The Dragon God Swordsman

46. Momentary calm

The atmosphere in the camp of the Adipura royal forces and their alliance became so bleak, the screams and cries of the soldiers now adorned the camp. The leaders of the army tried to calm them down, but the fear of death that lay before them could not be eliminated as easily as turning a hand. At first they feel confident about winning easily, but after seeing the strength of their opponents they finally realize that the amount alone will not help to win.

Minister Balda who observes the course of the war must accept the fact his troops must be shouldered back for the day. Many of his wounded soldiers even had to die on the battlefield. For warriors who had still had their mental retreat at the moment to completely fall, his body did not stop shaking as it had just witnessed the strength of an opponent who was no less massive than their number even more.

Patih who was leading the army that had just retreated directly faced the Jaka king accompanied by Balda minister and the young lady at the side, a feeling of fear assaulted him. He had already imagined how furious the leader he would be after hearing the reports while on the battlefield.

“But the king, we had to retreat because....”, had not had time for Patih to finish his words the king of Jaka then cut and spoke in a furious tone, “How could you be defeated by such a small army!!! What are you guys doing there!? YOU COWARDLY BASTARD!!”, the anger of king Jaka continues to rage at the defeat of his soldiers today. He looked sharply at that Patih, while Patih who was reporting broke out in a cold sweat because he already knew what would happen next to him.

“No mercy words!!! This cowardly hanging law!!”, did not want long for the king of Jaka to order his guard troops to arrest and execute the Patih. Patih's mouth was open about to reveal something, but his strength was exhausted to hold back his body from shaking at this moment.

“Please wait for Jaka's student! Do not be too rash to take action, today our troops lost due to lack of knowledge about the strength of the opposing forces. The old man holding a spear during the meeting earlier was a war genius that was hard to deal with. I'm sure the cause of their retreat was to face that person”, minister Balda stopped the movement of the soldier who wanted to capture Patih who came to report with his words just now.

The young lady laughed after hearing the explanation from minister Balda, her laughter really made the ears of minister Balda become hot. According to the current minister Balda the young lady is laughing at him, “What is so funny that you laugh?”, minister Balda is staring intently at the young lady.

The young lady then also returned a sharp gaze from minister Balda, “I was just astonished, is it true that that person is the most genius war expert ever? What should be as scared as that with him?”, the young lady smiled meaningfully towards minister Balda, “If compared to the minister himself, who is better? That person or minister?”, the young lady's smile continued to widen waiting for an answer from minister Balda.

Minister Balda was silent because of the words of the young lady just now, she clenched her hands tightly while sourced, “Of course I am better than that man!”, the words spontaneously came out of her mouth.

Young lady laughs again, “If it is true that said by the minister, we will wait for his proof”, his smile is still directed to minister Balda.

Minister Balda is like being caught up in a young woman's wiles, according to him his interlocutors are currently telling him to intervene directly in the face of their opponents. Minister Balda became irritated afterwards, he then came out of the tent while carrying the dead Patih out of the tent.

“Leave it, it could be that we still need the person”, said the young woman said to the king of Jaka who was about to stop the actions of minister Balda. Raja Jaka directly according to the words of the young woman, his burning emotions had now calmed down a little.

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The atmosphere at the rebel headquarters was reversed by the encampment of the Adipura royal forces and their alliance. Now the troops are standing around a dry wooden building that has been neatly arranged for a funeral ceremony. Subani stepped onto the wooden pile carrying a young man's corpse accompanied by other soldiers carrying their fallen brothers today.

The bodies were arranged as neatly as possible so that everything fit in the pile of wood that had been available. There are hundreds of bodies placed there with good conditions. While the condition of the corpse is not good then left alone, just looking at it will make them nauseous.

Aryo stepped forward with a torch in his right hand, “Life someone has their own path, but I believe our current path is one. That one goal we do for a better life for generations after us. Today many hero figures go ahead of us, but their spirit and name will always be remembered at any time. Let us pray that our fallen comrades are led by the god to a better place”, Aryo closes his speech and after that the torch he holds he placed in the dry wood pile earlier.

“Uncle, will this end according to our wishes?”, Aryo asked the old man. He asked the question with a face shrouded in deep sadness.

The old man who saw it then replied, “Our destiny has been determined by the young lord god, ready or not it is our business later. It is natural that we are saddened by the loss of our brothers, but do not blame ourselves for it. Not only young master, we here are one. We also feel what the young master feels, so according to uncle should the young master be more determined to face what will appear in front of him”, the old man explained at length the answer.

The answer from the old man made Aryo's mood calm, he smiled towards the front and then looked at the sky, “If fate has been determined what can make”, he said slowly. The two continued to stand looking at the flames, while Patih Purno and Subani only briefly stood up and now rested to recover their respective energies. Aryo and the old man had just moved from where they were standing after the sun sank, and by then the flames had become the embers of the fire by now.

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The night wind blew slowly with the cold of the night, some soldiers stood or sat gathered in the remnants of the embers just to warm themselves. Still in a war situation makes them must always be vigilant both day and night. The enemy already knows the location of their headquarters, it is not impossible that the enemy will attack in the darkness of the night.

Those who managed to escape the attack of the Constraint kingdom when Aryo was still the king of Adipura kingdom still clearly remember the event. Because too lulled with entertainment when the wedding is held 7 days and 7 nights then make them lower their vigilance. It was also the point of the biggest mistake they had made, because they did not want to be cheated again those who still remember the event and then stayed up all night in the fort.

“Shhhuuttt.... Wait for a warning from the minister, no one moves by themselves”, Patih's order reporting to the king's tent Jaka. Now he is participating in an infiltration mission to the opposing fortress with minister Balda.

Minister Balda is now in front of him, observing the guard of the rebel forces. His eyes were so wild and so fast, not long later he turned his body towards that Patih, “It's time, run according to plan!”, his orders in a slow tone.

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