The Return of the Fire Dragon Swordsman
Black Flag Pirates

The atmosphere on board the huge jung ship was tense instantly. Prepare to face the worst situation.

Fast junks that were smaller than their big junks moved quickly closer. It seems like they are indeed reliable in fast movements on the high seas. Another one came from the opposite direction. It seems like they are deliberately besieging the big junks of Panji Tejo Laksono.

The longer the boat was clear and a black flag was clearly flying over the mast. Rakryan Purusoma knew that they were the sea pirates who deeply troubled the sailors in the waters of the South China Sea, the Black Flag Pirates.

As soon as they clipped, dozens of people immediately fired arrows roped towards the body of the ship. After the strappy arrow hooked the large junkyard belonging to the group of Panji Tejo Laksono, dozens of large and frightening people immediately used a rope to jump towards the ship .

Seeing that, Tumenggung Rajegwesi immediately released his arrows towards the pirates.

Shrrriinnggg !

Chhreeppppph !

Shouts of pain instantly rang out as the arrow pierced through the body of one of the members of the Black Flag Pirate. The man fell into the sea and died. Repeatedly Tumenggung Rajegwesi released his arrows towards the members of the pirates, but apparently they continued to arrive as if fearless. Although Tumenggung Rajegwesi managed to drop some of them but others still managed to enter the deck of the big red-flagged jung ship.

The followers of Panji Tejo Laksono immediately made a posse to protect their lord. The members of the Black Flag Pirates did not care about directly lunging forward towards them.

A fierce fight between them soon ensued.

Two members of the pirates tried to dismantle the posse made by the soldiers of Panjalu to protect Panji Tejo Laksono. Not yet had they managed to get close to Panji Tejo Laksono, two spears immediately shot towards their stomachs.

Jllleeeeeeppppphhh jleeppph !

The hardness of the spear throw directly pierced the stomach to their back. Seeing his comrades dead, instead of fearing even the members of the Black Flag Pirates increasingly violent forward.

A stocky man with short eyes, a long black beard in the braid with a deformed left leg and on a wooden bridge brandished a sword towards the group of Panji Tejo Laksono.

"Hold all that! No one moves!"

After saying so, the thick-bodied man who was about three and a half decades old was tracing the floor of his property violently, jumping high into the air and landing on the deck of a large junkyard from Panjalu.

"Wrestling Prince, be careful!

Based on his characteristics he is a pirate who is nicknamed as the Black Beard, deputy leader of the Black Flag Pirate group. I heard that he was very tough but loved to torture people ", whispered Rakryan Purusoma to the Panji Tejo Laksono as he glanced at the man who was walking a little limp with hatred.

"I understand Uncle!", replied Panji Tejo Laksono while nodding.

The wooden-legged man walked forward towards the group of Tejo Laksono Panji who were on full alert. His eyes that stayed to the right glared wide towards the group of Panji Tejo Laksono.

"You are not Srivijaya? Just this time there were people in strange clothes like you.

Where are you from?", asked the Black Beard a little loudly.

"We came from Jawadwipa Island in the South Sea. Intend to travel to China.

If I beg you not to block our path to carry out the task given to us" Panji Tejo Laksono said with courtesy and calm.

"Jawadvip? So you are from the ancestral land of Paduka Dewaraja Jayavarman, the King of the Khmer Country first?

Mmmmmm..

I heard from people's stories that the people of Jawadwipa Land have strange and mysterious martial skills. It just so happens that I was curious to try out that exalted martial ability. If you can defeat me, then your ship is free to continue the journey to the Land of China" said the Black Beard with a wide grin.

All the crew of the great ship immediately turned towards Panji Tejo Laksono, waiting for the decision to be taken by Panji Tejo Laksono as the leader of this group of ambassadors.

"Everything's out..

Tanah Jawadwipa people abstain from retreat if they get a challenge. But can you keep your word?", Panji Tejo Laksono stared intently at the Black Beard.

"It all depends on your abilities", replied the Black Beard while grinning savagely and sheathing his sword.

Panji Tejo Laksono immediately stepped forward and gestured for his bodyguards to retreat. So also with the Black Beard who advanced with his limp footsteps.

Once faced, the Black Beard immediately charged forward towards Panji Tejo Laksono without waiting for the opponent to prepare.

Whuuthhhh !

