Man Ya and Niu Man's contest of strength continued. They seemed motionless, but every cell in their bodies was taut, every muscle and fiber stretched tight as a bowstring.
Niu Man gritted his teeth, straining with all his might as he said, "Kid, why not join His Highness Dimis? He values talent."
"Why don't you join the Insect Race instead? The Overlord welcomes people from every race."
Niu Man and Man Ya exchanged smiles. Both knew there was no persuading the other...
Just then, Man Ya suddenly realized that a large crowd of blank-eyed Bullfish People soldiers had surrounded him with laser weapons.
"Hey, you little bastard! Trying to overwhelm me with numbers?"
"Can't help it. These soldiers aren't under my control. Besides, did I ever promise you a fair fight?"
"Fine, then don't blame me for playing dirty." Man Ya suddenly hissed, and several Broodmine Sonic Boom Bugs burst out of the ground.
The fully charged {Broodmine Explosive Bugs} shot out of the earth, sprang into the air, and exploded.
The tremendous sonic blast severed Dimis's psychic link. The Bullfish People soldiers suddenly came to their senses, looking around in bewilderment as though they had no idea what had happened.
Nor did he know that the Broodmine Sonic Boom Bugs had already attached their eggs to the soldiers' bodies.
Several Bullfish People soldiers suddenly doubled over in agony and collapsed. Within mere seconds, a mass of fingernail-sized Broodmine Sonic Boom Bug larvae burst from their bodies and swiftly burrowed into the soil.
Seeing hundreds of Bullfish People soldiers fall, Niu Man stared at Man Ya in shock. "What did you do?"
"Just called in my troops!"
Niu Man had never imagined that the piercing sonic blast could disrupt Dimis's mind control. What puzzled him even more was that Man