Sapphire City's
Chapter 36: Matis the Tiger Prince

            Both Mirna and Andy are preoccupied by both matis. Lina and the others tried to help as much as they could. Mirna was blocked by the leader's matis, although in terms of appearance the same as the other matis, but he was much larger and stockier, his face could make bandung city thugs run away in droves. He attacked Mirna with a silver-colored keris held in his hands, the tip of the keris so sharp, scratched a little the wound could be deep. Although Mirna faced him with her sword, but the speed of maturity far above Mirna, to make him even desperate.

            Unlike Andy who only carries a shotgus firearm. Matis opponent he may not use a dagger at all, but he is good at silat, Andy until difficulty shooting or filling ammo because the matis is continuously punching and kicking Andy, Andy, he won't let Andy overblown at all. Although every attack did not succeed in hitting or injuring the young man, he was not given the opportunity to strike back.

            “ Bayu, Lutfi, quickly help Andy. I'll help Mirna” Lina's orders.

            The two young men, immediately running to help Andy, they hit the matis who had been eyeing Andy. But not a single bullet hit him, rather he dodged the entire shot by looking for jumps, saltos and spins. Matis ran fast, he grunted the two young men to the point of hitting a tree.

            Andy was surprised, the kick was so strong, if only he had finished already. Now the matis is gone.

            “DINDA” shouted Andy surprised plus panic.

            I know!, reply Dinda.

            But late, a punch slid right next to Andy's face. Thanks to the shotguns he can still survive even a little pushed back. But the weapon was smashed to pieces.

            Their strength in the human form is really far from the moment of the tiger. Both of the camudas who had been hit by a death kick until now are still unconscious, they fainted?. But he can't worry about anyone else for now, the matis still going after Andy. The only weapon left is only one handgus. Punch after punch Andy kept avoiding, there was no blame for replying to the attack.

            “this is hard no reproach at all” complained Andy.

            Forced to every blow, Andy retreated slowly, but he knew, unable to keep dodging, whatever it was had to find a blemish to retaliate now.

            Andy, point the matis at the tree. Said Dinda

            “eehh?”

            Andy did not understand Dinda's intentions, but when he looked back, there was a big tree. Here he just realized from Dinda's words, with difficulty Andy continued to retreat and retreat while various blows were directed to his face.

            Andy's back hit the tree trunk, as soon as the punch was directed right at his face, Andy quickly looked down. Matis fist hits the tree trunk until it penetrates inside. Without wasting time, Andy shot the matis repeatedly not using pause. The bullet ran out, had to be refilled. But, right in front of him, a fist seemed to be grasping at something. A sinister and cold face continued to look at Andy, from the grasp of his hand came out a bullet grain!. He caught the whole bullet and smashed it with just one hand.

            “ini too strong” Andy's human.

            Mirna kept replying to the matis attack while Lina shot her. But none of them are now affected. Every shot was reflected, every slash was fended off. This Matis was really strong, even when he slashed, Mirna was pushed back very quickly, if it was someone else who got hit would have been reflected.

            Lina ran towards Mirna checking the girl's condition, she looked ok.

            “dia strong banget” says Mirna.

            “otos are not mere show-off” said Lina.

            Mirna immediately pushed Lina aside until the girl fell down. Lina opened her eyes and saw Mirna holding back now the Matis, whereas before her position was far away, now it was right in front of Lina. After changing in the human form, their strength became much stronger than the tiger form.

            Mirna despite the Tiger's attack, she retaliates with a kick, but Mirna's leg is taken for granted, the last thing that happens, Mirna is thrown behind Lina. The throw was so strong, but Mirna managed to stretch in the air, minimizing fatal landings and landing smoothly. If someone else had to have……

            The fist floated right in front of Lina's face, just as she used her own rifle for the shield. It was unexpected that it would just crumble, but the girl immediately lowered her head under the matis arm. A precise hard punch hit the chin of the matis followed by a leg kick to the stomach. It doesn't hurt too much. But enough to buy time. After the attack, Lina jumped backwards. Mirna's coming right next to.

