Chapter 46: Selection Field – Jab Jungle Faisla Khud Karta Hai
Forest ke us forbidden layer me ab hawa bhi heavy ho chuki thi।
Pankaj dheere-dheere aage badh raha tha…
lekin ab uska har step normal nahi tha।
Har kadam jaise jungle ko test kar raha ho…
aur jungle use test kar raha ho।
Uske zakhm ab bhi the…
lekin pain ab secondary ho chuka tha।
Primary cheez thi—
awareness
"Selection…"
Pankaj ne wahi shabd repeat kiya jo usne pehle suna tha।
"tum yahan survive karne nahi aaye…"
"tum yahan select hone aaye ho…"
Usne aas-paas dekha।
"Select…"
"kaun decide kar raha hai?"
Aur tabhi—
hawa me ek strange vibration aayi।
jaise space distort ho raha ho।
Zameen halki si rotate si feel hone lagi…
aur trees ka alignment bhi slightly shift ho gaya।
Pankaj instantly ruk gaya।
"Reality instability…"
Usne apni muthi tight ki।
"ye normal jungle physics nahi hai…"
Aur tabhi—
ek deep metallic sound aaya।
"KRRRRRRRR…"
Jaise kisi gate ko open kiya ja raha ho।
Pankaj ne front dekha।
Forest ke beech me ek circular distortion create ho raha tha।
Jaise hawa khud fold ho rahi ho।
Aur us distortion ke andar…
ek dark entrance visible hua।
"Gate…"
Us gate se koi light nahi aa rahi thi।
Sirf darkness deeper darkness ko invite kar rahi thi।
Pankaj slowly aage badha।
Lekin har step par uska body resistance feel kar raha tha।
Jaise koi invisible force usse rok raha ho।
"Entry restricted…"
Usne ek step aur liya।
Aur instantly—
uske dimag me pain surge hua।
"GHHH!"
Usne head pakad liya।
"mental interference…"
Aur tabhi—
gate ke andar se ek voice aayi।
"criteria mismatch…"
"subject unstable…"
Pankaj ne daant bheenche।
"Main unstable nahi hoon…"
Aur usi moment—
uska aura react kar gaya।
Evolution energy activate ho gayi…
aur body se faint glow nikalne laga।
Gate ne response diya।
"compatibility increasing…"
Aur suddenly—
force thoda kam ho gaya।
Pankaj ne step aage liya।
Aur wo gate ke andar enter kar gaya।
🔥 Inside the Gate
Andar ka world completely different tha।
Yeh jungle nahi tha।
Yeh ek structured zone tha…
jaise kisi ne nature ko design kiya ho।
Ground smooth tha…
walls natural nahi the…
aur air static charge se filled thi।
Pankaj slowly aage badha।
Aur tabhi—
uske saamne ek figure dikha।
Lekin human nahi…
aur fully beast bhi nahi।
Hybrid presence।
Uska face partially masked tha…
aur body armor-like biological structure me covered thi।
"Guardian…"
Pankaj ne instantly sense kiya।
Figure ne move kiya।
Lekin attack nahi kiya।
Sirf observe kiya।
"Subject accepted…"
"trial continuation allowed…"
Pankaj ne poocha—
"trial?"
Figure ne reply kiya—
"Selection Protocol…"
"har organism ko test kiya jata hai…"
"survival capacity…"
"adaptation speed…"
"mental stability…"
Pankaj ka expression tight ho gaya।
"Main experiment hoon?"
Figure ne answer nahi diya।
Sirf side move kiya…
aur ek circular platform reveal hua।
"Second phase…"
Platform se energy pulses nikal rahi thi।
Jaise wo alive ho।
Pankaj ne usko dekha।
"agar main yahan fail hua…"
"to?"
Figure ne finally bola—
"reset…"
Silence।
Pankaj ne ek deep breath li।
"Reset ka matlab…"
"death…"
Figure ne koi reaction nahi diya।
Aur tabhi—
platform activate ho gaya।
"THUMMMMM…"
Ground vibrate hone laga।
Aur uske upar multiple projections ban gaye।
3 illusions materialize hue।
Pankaj ne dekha—
ye normal illusions nahi the।
Ye perfect combat replicas the।
Aur har ek different fighting style use kar raha tha।
"Combat cloning…"
Pankaj ne instantly samajh liya।
Pehla clone aggressive…
doosra defensive counter…
teesra unpredictable pattern use kar raha tha।
"Three layered combat logic…"
Aur fight start ho gayi।
Pankaj par pehla attack aaya।
Wo dodge karta hai…
lekin doosra instant follow-up deta hai।
"SHHH!"
Pankaj ko hit lagta hai।
"Too fast…"
Teesra clone ab attack nahi kar raha…
wo observe kar raha tha।
"Learning…"
Pankaj ka dimaag fast chal raha tha।
"ye sirf fight nahi…"
"adaptation test hai…"
Har hit ke baad clones aur improve ho rahe the।
"Impossible…"
"ye grow kar rahe hain…"
Pankaj ab defensive ho gaya।
Lekin har defense ke baad damage accumulate ho raha tha।
"long fight lose…"
"fast solution chahiye…"
Usne ek clone ko isolate karne ki koshish ki।
Lekin doosre ne usko block kar diya।
"coordinated learning…"
Aur tabhi—
Pankaj ke mind me realization aaya।
"ye mujhe copy kar rahe hain…"
"har movement…"
"har reaction…"
"matlab main khud apna enemy hoon…"
Ab fight impossible lag rahi thi।
Lekin Pankaj ne panic nahi kiya।
Usne apni breathing slow ki।
Aur movement pattern change kiya।
Sudden randomness।
Unpredictable motion।
Clones confuse hue।
Unka synchronization break hone laga।
"System lag…"
"found…"
Pankaj ne instantly exploit kiya।
Ek clone ko fake attack diya…
aur doosre ke reaction me shift karke third ko collide kar diya।
"BOOM!"
Clones stagger hue।
Lekin ab platform react kar raha tha।
"error detection…"
"adaptive counter increasing…"
Aur clones aur strong hone lage।
Pankaj ka face tight ho gaya।
"ye endless loop hai…"
Usne ek final decision liya।
"Main fight nahi karunga…"
"system break karunga…"
Wo platform ke center me gaya।
Aur apni full energy release ki—
not attack…
but disturbance wave।
"THUMMMM!"
Platform shake ho gaya।
Clones unstable ho gaye।
Aur tabhi—
figure ne pehli baar move kiya।
"interference detected…"
Lekin usi moment—
gate flicker karne laga।
System collapse signal।
Figure ne instantly kaha—
"unexpected resistance…"
"candidate… unstable success…"
Aur sab kuch blur ho gaya।
Pankaj wapas jungle ke edge par gir gaya।
Zameen hard impact se crack ho gayi।
Uski breathing heavy thi…
lekin alive tha।
Aur door jungle me—
gate slowly close ho gaya।
"Main…"
Pankaj ne aasman dekha।
"select ho gaya…"
🔥 Chapter 46 End