I shared my thoughts with my comrades, and the colonel said: “I doubt that their leader is somewhere nearby. Rats are capable of catching information on ultra-high frequencies. Therefore, it’s quite possible that their commanders are sitting somewhere in the sewers, and not just giving commands, but receiving information from the point of action.”
Meanwhile the rats had already prepared themselves for a new attack, and began it this time from every direction simultaneously. A dangerous moment had arrived.
“Toss the bottles!” The colonel barked out, and was first to hurl a bottle. After him—Viola and Krupa. I sent a stream of flames following after the bottles. The fire seized the pavement, the rat mass furiously began to squeak and tossed itself blindly at the walls of the buildings. Sev
