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A ROUTINE FLIGHT UNTIL—


K-262 to Eppan.

At first a mere checkup job, to determine if the Robot Regent of Arkon has planted agents
there.



But when the telepath boards the spaceship, he is gripped by a nameless terror.



With all life in the Milky Way threatened by the Druuf Danger, the expedition to Eppan
ordered by Perry Rhodan is but one of many probes… but it differs from all the rest when the
men of the K-262 realize anew in frightening fashion a law of the conquest of space: the
universe will confront inquisitive man time and again with mysteries and dangers. One of the
greatest examples of this is the sheer terror of—




THE HORROR


1/ HALF MOON IN THE ARENA



The great arena at Rapmaag was an unfine madness. Here was the stench of sweat, blood and animals
intermingled with the damp smell of the battle-torn earth… the fanatic shouts of the jumbled masses of
spectators consisting of peasants, officials, dignitaries, merchants, smugglers, labourers, soldiers and
noblemen… the clamour of fighting, the creak of leather, the clatter of weapons and the bellowing of
wounded animals…

In the midst of the spectator throng, Walt Scoobey gave the odd impression of being an overgrown elf
or hobgoblin in his Eppanian disguise. He nudged his companion, Marcus Everson. "Sir, how will we find
our contact man in this place?" he asked. He swept a meaningful glance across the vast circle of the arena
where the surging mass of people presented a colourful panorama. There were very few seats left in the
crowd.

Standing 6’2" in his own disguise, Col. Marcus Everson was not any less grotesque than Scoobey. He
searched the throng cautiously. "He’ll get in touch with us," he answered. "It’s advisable for us to keep
our voices down. We can’t take a chance of becoming conspicuous. I just hope that Goldstein thought of
that."
A fanfare of trumpets interrupted further explanations. The main war games were beginning. Six
powerful draft animals dragged a cage into the central area of the arena. Imprisoned within the cage was
a saurian type of beast.