Chapter 42:- Dead End
Khabar milte hi Lokesh ne jaldi se ek shower liya aur ek high-end outfit pehna. Uske baad apne room se nikal kar wo living room mein gya aur guard Brian ki report sunne laga.
Jaise hi wo room mein aaya, ek lamba, ganja aadmi, jisne silver ship symbol wali armor pehne hue uska intezar kar raha tha. Lokesh ne ek armchair par baithte hue ek haath se spiritual grapes ka guccha uthaya aur bola.
"Toh phir? Kya pata chala?" Lokesh Sinha ne ek ajeeb si muskaan ke saath poocha aur phir ek grape apne munh mein daal liya.
Guard, jo young Lokesh ki armchair ke saamne khada tha usne bolna shuru kiya, mujhe mere sutro se aur khud je pata chala hai ki. Us young ladke ka naam Arjun Singh hai. Lekin Stone Island par koi noble family is naam ki nahi hai, jo yeh sabit karta hai ki wo hamare region ke bahar ka hai."
"Lekin humein specifically yeh nahi pata, ki wo kaha se aaya hai kyunki Central Continent ke north mein hum kisi v aisi badi family ko nahi jaante is jiska surname Singh ho, lekin main yeh v nahi keh sakta ki koi badi taqat usse support kar rahi hai ya nahi." Guard ne calm rehkar kaha aur young Lokesh ki pratikriya dekhne laga.
Young Lokesh bade utsukta se guard ki battein sun raha tha, uski batoon ko sunkar Lokesh ke face par ik kutil muskan thi, veh soch raha tha ki agar koi takatvar family nahi hai toh, shayad yeh ladka ek chhoti family se hai jo haal hi mein uth rahi hai...'
'Yeh badiya hai. Iska matlab hai ki main risk le sakta hoon aur jo chahta hoon wo kar sakta hoon!'
Jab guard Brian ko laga ki saamne baithe young master ka usse rokne ka koi iraada nahi hai, toh usne apni baat ko aage badhate hue kaha. "Isi dauraan, usne Miss Megha se bhi dobara mulaqat nahi ki hai. Asal mein, pichle do din se uske saath Neel family ki ek young woman, Elena Neel ghumti rehti hai."
"Unhone sheher ke kai stores mein jaakar kaafi saare spiritual weapons, pills kharide, aur ek grade-2, array master ko bhi dhoondha. Yeh mujhe yeh sochne par majboor kar raha hai ki wo waqai mein Miss Megha ka business partner hain, jo Stone Island aaye hain unse business karne aur apni taqat ke liye items kharidne."
"Je yeh bhi dikhata hai ki wo kisi badi takatvar family se nahi aata, kyunki unhe apne region se nikal kar Stone Island aana padta hai is tarah ke weapons ja arrays khareedne"
'Hmm, yeh to samajh mein aata hai.' Lokesh ne socha aur haan mein sir hilaaya.
Guard Brian ne bolna jari rakha. "Maine yeh bhi pata lagaya ki wo Hotel Olson mein thehre hue hain, jo Old Stone city ke central hisse mein hai. Uske alawa, unke group mein aur 11 log hain, jo sabhi 5th stage of cultivation, General Spiritual, mein hain. In logon mein se, 10 log level 40 par hain, jabki ek young woman level 45 par hai."
Jab young Lokesh ne yeh suna, toh usne thoda sochte hue kaha. "Kuch jayda hi log hai unke group mein! Chahe unmein se zyada log level 40 par hi hein, lekin agar unki coordination achi hai aur wo ek tem ki tarah trainned hai, toh 10 log level 48 tak ke kisi insaan ko bhi rok sakte hain! Aur ek level 45 par bhi hai... Tsk, jab main trip par jaata hoon, toh mere paas bhi itne level ke guard nahi hote!"
"Par yeh baat kuch aajeeb si nahi lagti ki itne takatvar guards hone ki vaad bhi usse Stone Island aake business karna padh raha hai?”
Brian ne haan mein sir hilaaya aur phir se bola. "Lekin us young woman ke baare mein ek baat aajeb hai. Maine Hotel Olson ke ek employee ko rishwat di aur pata lagaya ki wo ek saath nahi aaye the. Aur na hi unhone check-in ke waqt ek doosre ke baare mein kuch pucha, ho sakta hai ki wo dono pehli baar hi mile ho?."
"Arjun Singh ki baat karein, toh wo sirf 4th stage, Spiritual Warrior, par hai, level 33 mein."
"Oh! Toh wo kaafi kamzor hai. Shayad wo bas ek nosikhiya young master hai jo pehli baar business karne nikla hai. Par yeh v accha hai. Abh is bande ko sabak sikhana aur bhi aasaan hoga." Luke ne apne chehre par muskaan ke saath kaha.
Guard Brian ne is baat se sehmat hote hue sujhav diya, "Agar aap chahein, young master, toh mera vichar hai ki humein is young Arjun ko uski team se alag karne ki koshish karni chahiye, khaaskar us young woman ko jo uske saath hai. Uske baad, young master usse jaldi se sabak sikha sakte hain."
"Haha, tum sahi ho, guard Brian. Toh, yahi karte hain, in logon ko alag karte hain, aur phir main us ladke par hamla karunga."
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Ek din beet gaya, aur 6 logon ka ek group ek carriage mein Old Stone city ke central area ke paas alchemy mein specialized region mein jaa rahe the. Unmein Arjun, Anjali, aur 4 aur soldiers the jo aaj Arjun ke sath ja rahe the.
