KNIGHTS OF MANAH VALLEY
White Lotus College (2)

Exchange happens some time. The punch, the kick, the movement is very fast, so that it looks only as bright as a black shadow.

On the other hand, Sarira just fell silent observing every move from Ki Bayu Maruto that seemed to contain an enormous inner power.

In a melee physical attack, Ki Bayu Maruto was slightly superior. Because the old man's punches and kicks directly led to the vital point of Daryata attacking without calculation.

On one occasion, Ki Bayu Maruto saw a gap in Daryata's defense on his chest slightly open. The old man unleashed a single open palm strike accompanied by a deep energy, grabbing Daryata's chest in a careless manner.

The young man was thrown a few steps back with blood coming out of his mouth.

“Badness!” yelled Daryata as he raised his head upwards.

The breathing of the two gasped for an extremely draining fight. Daryata got up again, without any more lingering the young man flicked his right hand followed by some pebbles coming out of the pocket of his long sleeves inside.

THE DYAR DYAR

The pebble exploded after hitting several trees behind Ki Bayu Maruto who had dodged.

The Daryata pebble throw is getting more and more blindly, which Ki Bayu Maruto easily avoided without unleashing a counterattack.

The damage is getting worse, fallen trees scattered due to exposure to Daryata gravel that may contain explosives. Thick dust of smoke rose high around the place of his fight. However, no one knows who the winner is, because Ki Bayu Maruto still continues to avoid Daryata gravel attacks.

With fatigue, Daryata approached Sarira who was still silent. As if given the code, Sarira shot towards Ki Bayu Maruto quickly. The young man pointed his right hand forward followed by a few needles coming out of the wood.

Ki Bayu Maruto can dodge the first attack easily. However, not yet had Ki Bayu Maruto landed perfectly, Sarira had rained down on the old man with her poisonous needles that were sliding profusely.

Dozens of poisonous needles shot towards Ki Bayu Maruto to make the old man increasingly difficult to avoid and was exposed to a single poisonous needle that stuck on his left arm.

“Give Book of Flowers!” sarira said with a heavy tone. “You have two days to meet me at this place again and bring the book. Instead, I'll give you the antidote!”

“What!” Ki Bayu Maruto was surprised to widen his eyes, then plucked a poisonous needle from his arm.

“Yes, it is a heart-destroying poison!” sahut Sarira smiled faintly. “You have three days to live!”

Ki Bayu Maruto was stunned to hear Sarira's words. In his heart, there was no way he could survive unless he gave the Book of Wind and got the antidote from Sarira. It was even if Sarira did not betray her to give the antidote.

“I won't break my promise!” exclaiming Sarira was about to leave followed by Daryata who had turned his body. “Come back in two days and meet me at this place!”

Slowly Daryata and Sarira disappeared from Ki Bayu Maruto's sight. While the old man began to feel pain in his left chest. Occasionally starts coughing that bleeds.

Ki Bayu Maruto plans to go home to college, with a staggered walk holding his left chest, Ki Bayu Maruto entered the gate and greeted his students who were doing a test match practice in the college yard. The old man was broken up by his two best students—Puspo Baskoro and Ranti Lemini.

“Teacher! What happened teacher?” said Puspo Baskoro panicked, then memapah guru at paseban in the middle of their college.

Ki Bayu Maruto told me what he had just experienced. From the northern coast reconnaissance, to the attack of Daryata and Sarira in the middle of Alas Lali Jiwo.

“Free Just Puspo!” sahut Ki Bayu Maruto pacified his student. “For Daryata maybe you can compensate, but against Sarira, it is not the best choice!”

“Jadi—!”

“Yes, I will exchange the antidote for the school's Book of Wind!” ki Bayu Maruto.

The students were shocked by their teacher's decision. Despite having obtained the antidote, not necessarily Daryata and Sarira let them go just like that. However, Ki Bayu Maruto has believed in Sarira's words which are impossible to break his promise.

“I hope you accept my decision!” lirih Ki Bayu Maruto's.

For a full day, Ki Bayu Maruto only meditated in his lodge. His breathing felt increasingly tight and heavy, his left chest also felt hot. Two of Ki Bayu Maruto's best students looked worried and were about to visit the leader of the college.

“Ranti facing!" ranti Lemini exclaimed shortly after entering Ki Bayu Maruto's lodge followed by Puspo Baskoro behind the girl. "How is the teacher?"

“As you guys saw!” sahut Ki Bayu Maruto opened his eyes and held the left chest while coughing up blood.

Ranti Lemini looked increasingly worried and tried to find the best healer in the village. However, the action was prevented by Ki Bayu Maruto, according to him this is one of the ways Sarira tortured Ki Bayu Maruto, so that he immediately gave the Book of Wind.

***

Today is exactly two days after the attack of Ki Bayu Maruto in the middle of Jiwo Lali Base. It was time for the old man to ask Sarira for the antidote, as well as hand over the Book of Wind to his two former disciples.

At the command of Ki Bayu Maruto, his two best disciples followed behind with not too far away. Followed by the other disciples who were on guard when Daryata and Sarira broke the promise, or attacked them.

The sun began to rise slightly, they moved north with a pause of a few moments. Ki Bayu Maruto was with his two disciples in front, and a few other disciples followed behind.

“I hope Sarira doesn't break her promise!” exclaimed Ki Bayu Maruto who slowly began to enter Jiwo Lali Alas.

“If they are suspicious, you better attack Daryata!” continued Ki Bayu Maruto who was agreed by the two students who walked behind him.

Entering the place of the fight two days ago, Ki Bayu Maruto swept his eyes around him which apparently did not seem the presence of Daryata and Sarira.

Puspo Baskoro and Ranti Lemini stood a little far behind her teacher to be on standby. As for the other few disciples, standing guard with a distance of twenty steps around Ki Bayu Maruto by forming a semicircular formation, surrounded the place.

From behind the dense fog that is opposite the direction from where Ki Bayu Maruto stands, it appears that two people are approaching the old man who makes Puspo Baskoro and Ranti Lemini more alert again.

“Care Ki! I never broke a promise!” sarira exclaimed from ten steps away in front of Ki Bayu Maruto which shocked the old man. “Today submit the Book of Wind and I will give you the antidote!”

Ki Bayu Maruto complied with Sarira's request, the old man walked up to the young man with a strange right hand according to him.

“Be careful teacher!” said Puspo Baskoro approved by Ranti Lemini.