            “you're nothing?” Ask Lina.

            Mirna nods “takes nothing, but to be honest”

            “dia very strong” says Lina.

            “what need we call the backup team to help?” Ask Mirna.

            “ I feel that calling the backup team even makes things worse” replied Lina.

            “means?”

            Mirna does not understand Lina's words, until she sees Andy's distant condition in front of her. The young man fought with his own heart, while the two young men who had helped Andy instead lay unconscious.

            “weak man, teu can nanaon[1]”

            Lina and Mirna were both shocked, the matis before her had just spoken.

            “ngan sakieu hungkul maraneh tiasa ngalawan[2]” says si matis.

            Clearly he underestimated both Mirna and Lina. Without warning, the matis immediately ran and attacked Mirna. Keris attacks were held back by Mirna's sword, both of them fought each other many times, up, down, left side, right, up, right continue nonstop. On the other hand Lina took her spare gun, she loaded the ammunition, the tip of the gun was mounted soundproof. Waiting for the right moment when the gunfight becomes loose.

            Mirna's last attack was pushed slowly back, sweat pouring out plus she was almost tired, but the matis did not show any fatigue at all. Once again to attack Mirna.

            Jamb…..

            The bullet pierced through the matis muscular arm, drops of blood came out, the second bullet hit his arm back. Lina's shot was successful, because he was too focused he did not realize that there was one person watching the distant and location and waiting to shoot. Plus because Lina installed a voice eavesdropper so that the sound of gunfire was not heard at all by the matis.

            Matis was initially he for a moment until he showed a fierce and upset face. His target changed and immediately targeted Lina, aware of being targeted. Lina immediately jumped up and rolled over the acid before the piercing of the keris hit her stomach.

            While crouching, Lina fired back plus a sudden attack from behind by Mirna. Matis did not dwell at all, he caught the whole bullet with his bare hands. Mirna's attack was captured by the Keris. The matis returned the attack of the two girls, Mirna was replied with a nudge to bounce, while Lina he was kicked hard until thrown, the kick hit the left arm until broken.

            Lina slowly got up, but could only sit back and endure the pain of her arm.

            Lin you are okay? Ask Dinda.

            “I'm still ok, but my left arm is broken” replied Lina.

            Lina should be able to endure the pain for longer as the matis walked slowly towards her.she might not be able to fight with this kind of hand state, either, but if he didn't fight it would be much worse.

            There was a roll right in front of the simatis, Lina knew what it was, before she realized, someone dancing his hands back followed by the cross light of the object, and then there, it was a light bomb.

            For now Mirna managed to hide with Lina, at first she was worried about Andy for fear that he would be the target of the matis chairman, but from Dinda's observation, she was worried about him, the matis chief is not too interested in Andy and is instead busy looking for the two girls, he also said that now Andy's position was too desperate because he fished matis into the front yard of people's houses, although the young man was still unable to retaliate and only continued to avoid.

            “if it goes on like this, we won't be able to win” Mirna said.

            “iya, although there was progress to attack him, but he quickly learned apparently” said Lina.

            “understand the situation and learn from mistakes quickly” added Mirna.

            “that means, even if we manage to hurt him once, the second time is definitely not possible” said Lina.

            There was an idea in Lina's mind thanks to Mirna's words. Lina remembered that near the health room there was a room like a chemical lab even though it was used for surgical purposes, but some people there sometimes prank to extract snake venom to make poison antibodies, but there are some vials of snake venom also that have just been removed and can not be used as a medicine, If Lina asks for the poison to fight the tiger matis then she can paralyze the matis even though she is also not sure whether it is effective or not. But it's not wrong to try.

            “Dinda” call Lina.

            Da? Answer Dinda.

