Liam's gaze flicked across the Expo, assessing the chaos. The robots were wreaking havoc everywhere and the people were running and screaming, but thankfully the Expo was quite big and most of the people had left the venue. But there were few still in mess and they o take care of these robots.

  "Alright, let's make sure these people don't end up as roadkill." Tony said.

  "Agreed. I'll take point. You hit from above." Liam said and he didn't wait for firmation. He was already moving.

  Liam shot forward, his Interceptor suit blurring as he zipped across the ground. A cluster of robots hovered ahead, targeting a group trying to flee toward a parking lot. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed a Searg Give—the energized bde detached, homing in on the drone before ricocheting into the wo. All three exploded in rapid succession.

  "Let's see how this thing handles a proper storm." Tony hovered over a differeion, log onto five ining robots. He raised both hands, calling oorm javelin's power.

  A Lightning Strike erupted from the sky, hitting one drone dead-on and sending arcs of electricity surging through the others. Their circuits fried instantly, and they crashed in fiery spirals.

  "Okay, that was cool," Tony admitted as he veered toward aarget.

  Meanwhile, Liam leaped onto a robot mid-flight, using his Tempest Strike to shatter its core before flipping off and nding in a roll. He barely missed a volley of repulsor bsts from another robot. Tony saw it aed fast.

  "Ieet you!" He extended his arm, ung a. A massive k of freezing energy shot forward, eng the robot in ice before it crashed into the pavement, shattering on impact.

  "Terrible one-liner," Liam muttered through s, even as he activated Spark Dash, cutting a bright electric path through three more robots before appearing oher side.

  "You love it."

  "Not the point."

  Another wave of robots desded, this time targeting a mother and child stuck behind aurned Expo booth.

  "Nope, not happening." Tony threw out Living Fme—a burst of fire surged forward, chasing the robots down and iing them mid-air.

  Liam tossed a Cluster Mine near a group of advang ground bots. The mines armed instantly aonated in a casg explosion, shredding the maes apart.

  "Almost clear!"

  A suddeallic roar echoed from the other side of the pza.

  Both Liam and Tony turned. Iron Moomped forward, his massive armor illuminated by the Expo lights.

  "You think a new suit's gonna ge anything, Stark?"

  "Let's see how fast you really are." Whipsh appeared beside Liam after he was fiaking dow robot.

  "Now the real fight begins." Liam muttered.

  Iron Moomped forward. His glowing red optics locked onto Tony.

  "You've always been a thorn in my side, Stark. Time to rip you out food."

  "Y oys, only to be crushed by me." Whipsh sneered.

  "I get that this old man didn't get his pension, but what is up with this dude?" Tony asked.

  "Your family have branded us as traitors. It is time to return the favor." Whipsh said, as he swung his whip on the ground, destroying the gravel in the process. Tony was a bit fused by this, but he would have to trust the fact that a person who could associate himself with a war criminal couldn't ever be good.

  "Just get along with your shenanigans. We have more things to do tomorrow m." Liam said.

  Iron Monger's shoulder-mounted ons fred to life. A missile uoward Tony while two heavy-caliber miniguns spun up, firing directly at Liam. Tony barely had time to react. His HUD bred warnings as the missile locked onto him. "Oh, hell no." He thrust both hands forward, summoning aorm. A field of swirling frost erupted in front of him, slowing the missile mid-air before it detonated harmlessly in the frozen vortex.

  Meanwhile, Liam was already moving. His Interceptor's speed let him weave between the hailstorm of bullets, eae barely missing as he zipped left and right in a blur. He leaped forward, activating Wraith Strike—a proje of himself dashed ahead, phasing through Iron Monger before striking at his joints. Sparks erupted as the proje's energy bdes sshed through armor pting.

  "That tickled," Iron Mrowled, swiping at Liam with a massive metal arm. Liam barely dodged, flipping backward as the crete beh him shattered.

  "Hey, Tin ! Ever get struck by lightning?" Tony called out.

  Before Iron Monger could react, Tony raised his arms and unleashed a Lightning Strike directly onto the behemoth. A bolt of raw electricity tore through the sky, smming into Iron Monger's suit, sending him into violent vulsions. His entire frame sparked, joints seizing up momentarily.

  Liam took advantage. He dashed in with Tempest Strike, nding a devastating melee blht at the weak joiween Iron Monger's chest pte and shoulder. The impact left a deep dent, sending the massive mech staggering.

  "You die now!" Whipsh roared in frustration, lunging at Tony with both whips.

  Tony barely dodged the first strike, but the sed caught his arm, sendiric shocks surging through the Storm javelin. His HUD flickered, momentarily disrupting his systems.

  "Not on my watch." Liam shouted.

  He flung a Cryo Give at Whipsh, the freezing projectile log onto its target. It struck Whipsh's left arm, instantly eng it in ice, f him to retract his whip.

  "You dare?" Whipsh hissed.

  "You e into my pd ask if we dare. What kind of stupid are you." Tony said, regaining trol.

  He raised both arms and unleashed a Fme Burst, sending a trated explosion of fire straight at Whipsh. The bst hit him head-on, igniting his armor as he screamed, stumbling back.

  "ENOUGH!" Iron Monger, rec from the earlier attacks, let out a growl. His suit's back panels opened, revealing hidden thrusters. He unched himself forward at full speed, aiming straight for Tony.