The two swarms of insects began attacking each other.
Shino Aburame's Kikaichū quickly started devouring Hive's parasites, while the parasites did not chew at the Kikaichū the way they had at first. Instead, they began parasitizing Shino Aburame's Kikaichū.
Hive's parasites did not only parasitize humans. They could parasitize other living creatures all the same.
Especially after he noticed that the other side had retrieved one Kikaichū, Hive came up with a new idea—a way to take the other side down with ease.
And these Kikaichū that had gone forward were excellent targets. Though there were no humans left on this planet, that did not mean there were no other creatures. There were still quite a few organisms that could provide the parasites in his body with what they needed to keep multiplying.
At that moment, beneath the spot where Torune Aburame stood off to the side holding the line, a certain number of parasites were lurking underground. These parasites were trying to parasitize Torune Aburame.
The next second!
Swish!
A flash of white light passed by. Torune Aburame drew the Tanto from his back and slashed down at the parasites bursting up from underground.
In an instant, the parasites were cut into several pieces by Torune Aburame, completely lifeless.
Torune Aburame then crouched to the side, using the Tanto in his hand to prod at the dead parasites.
Seeing that his surprise attack had failed, Hive felt a trace of disappointment, then glanced farther off at Charlotte Doyle and Will.
At this time, a portion of the parasites inside Hive's body followed the underground path into the flowing water. They immediately parasitized the underwater creatures, devouring their bodies to produce even more parasites to support the battlefield.
Very soon, the clash between the two insect masses produced a result.