Abhimanyu gave Jasmine some more instructions, and then Jasmine returned to the company, which had also opened a branch in Bangalore.
Everyone else also went to their respective rooms, and Abhimanyu chose a room and went inside. After freshening up, Cherry came into his room.
Cherry said, "I need to talk to you."
Abhimanyu replied, "Alright, come in."
Cherry sat next to Abhimanyu and said, "I am looking for someone here, and I think you can help me find them."
Abhimanyu said, "Okay, tell me how I can help you."
Cherry hesitated, "It's just... I..."
Abhimanyu said, "Why are you thinking so much? Just say it."
Saily interjected, "Is she going to say 'I love you'? How exciting!"
Abhimanyu said, "Don't joke around."
Cherry began, "I lived with my mother in Prithwi Lok. At that time, I didn't know about my father, but then a great war broke out in which my mother died. Before dying, she told me that my dad was imprisoned somewhere on Prithwi and was still alive. Later, I found out that the war was happening to kill me because everyone wanted me dead since I was the daughter of the demon lord Arjun.
But before dying, some demons who were my dad's students saved me by throwing me into a dimension. I don't know how long I wandered in that dimension; I might have spent years there. It's not that I don't remember, it's just that I have no sense of the time there; it's a bit confusing.
Abhimanyu said, "Get to the point."
Cherry continued, "Yes, so I found a way out of that dimension after some time, a very small hole, but it was enough. I went through it and ended up here, tearing through that peepal tree. Maybe there was a portal there. I wandered here for a while, and after reading a person's memory, I learned about this planet. I was looking for clues about my dad, but no one had any idea about him. Then I met you. I felt a connection with you, so I wanted to know more about you. The next day, you played that music which only I, my dad, his students, and my mom knew. Honestly, I came here with you because I feel that if you help me, I can find my dad. The fact that you played that music so easily makes me believe that if I help you, I can find my dad."
Abhimanyu said, "Alright, I will help you find your dad."
Cherry hugged Abhimanyu and said, "Thank you."
Abhimanyu gently pushed her away and said, "Alright, alright."
Cherry apologized, "I'm sorry."
Abhimanyu said, "It's okay."
Cherry then asked, "Shall we start searching for my dad?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Okay, do one thing first. Go to the libraries and carefully read all the books to find any clues about him. Also, do you have a phone?"
Cherry said, "Yes, I took someone's phone and reset it. I'm using it now."
Abhimanyu said, "First, we need to go shopping. Let's go."
Cherry agreed, "Okay, let's go."
Cherry said, "Alright, I'll inform Ammy and Jin Gyong," and she left the room.
In his mind, Abhimanyu thought, "Why take them along?"
Saily said, "It would have been better if you hadn't erased her memory."
Abhimanyu replied, "I don't remember everything clearly, and you're suggesting I face her?"
Saily asked, "So, what will you do?"
Abhimanyu said, "Maybe spending time with her will help me remember something."
Saily responded, "It's possible, but I think you're just looking for an excuse to spend time with your daughter."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, and you keep your thoughts hidden while invading my privacy."
Saily laughed at this.
Abhimanyu, Cherry, Ammy, and Jin Gyong went out shopping. Their first stop was a phone shop.
Cherry said, "I've wanted to explore this world properly for a long time, but everything is so expensive. How will I repay you?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Consider it a gift from me to celebrate our friendship, so there's no need to repay."
Cherry said, "But you've already done so much for me."
Abhimanyu laughed and said, "Don't worry about it. Honestly, I have so much money that I could buy this entire shop with a snap of my fingers."
After shopping, Abhimanyu and the others went to a restaurant and engaged in various activities before returning home late at night. The next day, Abhimanyu went to the headquarters and resumed his duty.
Abhimanyu performed his duties like an ordinary soldier and returned home by evening. While at home, he received a mission notification.
Abhimanyu informed everyone that he would be away for a few days and then headed to the military headquarters. Upon arrival, he went to the conference room, which appeared empty, but he still entered and sat down in his chair.
