SURO BLEDEK
Ch. 38 Demon of Mahakam River
The opponent of Azura was Anum Panji he came from the Mahakam Gate College. The school is located in the Kingdom of Kutai Martadipura. The kingdom was established since the fourth century AD in Muara Kaman, precisely on the mouth of the Mahakam river.
The college where Anum Panji studied was also located around the upper reaches of the Mahakam River. The college has a big name with its flagship style is "Rain Surge Line".
The name of the skill was made because the attack can make the opponent like slashed by the rain. Another mainstay that makes the college has a name in the martial world, is a special technique of water change that is said to be obtained from the stealth of the Mahakam river.
Two participants were already seen standing in the middle of the fighting arena.
"Executor Azura, I have long heard of the big name of the demon mask army, I want to feel the greatness of that big name!"
"I also heard that swordsman Azura will be the only candidate who will replace the head in the shadow sword? If that's true! I hope it will make this fight not disappoint?"
Anum panji asked while smiling confidently. It seemed like he was so confident in the abilities he had.
"I also heard of a raindrop and the science of the water demon so great? Is the name as good as the original to the rach up in the land of javadwipa?"
A forced smile, engraved on Azura's face. His eyes that looked so sharp looked at his opponent. Two sword blades were drawn on both sides of his hands. His hand was so tightly holding the algae of his sword.
Azura's yellow skin crossed with all the accessories attached to her body. From the tip of the foot to the end of his head all black. A mask with a scary face shape he immediately put on. Separating the two eye holes showed a glare so sharp eyes still staring at his opponent.
There used to be an army known as the Demon Mask Army. The army had such a high reputation that it was often hired by the government to quell many of the robbers who were troubling the public. They allegedly have a relationship with Shadow Sword College.
But no living eyewitness could tell the troop's characteristics. Each group of rogues will be targeted so they will all be eliminated and no one left alive.
There was only one confusing story that said the troops had masks like those used by the elite forces of Shadow Sword School.
After the news spread, various circles of black school began to make plans to eradicate the college. Luckily, the news was leaked first. Thus making the elders of the shadow sword college immediately hold a meeting with the Sword God and ask for his protection. At the same time stated their participation as part of the branch of the Divine Sword Academy better known as the Heaven Sword Academy.
After hearing that the Shadow Sword School was part of the Heaven's Volition Sword School then all the black streams undoed their intentions of storming the college. His big name as the number one swordsman is indeed very powerful to scare the black flow. He is respected both opponents and friends.
"Hahaha.....! I didn't expect!It turns out that master swordsman Azura knows our college style too!" Anum panji said he pulled out one blade of his sword in his right hand. His sword form was not like most swords. Even more worthy of being called a machete. They called the sword by its own name "Mandau Commander of the Wind."
A moment after the referee gave the warning for the start of the fight Azura immediately attacked his opponent. He turned into four black shadows.
Anum panji who saw the slippage of human shadows attacking from various directions did not give a surprised reaction. She who had a slightly slender tall posture looked quickly grabbing something from behind her clothes.
The attack was so powerful that Anum Panji was immediately greeted with a raid of needles formed from certain water. The attack from Anum Panji obliterated the entire shadow of Azura.
Along with the disappearance of the shadow appeared from the right and left sides of the arena. As Anum panji attacked the two sides of the shadow that were approaching him so quickly that it only looked like a shadow, suddenly from the back two other shadows appeared that were sliding rapidly.
The traaang!
The attack was immediately repelled by Anum panji's swordplay. The change in the shadow sword attack was so swift and unfathomable. Back the prowess of the human shadow appeared from various directions attacking Anum panji.
The illusory attack techniques shown by Azura repeatedly attacked Anum Panji from various directions. But Anum Panji's ice needle attack was able to break the opponent's attack.
Every flicker of shadow approached by Anum banner he intercepted with a needle attack made from water droplets immediately obliterating them all.
Then a shadow from behind so quickly slid. Immediately Anum panji slapped his sword welcoming the attack. As if simultaneously appeared a thick shadow from above managed to break through the defense of Anum panji. A sword stuck in his neck. Then one other shadow briskly followed by quickly plunging the sword blade through the heart of Anum panji until it penetrated the back of his body.
All the shadows of Azura vanished narrating Azura's real body. The man with the mask who grinned like a demon stuck his sword right through his enemy.
