Swordsman Without Friends
The Cliffs of Death.

Walking down like a worm crawling.the footsteps of the seven-teen-year-old youth seemed to carry a heavy burden in his life. along the edge of the jungle forest under the foot of Mount Welirang which is in the eastern hemisphere of Java. in his journey from early morning this morning until noon this limp-legged young man several times met with people who seemed to be the same from the martial arts, even some were also dressed as the principal warrior chief of the kingdom.

Maybe because he was just a cripple of his left foot is also like a poor bully, then everyone who passed by him just glanced without a care. Some even snorted or spit as if humbling himself.

Pranacitra never cared, because for him the more he was underestimated it was safer for him. because who would have thought that this limp young man who was not as loose as this stored a magic stone that became the seizure of many people.

Somewhere sheltered between the tree bushes and rocks this young man stopped. his eyes briefly observed the situation.The two ears eyes following his sense of taste he used as best as possible to recognize all the movements that occurred around him. with the energy in giving from some silat figures who had helped him make the ability of all his senses sharply increased, so he knew there were many martial people who had high intelligence wandering not far from where he languished.

From his pocket he took out a small bamboo tube from inside the tube he took out two medicinal pills given by the Black Angel while dealing with Ki Kartopati the leader of 'Four Death Hoe Farmers' he deliberately only gave a single drug. This was because Pranacitra still did not know their nature, good or evil.

By taking two grains of power-boosting pills and poison-wasting he felt his body more comfortable, the flow of blood and his inner energy path was also smoother. by sitting meditating to regulate the breathing of the limp this recalls the contents of the map sheet of the Valley of a Thousand Poisons. if true what the Angel Copet said, then, so it should be located from the mouth of the valley is not too far from the slopes of the mountain Welirang east.that means he must walk a little circular to the north.

Because they have to race against time and worry that the presence of martial artists will increase, Pranacitra for the first time to exert light knowledge of his body in order to move faster. of course, he had to stop and walk back as usual if he felt there were other people around him. Besides that the young man preferred to find his own way through the dense tree area, steep rocks and tall shrubs so as not to be easily seen by others.

Actually in his heart Pranacitra felt confused and suspicious, from where the people of the royal court also knew that the Blue Nirmala magic stone would appear in this mountain area. but he was unable to think far as he had to continue to concentrate his attention and vigilance towards the forbidden place.

Sometimes this young man stopped moving to determine the direction and then again flashed among the large trees that were getting busier and towering until the afternoon sunlight was almost unable to penetrate the lush.

''If my estimation is correct, according to the description of the old Angel Copet., the distance of two hundred spears ahead is a small river. I had to keep moving upstream until the color of the river turned yellowish and smelled of sulfur.'' thought the young man.he also still remembered the message from the Angel Copet.

''If you get there you must walk around the mountain and climb steep cliffs as high as dozens of spears commonly referred to as 'The Cliffs of Death'. from there already smell foul mixed with stinging fragrance. because the mouth of the 'Thousand Poison Valley' is said to be behind the mountain cliff..''

''The news is that anyone who is there must be good at controlling his breathing because the toxic air that comes out can be smelled to a very long distance following the wind. the poisonous mist can make an unwary or low-scientific person limp, lose consciousness or even die.!"

"That's why there are rarely people who know the way to the Valley of a Thousand Poisons, because they have not yet approached it, many victims have died first because of the smoke of poisonous fog.." the Angel Copet's light was on Pranacitra.

After thinking Prabacitra took out a round stone the size of a chicken egg that emitted a bright blue light and a thin bluish mist with a cool air. As he inhaled the blue fog vapors from the stone he felt his body was so fresh, the power of the tinsel which was drained due to the release of science to relieve the body also recovered.

From under his clothes Pranacitra pulled out a small leather pouch tied to a rope from the webbing of animal veins. a round object that is not other than the Blue Nirmal magic stone is inserted into a small leather bag and tie the rope to the neck like being wearing a necklace.

This thought has not long appeared. Pranacitra thought that disguising the magic stone like a necklace besides being safer was also easier to use when he needed. Therefore during his trip he had made a leather bag and woven rope. while now in his pocket there is still a fake stone.

By following the path of the river upstream, the limp continues to walk while occasionally jumping between the slippery river rocks.if at a glance, people will not believe that he is a limp.

Approaching the upstream area, the river water flow changes a slightly yellowish color smelling of sulfur and reflects thin hot steam. The river flow slightly uphill and winding through the rocky thicket.

Suddenly Pranacitra jumped back and forth and tried to cover his nose.As the wind blew between the trees, there was a pungent smell mixed with a very foul aroma. one hand grabs the leather bag hanging from his neck and sucks the cold air out of the small holes in the bag.

By crouching from behind two large tree trunks Pranacitra observed the situation in front of him.even though the atmosphere of dark pepper around him, but the distance of thirty spears in front there was a high cliffs towering. the trees and shrubs around the place look withered dry and rotting. Many bones and human corpses scattered. there are new dead, many are also living a lump of rotten meat.

The almost unimpeded state made the scene there can be seen quite clearly in his eyes.from the top of the stone cliff as high as dozens of spears came out a roll of sickly-scented gray fog. even if Pranacitra had been helped by the Blue Nirmala Stone and was far enough away, he still felt like vomiting.!

This young man immediately realized that he had reached the 'Death Cliff where the Thousand Poison Valley was behind the rock cliff.

Even more surprising there were three human beings who faced each other.One of them was a fifties man in a thick oversized cloth with a long haircut next to him, strangely a pair of burly hands of this man looks full of ringworm and bumps scabies. his attitude is screeching like crazy.

Two young men in black in red and curly short hair who were armed with long red machetes with flat edges and covered in blood, looked shocked to see a half-aged man in front of him.

''It is unexpected that members of the 13 Killer hit group also took part in the seizure of the Blue Nirmala magic stone..''

''He's Klowor Gombor aka the 'Crazy Hand Scabies' killer number eleven of the group of 13 Assassins, lest any other members appear here as well..'' these two blood red-clothed young people whispered to each other like worry while looking around the place.

''Good, ha., you two people who came from far away in the eastern islands need not be afraid, I came alone and had nothing to do with the affairs of the group of 13 Assassins..''

''So you two can choose, leave one hand here and go back to exactly where you came from, or the name 'Pair of the Red Cross of the Eastern Islands' I'll make it disappear.!'' snapping people who are referred to as the 'Crazy Hand Scabies' named Klowor Gombor one of the members of a group of 13 assassins who are famous and are very afraid of the jungle.

Pranacitra who heard the group of 13 Assassins called to be stunned.even though it was still green and poor experience, but this limp young man had also heard about a group of assassins who were very feared, but, even if the group whose members consist of thirteen people with silat-headedness and very high magic can not be compared with the strength of the party Gapura Devil, but still the secret group was also able to make the guts of fighting a first-rate swordsman even though it collapsed in fear.!

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