Wanara Project

Chapters 34. Dirga Prayuda (Part 1) - Stubborn Man

Dirga Prayuda was 29 years old when he joined Project Wanara. He is currently only 1 year older than Julia and only 2 years adrift compared to Rama and Galih. An age that is still very productive to be able to develop their potential.

Dirga is one of the least talked members, looking very cold and calm. Intelligence radiated from the look on his face, firmness was evident from his sharp gaze.

Dirga is very fond of reading, especially novels with fiction genre. He also never left behind information about the development of the political, social, economic, cultural and technological world. Because of his passion, Dirga tends to be difficult to socialize. More time is spent reading. You could say that Dirga is a nerd.

But unlike other nerds that are often associated with thick glasses, neat shirts and faces that are less characteristic, Dirga's appearance is very different. A sturdy body, a handsome face, fashionable clothes and no thick glasses were attached to his face. Dirga's appearance completely refutes the stigma of ‘culun’ attached to people who enjoy reading. Any woman must be enamored with the handsome face and cold character possessed by Dirga.

The three men who joined Project Wanara did have above average levels. If only Rama, Galih and Dirga make a boyband, then their popularity may be able to compete with boy bands from the country of the gangseng who until now still dominate the world entertainment industry.

Dirga has the edge when it comes to speed and fighting intuition. So far, Dirga's technique in one-on-one combat is the best. It is because of the ability of the eyes that he has.

His eyes can see the trajectory of the opponent's motion. The movement of the opponent also seems to be slow if Dirga uses these abilities. Moreover, his eyes can make predictions and provide attack options accompanied by a percentage of his success. Ability with extremely terrifying potential.

Considering her ability, Julia saw that there were several aspects that needed to be developed by Dirga, namely her ability to fight many enemies at once and survive. The weakest aspect is defense. Hence Julia placed Dirga in the third area on the first day of this special training.

Dirga realized this, but he was not at all daunted by what he would face, even he was very confident to complete this training well.

The first day of training for Dirga is about to begin. He entered the third area and instantly occupied the position where he would receive the entire attack launched by the ejection machine. Not long after, training began and attacks began to arrive.

The first strike was a dagger that came swiftly, right towards Dirga standing up. Similar to what Ayu did the first time, Dirga reacted by dodging the attack. The next attack was a sharp arrow that also shot fast, right towards Dirga standing up. Dirga again avoided the attack. It continued to do Dirga until suddenly the ejection engine stopped attacking and sound Darma from behind the loudspeaker.

“Dirga, this is an area to train defense, not train reflexes to avoid attacks. Stop dodging and accept all attacks.” throws Said Darma quite firmly.

“Good Mr. Darma.” Answer Dirga straightforwardly.

“Good, training will we continue. Get ready.” Darma's speech was followed by a nod of Dirga's head.

After that Dirga took out two pieces of kerambit in his hand, and not long after the ejection machine returned to attack. This time Dirga no longer dodged, he repelled the attack using the kerambit he was holding. Attack after attack can be stopped very well. After successfully dispelling several attacks, the ejection engine stopped again and Darma's voice sounded again.

“Hey Dirga, we know that you can repel all incoming attacks, but can't you just stand still and create something that can be used to defend against every attack. We want to improve your defensive capabilities. So stop repelling every attack.” Firm Darma.

“Sorry Mr Darma, what am I doing isn't part of self-defense?” Dirga gave a question to respond to the statement conveyed by Darma.

“Betul, but we want you to develop one special ability that can be used to survive.” Sahut Darma's.

“Sorry Mr Darma, I do not want to argue, but if my ability is enough to survive any given attack, why should I develop other abilities?” Dirga returned to give his opinion.

Darma was surprised to hear Dirga's statement and was about to reply to those words. It's just that his intentions were stopped by Julia.

“Leave it, Darma.” Julia

“Why?” Tanya Darma was curious about the attitude Julia showed.

“Dirga looks pretty stubborn. If this debate continues, then you will find a deadlock. Even if he is finally forced to follow our request, then it will be a burden for him. It will have a bad impact on its development.” Julia gave her opinion.

“But if not so, it is precisely he will not develop. He will definitely fail, not only in this training, but also in the actual fight.” Darma gave a response.

“Successful or not depending on the ability he has. We don't know exactly what's going to happen. After all, surviving does not match the character of the ability that Dirga has. For him at the moment, attack is the most powerful defense.” Julia returned to express her opinion.

