The Sky Dragon Swordsman
#129. The First Battle Outside of Gurjara
The scorching heat of the sun was already very pronounced but the two warriors riding the horse seemed unaffected by the heat of the sunlight that was almost perpendicular to their heads.
Their shadows are hard to align with their horse mounts and the steaming dust they leave behind makes people who are on the side of the road they go through have to close their noses.. and after a full half-day ride came the two in the last village of Nalagarh region or the last village that became the boundary of the kingdom of Gurjara before entering the territory of the kingdom of Andhara.
Chen Khu and Mathanadeva then chose a shady tree that was on the edge of a shallow river that was the boundary of the two kingdoms to rest and drink to their horses.
"we rest here first, after passing this river.we will enter the Andhara region." said Mathanadeva while laying his body on dry leaves.
"Okay your majesty" replied Chen Khu then tethered the two horses they were riding on the riverbank and then lying next to Mathanadeva.
The breeze was as gentle as it blew, cooling the air that afternoon, and tempting the two to close their eyes.
***
Chen Khu and Mathanadeva suddenly woke up when they heard the footsteps of horses from across the river which was not too wide, while opening their eyes.. Chen Khu tried to find out by jumping onto a branch of a higher tree and sharpening his eyes.
Seen a girl aged twenty to twenty-five years old was running from the pursuit of five men who are sturdy and look quite creepy by riding a horse while turning the rope thrown at the girl laughing out loud - Bahak.
"What is Chen Khu..?! " ask Mathanadeva who is already beside Chen Khu.
"We must help the noble girl" Chen Khu replied softly as he pointed to the fallen girl with the rope wrapped around her neck.
"But it has entered the Andhara Chen Khu region" said Mathanadeva.
" mm.. am I currently with king Gurjara ..?" chen Khu asked with a smile while squinting one eye.
Mathanadeva laughed and then jumped down from the tree followed by Chen Khu and with agility and science to relieve the body, both headed towards the woman.
***
"you look even more beautiful if you keep thrashing like that" said one man while holding a rope connected to a woman in front of him.
"Please.let go of me..! " the woman knelt on her knees pleading with her palms together, although her face was covered with dust and some scars from falling but did not diminish the beauty of the girl.
" Release you..?! hahaha "said the man with a laugh then turned to his colleagues who also laughed.
"We had to go to great lengths against your father and some of his bodyguards to get you.. And now you ask to be released..?? " so continued the man who was greeted with laughter from his colleagues.
"I beg you sir, let me go.. " said the girl still continues to beg and hope that the good side of the man - the man in front of her will be moved because to expect help is very unlikely because the place is very quiet and even if there are coincidences passers-by are not necessarily able to fight the five men.
"Alright. alright.I will let you go but. "the man holding the rope lowered his tone.
"But what, sir.. ?" ask the girl with a hopeful look.
"BUUKK...!!! "
suddenly one of them was thrown down from his horse when the man holding the rope was walking closer to the girl in front of him who seemed to have resigned to the fate that will befall him.
Four other men turned their heads back when they saw his partner being thrown from the top of the kudanha and landed hard on the ground until the man was unconscious with fresh blood coming out of his mouth.
"Who are you guys..? dare to interfere in our affairs..? " asked the man holding the rope and tied the rope he held to the saddle of the horse, three other colleagues also jumped down from the horse and drew their swords.
"I..?? it does not matter who I am. I certainly do not like if there are cowardly men and only dare to do arbitrarily.. " mathanadeva answered, who drew his sword and prepared to face the four men before him.
"Sissing you said..?? hah.. then hitting people from behind is said to be a knight act..? " one of the men said before Mathanadeva who had mounted horses and prepared to attack and signaled to his other comrades to attack simultaneously.
"Hahaha.I've made him turn his head before hitting him." replied Mathanadeva.
"Are you okay.. " said Chen Khu who arrived - arrived already beside the girl and intended to release the rope that snared the neck of the girl and was only answered with a nod of the head by the girl.
The white skin of the girl looked flushed due to the tight winding of the rope.. Chen Khu then cleared the girl to slightly move away from where it would soon become a fighting arena.
"Why don't you petrify your partner..? " ask the girl to Chen Khu when the two are far away.
"No need. We'll just watch from here.. " chen Khu said he then sat the girl on a piece of wood under a tree while looking at Mathanadeva who had already come forward to attack.
Chen Khu could sense that the abilities of the four people were far below those of Mathanadeva, even if facing twenty people with the abilities of a third-rate swordsman like them would not make it difficult for Mathanadeva.
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An assailant was lying lifeless as Mathanadeva launched her first attack. The agile movement of Mathanadeva passed through the sword attacks of the three people who were in the front row and directly targeted the other man who was in the back.. the man who was holding a rope that snared the neck of the girl who was now amazed to see the ability of Mathanadeva.
Previously Mathanadeva avoided three swings of the sword that moved crosswise by moving zig-zag and then his knee lodged right in the chest of the man who stood the very back.. and when the man was floating in the air due to the force of impact from the knee of Mathanadeva.. Mathanadeva caught up with him and swung his sword which quickly separated the man's body into two halves.
His three opponents were now looking at him with pale faces, they did not expect that there would be anyone capable of killing their leader so easily even in just a single breath, they also did not know how the process happened until their leader's body was separated into two parts.
Mathanadeva turned his back to face the three remaining people making the bodies of the three people tremble violently until unknowingly his third sword fell to the ground and was followed by them on their knees.
"Our father, we promise to become good people" said one of them.
"True sir, we will return to the village and become farmers, and will not troublemaker or rob again" said the other with a pushy look.
"All right..!! this time I will forgive you, but if one day we meet again in the same condition, I will make a very painful death for you, "Mathanadeva said, sheathing his sword.