He waited for five minutes and then checked his phone, which had a message indicating room number 748 at 9:00 AM. It was already 9:07 AM.
Abhimanyu thought to himself, "I thought the Night Demon were punctual."
He waited there for about half an hour before deciding to leave.
Just then, he heard a girl's voice, "Where are you going?"
Surprised, Abhimanyu turned in the direction of the voice and saw a girl sitting in a chair.
Smiling, the girl said, "I was watching to see if you would notice me."
Abhimanyu asked in surprise, "How long have you been here?"
The girl just smiled and didn't say anything.
For the first time, Abhimanyu felt nervous. He thought to himself, "How did I not notice her?"
Abhimanyu said, "You are Shadow Girl, right?"
The girl replied, "Yes, most people know me as Shadow Girl, but you can call me Mini."
Saily asked, "Are all the members of the Night Demon this strange?"
Abhimanyu told Saily, "It's said that Shadow Girl is like a ghost; no one knows where or how she appears. You won't even know when she sneaks up on you, but I didn't think she could hide her presence from me as well."
Saily said, "Yes, it's surprising."
Abhimanyu introduced himself, "My name is Abhimanyu."
Mini replied, "Yes, I know."
Abhimanyu asked, "What's the mission?"
A touch screen monitor behind Mini displayed a photo of a man.
Mini explained, "This is Rajesh Mittal, nicknamed Evil Hunter, but now everyone calls him Human Hunter. He was once a member of the Night Demon, but he betrayed us six years ago. We've conducted many missions to capture him, but he always eluded us. Recently, we got a clue about his whereabouts." The screen changed to show a photo of a man in a hoodie, walking.
Mini said, "This picture was taken a week ago from a distance. It's confirmed to be Human Hunter."
Abhimanyu asked, "Why did he betray you?"
Mini replied, "I don't know."
Abhimanyu asked, "Where was this picture taken?"
Mini said, "Crime Factory."
Saily immediately searched but found nothing, so she checked the dark web and discovered information about the place.
Crime Factory is a large island near Bangalore, inhabited by criminals who are experts in martial arts.
Mini explained, "Crime Factory houses criminals who are martial artists and can't be kept in normal places. We need to capture this Human Hunter."
Abhimanyu asked, "But if he's already on that island?"
Mini laughed and said, "You'll understand everything once we get there. Let's get our supplies."
Abhimanyu and Mini gathered some ammunition, blades, and guns. Abhimanyu stored his equipment in his ring.
Mini, surprised, asked, "What's that? Where did you get such a magical ring?"
Abhimanyu tossed her another ring, which Mini caught.
Smiling, Abhimanyu said, "Its storage capacity is like a warehouse, and it's worth 10 crores."
Mini, still surprised, said, "I've heard storage rings can only hold as much as a level 3 backpack. Is its storage capacity really that much?"
Abhimanyu smiled and confirmed, "Yes."
Mini said, "But 10 crores is too much for a portable warehouse, and I'm your senior. Don't I get a discount?" She said in a slightly seductive tone.
Abhimanyu replied, "10 crores is a reasonable price. Take it or leave it. I can sell it to someone else."
Mini, a beautiful and dangerous 30-year-old woman with 1000 crores in her account, earned from completing Night Demon missions, thought to herself, "Selling these storage rings could be very profitable."
Saily warned, "If you produce them in large quantities, their value will decrease significantly."
Abhimanyu said, "I know, I was thinking of auctioning off one or two rings."
Mini, conceding, said, "Alright, I'll transfer the money to you, but do you have any more rings?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Yes, I have one more."
Mini said, "Fine, give me that one too. I'll transfer 20 crores."
Abhimanyu handed her another ring, and Mini transferred 20 crores to him.
Abhimanyu thought to himself, "I feel like I sold these rings too cheaply."
Mini wore both rings, which automatically adjusted to her finger size. She stored her guns and supplies in the ring and practiced retrieving them.
Mini smiled and said, "Wow, this will make my combat abilities much faster."
