The pressure reached Bastion One before Kimmy finished speaking.
Her thoughts went chaotic. For one second, she could no longer feel the infected, the soldiers around her, or Yunera sitting beside her. Her body tilted toward the aisle before her senses returned all at once.
"Ah!"
"Sister!"
Yunera caught her around the shoulders and pulled her back against the seat.
Kimmy pressed one hand against her forehead. The sharper connection belonging to the Broodmother was gone, but the pressure left by the Hive continued spreading through Ironford.
"The Hive..." Her breathing shortened. "It's angry."
The same wave crossed the First Mobile Company.
Veteran squads held their positions, though several soldiers tightened their grips around their weapons when the sensation passed through them.
The newly trained replacements showed it more clearly. Some braced against the Guardian APCs or lowered their heads until the ringing faded, but none abandoned their assigned roads.
