SELAQ
Episode "Doyan Medaran" (26)

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“What monster died?” One of them asked after cheering.

“Not possible,” other sahut.

Their heads poked together in the trap holes. However, no one had dared to come out of hiding yet.

“Could the monster pretend to faint?” ask the others.

"Don't you peek at us out of the thickets?" guess the others were worried.

"How do we know the monster is passed out or is peeking?” Someone is starting to get bored and continue to be in the hole. “It is impossible for us to go on like a rice field rat here until morning,”

“I'm sure the monster fainted. His power was drained after rampaging inside the village and hunting us here" said another.

"There should be someone going to see it directly from close,” said Jayengrana who also popped his head behind the hole. “Who is ready?"

He looked around. But all his colleagues were compact looking towards him.

“Alright, it's decided. Then I'm the one. Fyuh,” Jayengrana let out a long sigh. Dropped.

After breathing out a few times, he jumped out of the hole. Then start walking slowly.

“Srekk ... Srekc ..."

Legs pinjit. Body bent. Eyes and ears are alert. He continued to move closer to the position where the monster was last seen, before it fell.

“Please Jayengrana, I'm with you,” said his colleague half-whispering from inside the hole. His head was sticking out of his chin.

“Thank you, your words helped a little,” said Jayengrana while smiling wryly.

Concerns struck all the college students under Jayengrana's command. Likewise, the western gate defense forces refused to come out of hiding. They were afraid that the monster was ambushing from an unexpected direction.

In such an unclear situation, a trap pit was the safest place.

Another reminded Jayengrana. The young man was fat with round eyes. But his lips and nose are small. “Be careful, you still have five debts to me,”

Jayengrana. Found his partner staring anxiously. “Thank you Bolo, you care so much,”.

“Iya I expected. It will encourage you, my friend,” Bolo said.

Jayengrana is back. Now, cold sweat came out from his hands and forehead.

Slowly he felt something on his waist. Pulling quickly and then grasping very tightly.

“You sure use that Jayengrana?” ask someone in the hole not far from where he was walking.

“What does this look dubious?” ask Jayengrana with a worried face.

“Keep forward, man. Use the knife properly, I'm sure you can definitely beat him!” tell the others again.

“Includes can?” ask next to him.

“You mean?” the two men who were in the hole close to each other said.

“How can such a small knife be reliable, while all sharp weapons are broken the monster easily, such as breaking a dry twig?” his reply.

“If I was in Jayengrana's position, I'd stab a monster with a knife!” voice rising. He looked confident in his words while pointing his index finger at his own eyes.

“Then why aren't you the only one who came forward to replace Jayengrana?"

“If only my teeth didn't hurt I would go forward!” reply with a reassuring look.

“Well, right hand piercing instead of mouth?” timpal.

“Aduh, my legs suddenly hurt,” he said grimacing.

His colleague who saw the young man's action immediately sneered. So do the others compact cheering.

“Wuuuu!!”

“I'm serious. If only my legs didn't hurt, I'd go forward!" the response was intense on the others.

“Already friends. In situations like this, do not let small things make us split,” Jayengrana broke up his friends who cornered the young man. “I will run as fast as I can if something goes wrong later,”

Their voices calmed down again. Their focus and cohesiveness are needed to anticipate danger. 

“Takmaha maha Guru appointed you as our leader,” praise his colleague.

Jayengrana's ears are widened. His nostrils are growing. The air was so smoothly going in and out of his lungs, it got compliments.

He straightened his body. Her tense face turned calm and bold. Then with a bold step, He walked again.

All his comrades were more and more amazed at his courage.

Although honestly deep down his heart was horrified. Just in case the monsters attacked meekly from an unexpected direction.

“True too, I will plug his eyes with this knife,” he said inwardly.

He did not have time to carry a sword, spear, or keris. During the village's emergency announcement, college students were ordered to help evacuate residents through a secret passageway.

Then a new order appeared, assisting the defense at the three village gates. Weapons in the field contested other students who also did not have time to carry weapons.

