The forr capital of the Black Flag Country, Wuze, has now been completely occupied by parasitized forms. Only a very small number of humans are still hiding in certain corners of the city, clinging to life.
As for the main force of Ascendants who stubbornly resist, even though their individual abilities surpass those of the parasitized forms, they are completely unable to contend with the desperate disparity in numbers.
Moreover, the parasitized forms possess a unique advantage.
Espionage.
Parasitized forms can distinguish between their own kind and humans, but humans cannot, in turn, distinguish parasitized forms.
This allows parasitized forms to send spies to infiltrate human groups, acting as insiders to provide information or waiting for an opportunity to sabotage.
Many humans who were hiding were captured precisely because they were betrayed by parasitized forms that had mingled among their own ranks.
Now, the resisting Ascendants from the Black Flag Country itself have either been eliminated or captured, and are currently undergoing conversion through continuous brainwashing.
But for the parasitized forms, the crisis is still far from over.
At this mont, in a vast hall, hundreds of parasitized forms are gathered here.
This hall was originally the national sacrificial temple of the Black Flag Country. Now, all the statues for worship have been smashed and removed, becoming a place for the parasitized forms' decision-making layer to hold discussions.
What they are discussing right now is precisely how to deal with the impending offensive launched by the Human Consortium's Joint Force.
"How about we do the sa as we did against the Black Flag Country before? Send so of our kin disguised as human refugees to infiltrate the Joint Force ranks. Let these kin relay important intelligence to us, or wait for a chance to assassinate key figures within the Joint Force."
"I'm afraid that won't work. This Joint Force is composed of soldiers led primarily by the three nations of Beixing, Suroma, and Xisiya. Their combat power and vigilance are not comparable to those of the Black Flag Country's soldiers... Furthermore, they should have learned from the Black Flag Country's lesson and will strengthen their defenses against infiltration operations."
"Then do we fight them head-on?"
"The enemy's strength is too great. In a frontal battle, our kin would suffer heavy casualties..."
"In that case—"
"Quiet, all of you." At this mont, a parasitized form who stood in the central area of the great hall spoke up. He appeared as a young man with short green hair and a black cloth blindfold over his eyes.
As soon as he spoke, the other parasitized forms fell silent.
Although parasitized forms share the sa goal, within the group, there is a distinction between the leadership group and the warrior group.
This is related to the host's own qualities. An original host who wasn't smart enough won't experience a leap in intelligence even after transforming into a parasitized form.
Therefore, these less intelligent parasitized forms, to avoid being easily captured and eliminated by humans, can only cluster around the smarter parasitized forms.
This green-haired young man-like parasitized form is the "Prophet" elected by the masses. Only the parasitized form with the deepest "calling" can obtain this title and gain the authority to command other parasitized forms.
The Prophet said, "The enemy's Joint Force suddenly accelerated their assembly and offensive pace. There must be a reason; there must be important intelligence we are not yet aware of."
"Combined with the earlier live stream of the Alien Intelligent Entity being cut off and the subsequent strict information lockdown, it can be inferred that there might be a connection with it."
"Have our kin who infiltrated the various countries of the Human Consortium not sent back any valuable information?"
Most parasitized forms on the scene shook their heads.
Those able to participate in discussions in this great hall are all parasitized forms with a certain level of intelligence, each managing many subordinates.
One of the parasitized forms said, "Prophet, the major powers conduct extrely strict screening for parasitized forms. Forget about the Top Levels; even infiltrating the higher-ups of general departnts is not easy."
"However, so of our kin have currently infiltrated several small countries within the Human Consortium. With luck, we might obtain so intelligence soon."
"Prophet, I have just received a new piece of information here." A parasitized form dressed in a suit and tie suddenly spoke.
This is almost the most well-known parasitized form to humans, because it was the one who publicly announced the establishnt of the "Seli Divine Nation," a nation composed of parasitized forms.
"The information ca from the Republic of Fahe."
"The Republic of Fahe." The Prophet turned his head. "That nation filled with Fire Thief Worship Cult believers."
"Precisely. The leader of this heretical nation, Jorel II, contacted us through a secret channel, expressing that Fahe wishes to cooperate with the Divine Nation to jointly oppose the Human Consortium."
The Prophet nodded. "The Human Consortium has always wanted to deal with the problem of the Republic of Fahe, which makes Fahe view the Consortium as a thorn in their side. Now that they want to cooperate with us is also reasonable. If we are eliminated, the Human Consortium's next step would be to deal with them."
