KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)
The Attack on Palace VII
The Upang Jenglot troops were just about to breathe a sigh of relief when they had arrived back at the gate gate they had seen before. They thought they would survive afterwards. But their guesses turned out to be very wrong.
Just as they arrived near the fake gate, a flame surrounded them and spread rapidly. The fire came from a fiery arrow that was glued to a single point. However, it was from this point that the fire quickly formed a circle. Confine the rest of the Lamahtang soldiers who moments ago entered this forest with confidence.
Originally, Upang Jenglot had thought this fire was just a small fire that they could pass through easily. He also ordered all members to rush out of the confinement of fire. But something else happened.
The fire was not just one layer. Even in layers before finally merging to make a big blaze. The fire moved more and more towards the center, narrowing their space of motion.
The warriors in the army even had to use the science of lightening the body to get out of the confinement of fire whose licks were higher than ten times the height of adults. But different fate experienced by ordinary soldiers and warriors without the science of lightening the body. The entire army was killed by a fire that was getting bigger and bigger.
Upang Jenglot and his three captains and five warriors from the Black Centipede clade managed to get out of the flaming confines even bigger. They fell not far from the fire behind them. Some of the soldiers' clothes were charred along with some small parts of their body skin.
Upang Jenglot who quickly learned from the situation immediately ordered his subordinates to be on alert because he believed another attack would definitely come. He no longer even turned his head towards the huge flames that were devouring his entire army. His eyes tried to find suspicious movements behind the bushes. Meet me!
Upang jenglot immediately concentrated his inner energy into his right hand. Prepare for a long-range attack on the sosk hiding behind the grove of trees. Upang Jenglot, famous for its ability to lock the opponent's movements from a distance through the intercession of shadows. However, in the darkness, it was clear the opponent he was after would have no shadow. So he decided to attack her directly.
‘WHOSS!’
A streak of purplish-red light shot out from his right hand which led to the back of a huge tree about thirty fathoms away. The flames helped him find his target who was seen hiding behind a large tree.
‘Trak!!’
His punch precisely hit the figure that was his target. But Upang Jenglot was astonished because the figure did not react at all after being hit by his blow.
“What did you attack, bod*h ?!!” suddenly there was a loud sound behind Upang jenglot's ears.
That was when Upang jenglot realized that what had just been attacked was just a mound of ant houses attached to a large tree. Not human. Not enemies.
The cold-pitched voice managed to shock him and make his heart feel like it stopped beating. Instantly he turned his head in reflex, but all he saw was that all his men had been killed.
A black-clothed man with a covered face was seen standing holding a smeared bottle and affixed to near his temple. From her posture, it was clear that the figure was a woman.
“You are poison masters, but do not recognize this poison?” asked the black-clothed figure with a mocking smile to Upang jenglot.
“You.. Who're You? Uhuk.. Uhuk.!” Upang jenglot became vigilant. But at the same time, he felt his breathing become tight and difficult to breathe.
“You came out of that fire, only to die inhaling the poison of the black rose.. hahahahaha.” The woman laughed out loud.
“You can return to the kingdom and ask the antidote to Nyi Mawar Arum. But, I thought that Black Rose master had perished by now. So I thought, rather than you tired of walking home..” the woman dressed in black said getting colder, making the fur of mead Upang Jenglot even standing “better just die here.”
The woman jumped backwards while releasing small knives to attack Upang Jenglot. Upang jenglot managed to avoid the attacks of the small knives, but at the same time he felt his breathing getting claustrophobic.
The woman disappeared again in the darkness of the night after the surprise attack. Upang Jenglot did not lower his vigilance at all. But, the tightness in his chest grew heavier.
The only reason the senopathy was the only one still alive right now was that its profound power was still enough to suppress the spread of poison on its blood vessels. But when fighting, automatically his inner power will be concentrated to attack and defend.
Upang Jenglot was clearly not aware of the situation he was facing. The man did not realize that the small knives that were now stuck on the ground were not intended to directly injure or kill him. The knives were stuck on the ground. Contains toxins that will evaporate and become dangerous gases when exposed to heat. And at this time, Upang Jenglot involuntarily continued to be inhaled by the blade poison heated by the huge flame behind him.
A moment later, the woman who attacked him reappeared.
The woman took back her knife in a salto and caught it with a clasp on her leg. Then again stick the knife towards the foot of Upang Jenglot. That was when the jenglot realized his mistake. But it's too late.
Upang Jenglot felt his eyes darken before finally collapsing not far from the four small blades which all continued to emit poisonous gas.
“Ah, it turns out I managed to use this trick!” He exclaimed merrily before pulling another knife from his waist. This time it was thrown into the back of the head and pierced the batok of the head of the jenglot Upang. Ending the life of royal senopathy who do not know who the enemy is facing until his life is separated from the body though.
The female warrior immediately shot towards the royal fortress while whistling loudly. From behind the darkness, darting following him ten black-clothed people moved to the same destination, the Royal Fortress.
They would join forces of three dukes who planned to attack from the western and eastern wings.
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Meanwhile, four horsemen were speeding through the darkness of the night. Their horses had rested long enough in a restaurant before sundown, so they kept on racing their horses at night. They are Gentayu with three women who accompany him.
“I feel the presence of the seal getting stronger, Miss Lim! Kuarasa, tonight we will see something.” Gentayu said while spurring his horse.
They were only less than three miles away from the royal fortress. Towards Passing through the last forest before the royal fortress, there was the sound of a fierce explosion from the air.
‘BHUM!!’
Faintly, the four of them could see a reddish tinge in the sky for a moment.
“It seems, a great fight is underway.” exclaimed Hao Lim while slowing down his horse.
“Think so too. Let's hurry.” Gentayu Sahut.
They keep driving their horses. A little while later, they were forced to stop and hide seeing a great number of Lamahtang soldiers entering the forest. It seems they are chasing something.
“There's a big thing going on in the kingdom! It seems like such a large army is unlikely to be deployed out of the palace without any precarious thing happening.” Gentayu said after the troops had all entered the forest.
“Do we need to follow that troop to know what happened exactly?” ask Hao Lim again. Sakuza and Yumiko seemed enthusiastic.
All of a sudden..
“SHUT!!”
Dozens of arrows pointed at the four of them. The four immediately jumped away. Instead, their horses neighed as some of the arrows were indeed targeting the horses.
“Hai! Come outside! If you are from the white stream, we are not enemies!” Hao Lim or Matriarch Lim shouted out loud. His brain quickly digested the situation. At the very least, the Lamahtang warriors who had just passed by must have been chasing after the people who were now attacking them for thinking the four of them were part of Lamahtang.
Two black-clothed figures emerged from behind the darkness. One of them kept directing his bow towards Gentayu and his comrades.
“Who's time... oh! You're.. Aren't you the Sect Leader of the Red Dragon?” it turned out that one of the two figures recognized Hao Lim after bringing the torch closer to the faces of the four of them.
‘About Hao Lim as sect leader? Who is this guy with a face covered?’ so said Sakuza, Yumiko and Gentayu, maybe also Matriarch Lim in the heart.
“Sorry, you recognize me? Meaning, you are the leader or the leader of the white stream as well?” Hao Lim was unable to hide his shock. There shouldn't be many people who recognized him as the sect leader. Moreover, his sect was a secret sect.
