Ulong Dagger

The hunt began

Five days after the explosion of the company post in Klambir Lima plantation.

Workers are seen here and there repairing and rebuilding.

Meanwhile, military tents have been set up there between teak forests as makeshift headquarters since five days ago, and are increasing in number as time goes on.

Hundreds of Dutch and indigenous company soldiers are based there and every day company soldiers pass by and come and go with various affairs.

Lieutenant Heidrich led the operation.

It was forced to do so because one day after the guerrillas ravaged his forces here, he received a strong rebuke from local authorities and plantation airline officials. They were really angry and called the hordes of irregulars who destroyed the military post here as the most dangerous and must be hunted.

As the first step of his task here Heidrich had sent spies and patrols to scatter around the post to miles away, to close the escape route and find out where the guerrillas were.

So far from the spy he was informed that the news of the attack of the irregulars who managed to destroy the defense of the company's soldiers had spread, and so a warm conversation among the indigenous community.

According to their spies, the natives heard the story from some prisoners who were released by the militant group.

Their names as leaders of the guerrillas, Ulong, Awang, and Laksmi became very popular among the local population.

And just as the story is told from the mouth of the mouth of the mouth, each story adds its own spice, so slowly the story enlarges and turns into a magical story in just a few days.

Some say that Laksmi managed to shoot the company of three people at once from a distance of one kilometer.

Or there are residents who so passionately tell me that Ulong walked through the wall when attacking the company post.

Some say Awang and his two confidants can change the form into a company soldier and no one can recognize it.

Thus the stories roll strangely and not a single resident cares about the truth. Importantly for those who are weary of being oppressed for too long, the magical stories are so comforting and encouraging.

As for Lieutenant Heidrich, he could only smile wryly at the informant's report on the matter.

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This afternoon Lieutenant Heidrich was setting up a strategy in a tent that served as a command center.

Sergeant Jhon and sergeant Bill (leader of this post earlier) accompanied him there.

"You order the soldiers to take turns combing the North, then have the native soldiers disguise themselves as wood collectors in the forest, farmers, refugees, whatever, to know the whereabouts of Ulong and his comrades", heidrich said to his two sergeants.

"After that.", his words came to a halt as suddenly the door of the tent was revealed.

Suma appeared to enter the command tent.

Currently he was fully dressed as a company soldier with the rank of sergeant.

"Commander's report, I have arrived with an army of two hundred men" he said.

"Already a sergeant is also this person, very fast career", inner Jon astonished.

"Ah you happen to be here, there are things I want to discuss with you" Heidrich said, allowing Suma to join.

Suma approached, she saw a map on the table, a map of the Medan area - Deli Serdang - Langkat.

"How, when can we meet him?" heidrich asked opened the conversation as soon as Suma had approached.

"My guy delivered your message to her five days ago".

"But at that time he said that in a few days he will be present to meet you commander, at that time he reasoned to be hunting some soldiers who fled to the Bahorok" Suma replied.

"That means we should have met tonight." Suma said and stopped, and looked at Heidrich.

Heidrich looked at Suma, it seemed like there was something else he was about to say

"and?." asked Heidrich.

"This commander, I brought two hundred soldiers, why not leave it to me for this pursuit" Suma said.

"None of your soldiers understands the situation better than me and my men".

"We can go undercover and blend in, and in case something bad happens in the pursuit process you will not look guilty" he said.

Heidrich looked at Suma then fell silent for a while, thinking. The last sentence Suma said made her worried.

"Take this guy terrible. After taking office by betraying her employer, she now wants to gain control of the operation. It is inconceivable what atrocities he would do to the local population for his ambition to seek out the guerrillas".

Heidrich took a heavy breath.

"Don't let him move, you'll be with me tonight to meet him" Heidrich said.

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At midnight, Lieutenant Heidrich rode a horse escorted by Jhon, Suma, and two company soldiers moved south.

They walked across the street amid vast sugarcane plantations owned by Dutch plantation airlines.

So vast was the garden that it took fifteen minutes to ride across it.

After coming out of the sugarcane plantation they rode again a few hundred meters and stopped at a meadow on the edge of the forest.

"Is this the place?" ask Heidrich.

"Yes commander", replied Suma.

"Call him" Lieutenant Heidrich ordered.

Suma took out a whistle from the bamboo.

The whistle was given to him by Lieutenant Heidrich two weeks ago.

Suma put the whistle on her lips and blew it.

The whistle was very high pitched shrill, deafening.

"Please go ahead and sound it a little" asked Jhon because he saw Lieutenant Heidrich's expression that seemed disturbed by the shrill voice.

Suma glanced at Jhon with displeased gazes, however their rank was equal and he was far more meritorious than this person thought.

So did Suma obey and push her horse up to a few meters ahead.

There he blew the whistle back long and hard.

Nothing happened immediately after the whistle.

Those who were there waited in silence, sitting on their own horses.

The atmosphere was so calm tonight, only the sound of the wind hitting the rustling weeds, interspersed with the sounds of crickets and insects night.

They were five men then sitting on horses in the middle of the meadow and the broad weeds, bathed in the moonlight of the seventeenth day.

Almost ten minutes in silence, then Lieutenant Heidrich gave a gesture of wiggle to sergeant Jhon.

Jhon advanced on the horse to Suma.

Suma heard the footsteps of Jhon's horse approaching from her left.

As soon as Jhon was beside him, pretending not to realize he was blowing while pointing the whistle to the left.

