Everyone was shocked by the Xenomorphs falling from the sky, and panic immediately broke out. But then Red Ponytail suddenly leaped into the air, her greatsword sweeping forward in a blaze of fire and instantly burning every pouncing Xenomorph to charcoal.
"Retreat immediately! They'll come crawling out from every direction! Run if you don't want to die! Little Flame, take them and get moving! I'll cover the rear!"
Red Ponytail wasn't surprised by this at all. An NPC protection mission, after all—NPCs were basically the textbook definition of having itchy hands. Like that archaeologist in some online game, muttering, "Oh, this switch looks interesting," while surrounded by players protecting him, then releasing the BOSS... wasn't that standard procedure? She was used to it. Nothing surprising about it.
"Yachiyo, Kyoko, the two sides are yours!"
"Got it!!"
The others watched Xenomorphs crawl out from every direction, and their scalps went numb. Even the Magical Girls were no exception. Aside from Akemi Homura, this was everyone's first mission with Red Ponytail. Who could have expected it to be no less intense than fighting the Night of the Witches? The two nodded and hurriedly moved to shield the other Colonial Marines, leading them in a swift retreat.
The Marines wanted to fight too, but to avoid hitting the coolant pipes and causing a nuclear explosion, they had unloaded their ammunition earlier. At the moment, only a flamethrower and shotguns were of any use. Besides, they were soldiers. They quickly realized that in such a confined space, the lousy guns in their hands were genuinely less effective than the cold weapons the others carried. All they could do was turn around and flee with their heads down.
But just because they wanted to run didn't mean the Xenomorphs would let them go. Accompanied by