Wuze, the former capital of the Black Banner Country, was now completely occupied by Parasites. Only a handful of humans still hid in the city's corners, eking out a meager existence.
Even though the Ascenders leading the resistance were individually more powerful than the Parasites, they were utterly overwhelmed by the sheer disparity in numbers.
Moreover, the Parasites possessed a unique advantage.
Espionage.
Parasites could distinguish between their own kind and humans, but humans could not do the same in return.
This allowed the Parasites to send out spies to infiltrate human groups, acting as inside agents to provide intelligence or waiting for opportunities to sabotage them.
Many of the humans in hiding were caught precisely because they were betrayed by Parasites who had blended in among them.
Now, the Ascenders native to the Black Banner Country who had resisted were either eliminated or captured, and were being converted through continuous brainwashing.