Everything was so fast going on that even the spectators who had knowledge below the first grade level would only see the thick shadows moving very quickly. The audience screamed so hysterically seeing Anum panji being stabbed so severely.
Hysterical screams filled the arena. Some female spectators looked away. They were unable to see such a sadistic sight.
Even the referee had no time to stop Azura's movements.
There was a strange thing when the blade of the sword was stuck in the sound of no pain or screams from Anum panji.
More strangely in the condition of Anum Panji his body suffered a stab wound that was so severe it looked at his face as if mocking his opponent. The wound penetrated to the back of his body. One smile that seemed to mock while staring at his opponent. Azura's face that only separated two eye holes looked so surprised by his opponent's strange reaction.
The referee was one of the elders from the far east named La Patiganna. He tried to stop the fight before things got worse. But the next thing that happened made him stop even making everyone stunned.
Anum Panji's body instantly melted and fell wetting the arena floor.
The audience who saw the event was amazed with a style full of magic tricks.
The traaang...!
Suddenly a single saber so fiercely struck from the back side of Azura. But the sabre only hit the arena floor. It seemed like Azura was aware of the opponent who was about to attack her. His figure immediately shot away from Anum Panji who was somehow behind Azura.
The fight of the two warriors was so complicated. In addition, the knowledge they exert makes it difficult for the audience to follow their speed.
The audience's breath seemed to be stifled at how incessant the attack between the two of them.
**
Rithisak somnang who was in the audience looked so amazed by their fight.
"Do you think your swordsmanship can match that shadow sword?"
Rithisak somnang's question was addressed to the participants next to him who were known to have the style of seven flying swords.
"Do you think my sword style isn't that great compared to that cheap magic trick?" Mahesa was a little confused by Rithisak's question as if to degrade her pride.
"Your sword moves I admit are great but the variety of the shadow sword attacks is so rapidly changing. Even the change of the manager is so much and so fast."
"I saw the various styles of the Sword God also summarized in the change of the magistrate."
"In addition to the magic trick it really adds to the difficulty in dealing with that style."
"Ah that's an easy cheap trick for me to deal with."
"I think without magic even the Shadow Sword style has been very great. The fusion of the various sword styles he used was so perfect." Suro suddenly interrupted their conversation.
Rithisak turned his head towards Suro while glaring.
Suro who heard Rithisak's rant only shone a horse. Then he sat back and scratched his head.
"Hey. kid! How did you get through to being a participant of this selection? I heard you were one of the candidates representing the Central College? But those Central College students don't recognize you. Even they claim to have never seen your face before."
Rithisak asked in a high tone and did not forget with bulging eyes.
"Eeeee....! Sorry my senior does not understand the problem. I think seniors can ask college officials directly. Either they register my name on which?"
"Regarding the other matters the Sword God himself seemed to be the one taking care of. I was only told to come here by the Sword God to take part in the selection to become a young elder."
"Who do you think you are! The number one swordsman you consider to be your maid!"
"I just repeated the words of the Sword God. If you want to know more about it, you can ask directly to the Sword God. I think the Sword God can explain more clearly than the senior asked me about it."
Suro's reply made all stunned. Moreover, Rithisak he was like a wave could not retaliate. Suro's words seemed to be confusing the Sword God just like a playmate. Because for them the Sword God was in a position that they could not approach.
What do they mean before the Head of the College. Those who were only the main disciples face to face they would bow deeply. Especially having to search for it with unimportant questions. Of course they wouldn't have the guts to do that. For the branch representatives who rarely come face to face with the charismatic Sword God alone could make cold sweat.
So disinclined and respectful they to the chairman of the college there is certainly a reason. Given how the head of their branch college paid homage to the Sword God so high. Because thanks to his protection, their branch college can be saved from destruction.
"It's smart you play the word. Don't play us here by selling the Sword God's big name!"
"It's not our capacity to ask that to the College Chairman!"
"Everyone here is a main disciple who immediately gets guidance from the elders who became our teachers! Now tell me which branch elder is your teacher?"
"Eeeee....! If it relates to this college, it could be said that the Sword God is my teacher. So I guess this is the reason my name came in as a representative of the central college."
"What lies is this! Don't play us boy! If this big news is true, of course we hear the big news. The Sword God who never had a main disciple finally raised someone to become a disciple. This will be a big news spread throughout the school. But those central college guys just didn't hear this news!"
"No need to make a far-fetched joke!"
