Meanwhile, up on the level where the ship was docked, Hanako opened the door, only to be greeted by an ambush. Infected Elysians opened fire as the door opened. Hanako, on the side of the doorway, poked her flamethrower around the corner and held the trigger for a generous amount of time, turning the corridor into a raging inferno. A flailing victim stumbled into the elevator shaft and fell down the long, long shaft and slammed into the bottom with a sickening thread, dead on impact.
Before the flames died out, Hanako switched her pistol to heavy mode and fired two "grenade" shots down the corridor to where the enemy was likely hiding. At this point, enemy fire ceased for the moment. Before entering the smoke-filled corridor, Hanako waited for the others. She was intent on making it back to the ship. They were almost there...just a few turns to go!
A loud warning klaxon sounded throughout the station, followed by an echoing female voice. "Please proceed in an orderly fashion to your designated emergency evacuation zone. This facility will automatically self-destruct in five minutes."