"Andhere me kai aankhen ek saath khul gayiं—"
Ye line abhi bhi Anmol ke dimaag me goonj rahi thi।
Uska haath…
abhi bhi halki si roshni de raha tha।
Wo symbol—
ab faint nahi tha।
Clear tha। Alive tha।
Jaise wo sirf mark nahi…
ek signal ho।
Anmol ne turant apni jacket ka sleeve neeche khinch liya।
"Hide it…"
Uska dimaag already high alert par tha।
"Visible…"
"Marked…"
"Matlab…"
"Ab game mujhe dhundega।"
TING.
System fir se activate hua।
Is baar screen stable nahi thi—
flicker ho rahi thi।
"New Status Unlocked."
"Status?"
Anmol ne dheere se bola।
Screen par ek naya interface open hua—
[PLAYER STATUS]
Name: Anmol
Rank: Initiate
State: Marked
Access: Partial
Uski aankhen seedha ek word par tik gayi—
Marked।
"Matlab officially confirm…"
Usne dheere se kaha—
"Main target hoon।"
"Ability Unlocked."
Anmol ka focus instantly shift hua।
"Ability…?"
Screen blink hui—
"Echo Sense (Level 1)"
Anmol ne bhawein sikodi—
"Ye kya karta hai…?"
Jaise system uske mind ko read kar raha ho—
turant description aaya—
"Detect nearby intent."
"Intent…?"
"Matlab… koi mujhe attack karne wala ho to… pehle pata chal jayega?"
Anmol ke lips par halka sa smile aaya—
"Useful…"
"Bahut useful…"
Lekin usi moment—
uska body suddenly stiff ho gaya।
Ek ajeeb si feeling—
jaise hawa heavy ho gayi ho।
Uska heartbeat dheere dheere fast hone laga।
"Ye…"
"Ye kya hai…?"
TING.
"Echo Sense Activated."
Next second—
Anmol ke dimaag me flashes aaye—
Dark silhouettes
Multiple directions
Aur ek hi cheez—
Intent to Kill.
Uski aankhen instantly wide ho gayiं।
"Not one…"
"Multiple…"
Usne dheere se peeche mudhkar dekha।
Road khali thi।
Lekin—
ab wo sirf aankhon se nahi dekh raha tha…
feel kar raha tha।
Left side—
2 presence।
Right side—
1 fast approaching।
Front—
unknown।
"Trap…"
Anmol ne turant conclude kiya।
"Ye trial ka end nahi tha…"
"Ye start tha।"
Door ek shadow move hui।
Phir dusri।
Phir teesri।
Andhere se…
log bahar aa rahe the।
Lekin—
ye normal log nahi the।
Unki aankhen…
bilkul cold thi।
Aur sabki nazar—
sirf Anmol par।
Unme se ek aage badha।
Usne dheere se clap kiya।
"Impressive…"
Uski awaaz calm thi—
lekin usme ek dangerous vibe thi।
"Trial survive kar liya…"
"Rare hai।"
Anmol ne usse seedha dekha।
"Kaun ho tum log?"
Wo aadmi halka sa hasa—
"Players…"
"Jaise tu।"
Anmol ki grip tight ho gayi।
"Players… ya hunters?"
Silence।
Phir—
wo aadmi dheere se bola—
"Marked players…"
"Free points hote hain।"
Anmol ka heartbeat ek second ke liye ruk gaya।
"Points…?"
Dusra banda aage badha—
uski aankhon me excitement tha।
"Kill him…"
"Reward milega।"
Ab sab clear tha।
Mark = Target
Target = Reward
Reward = Death
Anmol ne dheere se saans li।
"Situation… worst case।"
"3… nahi… 5 enemies…"
"Unknown abilities…"
"Open area…"
Usne apni stance set ki।
Body injured thi—
lekin mind sharp।
"Run…?"
Ek second ke liye thought aaya।
Phir—
usne khud hi reject kar diya।
"Surrounded…"
Phir usne halka sa smile kiya—
"Toh…"
"Game unke rules par nahi…"
"mere rules par khelenge।"
TING.
Echo Sense fir se activate hua।
Is baar—
clear।
Har movement…
predictable lag raha tha।
Anmol ne dheere se kaha—
"Aao…"
Next second—
sab ek saath us par attack karne daude।
Aur us moment—
Anmol ne move nahi kiya।
Bas…
wait kiya।
Paanch attackers… ek saath uski taraf badhe।
Anmol ne move nahi kiya—
sirf unke next step ka wait kiya।
Uski aankhon me ab darr nahi tha…
sirf shikaar karne wali shanti thi।
:-"Jitne zyada Power Stones… utni jaldi Anmol next level unlock karega "
"Aaj 100 stones hue to kal double chapter "