Suro just shrugged his shoulders while giving a facial expression that
Hinting, that he didn't know the matter. Then he sat back down.
"If you say the Sword God is indirectly your teacher, there is another teacher. Tell me who your real teacher is?"
Suro got up again while looking at Rithisak while taking a deep breath. It seemed like he was starting to get caught off guard by Rithisak's behavior that was looking for him. But he kept smiling.
"My teacher is just an ascetic who happens to know the Sword God. If I mentioned his name, the senior wouldn't know him."
Everyone who heard seemed to not believe that Suro was a candidate who was directly recommended by the Sword God. They don't believe that. Because in their eyes, Suro has no advantages over the others. Suro's unconvincing appearance certainly made them more doubtful.
But there was one thing that added to their confusion about Suro's words. There was one thing that made them secretly agree on his words. In the rules of the college only the elders can nominate the main student who belongs to the student in the college.
People who are not from college members are of course prohibited from following. Even those who include outside students will not be able to follow the selection to become candidates. Moreover, outsiders would naturally not be able to enter the candidates.
If anyone can hit that rule, the answer is that there is only one person who can do that. The person in question was of course the sword god himself. His position as the chairman of the college has a special right to do that.
What Suro said actually entered in accordance with the facts. The reason he was appointed directly by the Chair of the College made the possibility that he could qualify to be a candidate a possible thing. Although he was not originally from the college section.
But on what basis did it seem like they did not find the reason. Their dead-end minds were unable to find the answer. They did not ask further because the fight Azura and Anum Panji increasingly exciting
**
Some of the visible wounds had already adorned Azura's body even though it was not a serious enough wound. Not only did Azura get the wound, it was actually several times that the sword blade of Azura had slammed into Anum panji's body in a crushing manner. But every time the body was hit by an Azura attack that was hit was its duplicate body alone which would turn into water and disappear.
Their unique technique makes everyone amazed and entertaining. It was as if they were watching a magic trick show, sprinkled with awesome sword techniques.
Anum Panji's Wind Commander Mandau hit the arena floor so hard. The rapid attack of water stealth techniques was present from above Azura. But it was quickly able to be avoided by Azura. He who moves like a demon, moves like a flash of shadow. It was like a ghost passing by.
Their fight went on so hard. Many spectators who had to be made mutant saw several times the scene Azura cut the body of a duplicate Anum panji.
Although in the rules of the selection fight is prohibited from killing the opponent, but every attack carried out by the party and is a deadly attack. If it cannot be avoided, it will lead to death because of the deadly nature of their attacks.
His eyes looked at Azura who was standing in a state of alert guard from the attacks of Anum Panji that somehow sometimes appeared from an unexpected angle without being anticipated first. Fortunately his movement speed was able to save himself from such a sudden attack.
"It turns out the story about the greatness of the demon mask troops is not a figment!"
Anum Panji opened the conversation when he saw Azura who was also seen trying to gather energy back. It seemed like her rapid movements were draining her strength immensely.
"Haha....! So also the style of rain and stealth techniques Mahakam river indeed deserves its name to be able to cross the vast ocean and resonate until it is heard in the land of Javadwipa."
With the cessation of Azura's words back he attacked his opponent.
A new strategy Azura used to capture the original form of Anum panji. His unique ability was always able to outwit Azura's attacks with his duplicate body.
This time he tried not to be fooled by Anum Panji's duplicate body again. He tried to solve Anum Panji's trick.
Scrolls of flashes of Azura's beleaguered body shadow surrounded Anum panji so much. As if he did not give the possibility of a gap that Anum Panji used to escape his siege.
The shadowy prowess of Azura's body grew more and more and more and revolved almost around the entire arena. His body still flashed swiftly regardless of what was chasing. Something happened when one lump of Azura's shadow slashed at its own.
Trang...!
Then the sword sounds. It was seen that Anum Panji's sword was thrown away. Most of the audience is not aware of what is happening.
A moment later the figure of Azura had crossed both of his swords around the neck of Anum Panji. With a supine position on the floor of the arena his chest was overpowered by one of Azura's hankers.
The two blades of Azura's sword crossed and clamped the neck of Anum Panji on the arena floor tightly. Making Anum panji do not dare to move even for breathing was done slowly. If his neck is moved a little, it will be slaughtered.
The refereeing La Patiganna elder immediately stopped the fight. A resplendent victory had been held by Azura.