After it was struck by that sudden Particle Disruption Cannon shot and came crashing down, the smoke-belching Medivac soon lay upside down and askew in the dense forest.
Behind it stretched a deep furrow and a trail of toppled trees, leaving the area in complete disarray. It was undoubtedly the handiwork of the Medivac as it plowed through the forest when it was shot down.
It had been lucky enough not to explode on impact, but one engine had caught fire and was now burning fiercely. The other engine had sprung a leak, and its pressurized, oxygen-rich fuel was spilling out nonstop. Combined with the spreading fire, it could erupt into flames or explode at any moment.
Bang!
Bang!
Thud!!
Fortunately, despite being warped by the impact and the tumble, the hatch still rang with repeated blows from the inside. Then the hatch, now facing skyward, was swiftly broken open by a huge, menacing impact drill. After a few wrenching tugs and blows from a giant claw, it was finally ripped off and flung away.
"!!"
The first to emerge from the huge cabin, using the thrusters, was naturally Black Rabbit, piloting the SCV construction mech.
"Hurry!"
"Get out of there!"
"The fire's spreading inside!"
But after getting out, she didn't hurry to escape on her own. She surveyed the surroundings and the Medivac, then immediately used the SCV's heavy thrusters to hover back to the hatch she had just broken open. Using its claw to help, she got the Marine Izayoi Sakamaki, the Marauder Asuka Kudo, and the Reaper You Kasukabe out of the cabin.
"Cough, cough!"
Click!
"Dammit! We were ambushed!"
"Where's Annie?"
"And the pilot—is she okay?"
With Black Rabbit's help, Izayoi climbed out through the hatch and jumped to the ground. He clicked his C-14 rifle