Chapter 35: Jab Jungle Ne Saans Rok Di – Ghati Ki Goonj
Subah ka waqt tha, lekin jungle me roshni aaj pehle jaisi nahi thi।
Hawa heavy thi…
aur har ped jaise chup khada tha।
Pankaj zameen par baitha hua tha।
Uska sharir abhi bhi pichli training ke zakham jhel raha tha।
Har movement me halka sa dard tha…
lekin ab wo dard uske liye naya nahi tha।
Usne apni muthi kholi aur band ki।
"Control…"
Ye shabd ab uske liye sirf soch nahi tha…
ye uski aadat ban raha tha।
Tabhi—
jungle me ek ajeeb si silence fail gayi।
Na pakshi ki awaaz…
na hawa ka shor…
sirf ek pressure…
jaise koi bada kuch aa raha ho।
Pankaj turant khada ho gaya।
Uska sharir automatically alert mode me aa gaya।
"Wapas…"
Usne aas-paas dekha।
Aur phir—
pehli movement dikhi।
Door ped ke peeche se ek shadow nikli।
Phir doosri…
phir teesri…
Kuch hi seconds me—
6 beasts line me khade the।
Lekin ye pehle jaise random predators nahi the।
Inki aankhen coordinated thi…
movement synchronized tha…
"Group…" Pankaj ne dheere se kaha।
Ye pack nahi tha…
ye hunt unit tha।
Ek leader type beast aage aaya।
Uska size baaki sabse bada tha…
aur uski aankhen direct Pankaj par fixed thi।
"Target confirmed…"
Pankaj ne dheere saans li।
Is baar bhagne ka option kam tha।
Beasts ek saath move hue।
"BOOM!"
Pehla attack seedha aaya।
Pankaj side move karta hai…
aur counter punch deta hai।
Lekin is baar beast piche nahi hata।
Usne attack absorb kiya aur turant second strike kiya।
"Fast…"
Doosra beast side se aaya—
Pankaj ne roll kiya…
lekin uska leg grab ho gaya।
"Shit…"
Wo gir gaya…
aur teesra beast upar se jump kar gaya।
Pankaj ne last moment par apni elbow se block kiya—
"DHAM!"
Impact heavy tha।
Uske shoulder me sharp pain fail gaya।
Khoon nikal aaya।
"Too many…"
Wo samajh gaya—
ye normal fight nahi hai।
Ye coordinated execution hai।
Usne turant apna mindset badla।
"Survive…"
"kill nahi…"
Wo uthne ki jagah move karne laga।
Close combat se bachkar distance create kiya।
Ek narrow path ki taraf gaya—
jahan trees close the।
Beasts follow kar rahe the…
lekin unka size disadvantage ban raha tha।
Pankaj ne ye notice kiya।
"Yahi…"
Wo jaldi se us narrow space me ghus gaya।
Beasts ek ek karke enter karne lage।
Aur wahi galti thi।
Pankaj ne pehle beast ko wall ke against push kiya—
aur uski movement block kar di।
Doosra aaya—
lekin uska angle weak tha।
Pankaj ne uska attack dodge kiya aur uske jawline par strike kiya।
"CRACK!"
Teesra beast gusse me aaya…
lekin space tight hone ki wajah se uski speed kam ho gayi।
Pankaj ne uski movement use ki aur usko doosre beast se takra diya।
Dono confuse ho gaye।
"Perfect…"
Lekin ab bhi 3 bache the।
Aur leader abhi tak bahar tha…
observe kar raha tha।
Pankaj ki saans tez ho rahi thi।
Energy drop ho rahi thi…
lekin focus stable tha।
Ek beast ne fake attack kiya…
doosra real attack ke liye aaya।
Pankaj ne timing pakdi—
aur fake attacker ko real attacker ke upar push kar diya।
Dono gir gaye।
Ab sirf 1 aur leader bacha tha।
Leader slowly aage aaya।
Uski aankhon me confidence tha…
lekin blind aggression nahi।
Ye intelligent predator tha।
Pankaj ne apni stance set ki।
"Final…"
Leader ne ek hi attack me speed badha di।
"SWOOOSH!"
Pankaj ne dodge kiya…
lekin is baar completely nahi।
Claw uske chest ke paas lag gaya।
"SSSHHHH!"
Khoon nikal aaya।
Pankaj ne dard ignore kiya।
Aur usi moment—
wo close gaya aur full force strike kiya।
Leader thoda stagger hua…
lekin gira nahi।
"Hard…"
Ab dono exhausted the।
Lekin Pankaj zyada weak tha।
Uski breathing uncontrolled ho rahi thi।
"Limit…"
Wo samajh gaya—
agar ye ladai aur chali to wo yahan mar sakta hai।
Usne ek final look liya—
aur phir decision liya।
"Retreat…"
Wo side se nikal gaya…
aur pedon ke beech disappear ho gaya।
Beasts uske peeche aaye…
lekin narrow terrain ne unhe slow kar diya।
Pankaj jungle ke dusre side gir gaya।
Zameen par…
breathing broken…
body injured…
"Zinda…"
Ye hi ab uski jeet thi।
Thodi der baad—
jungle phir se shaant ho gaya।
Lekin upar ped ke beech…
wo aadmi khada tha।
Usne niche dekha…
aur halka sa sir hila diya।
"Samajh raha hai…"
"kab ladna hai… aur kab bachna hai…"
Phir wo gayab ho gaya।
Pankaj dheere se khada hua।
Usne apne chest ke wound ko dekha…
phir jungle ki taraf dekha।
"Main strong ho raha hoon…"
"lekin abhi complete nahi…"
Aur phir wo aage badh gaya।
Is baar uska step slow tha…
lekin direction clear thi।
🔥 Chapter 35 End