Everyone had expected Randall to be utterly incapable of blocking that flying slash.
And utterly incapable of dodging it!
Yet while everyone had guessed the beginning, none had guessed the ending.
Randall had indeed failed to dodge, and the slash struck him squarely.
But he was not cut in two.
Instead, the flying slash vanished in midair as though it had struck something hard.
Everyone's eyes widened at the sight of this incomprehensible scene.
What was going on?
Were their eyes playing tricks on them?!
That flying slash had actually shattered after hitting Randall? And Randall looked completely unharmed?!
Indeed, Randall had already landed on the ground, without a single wound on his body!
But how was that possible?
Was that flying slash just for show, looking powerful without actually packing much force?
Or was it not a physical attack at all, but one that targeted an enemy's mind?
Did Randall only look unharmed, while his mind was already dead?
As for the possibility that Randall had blocked the attack with his own strength, it never even crossed their minds.
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After all, that answer was so absurd that they could not even imagine it.
Yet the very possibility they found least believable, and least wanted to believe, was precisely the truth.
Under everyone's horrified gazes, Randall moved.
He raised a hand and flicked the spot on his chest where the flying slash had just struck, as though brushing off dust.
Then he turned and looked expressionlessly at Vice Admiral Ziegler, who stood frozen in shock.
"What exactly did you mean by that?"
His voice was like a bitter blizzard in the depths of winter.
Everyone shuddered involuntarily.
Yet Ziegler still had not realized how serious the situation was. He stared blankly at Randall and asked: