The crowd gasped.
"Where'd he go?" Vorten asked.
"Miss me?"
John appeared behind him.
To escape, John had used his teleportation technique, Raishemon, at the last possible moment.
"I'm going all out now," John said.
Wind clones formed and rushed Vorten. One launched him into the air while another tried to slam him down—but Vorten crushed the clone with pressure alone.
"Rotating Sphere: Variant Two — Hydro-Electric Shock!"
A sphere of wind, water, and electricity formed in John's palm, burning his hand.
"I didn't want to stand out… but I have no choice."
A clone distracted Vorten while John charged his attack. Vorten extinguished a fireball and destroyed the clone—but John rushed in.
This time, only the wind was dispelled, leaving a sharp blade of water and lightning.
He can only remove one element, John realized.
His eyes glowed blue again.
Vorten formed a flaming pressure blade.
Both prodigies charged.