            “i want to ask for some vials of snake venom from lab” room Lina said.

            Poison??? Dinda was shocked seriously, but sure?

            “iya, I want the poison to be prepared in 4 injections, then sent by drone. If the backup team again brought it even took time”

            Immediately, Dinda's voice asked the staff there to convey Lina's request to the chemistry lab room, whether the request was accepted or not, but after a while waiting for Dinda to give news that the Chemistry lab is preparing Lina's request and in 10 minutes brackets a box of 4 poison injections ready to be flown by the drone.

            “pake poison, even though it was prepared if you meet matis who can use poison, now we even fight with poison” said Mirna.

            “no other options” says Lina “we have to use what we have”

            “but why ask for 4 instead of 2?” Ask Mirna.

            “2 more backup, fear...tau lah” Lina replied.

            “aahh right” Mirna understands Lina's words.

            For now, the two girls are faced with two options, waiting until the drone appears or distract the matis until the drone arrives. Although there are two options that can be taken but both of them have rasiko, the matis destroy the drone and the package contains poison.

            Eeehh friends, I think your location has been sighted. Said Dinda.

            Dinda's words were right, matis was close to the two of them, instead he was ready to attack right towards the location where the two were hiding.

            “mampus we” says Lina.

            Andy did not end up dancing with the matis in front of him (attacking each other but no one hit each other). Although he had tried various attacks to injure the matis, none of them were affected, and it was almost frustrating. The two men who had helped him, until now had not been aware. There was a possibility when they were thrown into the tree of bumping heads, so he could only rely on himself.

            There was not a single chance to shoot with a shotgun, taking it from the waist alone was difficult. Andy was forced to fight with a silat attack like the matis, many times both of them attacked using fists, foot kicks, elbows, but both were arrested. Matis punches Andy, he holds up with both arms. Andy responded with a foot kick, matis same holding with the right arm, but Andy's other leg immediately lifted, he attacked the chin matis with the elbow of his foot, and the elbow of his leg, the attack made the matis can not do anything, Andy took advantage of it, he responded again, his right foot immediately kicked towards the head of the matis to fall and his head hit the asphalt. Andy's kick was so powerful, ordinary people must have been concussed.

            This is the result of a crazy pencak silat exercise for 2 weeks, during which time all Frontline candidates must be able to pencak silat in short time brackets, even when there is no mission, new and old members always practice again and again to be strong. Although quite torturous training, to the point that after finishing training Andy could not afford dinner in kantik, he continued to train without any words to complain, and this was the result of his training.

            The sound of drones from above, generally drones will not fly low because it is too risky, but because Andy has been told that their team will receive a package order Lina contains poison. That means Andy has to keep the drone from being targeted by the matis. Andy can see the drone sighting, he carries a black suitcase and flies towards the location where Lina and Mirna are.

            Matis has risen again, there are drops of blood coming out of his mouth, Andy's attack managed to injure him. Matis glanced at the drone. Andy immediately ran and attacked the matis with a punch, although immediately detained, but Andy's goal is to hold the matis and make him not think of attacking the drone.

            “sim kuring tea, nahan abdi ngara teu nyerang eta drone[3]” Matis said.

            “nya lamun maneh mikirna ciga kitu, angep weh kitu[4]” reply Andy.

            Both of them were fighting each other, none of them were succumbing to each other. Andy kicked back to the left of the matis head, Andy's legs were captured and he was immediately thrown towards the asphalt, andy's back hurt like he wanted to break, just then the matis jumped and wanted to land a blow on Andy's face. The young man turned sideways to resist the matis attack. Pukualn matis about asphalt leaving a small hole. Although sick but Andy still rose and retaliated against the attack.

            Mirna fought each other with keris matis while Lina was preparing a poison injection. Just then when the drone appeared right at them, the matis who had originally targeted them, immediately turned towards the drone, he even thought of throwing a keris right at the drone, the man who was looking at the drone, Mirna, who was aware of the act of matis, ran towards simatis and immediately slashed his back, the attack successfully hit the matis and changed his mind to attack Mirna, while Lina took the box containing poison.

