KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

Trapping the Enemy

That afternoon, a week after Mpu Jangger gathered the senopati in training and got the blessing of the Devil's Reef, about three thousand troops were dispatched. Their goal remains the same, namely destroying three dissident duchies with the first goal being the Mesjui Bones.

“I will lead the attack this time. For that, the leaders I hope to provide support.” Mpu Jangger asked the professors and the chairman of the black flow alliance to come down to help.

Unfortunately, the master teacher of Red Kala and Black Centipede refused firmly. The two clergymen had lost the chairman from their plinth, forcing the two great masters who should have retired to descend the mountain again.

The purpose of the two of them down the mountain at this time is not a matter of supporting royal power as the leaders they sent before. They just want to ensure the continuity of their school. That is the reason so that in recent times they continue to urge to get more positions. The refusal of Mpu Jangger to hand over part of the senopati and dukedom to the representatives of the clergy triggered an increasingly heated underground conflict.

“We will support by surviving in kotaraja only, Gusti. This city needs to be protected.

Who knows if there are intruders who want to take a chance.” reject Ki Lipan Raja, the master teacher of the Black Centipede gently. The white-haired old man was the direct teacher of Piyut, the Blood Centipede Swordsman who died during the raid on the remaining power of the Prabu Win king in the Kati Water Village.

The same attitude was taken by Nyi Mawar Arum, the professor of the Black Rose and the direct teacher of the Rose Goddess Upas and Bratakala, the professor of Red Kala. All three refused to send members including those who had served senopati to engage in the attack before it was clear the distribution of power for them.

‘Protect the palace from intruders’? Obviously it was just their wits to refuse to leave.

Finally, with a little snob Mpu Jangger set out on his own to lead his army.

Remaining around the fibers of people from the current Red Kala and Black Centipede that remain in the palace. Whereas from the Black Rose group has completely left the kingdom and returned to the Langsat mountain. The mountain is located in the interior of the Great Golden Island and is rarely heard, but that is where the Black Rose is located.

They clearly did not want to engage in any battle before being properly compensated for the large number of their members killed.

The number of soldiers within the palace itself was actually still more than four thousand people. However, their combat abilities were very low as some were just guard soldiers as well as tax-collecting soldiers in the palace. The rest were newly recruited soldiers shortly before the coup took place.

While the number of troops that are now dispatched is a joint army of three forces supporting the power of the king of Tulung Selangit at this time.

They were made up of about nine hundred warriors who came from the alliance of the black sect, regular soldiers under the nobles and corrupt officials supporting the third prince, who was a member of the royal family, and troops of several districts such as from the regent of Talang Tengah.

Senopati and all the palace residents also actually feel the same way. Lack of sleep and loss. But in front of Mpu Jangger and the Devil's Coral they must not look weak and weak, or their lives are threatened.

“Hoaammh. It's been a few days I've had a hard time sleeping.” whispered a foot soldier in the back row to his fresh-looking companion beside him.

“Sssst. You could die later. Actually I am also tired.” said his colleague, also while whispering.

Many in the back row were forced to drag their legs because their bodies were too tired to continue the journey. But everyone chose to force themselves and look fit to save themselves from the rampage of their army leaders.

The toxic effects of water-soluble sleep and their consumption along with their horses make their bodies lethargic along the way. The senses of the magic warriors including the five senopati of war who led the troops under Mpu Jangger became blunt. They were completely unaware that behind them were about sixty other warriors who were busy setting traps moments after they had passed the road.

They are the warriors of the group ‘Bunga Rekturan’ who have now collaborated with the alliance ‘Bintang Harapan’ thanks to the fast work of Putik Dewun and Diah Rangi.

They are tasked with setting deadly traps and traps to block the return path of these troops. The goal was to reduce as much as possible the number of troops who managed to return to the palace. There was another group that did this task of backing up the troops in a village.

“We install it spread out. Slightly widened on this side up to there. I predict, once I realize this road is rigged, they will step aside and walk wide around this road. With the number of three thousand people, it should widen their travel path by about a hundred meters on the left and right of this road...” Said the man in the mustache of the head of the Flower of Truth group ordering its members.

Diah Rangi and Putik Dewun only watched them work while occasionally helping female members of the group who seemed to have difficulty with their duties. They did not give much advice because the man with the mustache and the members clearly better understand the character of a group of troops. Diah Rangi even suspected that the man with the mustache before him had a background that was not commonly seen from his ability to set strategies.

“Ranu and Tone! check that side over there. Make sure no residents are passing by. Just find an excuse not to cross. Let's just say it's a king hunting ground or something, whatever. The important thing is they don't cross until tomorrow morning.” Back the mustachioed man ordered his members. This time to check and guard if there are residents who pass because it will be very dangerous.

“How is the Dew sister? Do we go back and report our work? Or do we help the sweepstakes team that intercepted the three thousand?. Shouldn't the location not be too far from here?” Diah Rangi asked his colleague's opinion.

The plan devised by the alliance leaders was to burn the encampment of troops at night. In the calculation of the leaders of the Star of Hope, the troops should have crossed the Beka river at mid-afternoon. It is estimated, at that time they will drink water from the river so that the influence of sleeping toxins will disappear.

They should sleep well at night after a few days of not sleeping. That was when the members of the World Sweep Squad who had the ability to attack long distances would burn the entire camp following the forest as they slept. He surrounded them with fire and burned them alive..