Ulong Dagger

The beach in the Strait of Malacca

After all the enemies were killed, Awang and his two confidants searched around their headquarters to make sure there were no other victims.

But there's not much they find, other than the scars of the fights here.

There was also no sign of Nilam's existence, as if the boy had disappeared in the earth.

Awang was really worried about him, this place was a forest so there was no way a five-year-old boy could survive here.

He imagined that this moment must be Nilam hiding in fear

The little girl was already suffering too much and Awang did not want anything worse to happen to her.

Meanwhile Ulong and the others gathered the bodies of the soldiers, they carried the corpses and brought them to the courtyard where they had fought.

After that Ulong and Putra scraped a makeshift hole to bury Awang's army friends.

"We have to move quickly, within two or three hours it is likely that the company will send more troops here" Ulong said.

"Or worse, if Ki Bayu returns" inner Ulong, he did not dare to express it verbally. It can make his friends worry.

After finding nothing but the dead here Awang decided to stop the search.

He asked the women to stand guard a few hundred meters around the northwest to keep an eye on who knew any enemies were coming, because that place was the most possible place for the enemy to head here.

Meanwhile, the men dug holes and buried the bodies of their friends.

Using equipment retrieved from the headquarters building they worked quickly without speaking, scraping a hole up to ten meters wide by within about a meter.

About two hours later after the sun passed by, they finished burying all the bodies of the soldiers. While the bodies of the soldiers of their companies let, because according to estimates, the other company forces in one or two days will surely arrive here soon and will bring the bodies of their friends.

They placed stones around the tomb and Anggu Razak led a prayer to end the funeral procession.

Ulong carved a large stone as a marker of the tomb, he wrote the names of those who died there with his dagger, while Awang read their names one by one.

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"This area is fully controlled by the company. We can't possibly survive here. The safest way for us to go through is to go North through the sea, or traverse the coast through several villages on the beach to Binjai" said Awang.

Ulong nodded his ass.

With the discovery and destruction of Awang's hideout there is no place for them to survive, especially with Ki Bayu wandering there. And if Ki Bayu is as great as Awang and his two friends tell him then it is best for them to avoid because it is impossible to defeat him.

So they also walked through the forest for a few more kilometers to the North following Awang as the guide.

Awang walked in front with Mardiani and Salhah walking along.

They are sorry for the loss of Awang and want to be beside him at a time like this.

The son walked behind him with Anggu Razak. Ulong and Laksmi.

While Mat Kecik walked the back with Arman. Those who usually always joking are now not heard at all his voice, immersed in his own reflection.

By the afternoon they arrived at the swamps of mangrove forests, the wind felt increasingly strong blowing into the face carrying the salty aroma of salt.

"If we penetrate this mangrove forest in about half an hour, then we will meet the strait of Malacca" Awang told Mardiani and Salhah.

"Ooh", said Mardiani looking ahead at the darkness of the mangrove forest, it seemed to be many kilometers wide. Salhah clapped in excitement because Awang was willing to talk after hours of silence.

"We walk there bang?" ask Salhah.

Awang looked at this beautiful girl and replied,

"it is not advisable to search without a boat, because we can be immersed in it. Not to mention there are many mangrove snakes here that are very venomous, once hit by the collision then in a matter of seconds people will die".

"Snakes as a lot as Wang" said Mat Kecik added, he and Arman stood for a while watching and continued walking.

Awang nodded without turning his head, "yes it is very venomous" said Awang.

"Hey what is this?" salhah said, he noticed something twitching on the edge of the swamp.

Awang saw animals gathered on the edge of the swamp, "it ciput, some call it Umang-umang or kelomang" said Awang.

"Dangerous isn't it?", asked Mardiani, now she was crouching beside Salhah watching.

Ulong and Laksmi stood looking up, as people who settled in the mountain was definitely something like this was rare for them.

There are many snails in it clustered with various shell shapes and sizes. Mardiani and Salhah watched the little creatures happily.

"It is not dangerous except for the very large, claw clasps can hurt" said Awang then took a snail and put it on his palm.

The snail then hid inside its shell.

"He got into his shell" Salhah said.

Arman and Mat Kecik after pausing to pay attention to the conversation Awang and the two girls, now back to walk along the edge of the mangrove forest to the west. The son followed these two people behind him.

