Chapter 22: Taiyari – Shikar Banane Se Pehle
Raat dheere-dheere beet rahi thi।
Kaalnagar ke upar chandrama ki roshni faili hui thi, lekin shehar ki hawa ab bhi bhaari thi। Senapati clan ke base ke bahar hui takraar ne sabko ek baat samjha di thi—
Pankaj wapas aa gaya hai।
Aur wo rukne wala nahi।
Shehar ke ek purane hisse me, tooti hui imaaraton ke beech, ek chhat par Pankaj baitha tha।
Uski saansein ab normal ho chuki thi, lekin sharir par lage nishaan abhi bhi dard kar rahe the।
Usne apne haath ko dheere se band kiya।
Halka sa laal glow ubhar kar gayab ho gaya।
“Mid C…” usne dheere se kaha।
“Direct fight… loss…”
Usne aankhen band ki।
Kal ki fight uske dimag me repeat hone lagi—
Raghunath ki speed… uska pressure… uska control।
“Force strong… lekin predictable…”
“Speed high… lekin pattern hai…”
Uski aankhen khul gayi।
“Matlab…”
“Jeet possible hai…”
“Par abhi nahi…”
Pankaj dheere se khada hua।
Usne shehar ki taraf dekha।
“Pehle…”
“level badhana padega…”
Tabhi—
system screen chamki।
[SYSTEM NOTICE]
New Objective Available
👉 Defeat 5 D Rank Fighters (0/5)
👉 Defeat 2 Low C Rank Fighters (0/2)
Reward: Level Up + Stat Boost
Pankaj ke honton par halki si smile aayi।
“Perfect…”
Ab plan clear tha।
Wo seedha chhat se kood gaya।
Agla kuch ghante—
Kaalnagar ke alag-alag hisson me ek hi cheez repeat hui।
Galiyan…
chhote base…
andar chhupi fights।
Pankaj seedha saamne nahi ja raha tha।
Wo hunt kar raha tha।
Pehla target—
ek D rank guard।
Wo bina awaaz ke peeche aaya—
aur ek precise strike।
“THUD!”
Ek down।
Doosra—
teen log ek saath।
Is baar—
fight hui।
Pankaj ne unhe dominate kiya।
Speed aur control ke saath।
3 down।
[Progress Updated: 4/5 D Rank]
Ab bas ek baaki।
Wo ek chhote training ground me mila।
D rank high।
Usne Pankaj ko dekhte hi attack kiya।
Lekin—
ab difference clear tha।
Pankaj ne uska har move read kiya।
Ek minute ke andar—
wo bhi down।
[D Rank Objective Complete]
Pankaj ne saans li।
“Ab C…”
Agla target asaan nahi tha।
Low C rank fighters usually group me rehte the।
Pankaj ne wait kiya।
Observe kiya।
Ek mauka mila—
do C rank fighters alag ja rahe the।
Usne unhe follow kiya।
Ek sunsaan jagah par—
wo ruk gaye।
“Kaafi der se peeche aa raha hai…” ek ne kaha।
Pankaj saamne aaya।
[SYSTEM SCAN]
👉 2 × C Rank (Low – C-)
“Accha…” dusra hasa,
“khud aa gaya…”
Fight shuru।
Dono ne ek saath attack kiya।
Pankaj ne turant distance liya।
Direct clash = risky।
Usne terrain use kiya।
Ek ko isolate kiya।
Pehla C rank jhapta—
Pankaj ne dodge kiya—
aur uske side par strike।
Wo peeche hata।
Dusra C rank peeche se aaya—
lekin Pankaj ready tha।
Chain se block—
aur push।
Fight intense ho gayi।
Har move calculated।
Har step risky।
Kuch minute ke baad—
ek C rank injured tha।
Dusra gusse me aggressive ho gaya।
Ye chance tha।
Pankaj ne fake opening di।
Attack aaya—
Usne sidestep kiya—
aur full power strike।
“DHAM!”
Wo gir gaya।
Ab last bacha।
Wo already injured tha।
Pankaj dheere se uski taraf badha।
“Ab…”
Ek final strike।
Wo bhi down।
[Objective Complete]
Pankaj peeche hata।
Uski saans tez thi।
Lekin—
wo muskura raha tha।
Tabhi—
system flash hua।
[LEVEL UP]
Level: 12
[RANK UPDATE]
D+ → Peak D
Pankaj ne aankhen band ki।
Uska sharir halka lag raha tha।
Energy stable।
Control better।
“Ab…” usne dheere se kaha,
“difference kam ho gaya…”
Usne seedha Senapati base ki direction me dekha।
“Raghunath…”
Is baar—
wo bhagne nahi aayega।
Wo jeetne aayega।
Hawa tez chalne lagi।
Aur Kaalnagar me—
ek aur takraav ka waqt aa gaya।
🔥 Chapter 22 End