An hour later, the pilot, Vinod, announced, "We've reached the island."
Mini told Abhimanyu, "Put on your parachute," and started wearing hers.
Abhimanyu asked, "Can't we land the helicopter on the island?"
Mini replied, "No, it's forbidden to fly over the island," and she jumped out of the helicopter.
Abhimanyu followed her.
Mini screamed in excitement.
Abhimanyu enjoyed the air pressure for a while. When Mini opened her parachute as she neared the ground, she noticed that Abhimanyu hadn't opened his parachute.
As time passed and Abhimanyu still hadn't opened his parachute, Mini grew worried.
Abhimanyu tried to open his parachute, but it got stuck.
Saily advised, "Use your wings."
Abhimanyu responded, "I won't need them."
He took a deep breath, channeled his spiritual energy into divine energy, moved his hands, controlled the air around him, and gradually slowed down, landing gently on his feet. Only his pupils had turned golden, and they returned to normal once he landed.
Mini landed nearby, amazed, and asked, "How did you do that?"
Abhimanyu explained, "It's a forbidden technique that allows us to control the air around us to balance ourselves."
Mini asked, "Does that mean you can fly?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Yes, for about 1 to 2 minutes."
Mini asked, "Will you teach me that?"
Abhimanyu teased, "It's time for your retirement, Mini."
Mini said, "Stop joking and tell me if you'll teach me."
Abhimanyu said, "Come closer."
Mini felt a bit uneasy but approached him. Abhimanyu placed a finger on her head and sent a modified technique into her mind, allowing her to use spiritual energy to perform the technique.
Mini, amazed, asked, "How did you do that?"
Abhimanyu smiled and started walking forward.
Mini followed closely behind him.
On the other side, in a room of a place called TNT bar, a man was sitting on his sofa drinking wine. Suddenly, another man approached him, bowed his head, and said, "Boss, we saw a helicopter flying near the jungle. It entered a short distance and then flew back."
The other man standing next to the boss said, "Maybe it came by mistake and then got a warning not to fly there, so it turned back."
The boss then said, "Send some people to search the jungle; maybe some people have landed there."
The man who came to inform the boss said, "Yes, boss," and then left.
The boss's name is Jack, and he is one of the bosses of the Crime Factory, responsible for surveillance, with his assistant Fredrick following him.
Jack said, "If anyone has entered this island, we need to find out because once someone comes to our island, the only way out is through us. This is our empire." After saying this, he started laughing evilly and resumed drinking his wine.
On the other side, for almost an hour, Abhimanyu and Mini were making their way towards the Crime Factory through the jungle path.
Abhimanyu said, "This island is even bigger than I thought."
Mini smiled and said, "I've been here three times, and each time we have to pass through this jungle because we can't be seen by people. Anyway, the highway is nearby; maybe we can find a car there."
Suddenly, Abhimanyu said, "There are some people around, about 12 of them."
Mini said, "We need to hide."
Both of them then hid behind different trees.
Abhimanyu noticed that he could no longer sense the presence of the shadow girl.
He thought to himself, "There's something special about this shadow girl."
Just then, a man jumped swiftly from the trees, searching the area. He jumped exactly where Abhimanyu and Mini had been standing a while ago.
The man looked around and then moved ahead. When Abhimanyu no longer felt his presence, he returned to the same spot, and Mini also came back.
Mini said, "We need to get out of this jungle quickly." After walking for a while, they saw the highway. After walking a bit further on the highway, they saw a car approaching from the other side.
Mini told Abhimanyu, "Hide near the bushes."
Abhimanyu understood her plan and hid in the bushes.
Mini, a bold girl dressed in a female combat outfit, looked quite striking in her half crop top and jeans.
She bent slightly and signaled the car for a lift.
Seeing her beauty, the driver stopped the car in front of her. He appeared to be around 50 years old with slightly graying hair and dust on his shirt and face. He whistled and said, "Where are you headed, madam?"
Mini said, "South District."
