Alto's difficulty in breathing was because of being too close to fire. At least the Vice Claw didn't usually make too much smoke, but it still burned the oxygen he needed to breathe. He didn't even know why it did that, it burned fine without air or oxygen for that matter. The healing was welcome though. He shot a look backwards, but the person who had healed him seemed to be fine. Wounds kept appearing on all of the Swarm approaching her so they were hesitating. Swarm Rats continued to run at him as well. He needed a vantage point right now.

Alto slammed the ground to launch himself into the air. While above, he saw the Rat King. If the Rat King died, it wasn't exactly a guarantee that the Swarm would stop their attack. Regardless Alto didn't have many other options. He hit the ground running, the Vice Claw blazing at his side. The Swarm surged to meet this new threat. He swung up from below decimating the crowd in front of him and sending rats flying. What Alto couldn't see right now was Comet coming at the Rat King from the other direction.

Alto raised his arm like a lance as the Vice Claw grew. He jumped as Comet's super-sonic punch connected, aiming to spear the Rat King with the Vice Claw.
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