" Perry Rhodan 0041 - (33) The Giant's Partner" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

Now there was no time to waste.

In 15 minutes the bomb would detonate, leaving not a trace of the old building.

"Take care of Rogal, we have to take him with us. Perhaps we can learn something from him. We have
to hurry."

Outside the night was dark. In the distance gleamed the lights of Tagnor, the capital city of Zalit,
comprising 30 million inhabitants. Only a few steps behind the bushes in the park and then they
clambered into their hidden vehicle. The engine started humming. A few curves ahead and they would
reach the arterial road. The tempo increased.

Suddenly a giant jet of flame shot into the dark sky, a blast of concussion swept over the parkland and
the deafening report of the explosion followed.

The secret passage to the palace of the Zarlt was no more.




2/ RHODAN AND THE REGENT



The spaceport of Tagnor was more than 12 miles wide. This seemed large but was actually small when
one considered the unimaginable load of traffic that dominated ,the area. Almost every minute, freighters,
passenger liners and fighting ships and cruisers of the Zalite fleet were taking off or landing. It all gave the
impression of an overloaded beehive.

At least that was the opinion of Reginald Bell. His bulky figure lounged in a fragile-looking seat before
the control console of the panoramic indicator screens, by means of which he could scan all the
goings-on of the spaceport. Now and then a satisfied grin spread over his broad features, and more than
anything else his smoothed down stubbly hair was an indicator that this was no occasion for alarm.

He was not alone in the mammoth control central of theTitan , as they had named the stolen battleship.
Measuring approximately one mile in diameter, it was the largest known spacesphere in the universe, the
latest product of Arkonide technology.

Perry RhodanтАЩs almost ascetic figure leaned against the navigation console and he appeared to feel at
ease in this position. His lean face revealed a mixture of suspense and serenity. It was as if all troubles
had fallen away from him, or at least as if none of them were plaguing him just nowтАФbecause there were
more than enough to go around.

"That, if I am permitted to make the observation, is an all-out fleet deployment," said Bell musingly, as
though indifferent to it all. But an inner concern was in his voice.

Rhodan nodded casually. "You named it, my friend," he murmured. "Question is, under whose
ordersтАФthe robot brain on Arkon or the Zarlt."
Bell refrained from answering, because he couldnтАЩt. He resumed scanning with the screens and