JARVIS's voice sounded at just the right moment. "Sir, his armor appears to be capable of flight."
Though Tony had seen it too and was somewhat speechless at JARVIS's obvious remark, this was not the time to dwell on it. He gave JARVIS his response plan. "I know. Take me to the highest altitude!"
Tony had guessed Obadiah's weakness. His dear uncle could not possibly know that the extreme cold at high altitudes was lethal to armor that had not been properly adapted for it.
This was valuable experience Tony had gained by nearly getting himself flattened into a meat patty in the Mark II.
The thrusters in Mark III's feet and hands instantly surged to full power, and the red-and-gold armor began flying straight up into the deep night sky.
Two meteors trailing long tails of flame carved two straight upward paths across New York's night sky. They flew higher and higher, gradually becoming two blurry points of light.
This breathtaking sight was seen not only by Peter, who was not far from the battlefield, but also by Lin Hai and the others at the entrance of the Stark Industries building, who were watching through nearby surveillance cameras connected through the Harry Armor.
"They just flew into the sky like that?" Pepper craned her neck, trying to find the two nearly vanished points of light in the night sky, her face filled with worry.
On the surrounding streets, many pedestrians forced to stop their cars and take cover pointed at the sky and cried out in alarm. In more distant areas, plenty of residents also saw the strange "meteors" rise from the ground and streak across the night sky.
At high altitude, the air pressure and temperature dropped sharply.
Because Obadiah's Iron Monger used the energy-rich Second-Generation Miniature Arc