The Fighter
Chapter 29 Cokro Negoro
The long roar of the white lion that ran out of the cave made Wisanggeni's head become dizzy, and as he was about to prepare for the white lion had already hit him, until his body was lifted up. From the collision caused Wisanggeni to faint, and momentarily his body fell on the white lion's body. The white lion without caring about the body of Wisanggeni on it, immediately ran darting away from the cave. Joko from inside the cave with no regard for her wounded stomach, ran out trying to chase the white lion. But when he got outside, he did not see the existence of the beast.
"Where is the white lion, have you seen Kodir?" yelled Joko while holding her stomach.
"Sorry Jok.., I can't get in the way. My shoulder was immediately bitten by the white lion, without me being able to do anything. I also do not know how the fate of Wisang. I just saw him he was dragged over the head of a white lion, then his body was lifted up. Now I myself do not know where the child's body is" Kodir said as he tried to lift his body, enduring the pain he came to Joko at the mouth of the cave.
"Yes.., that's it. It's okay that it's important we survive. I did not expect, it turned out that the white lion was very tough. I had attacked him with my last ajis, but only woke him from sleep. He even attacked me." said Joko while twitching her head.
"You why Jok? Your face is very pale, rest first!" kodir asked because he saw blood coming out of his friend's stomach, and now he looked pale.
"The lion's nails were successful in tearing my stomach Dir, so I lost sight earlier. Finally, yeah, I fell." Joko smiled wryly.
"Where's Laksito Jok.., wasn't he just behind you?" suddenly Kodir reminded about how Laksito was.
"Oh yeah, let's find Laksito inside!" Joko and Kodir finally went back into the cave, and saw the body of his friend seemed to faint on a flat rock.
They then approach Laksito's body, and Joko immediately holds his wrist. Kodir looks worried by seeing the condition of his friend. His chest was bleeding, and he was closing his eyes.
"Thank God.., Laksito just fainted Dir. We wait for him here, maybe tonight we won't be able to go back to the boarding house. We restore our condition first, then we return to the academy. I don't want a lot of people asking about our situation." Joko advised them to stay in the cave.
Kodir took out a clean cloth from the storage box, and after affixing the potion on it, he attached the cloth to the open wound that was on Laksito's chest. Joko also did the same thing, he applied oil on the scar of the white lion's fangs.
"I'll go out first Jok. I will look for Wisang, pity because I saw him he also closed his eyes when his body slammed upwards" Kodir said as he stepped out of the cave.
Arriving outside, Kodir circulated his gaze trying to penetrate the darkness of the night. Unable to see anything, the man then did a matak aji by raising his palm. A moment appeared a ray from his palm, which he used to illuminate the location in front of the cave. But he could find nothing there, only the sound of the night beast he heard.
"Tomorrow morning, when the sun comes up I will look for it again. Hopefully nothing will happen with the boy." eventually Kodir ends the search, he re-enters the cave and joins his two friends.
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The white lion continued to run through the silence of the night without pausing for a moment. The existence of Wisanggeni's body on his back, did not bother him at all. The beast continued to run, and as the morning approached, the lion was exhausted and lowered its body in front of the entrance of a hut. The white lion took a sitting position, and his head was placed on the ground.
The bamboo door was slowly opened from inside the hut. There was a bearded old man wearing a sacrifice coming out from inside the club. He smiled as he saw the white lion sleeping in front of the door of the hut that became his residence.
"You came home Singo Ulung?? Who else are you carrying, why is there a boy sleeping on your back?" with a wise smile, the old man immediately came to the White Lion.
"This child fainted as it turned out." his old hand stroked the white lion's head, then with a single blow, his body that looks old immediately lifted Wisanggeni's body and laid him on a bed made of bamboo.
"This child has a fairly capable power base, but the energy in his body is turbulent when he encounters the energy emitted by Singo Ulung. If he can cultivate it well, actually he will easily be able to subdue Singo Ulung into his pet. Let him rest first, it is not yet time for him to wake up." with a smile, the old man left Wisanggeni. He then went to the kitchen, cooking using a cauldron.
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Not long after, Wisanggeni opened his eyes slowly. He was startled when he saw the ceiling above him, and he was currently sleeping on a cot made of bamboo. Slowly he woke up his body, and circulated his gaze around him...
"Where am I?? It seems like the last time I was with Joko, Laksito and Kodir. We'll catch the white lion, but why am I here. Whose house is this?" many questions milling in Wisanggeni's mind.
"You've woken up young man." Suddenly Wisanggeni's ears caught the voice of the old man. He set his gaze on the old man, and it was seen that the man carrying a wooden bowl was walking towards him.
"Aki who??? And where am I now?" Wisanggeni tried to ask the old man.
The old man smiled, then he sat down on the wooden chair that was in front of Wisanggeni.
"Eat first.., that your energy may return." with a wise and slow voice, which was very pleasant to hear in his ears, the old man handed the wooden bowl to Wisanggeni.
Not wanting to think long, Wisanggeni immediately received the bowl, then he began to eat the porridge made by the old man. After a while, Wisanggeni had finished his meal, the old man gave a glass of water taken from inside the jug in the corner of the room.
"What's your name, son? And why are you on Singo Ulung's back?" slowly, the man asked Wisanggeni.
"I Wisanggeni Ki, Aki can call me Wisang. I didn't know what the story was either, until I was in this place. All I know, last night I was invited by friends to catch a white lion. But instead of catching, I just felt the lion being dragged, and then I was here Ki." Wisanggeni tells of its origin.
"Alright, no need to talk about it anymore. Singo Ulung has found his Master. My name is Cokro Negoro nak Wisang, you can call me Ki Cokro."
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