No, the battle is over now.
"Actually, I was thinking the same." John said with a grin.
"Oh, really?" The little girl's eyes brightened, surprised that John had agreed so readily, "Then don't resist. Let my spores attach to you."
John smiled helplessly: "Unfortunately, your spores won't have much effect on me."
"And if I were to be parasitized by you, my thoughts would definitely be under your control, wouldn't they?" John teased, "And having a rotten mushroom on top of my head would be just too ridiculous."
Having observed for so long, John had realized that this [parasitic Amanita fungus] was originally a life form without consciousness.
But it could control the host's mind through parasitism, merging with it.
In this way, a new conscious entity could be born, with the [parasitic Amanita fungus] as the dominant, essentially giving it a body capable of thinking.
But the original thoughts and consciousness of the host would probably be completely erased.