
Mpu Jangger's red face was extinguished holding back the anger that culminated into the crown. That afternoon, a day after the massacre of two thousand of their troops sent to attack the Duchy of Bone Mesuji, three warriors who escaped on a large bird came to report.
“What?? you guys don't even know how many people attacked you?!” Mpu Jangger who was busy asking while slapping the faces of his three men. The three beast controlling warriors were now kneeling while holding their bruised faces.
“How can you be slaughtered and you do not know your opponent?!!” Mpu Jangger seemed to not accept the news of the destruction of his army. Again the heretic hermit threw a punch at the three warriors before him.
How not, this is his first mission as Commander and Commander Mahapatih. And he must hear the news of the destruction of his army. Two thousand soldiers was not a small number.
The number was even five times greater than the number of all warriors he brought from the island of Padi Perak. Of that number of two thousand, even half were warriors who came from the black-flow alliance from the very beginning. The rest were soldiers supporting the third prince.
The leaders of the black-flow alliance will definitely demand compensation for the loss of their men belonging to the army. Moreover, the senopati who led the army also came from Segoro Geni.
Currently, the friction due to the struggle for influence between factions or groups within the black-flow alliance was heating up even more. Especially after the death of three alliance leaders some time ago in raiding the hideout of king Prabu Win in the village of Air Kati. Now, the control of the three groups was completely controlled directly by the master teachers of each of the clasps.
All this time, the black school master felt no need to intervene because he believed in the ability of the leaders they appointed as representatives of the position in the alliance. But once they saw the victims of their group continue to grow, plus the small portion of the position received, making these great teachers go down the mountain.
This makes the position of the warriors of Segoro Geni a little depressed. At present, however, they are the ones who dominate many important posts in the kingdom. Mpu Jangger felt dizzy when faced with the situation he faced now.
“Ampun Gusti's. Senopati Situngkoro is actually quite alert and careful when moving. However..” the swordsman failed to finish his sentence. A straight slash beheaded the three of them from behind.
“Much talk!” Grunts the figure that had just decapitated the three soldiers.
From behind the three appeared a black-robed man with a burn scratching his forehead. White-haired but bald in the middle of his head. The man stepped as if without any burden after beheading the three people.
“You have to intervene yourself, Jangger! It seems like the Mesuji Bone still holds a hidden strength. I don't want that little duchy to be a stumbling block to our plans. Quickly finish it before the other duchies join the revolt because they think we are weak!” Said the man. He is the Devil's Coral, the only one in this Kingdom who can rule over him.
The Devil's Coral clearly thought that it was the power of the Bone Mesuji Duchy itself that had destroyed the troops sent by Mpu Jangger. Destroying two thousand troops without losing a single person, clearly their opponents used tricks and thorough tactics.
“But, you don't be rash this time. Just send a teliksandi first to investigate all this. You can send my men. The ghost controllers are more apt for this mission. In the meantime, you better start gathering our best people. Attack them with our full strength when necessary. I'm sure, they're no stronger than the white school we've destroyed!” The Devil's Coral gives us a clue.
“Alright, Uncle Coral.” That's the only sentence that came out of the mouth of the Commander and Mahapatih.
There was a little bit of arrogance in his heart, because as Mahapatih he should not intervene alone overcome what he thought could be solved by the Senopati. According to him, if his men were more careful and not careless, of course the number of casualties would not be this big. Moreover, they were slaughtered before arriving at their destination and did not know how much force was attacking them. Silly, really silly.
But Mpu Jangger indeed had to carry out the orders of the Demon Coral. Denying it is not a good thing, and it never ends well. After all, the experience of the old swordsman was far above his generation. As a Swordsman, Mpu Jangger may be very capable in fighting. But in the affairs of war, he must honestly admit his ability is still a big zero.
Justifying the words of the Demon Coral, Mpu Jangger was indeed aware of his mistake. Too high self-confidence makes him ignore the step of finding information about the opponent's strength before the war. Now, the bitter fruit must be swallowed. And if it comes back careless, it does not mean that this second game will also be destroyed again by the opponent easily.
