The Fungus Flies had never realized that Qiong Lian controlled them, just as the body never realized that the brain controlled it.
Earlier, Shura Path had merely thought about absorbing Qiong Lian's abilities and felt weak and nauseous. But now, after absorbing Qiong Lian's soul and emotions, he experienced a sensation unlike anything he had ever felt before.
These Fungus Flies were slaves entirely under his control.
Perhaps the Fungus Flies had been deliberately cultivated by Qiong Lian from the very beginning, much like the Three-Phase Rats on the Star Body True Body. They were the result of relentless culling, the ones that had survived.
"The invaders have been eliminated."
Shura Path pointed at the enormous Qiong Lian and called it an invader, passing off a deer as a horse.
"And I've been badly wounded. I need a blood sacrifice of a hundred thousand elite warriors as soon as possible to recover. Heh heh heh!"
From an objective standpoint, Shura Path's words were utter nonsense, completely devoid of logic. Anyone who believed him might as well have seen a ghost.
You might even wonder how he could open his mouth.
But to the Fungus Flies controlled by the Law of Scent, his words became fact. It was like devout believers standing before the Pope—or perhaps elementary school students gazing at an encyclopedia—accepting what they heard as the truth.
"A hundred thousand elite warriors? There aren't even ten thousand in all of Pading City. We'll need the entire Fungus Fly race to gather that many. Quickly, issue orders at once! Mobilize the elite warriors in every city and have them rush to Pading City at full speed!"
"We must heal Qiong Lian as soon as possible. The Fungus Fly race can't go on without Qiong Lian..."
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