'This is not going according to plan whatsoever,' Malevolence thought. 'Well, screw the plan, then!'
A hornet buzzed past her, and Malevolence shot at it in reflex. It missed, but a moment later a dozen Beemarines pounced on the monster. Malevolence lost sight of it, but there were two more approaching.
Malevolence's hands moved almost automatically as she reloaded her rifle. At the same time, her telepathic call spread over the battlefield.
'Don't give up fighting, soldiers! We are invincible, and the enemy will be crushed with our hands. For we have thousands of them!'
It worked in raising the morale of her fighters—Beemarines, who already fought with utmost ferociousness, shouted battlecries all over the battlefield and went above and beyond with their efforts.