After the departure of Karang Satan, Mpu Jangger ordered his assistant to call ‘demons without a face’. The Faceless Demon was a nickname for Qiao Shen. A warrior from the Huang people. He was the second strongest swordsman among the younger generation of the Demon Hair clippers. This favorite disciple of the Devil's Reef is currently Senopati who specializes in handling teliksandi or royal intelligence.
“Do need me alone who have to intervene at this time, uncle wrestling janger, eh. wrestling uncle jangger.. anu uh, wrestling commander jangger?” it turned out that the man became nervous when dealing with Mpu Jangger. Remembering the fate of his colleague, one of the senopati who was beaten in the meeting hall for mispronouncing the title for the Commander of the kingdom.
“Hmmh.. no need!” Mpu Jangger replied while holding the dongkol. Why are these people so hard to just call him ‘Gusti Panglima’?, he thought.
“I just need to, you just send your best man to investigate the strength of the Bone Mesuji. Who is the swordsman or the group that helps them and how much is his strength. Don't forget, poison their water source to make it easier for us to destroy! After receiving word from you, we attack them. Understand?” mpu Jangger.
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Unbeknownst to them, as they were planning to return to attack with that greater force, the first wave of the Star of Hope alliance warriors had entered the royal fortress.
The Hope Star Swordsman was planned to enter the kingdom in three or four waves. They would enter under the guise of refugees and builders or sellers of produce.
The first wave that had made it in was the senior warriors disguised as refugees with their families. In order for the male warriors to escape more easily, some of them had to dress like mothers who were starving, but with makeup that was very unsightly.
They managed to trick the officer who was on guard thanks to the grooming of their menor. The guards seemed to be vomiting to see the gentile behavior of the men who posed as women.
Some even kissed the guards who immediately washed his face after being kissed. “Eh, What kind of shit am I? Kissed free and washed his face?” Omel one of the warriors dressed up as a sissy to the guard. The guard looked at the strange group with a nauseous feeling and ordered them to get out of the place immediately.
On the other hand, the female Swordsmen actually try to hide their beauty wherever possible. Beauty is a problem in the face of evil warriors who rule this kingdom. That's how it is.
The first wave Swordsman who managed to enter this came from a small part of the pigeon squad and all members of the Picker squad.
The Pickers were forced to enter first to avoid meeting the Duke of Suro Langun whom they had blackmailed in disguise as a Lamahtang soldier. The sixteen warriors involved in the ‘ extortion’ scenario even had to dress up as old warriors for the rest of the mission so as not to be recognized, especially Sumambang who neatly acted as the leader of the group at that time.
While the Sapu Jagat squad, Pure Flower squad, and the rest of the Pigeon squad will enter in the next wave. They had to do some things before entering the royal gate and executing their plans.
Thanks to the Gold Beak Swordsman ability that since the beginning has been around the palace, the teliksandi delivery plan by Mpu Jangger was successfully known in detail. The Black Bat immediately conveyed the Golden Beak Swordsman's message about the teliksandi to Benduriang.
It turned out that the three Madya level warriors were sent alone to investigate the strength of the Bone Mesuji Duchy.
The three teliksandi set out early in the morning and would disguise himself as a traveling dancer. Yes, traveling dancers because all three are beautiful women and are experts in magic or gendam. One of the most beautiful people will be the dancer, and two colleagues will play a musical instrument in the form of a drum and a type of picking tool similar to a harp. Through this musical instrument, the influence of gendam or charm will affect the mind of the target.
After knowing the details of the identity and characteristics of the three teliksandi, Benduriang ordered the swordsman of Lightning Sword and the swordsman of fire arrows to block the three. In fact, the strength of one of the two is more than enough to deal with the three teliksandi. But Benduriang did not want to risk failure and wanted the mission to be completed as soon as possible.
Lightning Swordsman and Fire Arrow Swordsman were female warriors under the leadership of Benduriang. Their real names are Diah Rangi and Putik Dewun. Including warriors who can not be said to be young, but the rest of the beauty of both still looks visible. The two had husbands who also joined in this Star of Hope alliance.
Diah Rangi and Putik Dewun immediately darted to intercept the three teliksandi sent to spy on the power of the Bone Duchy of Mesuji.