Plakkkk plllaaakkkkk !

Two consecutive hits released So Beard Black towards Panji Tejo Laksono. The young prince from Kadiri quickly fended off two consecutive hard blows towards him.

Seeing that his opponent could fend off his attack, the Black Beard immediately lowered its body and swept its fake legs towards Panji Tejo Laksono quickly.

Dhasshh !

Panji Tejo Laksono's body straight through. But the young prince immediately clumped back several times when successive attacks were launched by the Black Beard who was eyeing the lower body.

After one last salto of the Panji Tejo Laksono that landed near the stern of the ship, directly trace the floor of the ship with a hard and bouncy high into the air avoid hit the wooden leg of the Black Beard while hitting the right shoulder of the leader of the pirates.

Dhiieeeessshh !

Aaauuuggghhhhh!

The Black Beard slumped forward and sucked the floor of the junkyard. His chest was tight due to the impact of the right hand palm of the Panji Tejo Laksono which felt like a large wooden beam. Immediately he stood up while wiping the blood dripping from the corner of his lips.

Phhuuiiiiiiihhh !

Roughly the Black Beard spat the blood in its mouth onto the floor of the ship. Slowly he pulled out a pair of curved short swords from the waist then darted rapidly towards Panji Tejo Laksono who landed about 3 spears behind him.

Shreeeeetttthhh shreeeeetttthhh !

Two slashes of the Black Beard's sword immediately targeted the life of Panji Tejo Laksono. The young prince nimbly moved to dodge the attack after the attack launched by the Black Beard. This made the vice-leader of the Black Flag Pirates even more furious because the Panji Tejo Laksono could easily dodge every attack he made.

The Black Beard immediately dropped its body in front of Panji Tejo Laksono then swung its short sword towards the young prince's feet.

Whuuthh !

Shraaaakkkhhhh !

The banner of Tejo Laksono moved backwards while continuing to avoid the short sword of the Black Beard. As the last slash of the short sword was done, the Panji Tejo Laksono leaped onto the blade of the short sword of the Black Beard and bounced high into the air, saltoed twice and landed on the deck of the ship of the sea pirates lightly.

The increasingly wrathful Black Beard immediately chased after Panji Tejo Laksono to kill him. A single sabre of his short sword was directly aimed towards the young prince's neck. But this time he did not move at all until the slash of the short sword of the Black Beard slashed the golden-yellow Panji Tejo Laksono's neck.

Thrraannngggg !

The eyes of the Black Beard who lived one glared wide when he saw his short sword was unable to scratch the skin of the neck of Panji Tejo Laksono which was golden yellow from Ajian Tameng Waja. It even feels more like cutting a hard sheet of metal. The banner of Tejo Laksono smiled knots while smashing his right hand palm that was already red lit like fire towards the chest of the Black Beard.

The vice-leader of the Black Flag Pirate was aware of the danger that threatened him. Immediately he crossed both of his curved short swords in front of his chest to defend.

Bllaammmmmmmmm !!

The body of the Black Beard was thrown backwards for nearly 4 spears backwards and hit the deck floor of his pirate ship. He vomited fresh blood while trying to sit up.

Seeing the fall of their leader, the members of the Black Flag Pirates immediately charged forward towards the Panji Tejo Laksono. Even those on board their big junks also attacked the personal guards of the young prince from Kadiri.

A fierce fight between them again ensued.

This time Panji Tejo Laksono went on a rampage by releasing his Fire God Palm Ajian towards the Black Flag Pirates who were surrounding him.

Bllaammmmmmmmm !

Dhuuaaaaaaaarrrrrr !

Panji Tejo Laksono's attack, like a ngawur, hit several parts of the pirate ship. It seemed like he had deliberately destroyed some parts of the ship such as the mast and rudder.

Kraaatttaanakkk....

Brrruuuaaaaakkkh !

The main sailing pole of the ship of the sea pirates crackled and collapsed when the red light burning hot air stung Ajian Tread of the Fire God released by the Panji Tejo Laksono hit him. The Black Beard who was still alive but seriously injured could do nothing when the main mast of the ship collapsed on his body. He died with his head covered in blood.

This action was realized by the Ludaka Tumenggung who quickly cut the hook rope that held their jung ship.

Once in taste enough, Panji Tejo Laksono immediately jumped high into the air and hit the hull of the sea pirate ship with the Ajian Tread of the Fire God at its final level.