            Because Mirna was already on the verge of feeling tired, her arms and cheeks had several times cut into a keris even though she tried to avoid and resist the attack. Lina opened the box, 4 injections of poison neatly arranged on top of the sterophom, the fall section has been covered with injectable cover. Lina will take one piece, while the rest she puts in her waist bag. Now all she needs to do is find the timing right as Mirna holds back, but she mustn't linger long waiting, Mirna's tired.

            Lina took the gun, the sound eavesdropper was removed, the bullet was filled to the brim, finished running straight ahead, Lina ran while shooting at the Mantis. Mirna responds to the mantis attack, followed by gunfire from Lina. The two of them continued to attack blindly until a small flaw appeared, but matis did not stay idle, he also always repelled and resisted the attacks of the two girls. but Lina did not lose her mind, as she shot right during the 4th shot, she kicked the chest matis with the elbow of the right leg, followed by a leg kick towards the left face of the mantis, he said, along with the slash of the sword to the back by Mirna. Matis cried out in pain, Lina quickly picked up the poison syringe, directed to the left arm of the matis, but was pushed over tightly by the mantis to the point that Lina was thrown, the syringe was thrown away from the sight of Mirna. The mantis realized there was something on the syringe, he rushed to run to destroy the needle. Mirna much faster he first took the syringe, quickly he directly stabbed the right arm of the mantis, poison directly down into the body matis, making him scream so, so he was, so he was, slowly the arm of the matis adopts swelling until it cannot be moved.

            This opportunity was taken Mirna to counter-attack, although it can still be sniffed but the speed of maturity is reduced because it can not use the right arm. Mirna continued to attack and attack no matter how many times held by the matis, as several successful mirna attacks hit the matis.

            Lina got up quickly, she took advantage of the situation before her to inject a second poison. The girl ran fast, her hand holding a needle. The appearance of Lina was certainly realized matis, the left hand of the matis holding the keris, slashing towards Mirna and Lina as well. The slash of keris almost hit Mirna's neck, while Lina he managed to dodge by looking down and directly pierced the stomach with a syringe. Simatis quickly retreated backwards. He realized his body had been infiltrated by deadly poison, to the point of making him unable to dwell, but the matis was still not willing to give up with the rest of his strength, he attacked Mirna and Lina, respectively, Mirna and Lina are much faster. Sword slashes and live bullets hit the mantis to death.

            Knowing the leader has been killed, the matis in front of Andy became angry and immediately attacked Andy to injure his left arm until he fell, not yet there the matis was about to hit Andy's face.

Dorr.

            The sound of a shot 2 times from behind, the shot hit the back of the matis. Andy glanced back. Bayu and Lutfi awakened from fainting. They shot at the mantis without mercy in the slightest. The mantis managed to avoid gunfire despite several shots on his body.

            From the other direction, Mirna and Lina came to help. Now Simantis is surrounded and can not dwell anymore. Everyone there is ready to beat Matis. But Matis did something beyond everyone's expectations. He suddenly let out a thick fog.

            “what is this” says Bayu.

            “aku can't see” said Andy.

            Matis is running away, Dinda said.

            “apa!” Lina surprised “chase him not to escape, backup team prepare to surround him”

            But it was too late, the mantis had escaped so quickly that the backup team had no time to intercept it. Radar drones can not track the presence of simantis because it is out of range.

            “ini problem” says Mirna.

            “iya problem” says Lina “no I thought she would escape”

            This incident made everyone in the location surprised they were almost speechless which in the end Lina ordered her friends to transfer the light of the sapphire gem to the empty gem.[]

[1] Weak man, can't do anything

[2] Just this way you can fight back

[3] You're arresting me so that the drone is not attacked

[4] If you think of it that way, think so