The guards were taken by complete surprise when Qiqi landed behind them, both quickly spinning around to with their guns raised as she started to talk. Her large sword sliced right through them before they could fully attack her, but the sound of the commotion drew attention to the pirate.  But those others that came quickly fell to her companion, causing the workers to quickly flee inside as more guards began to focus on their area. Around 20 total this time not bothering with who they were and simply began to fire at the two, and trying to keep spread out as well as keep their distance.  If they could beat them they would, but would flee if it wasn't working.  The bullets if they connected would be quite painful and they would even bleed if their skin wasn't bullet proof, it would be a very real sensation.  The sounds of vehicles starting to run could be heard as some were getting into armored vehicles to try to engage that way, still mostly buying time for the base below to properly respond so they stuck to a few with powerful turrets. The men in the control room below sending signals inside the underground facility to initiate a protocol for situations such as this. There was no real indication above ground, but below the suffer the base was preparing to mount a proper defense against metahumans and other threats of that level and just needed a little time to do so.