The ground shook harder, and rocks of all sizes came crashing down. Even metal equipment was crushed into nothing, so you can imagine what happened to the fragile human bodies.
Blood splattered like juice on the mecha, and Cohen's lips pressed into a thin, pale line.
Phillip was already airborne in his mecha, while Erin was desperately trying to save as many people as she could, her eyes fixed on the hillside.
"Lieutenant Commander Whyte, there's no time! We need to go!" she shouted.
"But there are still technicians down there!" Whyte called back, frustration clear in his voice. He knew he couldn't save them all.
Meanwhile, the flat cliff where the helicopter had landed started to shake too. Lyra sprinted to the cockpit and shouted, "Take off!"
Kail was still watching the hillside. "There are people who haven't made it on yet!"
"Just a little longer," Thierry agreed, also hesitant.
