It couldn't understand why these parasitic creatures were so unafraid of death.
They were just like the dozen or so other parasitic creatures it had recently discovered acting strangely. These things were utterly fearless.
The moment they saw it, or even when it pressed them for answers, they would just kill themselves.
Even when it managed to take control of their bodies, they would inexplicably become brain-dead. This was very perplexing to the Brain.
Of course, it had already devoted a massive amount of its processing power to the homeworld to monitor all the octopuses.
As a result, it had secretly discovered many more like them, but it didn't make any rash moves. Instead, it chose to continue its covert surveillance, attempting to extract any and all information from these parasitic creatures.
However, it hadn't been very effective, as not much time had passed.