The man noticed that Mini was wearing a combat outfit but didn't seem to have any weapons, so he said, "Alright, get in."
Mini opened the car door and saw that Abhimanyu was already sitting inside, which surprised her, but she said nothing and got in.
Mini was amazed that she herself couldn't sense Abhimanyu's presence, and the driver hadn't noticed him either.
The driver then started the car and, adjusting his mirror to see Mini, asked, "By the way, madam, what were you doing alone in the jungle?"
Mini said, "I wasn't alone; I was with my nephew. We went hunting but didn't find any animals."
The man asked, "Where is your nephew?"
Mini replied, "Are you blind? He's sitting right next to me."
The man turned around, startled, to see Abhimanyu smiling at him.
The man said, "I didn't even notice you."
Abhimanyu replied, "If you take your eyes off the girl, you'll notice other things."
The man said, "Hey, I gave you a lift, and you're insulting me?"
Mini said, "Please ignore him. He's just a kid."
The man, distracted by Mini's beauty, fell silent and continued driving.
The man introduced himself, "My name is Shera. I am the in-charge and tax collector of Area 7 in the South District. If you have any problems, you can tell me. By the way, what's your name?"
Mini said, "My name is Tina, and my nephew's name is Rohan. We live in Area 4 of the South District and do hunting."
Shera said, "But you didn't catch any animals, and you don't have any weapons or traps."
Mini replied, "We came to scout the area first. We'll come back for hunting later, but we didn't see any animals."
Shera said, "Yes, if you want to hunt, you have to go deeper into the jungle, but it's quite dangerous there with many dangerous animals."
After chatting for a while, Shera dropped them off near the gate of Area 4 and moved on.
Abhimanyu said, "That guy was talking too much."
Mini said, "For now, we shouldn't get involved in any activities until we enter."
Abhimanyu asked, "But how will we enter? There are guards here."
Mini said, "Don't worry about that. The in-charge here is an agent from our organization." Mini and Abhimanyu approached the gate, where a man around 35 years old with an AK-47 came near Mini and said, "Ever crime."
Mini replied, "Will be finished by night demon."
The man then allowed them entry.
Mini and Abhimanyu went to a house where the in-charge of Area 1 resided. He let them in and asked, "Shadow girl, what brings you here?"
Mini said, "We must be here for a mission; otherwise, we wouldn't have come."
The man's name was Hemant, and he was a secret agent of the night demon. He was part of the night demon's intelligence bureau team. He was around 30 years old with a big beard and long hair tied back with a rubber band. Though he was handsome, living here for five years had made him look like the locals. He kept an eye on the entire Crime Factory.
Hemant said, "Yes, I know you are here to catch the human hunter, but I didn't expect the organization to send a kid to catch him."
Abhimanyu, irritated, said, "People always make the mistake of thinking I'm a kid and then regret it later."
Hemant didn't argue and said, "He was seen at the TNT bar a week ago, meeting a girl named Maria. He hasn't been seen there since."
Mini asked, "Why did he meet Maria? Did he know her from before?"
Hemant said, "I don't know. We've been watching the bar for a long time, but he hasn't shown up again."
Mini said, "Then he must know many people from the organization well. That's why we need Abhimanyu. Besides, a 20-year-old young man will be in high demand at that bar."
Hemant said, "Getting a job at that bar is not easy."
Abhimanyu said, "I don't like easy things."
Hemant said, "Such arrogance is not good. The TNT bar will open at night."
Abhimanyu said, "Alright, I'll go to sleep until then," and stretching, he went into a room.
Hemant said, "He is very arrogant and doesn't know how to respect his seniors."
Mini said, "You started it, but don't worry, he's very talented. You know, he landed on the ground without a parachute using a technique that allowed him to control the air."
Hemant said, "No need to exaggerate. Only grandmasters and senior grandmasters can do that, and he's just 20."
Mini said, "Believe it or not, I saw him do it with my own eyes. He used some secret technique."
Mini thought to herself, "But to use that technique, you need to reach junior grandmaster level. So is Abhimanyu really at that level now?"