[ATTACK! ATTACK! KILL THEM ALL!]
This was the order that resounded repeatedly in the slaves' minds.
This naturally made them much more aggressive, though from their face one could see despair and apology instead of anger.
These people weren't very strong, they were weak and tired and seemed to be at the end of the rope. While this was mostly a good thing for the Alterans, it meant that a little force in retaliation could kill them!
Imagine being mobbed by people who had no control over their bodies— who acted like zombies—but you couldn't bear to attack them back?!
That was how it was for the Alterans who had each other's back and focused on either immobilizing the enemy or just pushing them away.
However, the orders were clear to the slaves and they obviously aimed to take them the Alterans) down no matter what.