.

Thorn came back, his eyes glowing. He flung open the outer door of the
rocket-ship, and Sylva went to him.

He pointed.

Far away, the Fighting Force of the United Nations was swirling
upward. Like smoke from a campfire or winged ants from a tree-stump,
they went up in a colossal, twisting spiral. Beyond the domes and
above them. The domes existed no longer. Up and up, and up.... And
then they swooped down upon the suddenly fleeing enemy. Vengefully,
savagely, with all the fury of men avenging not only what they have
suffered, but also what they have feared, the combat-squadrons of the
United Nations fell upon the invaders. Green hexynitrate explosions
lighted up the sky. Ear-cracking detonations reverberated among the
mountains. There was battle there, and death and carnage and utter
destruction. The roar of combat filled the universe.

Thorn closed the door and looked down at Kreynborg, who breathed
stentorously, his mouth foolishly open.

"Our men will be back for us," he said shortly. "We needn't worry."
Then he said, "Huh! He called himself a scientist, and he didn't know
a sling-shot when he saw one!"

But then Thorn Hard dropped a weapon made of a forked stick and strong
elastic from his chute-pack, and caught Sylva hungrily in his arms.

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