Hiyyyaaaaaaatttt!

A flash of red light with hot air stung directly penetrated rapidly towards the hull of the pirate ship.

Dhhhuuuaaaaarrrrrrrrrr !

The explosion was heard again. The hull of the pirate ship was smashed to pieces. Pieces of ship wood scattered around the place. The rest of the surviving sea pirates on the deck of a large junkyard belonging to the group of Panji Tejo Laksono chose to jump into the sea after the last hooked rope was decided by Tumenggung Ludaka. The Tejo Laksono banner landed safely on the deck of their large junkyard.

The big jung ship then immediately left the ship belonging to the pirates badly damaged. When they were relieved to be freed from the sea pirates, Rakryan Purusoma pointed towards the direction of the ship where a black-flagged ship also blocked the movement of their ship.

"That's their friend!

Everyone prepare to survive!"

Sure enough, a sailboat larger than the Black Beard's ship moved quickly towards the jung ship driven by Rakryan Purusoma.

The nahkoda of the ship creates a movement to outwit the opponent by turning the rudder of the ship. As a result, the big jung ship immediately turned sharply and managed to escape the collision with the Black Flag Pirates ship.

This movement of course made a red-bearded man who wore a fine silk shirt of black color instantly wrathful. The middle-aged man who had a torn scar on his right cheek immediately shouted out loudly.

"Catch them!

Don't let it escape!!!"

Apparently he was the Red Beard, the chief of the Black Flag Pirates who were feared by sailors off the coast of the Khmer State. Their headquarters is located on a small island in the middle of the South China Sea.

The Black Flag Pirates had 4 ships each led by a vice-leader like the Black Beard. The other two ships were led by a vice-leader nicknamed The White Mustache and a fearsome woman commonly referred to as Mrs Ching. While the largest ship is led directly by the Head of the Black Flag Pirates, the Red Beard.

This group often do the seizure of merchandise both from China and vice versa. They were notoriously ruthless and unforgiving towards anyone who dared to resist.

The Khmer Empire itself had hunted them several times but they always managed to escape. Other kingdoms like Champa also hunted them but still they reappeared after some quiet time. The South China Sea is not completely safe from piracy.

The large junkyard that was boarded by Panji Tejo Laksono continued to strive to escape from the pursuit of the Black Flag Pirates led directly by the Red Beard.

But the ability to drive the jung Rakryan Purusoma seems to still lose to the crew of the Black Flag Pirates. After a chase between them, finally the Black Flag Pirates stopped the movement of large junks belonging to the group of Panji Tejo Laksono.

Furious, the Red Beard immediately jumped high into the air and landed on the deck of the Jung ship belonging to the Kingdom of Panjalu. Soon his men followed towards the deck of the ship.

A fierce fight again occurred in the middle of the sea.

This time the resistance was more fiercely demonstrated by the followers of Panji Tejo Laksono. They fight desperately trying to defend their jung ship from the piracy that occurs.

Gumbreg, Ludaka and Rajegwesi led the soldiers of the young prince's personal guard shoulder to shoulder against the Black Flag Pirates led by the Red Beard.

"You killed my sister.. It is time to accompany him in hell!", cried the Red Beard as he continued to swing his sword towards Panji Tejo Laksono.

Prabu Jayengrana's eldest son agilely dodged the Red Beard's sword slash and quickly elbowed his opponent's left rib.

Bhhuukh !

Ouuuggghhh !

The Red Beard almost fell if it did not use its sword as a pedestal. But unfortunately the big sword stuck on the floor of the ship made of wood so that it could not be removed. Panji Tejo Laksono took advantage of this opportunity by throwing a hard kick towards the chest of the Red Beard.

Bhhuuuuugggh !

The harshness of Panji Tejo Laksono's kick made the Red Beard slam backwards along with the removal of its great sword from the floor of the ship.

As they were fiercely fighting, from the west appeared a yellow triangle-flagged junkyard with green edges. The ship was speeding towards a fierce fight between the group of Panji Tejo Laksono and the Black Flag Pirates.

Rakryan Purusoma who had just slashed the neck of a member of the Black Flag Pirates, immediately smiled widely when he saw the arrival of the ship.

"All of you, don't give up. We're helped.

The ship belongs to the Khmer Empire".