Luckily, Jayengrana always tucked a maje or a small knife in her waist.

As Jayengrana gets closer to the monster's collapsed position, suddenly, the,

“Wusss!”

“Bruakkk!!”

“Aaaaaa!!” Jayengrana is in pain.

His friends who were monitoring from afar were no less shocked. Jayengrana's body was clearly sucked into the earth.

“Jayengrana... jayengranaaa!!!”

They screamed in turn. Dialing his name. But there's no answer. The situation turned gripping. Their faces panicked waiting for what would happen next.

“You don't die. Pay first the debt of five kepeng,” said Bolo.

“Srekkk!!”

Hands poking, from the ground. Not long after, Jayengrana's head was nongol. His face flushed red, desperately climbing upwards again.

“Si... who covers the surface of this hole?!” peekik Jayengrana's. His hand felt something on the ground to serve as a climbing handle.

Apparently he mired into one of the hunting animal trap holes tightly closed dry leaves.

His other colleagues looked at each other. Some days no one wants to confess. Until one of them shouted at the other.

“Woi, Riangse. Didn't you just go round and round in that hole?” yells.

Everyone turned to look at Riangse. The young man in the corner hole, misbehaving. He finally confessed his actions.

“Sorry I was planning to set up that trap hole for monsters. It is wider and deeper than the others. He knew Jayengrana was mired,” he said while apologizing.

Jayengrana climbs the hole. It is seven times the length of its body. The diameter of the hole can fit ten adults.

The hole was more like a well than a trap.

After successfully ascending, Jayengrana returned to walking. His waist and butt still hurt. But he could not blame Riangse. Everyone in that place was panicking and wanted to do their best to defeat the monsters.

After looking here and there, he was shocked to see something. His face looks confused.

“Woi you all come fast!” call Jayengrana.

They jumped out of the hole and approached Jayengrana. A moment later, his comrades were shocked. Apparently, not a monster found. But a woman's body was lying limp.

“Jumindri,” said one of those who instantly recognized the woman.

“Means he's the monster!” The other words are angry.

“It is worth this child being shunned. Behind her sweet face, it turns out that there is a dangerous demon residing in her!”

“I think this is our chance!” said someone then held Jayengrana's shoulder. The man's name is Gonde. Her stature was tall skinny with curly hair.

“You mean?” ask Jayengrana.

“This child should we kill!” gonde said, surprising the others.

“Why should be killed?” jayengrana.

“It's obvious this woman is very dangerous for the village!” said Gonde. His eyes grew and then with a loud voice affecting his colleagues, “If this woman we are killed, the village will appreciate our group. In fact, it is very likely that this group will be appointed to work as village soldiers. Our future will be bright. We need not fear getting married again because life is definitely well established!”

Everything's silent. Gonde's words sounded vile and cunning. But very tempting.

They realize, graduating from college does not guarantee acceptance to work as a soldier. The village will conduct a strict selection, screening out the best among them. Later students above average who will be appointed as soldiers.

“I do not agree that he was killed,” Bolo said. The round-bodied pupil.

“Yes me too,” says another.

Found many of his friends protesting with Gonde's idea, thinking hard. After getting a good answer he said, “Alright. We could have thrown this girl's body into the ravine and the village would have survived the monster attack disaster again. But after today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, one month, one year, no one will care about our services tonight. The life we bet on is meaningless. Services will be forgotten, and we'll be one of those college graduates who has trouble getting into soldierhood. It could even potentially return to parental work in fields, markets, or paddy fields. In short failed, fixing family degree,”

Some students look confused. From their faces look start to waver and be tempted.

Gonde realizes his friends are starting to get upset. And the young man immediately used the ultimate sentence to change the stance of his doubtful companions.

“What's wrong with us killing this woman. Didn't he already make a lot of damage in the village? Many people must be angry with his actions. So if you want to be a little rude, we will get praise as a hero for successfully bringing Jumindri's head before the residents and village elders. How?” he said while smiling.

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