Chapter 20: Wapsi – Darr Ka Naam
Kaalnagar…
Shehar ab pehle jaisa nahi raha tha।
Raat ke andhere me bhi log jaldi ghar band kar lete the। Galiyon me pehle wali bheed ab kam ho gayi thi। Har jagah chhoti-chhoti fuspusaahat chal rahi thi—
“Us ladke ka kya hua…?”
“Kya wo zinda hai…?”
“Ya clan ne use khatam kar diya…?”
Lekin kuch log…
chup the।
Kyuki unhe pata tha—
wo zinda hai।
Shehar ke bahar, jungle ke kinaare—
ek saya dheere-dheere aage badh raha tha।
Pankaj।
Uski chal pehle se alag thi।
Na jaldi… na dheemi।
Bilkul controlled।
Uski aankhen seedha Kaalnagar par tikki hui thi।
“Ab…” usne dheere se kaha,
“game shuru hota hai…”
Wo seedha shehar ke andar ghusa।
Is baar—
kisi ne usse roka nahi।
Lekin log usse dekh rahe the।
Pehchaan rahe the।
Aur darr rahe the।
“Ye wahi hai…”
“Jo Senapati clan se bhid gaya tha…”
Pankaj ne kisi ki taraf nahi dekha।
Wo seedha chal raha tha।
Tabhi—
ek gali me uska rasta roka gaya।
Teen log।
Unke kapde dekhkar hi pata chal raha tha—
Rajvansh clan ke fighters।
Unme se ek aage badha।
“Tu hi hai Pankaj?”
Pankaj ruk gaya।
Usne seedha uski taraf dekha।
[SYSTEM SCAN]
👉 Enemy 1: D Rank (Mid)
👉 Enemy 2: D Rank (Low)
👉 Enemy 3: D Rank (Mid)
Pankaj ne halki si saans li।
“Teen D rank…” usne socha।
Wo aadmi muskuraaya—
“Bahut naam sun liya tera…”
“Ab dekhte hain kitna strong hai…”
Pankaj ne seedha jawab diya—
“Tum log galat jagah aa gaye…”
Agla pal—
fight shuru।
Pehla aadmi seedha jhapta।
Uska punch fast tha।
Pankaj ne bina effort ke side step liya।
Dusra attack—
kick।
Pankaj ne block kiya—
aur turant counter me uske pet me ghunsa maara।
“DHAM!”
Wo aadmi peeche uda।
Teesra fighter peeche se aaya—
lekin is baar—
Pankaj ready tha।
Usne bina mudhe chain ghumaayi—
aur uske pair me lapet di।
Ek jhatka—
wo zameen par gira।
Pehla aadmi phir se aaya।
Is baar teenon ek saath attack kar rahe the।
Lekin—
ab gap clear tha।
Pankaj faster tha।
Stronger tha।
Aur sabse badi baat—
controlled tha।
Usne ek ko dodge kiya, doosre ko push kiya, teesre ko sideline kiya—
aur ek hi flow me—
teenon ko alag-alag gira diya।
Kuch hi seconds me—
teenon zameen par the।
Wo khade hone ki koshish kar rahe the—
lekin darr unki aankhon me aa chuka tha।
Pankaj unke paas gaya।
“Message dena…” usne dheere se kaha,
“Main wapas aa gaya hoon…”
Aur wo aage badh gaya।
Shehar me khabar fail gayi।
“Pankaj wapas aa gaya…”
Kuch ghanto baad—
Senapati clan ke ek base ke bahar—
hungama ho raha tha।
5 fighters bahar khade the।
[SYSTEM SCAN]
👉 3 × D Rank (High)
👉 2 × C Rank (Low – C-)
Pankaj ruk gaya।
Is baar—
fight simple nahi thi।
“2 C rank…” usne socha।
“Direct rush = risk…”
Usne gehri saans li।
Strategy।
Wo seedha aage nahi badha।
Usne side se movement li।
Shadow me ghusa।
Pehla target—
D rank।
Wo bina awaaz ke uske peeche aaya—
aur seedha neck strike।
“THUD!”
Ek down।
Dusra react karne se pehle—
chain uske gale me।
Do down।
Ab—
C rank alert ho gaye।
“Kaun hai?!”
Pankaj saamne aaya।
Unki aankhen sikud gayi।
“Tu…”
Fight start।
Pehla C rank jhapta।
Uski speed D rank se clearly zyada thi।
Pankaj ne block kiya—
lekin impact se wo peeche slide hua।
“C rank power…” usne feel kiya।
Dusra C rank side se aaya।
Ab situation dangerous thi।
Pankaj ne Blood Core activate kiya।
Uski speed badhi।
Wo seedha first C rank par gaya—
fake attack—
aur turant direction change।
Dusra C rank thoda late react hua।
Opening।
Pankaj ne uske ribs par strike ki।
“CRACK!”
Wo peeche hata।
Lekin fight abhi khatam nahi thi।
Pehla C rank fir se aaya—
is baar full power me।
Dono ke beech clash hua।
Pankaj ne block kiya—
lekin uska haath hil gaya।
“Still stronger…”
Usne turant distance liya।
Direct fight = loss।
Usne terrain use kiya।
Ek diwar par jump—
phir side attack—
phir retreat।
Gradually—
wo unhe separate kar raha tha।
Kuch minute ki intense fight ke baad—
ek C rank heavily injured tha।
Dusra gusse me tha—
aur careless ho raha tha।
Ye chance tha।
Pankaj seedha uske paas gaya—
fake block—
aur sudden chain strike—
“DHAM!”
Wo gir gaya।
Ab—
sirf ek C rank bacha।
Wo already injured tha।
Pankaj dheere-dheere uski taraf badha।
“Tu…” wo aadmi dara hua tha।
Pankaj ne seedha uski aankhon me dekha—
“Abhi ke liye bas itna…”
Usne usse nahi maara।
“Ja… aur bata…”
“Main aa raha hoon…”
Wo peeche hata।
Pankaj ne aasman ki taraf dekha।
Uska sharir thoda thak gaya tha।
“C rank…” usne dheere se kaha।
“Possible hai… lekin easy nahi…”
Usne apni muthi band ki।
“Ab next…”
Door—
Senapati clan ka main base dikh raha tha।
Aur uske andar—
Bhairav।
Pankaj ki aankhon me laal chamak ubhri।
“Ab asli hisaab…”
🔥 Chapter 20 End