"Suuiiiiiittttttt.ttt....".

"Sorry, I don't think there's anyone" Suma chuckled.

After balancing his seat in the saddle Jhon intended to curry, but suddenly incense was heard howling wolves in the distance.

Those who were there heard the voice.

It was quiet again after that brief cry.

They put on a fine ear, then the sound of howling was heard again, this time the sound was getting closer.

The horses neighed uneasily, those who were there trying to calm their horses.

"Shhhh.ssshh.." Lieutenant Heidrich patted the horse's neck gently on his back.

There was the sound of the brocade in the bushes in front of them in the distance, it was moving rapidly closer, the movement of something quite large when heard from his voice.

"Sraaaakkk.." a giant buffalo-sized black wolf jumped through a drop of height, then stood a few meters in front of Heidrich and his companions.

The wolf growled to show off its pointed teeth, saliva dripping from its mouth.

All of them except Lieutenant Heidrich and Suma were shocked and about to escape.

On the back of the giant wolf, sat an old man dressed in all black wearing a white tiger skin coat beside him on the shoulder.

This old man Ki Bayu Ireng, who five days ago successfully defeated Bahar and his friends.

At that time Ki Bayu Ireng was sitting on a wolf while holding a young girl, the girl's clothes were torn here and there, the girl was fainted and both hands were tied back.

"It should have been you for so long, it turns out that you are engrossed in having sex" said Suma.

"So your language is young" said Ki Bayu offended.

"I am here because I was sent by the airline, I am free to do anything as long as my actions do not interfere with the interests of the plantation airline" he replied angrily.

"Ooh so? don't you know that the airline needs your help right now?".

"That's why this whistle was sounded, and you should have run when you heard his voice, not made us wait for you to channel your lust first" Suma replied defiantly.

"Enough" said Lieutenant Heidrich.

He also disagrees with Ki Bayu's madness.

As a warrior who held the principle of chivalry, he was one who opposed many airline policies.

And he was also against sending Ki Bayu here. Because this guy has a lot of sloping stories that he heard about football lunge on the island of Java.

Heidrich considered that airlines only care about profits without caring about the effects of their actions will harm many people, both natives and their countrymen.

So in this case, like it or not, she supported Suma.

"You are free to do anything like your agreement with the airline, but remember you have a job here that you have to do" Heidrich said grumpily. He did not until the heart saw the girl who was in Ki Bayu's lap.

"Now let go of the girl, you disturb the girls of people, it is the same as causing hatred and stirring up resistance against the airline" Heidrich said.

Ki Bayu chuckled, "alright", he said and then threw the girl in his lap down.

As soon as the girl fell almost to the ground, another shadow emerged from the thicket and grabbed.

It turned out to be the lone wolf that stood upright on two legs.

Those who were there gasped in shock at the scene, as soon as the wolf pounced on the girl, Ki Bayu jumped down from the back of the giant wolf.

Wolves go wrong and giant wolves scramble to tear the body of the poor girl.

"Go take your prey far away" said Ki Bayu.

"I don't want these big gentlemen to pee in fear" he continued laughing heartily.

The two wolves carrying the girl ran away into the bushes behind them.

In the distance Heidrich and his entourage heard the heartbreaking scream of the girl coming from her stupor as the two wolves were eating her.

"So tell me what I can do" said Ki Bayu bowed respectfully while grinning grinning sinisterly.

Jhon and two other Dutch soldiers were deathly pale and involuntarily shed cold sweat at the sight of the incident.

While Heidrich could not hold back anymore, for him it was too far to violate humanity, angrily pulled a gun and fired into Ki Bayu's head.

"Die you crazy!!!" abugn.

"Duarr!!!"

As a trained soldier Heidrich felt his shot hit hard on Ki Bayu's forehead, but strangely Ki Bayu still laughed loudly.

Two other soldiers and Jhon followed his commander to fire weapons, but just as Ki Bayu kept laughing out loud, his laughter became louder.

"Have you wasted enough bullets?"

"If you have, let's talk" said Ki Bayu while still laughing.

Meanwhile Suma just silently watched. His watchful eyes clearly saw just now as coming down from his wolf leg Ki Bayu right side had been propped up by wood tied to a calf.

Whereas before when he and Lieutenant Heidrich met this man first landed on the coast Belawan his feet were not like that.

Suma's eyes flashed and then she smirked.

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Meanwhile somewhere in the silver expanse.

Arman and Mat kecik lead their horses to walk closer to the group of Awang and Ulong who were sitting under a large collection of trees waiting.

"How's bang?" ulong asked Arman and Mat Kecik.

"There are patrols everywhere" said Mat Kecik.

Arman nodded in confirming.

The two of them had just returned from doing reconnaissance duty.

Crews give skin bags where water is drunk to them.

Arman and Mat Kecik took turns drinking from it.

"For horses, not for you" said Awang and then chuckled.

Mat Kecik and Arman just grinned at the joke Awang.

"On the road to our hiding place, I saw many company soldiers hiding here" said Mat Kecik.

"In the villages as well, native soldiers disguised themselves and mingled with the local population" Arman said.

Ulong looked at Awang asking for advice.

Awang replied, "we've been stuck here for five days. Beyond our estimation, the enemy is not only coming from Medan and Sunggal, but also from the port of Belawan".

"We can avoid them by walking towards the coast towards Langkat, but our destination is a hiding place, and friends in hiding, I'm worried for their safety" he said.