Aaj Arjun wo pills lene wala tha, jo usne pichle do din mein order ki thi, lekin unhe agle kuch dino mein dusre stores mein bhi jaana padega apne sabhi orders lene ke liye.
Anjali ne phir Arjun se baat karni shuru ki. "Tum hotel mein reh sakte the aur apne kisi adhikari ko yeh karne ke liye bhej sakte the, aur tum Spiritual Tournament ke liye apne cultivation par dhyaan de sakte the."
"Chinta mat karo. Main kaafi training karta hoon, lekin kabhi-kabhi relax karna aur naye jagah ko dekhna bhi ek powerful tonic ban sakta hai. Jab tum kuch lambe samay tak karte rahte ho, toh tumhara dimaag kuch galtiyan karna shuru kar deta hai kyunki use koi aaram nahi milta. Is tarah, alag-alag cheezein karte hue samay-samay par aaram karna tumhe kuch samasyaon ko jaldi hal karne mein madad kar sakta hai," Arjun ne bina zyada expressions ke sath kaha.
"Oh! Tum to ek sage jaise baatein kar rahe ho…" Anjali ne kaha, lekin mann mein wo kuch aur soch rahi thi. 'Hmph, tum jitne chahe bahane bana sakte ho.'
Kuch aur samay baad, group ne kuch stores se apne parcels collect kiye aur phir lunch ke liye restaurant, The Barbecue Temple, ki taraf badhne lage.
Lekin raste mein, Arjun ke ek soldier ne ek afwah suni aur turant carriage rok di.
"Kya hua, Sergeant Partap?"
"Young master, humein pata chala hai ki ek grade-2 array master ne apne isolated cultivation se nikal kar nayi orders lena shuru kiya hai. Ye specialist sheher ke south side mein rehta hai. Humein waha jaana chahiye?"
Yeh sunke, Arjun khushi se bhar gaya aur turant maan gaya.
Group phir sheher ke southern part ki taraf chal diya, jahan array master ki property thi.
Zyada samay nahi laga, aur wo ek medium-sized building ke paas pahuch gaye, jo sirf do floors ki thi. Usse na toh nayi keh sakte the na purani, lekin us par ek silver symbol tha jisme ek ship bana huya tha.
'Oh! Maine nahi socha tha ki Sinha family ke paas itne level ka array master hoga. Aisa kyun hai ki Megha ya Elena ne mujhe iske baare mein nahi bataya?' Arjun ne socha, wo symbol ko dekhte hue.
Thodi der baad, group carriage se nikal kar building ke andar jane laga. Waha entrance par koi garden nahi tha, kyunki yeh bas ek commercial building thi. Lekin unhone dekha ki waha zyada logon ki chahal-pahal nahi thi.
Asal mein, Arjun ke group ke alawa waha sirf 5 aur log the. Wo sabhi level 40 se upar ke the, jaise Anjali ne Arjun ko waha pahuchte hi bata diya tha.
Ek middle-aged aadmi counter ke piche khada tha, jo silver armor pehne hue tha. "Hello, visitors, kya aap log ek array order karne aaye hain?"
Arjun ne muskurate hue jawab diya. "Hmm, sahi kaha. Main ek grade-2 array order karna chahta hoon. Kya aap is jagah ke array master hain?"
Woh ganja aadmi muskuraya aur kaha, "Oh! Nahi, hehe, master dusre floor par courtyard mein hain. Wo filhal nayi orders lene ke liye available hain, lekin sirf ek waqt mein ek hi vyakti unse mil sakta hai."
Anjali ne bhaun chadhate hue kaha, "Sirf ek vyakti? Yeh kaisi ajeeb rule hai."
"Haha, iske liye mein maafi chahta hoon, lekin hamare master ko zaroorat se zyada logon se interact karna pasand nahi hai," tall, bald man ne maafi bhari muskaan ke saath kaha.
"Acha toh koi baat nahi. Main upar jaa raha hoon, tum log yahin mera intezaar karo," Arjun ne kaha, aur bald man ke counter ke paas se seediyon ki taraf badh gaya.
"Hehe, Tum upar jaa sakte ho, young man," aadmi ne ajeeb si muskaan ke saath Arjun ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha.
Kuch der baad, Arjun building ke doosre floor par ek bade hall mein pahucha. Us jagah pe koi furniture ya koi aur 'item' nahi tha, bas ek young aadmi tha jo ek luxurious silver robe pehne hue tha. Usne Arjun ko andar aate dekhkar muskaan di.
'Yeh kuch ajeeb sa hai, yeh sab mujhe sahi nahi lag raha.' Arjun ne mann mein socha.
Thodi der baad, ek grade-2, low-level, insulation array activate ho gayi. Is array ke activate hote hi koi v level 40 se neeche ka vyakti is jagah se bahar nahi ja sakta tha. Sirf yahi nahi, balki awaaz bhi poori tarah se isolate ho gayi thi.
'Hmm, ek array activate ho gayi hai. Lagta hai is aadmi ne is area ko seal kar diya hai,' Arjun ne calmly idhar-udhar dekhte hue socha.
"Hahaha, tum abh phas gaye ho! aur abh agle 10 minutes tak tumhari madad karne koi nahi a sakta hai."
"Main chahta hoon ki tumhein pata chale ki meri pasandida ladki ke sath milne par mein tumhara kiya hashar karta hoon. Aur iske vaad v tumne phir se wohi galti ki toh phir wo tumhari zindagi ka akhri din hoga, young man ne gusse se Arjun ki taraf dekhte huye kaha.
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