"These creatures do not have small shells, they snatch shells from snails or snails and other marine animals" Awang explained to Mardiani and Salhah.

Mardiani took a rather large one and placed it in her palm, the same as the one in the palm of the hand of this Awang creature hastily entered into its shell, too, it's just that this big one is tempted to pinch Mardiani's palm.

The snail fell apart leaving a blister wound on Mardiani's palm.

The crew hurriedly held onto Mardiani's wrist and examined her.

While Salhah watched while holding Awang's arm.

"Uhuk", Anggu Razak coughed.

Awang regained his senses and hurriedly took off Mardiani's hand, and Salhah took off her grip on Awang's arm.

The three of them blushed embarrassed, Awang misbehaved and then pretended to squat looking at the snails there.

The two girls were silent with flushed faces.

Anggu Razak pretended not to see and walked after Arman and Mat Kecik who had walked in front with Putra.

Ulong followed them along with Laksmi who turned his face to make it look like he was smiling amusedly, after walking a few meters away from the pinch of Ulong's arm.

"It has been patik away from the edge of the sea, but still the snail stamped the arm" whispered Ulong.

Laksmi smiled amusedly and then Ulong's shoulder fist, "Ooh sister is now considered to be a snail anyway, do want to get clawed again", said Laksmi scowled spoiled and then pinch her lover's arm.

Ulong hurriedly dodged while laughing softly.

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They rest for a while and fill the stomach that is so hungry because from morning has not eaten anything.

Arman and Mat Kecik catch a lot of shrimp size is quite large.

At that time where the sea has not been damaged, to find shrimp or crabs is not difficult.

Huge shrimps gather and roost on the banks of mangrove trees, their guts sticking up, some even protruding out of the water.

Deftly Arman and Mat Kecik pulled the grunts and collected shrimp in a cloth they brought.

They make a fireplace and surround the fireplace, after the fire becomes embers they roast the shrimp by thrusting it in a wooden twig like satay.

"That's right" Salhah said as she ate the roasted shrimp in the twig she was holding.

Mardiani face forward enjoying the aroma of roasted shrimp in the twigs in her hand.

"When we were little, if we went out to sea to catch shrimp, we didn't cook it but simply peeled the skin and ate it" Awang explained.

"Jorok brother is this" said Salhah.

"Sadis, pity that they were skinned alive" Mardiani said.

Anggu Razak just smiled listening to them tell a story, it was nice to see Awang had started to behave normally after the incident they experienced.

While Arman and Mat Kecik just listened without saying anything, the son sat between them both enjoying his grilled shrimp.

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Finished filling the stomach and resting for a while they continued the journey.

They arrived outside the mangrove forest, then passed through many coconut trees.

Some coconuts fell from the tree, Awang and Mat Kecik peeled and gave it to the group to drink water and eat the fruit.

After walking for a long time through a collection of coconut trees they arrived at a beach clean of trees. As far as the eye can see stretches of white sand meet the blue sea water.

"The floor is very beautiful" said Mardiani amazed. She opened her shoes, tied them to her waist and developed her hands and ran down the beach, Salhah took off her shoes and chased her cousin.

They run and go around enjoying the sensation of feet buried in the sand of the beach.

Ulong and the others followed them off their shoes and walked down the beach.

The crew stood watching.

"Beautiful flowers in my garden ananda" said Anggu Razak standing beside Awang.

"Eh Anggu", said Awang nervously, he just realized Angku Razak was beside him. Cold sweat running down Awang's cheeks.

Without turning his face to pay attention to the child and his father who ran on the beach Anggu Razak continued his sentence.

"If ananda wants to quote him the line, patik as the park keeper gave it up, one or two though, patik believes ananda will take good care of it" said Anggu Razak, who was a park ranger, on the pat Awang shoulder then he walked to the beach.

Awang's face flushed, his body trembled. He who is so brave and able to laugh at danger now does not dare to say anything.

You also like the two girls, although still only like.

They are beautiful, kind and deft, though they are ten years younger than they are almost thirty.

The ripples of the waves hit the beach, leaving the froth on the sand. While in the western sky the sun began to fall from the throne, to replace the moon and stars.