Aequus and the others rested, but Randall did not sleep.
He kept watch over their surroundings, because his instincts told him more people would come.
Sure enough, late that night, a third wave attacked.
But these attackers were pathetically weak. Randall obliterated the nameless intruders with a single punch each.
The remaining three were scared out of their wits and immediately fell to their knees, begging for mercy.
Just as dawn began to break, the fourth wave arrived.
But this time, there was only one man.
And he actually approached openly.
A small boat drifted leisurely toward them from the direction of the rising sun.
Randall was already waiting at the bow.
The newcomer made no attempt to conceal his presence, brazenly unleashing his aura without restraint.
It was Conqueror's Haki.
Aequus and the others were jolted awake as well.
But as they were about to come out, they heard Randall's order.
"Stay inside. This isn't an enemy you can handle."
Then Randall unleashed his own Conqueror's Haki to clash with the newcomer's.
Black-and-red arcs instantly filled the surrounding space.
The two forces of Conqueror's Haki held evenly for an instant before Randall's overwhelmed his opponent's.
The newcomer clearly refused to accept defeat so easily, but no matter how hard he pushed, the reach of his Conqueror's Haki kept shrinking.
Randall's gaze sharpened, and he activated Intimidation Aura.
His opponent had only been slightly inferior before, but now his resistance was crushed outright.
The newcomer's Conqueror's Haki abruptly shrank back around his small boat, barely able to maintain itself.
"Heroes truly do emerge young. What dazzling Conqueror's Haki, bright as the sun."
The astonishment in the newcomer's voice was unmistakable.
Clearly, he had never expected a boy as young as Randall to possess Conqueror's Haki of such caliber.
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