backwards, Rhea looked closer, and recognized that portal. It is UTD's portal. The portal is fully formed, then, 8 people stepped out from it. They are agents of UTD, they were each wearing explosion proof helmets and suits, while carrying laser guns with them.
"Ultrahazardous Threat Defender?!" Cluster took a step back.
Rhea stared at one of the agents, he is the leader of the squad. He nodded at her, she smirked and nodded back. The squad leader looked around, and noticed Cluster is just meters away from them.
"Reporting to the director! Target spotted!"
He then said, "Open fire!"
The other agents aimed their guns at Cluster, and fired their guns. The bullets simply penetrated his body, he looked at their pathetic attack.
"Bye." He simply said, then turned away. Covie tried her best to break free, but she could not.
But then, through the portal, a yellowish white lightning barrage shot out. They surrounded Cluster and formed a capture net, it strapped tight on him and Covie.
"What.....what's this?"
Rhea looked back at the portal, slowly, 2 giant satellite dish like devices were pushed out from the portal, operating by two scientists in hazmat suit. They are the electric capture net devices, the same kind used to control Commander Glitch previously.
However, Cluster's eyes glowed bright purple, the gem on his staff glowed as well. His body became transparent, and his whole body along his staff penetrated through the electric capture net like it was nothing.
"Is that your best?"
But that is when he underestimated the scientists and strategists of UTD. The electric capture net was never meant to catch him, he forgot Covie is still wrapped in the electric capture net. The scientists pulled a lever on the capture net devices, the lightning barrages locked onto Covie and pulled her back, Cluster's grip broke, he stared at the scientists in fury.
The scientists got Covie back, she is still traumatized at the moment by everything that is suddenly happening. Rhea limped over to her and took her away. The other UTD agents realized using their laser guns isn't going hurt this psychopath, Cluster's smile was blended in with more and more impatience and annoyance.
"When have I ever allowed ANY other UTD members to enter MY tent without TICKETS????" Cluster said with his teeth gritting harder and harder. He raised his staff again.
"Lights...camera.......thunder."
Cluster fired numerous destructive lightning that split the ground beneath him and headed straight towards the UTD agents. But then, the leader of the squad took out a device that projected a large holographic shield. Despite it was easily seized by the lightning, it managed to block all fatal strikes.
Cluster begun to rage out, he decides it's time he introduce LET THE SHADOWS TAKE THE STAGE to them. But unfortunately, the gem on his staff have overheated and glowed bright red. Cluster looked at the gem, he began to crack down. He stared at the gem, his hand slowly placed onto his face.
He laughed demonically and sarcastically, while pulling his face downwards harder and harder. He looked up at the UTD agents, and chuckled.
"Fine...FINE! I WILL LET YOU LIVE LONGER! I KNOW WHERE Y'ALLS BASE IS! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING! Wait for the next act.....THIS WHOLE STAGE IS MINE! IT'S ALREADY OVER!"
Cluster continued laughing harder and harder.
"I'll let you know.....karma returns...If I can't torture you.... I'll torture those in the car park! And nobody....CAN STOP ME!!!"
Rhea's eyes opened wide and gasped. Cluster continued laughing as his silhouette slowly vanish into the dark.
In the whole battle field, only silence and darkness remained.
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"Are you two alright?"
"Probably."
"Is Mr. Filix and Ms. Robin still down there?"
"Yes, they are currently in the biggest car park of Xectar City, Iquitus Car Park."
"Wait, is the core there as well?"
"Yes, they dropped into the car park when the tower lifeform hit the ground and collapsed this whole place. The core now resides in B5 and B7."
"B6 and B7 are very dangerous places. If the car park is heavily damaged, oxygen can't reach them."
"That's bad.....I've detected unusual lifeforms down there, they can't fight for long."
"The date of lifting the boulders is still uncertain. This tumor made the whole Xectar City into a mess! Not even floating equipments can lift the boulders safely, the rocket packs that support them to float might break the floor and cause collapse."
"Sir."
"Yes? Beta leader?"
"We tried to contact the two in the car park. Nothing works."
"What?"
"What?"
"We tried everything, we even used a tiny dose of the virus Harry invented, something is just, blocking the signal from reaching."
"No...Cluster will kill them down there.....he just said..."
"Agent Rhea, please calm down."
"I can't! Director! I can't leave them to suffer no more! I already....made John pass away...Surely there is a way to...help..."
"Agent Rhea.....you sounded different. "
"...."
Maybe, it's just because of stress.