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of what is happening in block J-D 3."
"Being a teleporter, it is really easy for him to escape any blockade," Manoli
pointed out, unable to understand how the chief could disregard that fact.
"Sure he can! But he won't get Goratschin through."
"So Goratschin was your secret!" Reginald Bell groaned. "Why didn't we get the
idea of using him earlier than this? This is so obvious. Maybe our reactions aren't
functioning right any more? Eric."
"Are you asking me as a doctor?"
Perry Rhodan interrupted the debate with a wave of the hand. "If you are seeking a
psychological explanation, Reggie, there is only one. We are unconsciously relying
too exclusively on the strategic direction of the positronicon. This complicated
alert was programmed earlier. There is no place for Goratschin because the
computer did not reckon with him. Our alert program is exactly one year old.
Goratschin only joined us last September."
The robot army had almost encircled block J-D 3. Rhodan ended his explanations.
They all knew that it was much more important to take action now and the
developments of the following minute made this necessity even clearer.
Col. Friedrichs was sending armed helicopters into block J-D 3. Bell immediately
issued counter orders.
"Have you gone mad, Colonel? You're shooting right into the midst of civilians!"
"The fronts have intermingled, sir. We can't get at the robots at all if we are to
spare the lives of our people at any cost."
"Kindly leave those decisions to me! Instruct your men to get closer to the enemy.
Pick off the robots individually! But don't exterminate the intelligence of the New
Power!"
Everyone knew that Bell's decision turned the helicopter raid into a suicide
mission. The robots had already shot down three machines and the sensitive
antigrav weapon was of less and less use. Everywhere the fronts were entangled in
close combat. Whoever neutralized gravity there would whirl in the air himself,
which would have caused the ultimate chaos.
"Bell to Col. Friedrichs! Concentrate all available air forces on block J-D 3 for the
duration of one assault wave. It is imperative that that section of the city be taken
by us."
For three minutes there was silence before the viewcom screen. Bell's order
resulted in an immediate shift in the course of the battle.
The concentrated attack on block J-D 3 had transformed that section into a hell.
Due to the strict use of precision fire, it became apparent that the losses on the side
of the machine-people predominated. The fleeing men got a breather and could
make some headway.
The spearhead of the rebelling robots was losing power and speed. The
cyberneticreatures seemed to be impressed by this tactic and for a moment it
seemed they were confused about what to do next.
Bell commented triumphantly: "Those fellows are bewildered! Friedrichs! Pull
back the reinforcements immediately and concentrate on block H-G 7. Same
manoeuvre there!"
"If you have any objections to my intuitive decisions, Perry, speak up before it is
too late," Bell addressed his friend. "I still don't know what has happened to
Kakuta and Goratschin and just how you want to use them."
"Just keep it up, Reggie! The constant change of counterattack tactics is the only
way to disconcert the robots, to the extent that is at all possible."