At this point, the viruses did not yet possess the Collectors' consciousness or the ability to think. Once they had finished multiplying, they bypassed the body's defenses and headed straight for the Bofu'ers' brains.
After selecting a neural fiber in the brain, they attached themselves to it and gradually replaced that neural fiber.
Only after this stage ended would the Collectors' consciousness be born, truly drawing the attention of the host's spiritual-domain perception.
To the spiritual-domain perception of the parasitized host's fellow people, the host was an "outsider." Before long, he was discovered and hunted down.
The host was thus forced to flee.
During his escape, the Collector took the initiative to contact him.
"Hello, host."
"You!? You can talk?!"
The parasitized Bofu'er was shocked and horrified. He had clearly never expected the monster living inside his body to be capable of speech.
It was like a cancer patient suddenly discovering that his tumor could talk.
The Collector extended an invitation. "Cooperate with us and overthrow the current Bofu'er ruling regime."
"You've harmed me this badly, and now you want me to cooperate with you?"
Faced with the question, the Collector replied calmly.
"I have not done anything to harm you. I merely integrated peacefully with your body. The ones harming you are your own people."
"Cooperate with us."
The Collector extended the invitation once more.
The host was already wavering. Being hunted down as an outsider was hardly pleasant, and he did not even dare think about what would happen if he were successfully captured.
His only way out was to cooperate with the Amoeba race.
Yet choosing to cooperate with the Amoeba race meant betraying his own race, especially considering the possibility of becoming a breeding ground for the Amoeba race.
There were two choices: betray his race