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"We won't stop them this way," Bell groaned. "Why aren't there any mutants in
this battle?"
"There are," Rhodan said oracle-like, since Bell's question had been purely
rhetorical. They all knew that the guidelines they had received from the P-
computer for this alert had advised against the engagement of mutants, at least not
before it became necessary to put all their eggs in one basket. A principal
regulation required the shielding of mutants if there was a 90% probability of their
destruction.
"We have a teleporter, a telekineticist, a telepath, a seer, a tracker and a suggestor
at our service," Bell listed. "Tako can only affect himself, Anne would be good if
she weren't too precious, Ishy can't find out anything from machines. Wuriu and
Tanaka are of just as little help to us. Kitai hasn't had any success with machines,
either. What good are they then?"
"I want to volunteer," said Anne Sloane, the delicate blond. "Using telekinetics I
have moved objects weighing tons."
"But not in the midst of battle," Rhodan contradicted. "There's no point to it, Anne,
pitting yourself against these giants. You would be able to stop them and even
force them back for a little while-but it wouldn't take long until you would get it.
You're no match for their superior strength."
"I can whirl them in the air and let them fall to the ground. They would break into
pieces."
"Not another word out of you," Rhodan refused. "We have other things in reserve.
Tako, come here a moment!"
Rhodan spoke softly with the teleporter so no one could understand him other than
Ishu Matsu, perhaps, who was a good telepath.
Tako's face was suddenly beaming and he nodded vehemently. "OK, sir! I'll be
back as quickly as possible." Then he disappeared from the room.
No one dared to question Rhodan. When he was being secretive he stuck with it
and would reveal nothing.
The screen presented a radically changed scene. The advance of the robots had
been temporarily stemmed on all three streets. But only temporarily!
The tanks had managed what Anne Sloane had intended to accomplish with her
natural powers. Using anti-gravitation ray devices the defenders had created
gravity-free fields within a small radius. Some of the robots had begun to float and
shoot up into the air. When they passed the effective radius of the antigrav, they
plunged to the ground. Very few of them survived the crash.
Bell took stock and found that thus far almost 50 robots had been destroyed. Still
there were over a thousand more marching towards their target: towards the
controls of the energy screen, the positronicomputer in the Gobi.
"If a miracle doesn't occur, at least 800 robots will survive," Bell declared. "We
have to deal a decisive blow."
"The centre containing the most important installations is particularly heavily
guarded. Besides, the building housing the positronicon has its own screen,"
Manoli stated.
"Thank you for the lesson," Bell said sarcastically. "I still can't share your
optimism. We have all seen that the robots can build up a reinforced defence by
contact closure. I bet those guys still have a few surprises on tap. And if those
surprises are part of their attack strategy, there is no reason for even the slightest
optimism."
The robots had introduced a new manoeuvre. The introduction of antigrav devices