KNIGHTS OF MANAH VALLEY
White Lotus College (3)

Daryata was only silent with a distance of five steps behind Sarira. It seemed like the one-eyed young man was preparing to attack if the deal failed.

The exchange happened as planned. Ki Bayu Maruto gets the antidote, and Sarira gets the Book of Wind.

Sarira retreated slowly and stood closer to Daryata. While Ki Bayu Maruto immediately drank the potion he considered the antidote to the poison.

A few moments all fell silent waiting for the reaction of the antidote to the poison.

“Alright! I believe in you guys!” exclaimed Ki Bayu Maruto sighed softly. “Looks like my chest doesn't feel pain anymore!”

“A swordsman always keeps his promise!” sahut Sarira revealed her cynical smile.

However, unexpectedly, Daryata unleashed a single attack that contained an immense deep power darting rapidly towards Ki Bayu Maruto.

Luckily the old man stomped his feet to the ground and dodged to the left side which made Daryata's attack destroy the tree behind Ki Bayu Maruto.

“Hmm, it's out of the deal, hahaha!” Daryata laughed and raised her head up.

“Badness!” geram Ki Bayu Maruto's.

Sarira hinted to retreat and return to their headquarters. However, the warning was not heeded by Daryata who even more aggressively launched some of his attacks.

Although it has the science of kanuragan level in the final stage, apparently the power in Daryata is so large that makes the attack and stamina well controlled.

In contrast to Daryata, Sarira was less reserved. The strange-handed young man prioritized long-distance combat by utilizing his poisonous needles. Sarira himself has the middle level of English science, another step is at the level of the final level of Inggil.

“Alright if that's what you want!” sarira exclaimed at Daryata and turned around to move from that place. “I'm waiting by the beach. If you don't catch up to sunset, I'll go back to base first!”

“Just relax Sarira, hmm!” daryata replied impressed underestimating his opponent. “Tak until the sun tilts towards the west, I will flatten this forest!”

Sarira shot away from Daryata who was busy launching his attack towards Ki Bayu Maruto and his two students.

Unbeknownst to him, some hidden college students now appear and stand on the tree branch where they hide.

Wanting to ask for help to Sarira, the strange-handed young man must have darted far from the place of this fight. Want to not Daryata had to face Ki Bayu Maruto and some White Lotus College students for their own carelessness.

“Hmm, fine if you guys keep attacking! I won't hold back anymore!” sarira exclaimed her cynical smile.

Several disciples simultaneously attacked Daryata with white light coming out from their palms. Daryata seemed to have difficulty facing the attack, the one-eyed young man only dodged by jumping to and fro and occasionally salto forward and backward.

On one occasion, Puspo Baskoro and Ranti Lemini united their forces. Two white lights became one, darting towards Daryata right hitting the chest of that one-eyed youth. Daryata was thrown a few steps back with blood coming out of her mouth.

“Sial! How dare a rumble!” umpat Daryata rubbed blood on the corner of his lips. “If dare one on one, hmm!”

Slowly the young man got up and flicked his hands together, which followed dozens of pebbles out from within his long inner sleeve pocket. Not a single pebble hit the target, all dodged and made the trees in the forest explode scattered.

Thick dust smoke billowed over the battle area coupled with fog, making visibility limited.

Ki Bayu Maruto has now fully recovered, having sat cross-legged and meditated on a tree that was slightly hidden from the raging Daryata. Now, Ki Bayu Maruto is standing right in front of Daryata with a distance of ten steps.

The old man pulled his right hand back and gathered natural energy which was wind absorbed into his palm.

BUM

With a speed that could not be seen using ordinary eyes, the white light that contained natural energy in the form of a whirlwind hit Daryata's left chest.

The one-eyed young man was thrown back ten steps and fell down with blood coming out of his mouth.

“Hmm, alright!” said Daryata who still underestimates his opponents. “I'll use my last move!”

Slowly I opened my left eye patch. The young man widened his eyes and let out a red light that contained a round-shaped inner power. The red-colored circle surrounded his body which was getting bigger and bigger.

“Quickly get away from this place! He's going to blow himself up!” ki Bayu Maruto shouted to warn his students.

“Hahaha, I'm glad to see you guys running in a mess!” daryata lifted his head up. “This is the biggest gift from the leader, hmm!”

The longer the red circle gets bigger, followed by Ki Bayu Maruto and his students who darted away avoiding the red light of Daryata.

After a while, and it seemed like the disciples had moved away from the red circle belonging to Daryata.

BLUMS!

The red light exploded so fiercely and destroyed Jiwo's Lali Alas. The trees were smashed, dust smoke billowing upwards hundreds of meters high. The animals that had not dodged, were charred to the blast.

If Ki Bayu Maruto did not make a self-defense shield, maybe the old man had already been destroyed along with Daryata's red light, but what about the other college students?

Fortunately, with swiftness they have come out of the Jiwo Lali Base which makes it safe to avoid the Daryata explosion. However, three students did not return who were likely hit by the explosion and also died with Daryata.

***

“Basic, crazy boy!” lirih Sarira from the beach who saw and felt the impact of his own friend's explosion.

***

Shortly after the dust fumes disappeared, Ki Bayu Maruto and his two best students, followed by several disciples who survived the explosion re-entered the forest and checked on the part of Daryata to blow themselves up.

There were no traces of Daryata's body, it seemed as if his body was crushed into dust along with his own explosion.

“What a danger this child is!” lirih Ki Bayu Maruto shook his head. “True what you say, Daryata, this forest will be flattened, but your life will also drift!"

After a while wandering around and checking into various places, Ki Bayu Maruto asked his students to gather and was about to return to their college. The three disciples, whose bodies were not found, may also have become dust like Sarira.

“We're back to college!” yang Ki Bayu Maruto shot ahead and followed by his students.

***

On the shore of the northern coast, Sarira sighed deeply while closing her eyes.

“Your sacrifice is not in vain, Daryata!”

After saying so, Sarira stepped towards the shore with the Book of Wind in her right hand, then the young man disappeared into nothingness.