John had not fully regained his senses. He suddenly swung forward as though he were hurling a mass of air at Hobart.
The Dawn Sword in Hobart's hand quickly vanished after losing its source of power, but John would be unable to form another Dawn Sword for the next ten minutes.
At the same time, Hobart sensed one limitation of the Dream Stealing Pocket Watch. Its first attempt to steal an enemy's Extraordinary Ability in battle had a high chance of success, but the chance plummeted when it tried to steal an Extraordinary Ability from the same enemy a second time.
This was not exactly a negative effect, merely a limitation. Hobart guessed that a true Sequence 5 Dream Thief had similar restrictions, except their chances of Stealing from the same target two or three times might remain high before dropping sharply afterward.
Otherwise, without any limitations, they would steal every one of their enemy's abilities the moment a fight began. They would have been invincible long ago.
It did not matter if he could not Steal an Extraordinary Ability. He could still steal John's thoughts.
When John realized his hands were empty, Hobart seized the opportunity to steal his thoughts. John, who had yet to fully regain his senses, froze as every thought suddenly vanished from his mind.
Hobart seized the opportunity, drew his blade, and finally cut through John's Dawn Armor.
At the same time, John came to his senses and quickly leaped back. He tried to form another Dawn Sword, but no matter what he did, he could not form one.
Likewise, stealing thoughts had limitations similar to stealing abilities. Hobart infused his spirituality into the Psychological Spoon again. "Frenzy!"
In truth, Frenzy could not be used repeatedly either. He had to wait two or three seconds