Vice left a trail of ash in his wake. There was no need to hold back against the Swarm Rats, and ashes were much easier to clear than bodies were after it was all over. And by the looks of things, it would be over pretty soon. All nearby civilians had been evacuated and the rat king had showed himself, one big move and this could all be over.

He was standing on a nearby rooftop looking down on the scene. Helicopters whirred on, high above, the swarm trying and failing to throw something that would hit them. They were completely trapped, but by the looks of things the other Epics couldn't attack them while their containment was still active. If they were high up like Alto was right now, an Epic with more range probably could but there was a lot of swarm down there. Any average ranged attack probably wouldn't have made much of a difference, it would be better to wait out the containment and prepare for what was coming. Numbers didn't matter to the Vice Claw, though.

The building he was on was already evacuated so there was no need to worry about collateral for now. He set down his suit jacket which he'd been carrying this whole time, because he was going to need to focus for this one.

A wave of fire washed over the Vice Claw starting from the base of his arm, triggering a reaction. Where the wave passed, more flames surged from within and the Vice Claw swelled in size. Alto could make it as large as he wanted, and this would be the largest he had ever made the Vice Claw. As soon as the containment lifted he would have to suppress it. For now though, he had the time.

"...Go down." He said as he brought the gigantic Vice Claw down, straight down onto the center of the Swarm.