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

No, Raskujan, you canтАЩt get away with it as easy as that. You thought that you had the opportunity here
on Venus to play the big chief. The only one who could have spoiled it for you was I, who outrank you.
ThatтАЩs why you pulled a fast one and tried to eliminate me."

Raskujan had jumped up. It took a long time before he found his tongue again. "ThatтАЩsтАж thatтАЩsтАж
youтАЩre forgetting that youтАЩre myтАж"

At this point the buzzing of a radio set interrupted RaskujanтАЩs stammering. He turned around and hit the
button of the receiver with the palm of his hand.

"An unusual flash of light has been observed, sir," the monitor reported quickly. "Direction 180 degrees,
distance approximately 150 miles."

Raskujan raised his eyebrows. "Describe it to me!" he demanded.

"It resembled a cone of light from three searchlights, sir," the observer answered. "However the intensity
of the light exceeded ordinary searchlights."

"How many times did you notice this effect?"

"Only once, sir!"

"Alright!"

The report was ended. Raskujan made another connection. A raspy voice answered.

"Take two of your helicopters, Captain," Raskujan ordered, "and search the ocean. Determine the
direction where the strange light came from through the observation post. I want to know what it is."

The captain affirmed the order. Raskujan switched off the transmitter and turned back to Tomisenkow.

Tomisenkow smiled.

"WhatтАЩs there to grin about?" Raskujan asked gruffly.

"I think," Tomisenkow said softy, savouring the effect his words had on Raskujan, "thereтАЩs somebody on
your heels who will teach a shabby colonel how to behave on Venus."



***



The swishing noise rose to a roar as the flying reptile swooped down. Rhodan stood slanted against the
edge of the boat and stared in the direction of the sound. He saw only a giant shadow which passed with
incredible speed over the boat and disappeared again in the dark.
 The sound became more distant and weaker. It remained for a few seconds at the same level, then
swelled up again.