“He has made a choice. We'll see, how far he can last.” Added Julia.

“Alright then.” Darma.

Dirga knows that Darma and Julia are discussing what decision they will take. He waited patiently.

“Alright Dirga, you can continue this training in a way that is most comfortable for you to do. If indeed you can dispel all attacks, then do it.” Darma. Dirga smiled at the decision made by Julia and Darma.

“Darma, before we continue this exercise. Please make some adjustments to the strike pattern of the ejection machine. Make Dirga a target. Navigate the attack according to the direction of movement Dirga.” Julia Pinta.

“Why?” Ask Darma who still does not understand.

“Because Dirga will definitely move here and there to stop all attacks. He will not only stand at the point we have determined.” Answer Julia.

“All right I understand. It took me a few minutes to do that.” Darma.

Then Darma made some adjustments to the settings of the ejection machine as Julia requested. The target of the attack, which was originally the center point of the room or area where the project members were standing, was replaced with Dirga or the project members themselves. With the change in the settings of the ejection machine, the level of difficulty in this training becomes even higher.

Five minutes later….

“Settings complete.” Darma.

“Alright, we continue. Use this setting for the next days.” Julia.

“Good.” Answer Darma briefly.

“Training will we continue. Get ready!” Said Darma to Dirga via loudspeaker.

Dirga returned to prepare himself when he heard Darma's words. Training resumed and the ejection machine returned to attack.

Dirga was a little surprised, the attack this time right towards the head. But his reflexes were still so much faster that the attack could easily be stopped.

An hour passed, all attacks could be stopped easily. Slowly the intensity of the attack increases. The speed of attack is getting higher. Dirga was trying to keep up with that speed. The faster the attack came, the faster Dirga moved. Dirga has not found the difficulties that can

overwhelm him.

Not long after, the number of attacks increased. Attacks came from many sides simultaneously.

As Julia expected, Dirga moved around to avoid and repel all attacks. He moves right, left, forward, backward, jumps and spins very agilely. All the attacks he stopped.

“Excellent...” Darma Gumam.

“He is indeed very fast and tough. So far he can dispel all attacks very well. But will his stamina be able to keep up with the speed he has?” Julia asked Darma who seemed amazed by Dirga's ability.

Darma was silent and agreed with Julia. Although Dirga's ability is very great, but the stamina he has is not as good as Rama and Galih.

“It would be better if he created a new energy manipulation that was specially used to endure. But this was a decision he made himself. We will see how to solve this problem.” Julia.

Sure enough, after continuously moving and dispelling all attacks, Dirga's breath began to sting. But he was still moving at a constant speed. If he lowered his speed, then it could be that his life was threatened as his endurance was no stronger compared to the devastating power of each attack.

Arghh…. Dirga screaming. He received his first wound for failing to repel and avoid one of the incoming attacks. The wound was just a small scratch, but it indicated that Dirga's speed and concentration were beginning to decline.

Shut.. Shut…

The few attacks he failed to stop again made small scratches on his body. There were no fatal injuries threatening his life as he still managed to avoid those attacks, although they were not perfect.

The speed and number of attacks re-increased. The destroyed power of the attack was getting bigger. Seeing the changes that were happening, Dirga began to use her eye abilities. Apparently, Dirga has not used the ability of the eye because he wants to train his body's reflexes and save the energy he has.

Now Dirga is able to see the trajectory of motion of all attacks. The movement of all the objects seemed to slow down in his eyes. Some of the attack options that appear are very helpful to Dirga in making decisions. So that the movement becomes very effective and efficient. Although Dirga still got many wounds all over his body, but he managed to dispel many attacks and avoid several fatal attacks.

In Dirga's eyes all the attacks seemed to be slowing down, but in Julia and Darma's eyes, Dirga's movements were getting faster. Darma was again amazed by what he saw.

By lunchtime, the intensity of the attacks again increased. The higher the speed, the greater the number and the more power destroyed the greater. Dirga who was very tired was no longer able to dispel all attacks.

Arghhh….

Dirga's shout grew louder along with the more attacks he failed to stop. Dirga received some serious injuries and had to undergo further treatment.

Teeeit….

“Training terminated. Time to rest.” Darma.

Huh. huh…

Dirga's breath was puffed. He no longer looks fit. His body was now filled with many open wounds.

　

　

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