The best outcome for Daniel would have been to stay back and steal the deal the final blow on the Splatterer, making these heroes do all the work for him, but neither Dan nor his passenger wanted this so he was glad to have finally landed a blow, it’s just unfortunate it was only a diversionary strike to save a hero. Daniel backed off when the fiery hero returned and started her flamethrower attack again, she hadn’t left him much time since it looked like she wanted to follow up on the Splatterer’s knockdown. It was tempting to assist but he wouldn't have time for that as General Freedom had blasted off to knock over a water tower. 

A torrent of water washed Daniel down, his suit was filtered, but did not have its own air supply. Meaning he struggled for a few moments as the water flushed in and out of his mask as he was thrown around, luckily, he had the foresight all those years ago to make his suit waterproof so its electronics would be perfectly fine. His body was continually thrown around like a doll before he slammed his knife down, helping to keep himself oriented.

Daniel’s body and armor would survive being thrashed around, but that doesn’t mean it would feel good, that’s for a different kind of hero. Daniel collided into a car a few seconds later, giving him a chance leave the water and look at his surroundings, along with time for the water to drain. He couldn’t spot the others from his angle, but he could see that pseudo angel and the Splatterer just fine. As of now that angel looked to be trying something again, maybe it’d work out for him, but for now Daniel would make his own turn.

The former hero put more strength into his legs as he rocketed high into the sky, using the vents on his legs to gain more altitude, hoping to make use of the sun’s brightness to hide himself and his next attack. As he reached the peak height in his jump a panel on his head opened revealing his hidden beam mount, and a stream of energy quickly shot out towards the Splatterer. The stream burned bright, and it curved slightly, reflecting the point at which he began to fall. The air around the beam distorted in its wake as it sped towards its target, Daniel wasn’t counting on it to seriously damage him, but he was hoping that it would distract him or take advantage of another’s distraction.

As Daniel fell back down he threw his knife at the Splatterer as well, sending all his strength into it once more, drops of blood periodically fell to the ground below as the knife cut through the air. To control his landing Daniel activated his vents to aim himself towards a building, he forced himself into what used to be an office building, using several of the cubicles to stop himself.