" Perry Rhodan 0024 - (17) The Venus Trap" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

in the boat, 180 miles of unknown dangers and 180 miles wherein at any time Col. RaskujanтАЩs
helicopters could swoop down and attack the defenceless little lifeboat. Darkness per se afforded no
guarantee of protection from the colonelтАЩs fightercraft for the aerial attackers were equipped with the
latest infrared searchlights.

"I wonder if theyтАЩve noticed yet that we swiped their boat," John Marshall wondered aloud.

Nobody knew. TheyтАЩd surreptitiously taken possession of the boat from one of RaskujanтАЩs helicopters
at the height of the battle between the colonelтАЩs and Tomisenkow's troops.

"I guess sooner or later theyтАЩll discover the loss of the boat," Perry replied.

"And then?" It was Son Okura, the Japanese, who spoke.

Rhodan shrugged his shouldersтАФand immediately regretted it: the sudden movement made his injury
ache. "Raskujan will rack his brains over it. Right now we donтАЩt know whether heтАЩs even aware of our
existence."

"Tomisenkow will be eager to tell him all about us," Marshall commented.

But Rhodan wasnтАЩt at all convinced. "YouтАЩre misjudging Tomisenkow," he explained. "IтАЩve heard the
radio conversation between him and Raskujan. The colonel has the men of his reinforcement fleet well in
hand. Simply because his men have been well fed, thereтАЩve been no mutineering tendencies.
Tomisenkow's troops, on the other hand, are disorganized. Now Tomisenkow demands that Raskujan
submit to him as a general, while Raskujan as a colonel insists that Tomisenkow has lost all rights
commensurate with his rank due to his rebellion and the deterioration of his troops. TheyтАЩre both
members of the Eastern Bloc but fierce rivals. I donтАЩt believe Tomisenkow is willing to give any
information to Raskujan. The experience Tomisenkow gained on Venus is very valuable to Raskujan.
This knowledge probably gives him a measure of reassurance and he can afford to keep his mouth shut."

Okura was about to reply something when Marshall called with a muffled voice from the bow: "Stop the
boat!"

Rhodan reacted instantaneously. He pushed the lever to lift the little propeller out of the water. The hum
of the idling motor slid a few notes up the scale before Rhodan switched it off.

Everything was quiet around themтАФexcept for the splashing of the languid waves.

"WhatтАЩs the matter?" Rhodan asked.

"There!" Marshall answered, pointing with his hand.

Rhodan moved forward and looked. He had no trouble seeing the fluorescent shimmer on the water at a
distance of about three hundred feet and spreading out as far as the eye could see to the east and west.

Rhodan became apprehensive.

"What is it?" Marshall asked perplexed. "It canтАЩt be aтАж"
Rhodan nodded. "Yes. ItтАЩs a jellyfish. The biggest one IтАЩve ever seen."