"Jorel II's proposal is for us to attract the attention of the human Joint Force, while they will launch a surprise attack on the nearest Suroma Empire."
"A surprise attack..."
A faint red light emanated from beneath the black blindfold over the Prophet's eyes. The other parasitized forms imdiately shut their mouths tightly.
They knew this was the Prophet using his ability.
The title of "Prophet" was not just a na.
After a mont, the red light faded. The Prophet said, "Places we failed to infiltrate, these heretics have managed to infiltrate."
Hearing this, the parasitized forms were overjoyed.
"The heretics infiltrated the enemy nation's higher-ups?"
"Those heretics must have started planning long ago!"
"So, Prophet, do you agree to cooperate with the heretics?" asked the suit-and-tie clad parasitized form.
The Prophet nodded slightly. "Neither our side nor those heretics are a match for the Human Consortium alone. But with both sides cooperating, the chance becos much greater. Go and reply, and also request information about the Alien Intelligent Entity... My eyes need a 'fuse' to see the subsequent developnts."
"Yes, Prophet. I will go imdiately."
At that mont, a parasitized form ca to report: "Reporting to the Prophet, the human Joint Force has begun to move!"
"Order all our kin to enter the underground fortifications. Before the turning point arrives, we need to endure. Everything for the spread."
"Everything for the spread!"
...
The Sennantata Ice Field, the Landing Site.
"Landing Site" was initially a na given by a few Xisiya soldiers on-site. As mbers of the Contact Delegation also started calling it that, it quickly beca the designated term for the location of the Alien Intelligent Entity.
Two days have now passed since it landed here.
Questions have been asked a total of three tis.
Preparations are now being made for the fourth.
Accompanied by the continuous "rumble rumble" sounds of large vehicles, truckloads of parasitized forms are being transported to the Landing Site.
These parasitized forms are not only provided by Xisiya; so are transported from Beixing, so from Suroma, and so from other mber nations of the Human Consortium.
Due to the harsh transportation conditions on the ice field, there are certain delays in the transport process of parasitized forms, so the fourth question couldn't be asked imdiately.
However, as more and more large transport trucks arrived, the Contact Delegation, who had never been allowed to leave, also began to be surprised by the quantity being transported.
"Since morning, dozens of transport trucks have arrived, right? How many parasitized forms have been brought? Over a thousand?"
"A thousand definitely can't cover it. Probably several thousand..."
"Goodness. How many questions are they planning to ask? Preparing so much... food?"
"If the questions are difficult, maybe they'll all be consud by just one."
"Aren't you curious? This alien creature only eats and never excretes. Does this comply with the laws of energy conservation?"
"Who knows..."
As the delegation mbers chatted, the soldiers began to unload the parasitized forms.
They discovered these parasitized forms were basically in a comatose state, likely having been administered sleep-inducing drugs in advance.
Everyone looked at each other, finally understanding why there had been no sounds from so many enclosed vehicles. Moreover, with such a large number of parasitized forms, if they were all in a conscious state, it would pose a significant challenge for the soldiers on-site to maintain order.
"Are these really all parasitized forms?" soone in the delegation couldn't help but say. "What if there are humans inside?"
"Probably not. At least, I think this first large batch is one hundred percent parasitized forms."
"You an, if later there aren't enough parasitized forms..."
"This doesn't seem to be sothing we should worry about. After all, we can't be of much use here now. Staying here is probably just the Human Consortium's fear of secrets leaking."
At that mont, they noticed the soldiers starting to arrange and place the parasitized forms. This made them imdiately realize that the Human Consortium had decided to ask the Alien Intelligent Entity another question.
Similar to the previous placent pattern, the parasitized forms were arranged in rings surrounding the alien entity.
However, this ti, due to the larger quantity, over a hundred soldiers worked for a full hour, filling many large circles before all the parasitized forms could be placed.
After the placent was complete, various specialists began to take their positions.
The Xisiya mobile team soldiers led by Sigaochin maintained order outside the circles. The questioner designated by the Human Consortium entered the circle with a confird, verified parasitized form. Multiple snipers were on standby in the distance, ready at any mont.
The questioner walked up to the Alien Intelligent Entity and began to ask the question.
"The invasion of a type of alien spores has caused a portion of humans to transform into special 'parasitized forms.' The one beside
is an example. How can humans distinguish this kind of parasitized form?"
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