John Carter and Tars Tarkas, having crashed into the ocean, make their way to a nearby island:
Carter fires his gun, shooting an explosive pellet into some nearby brush, setting it on fire. The conflagration scares off their one-eyed attackers, giving them the chance to escape into a nearby cave.
While Carter and Tarkas catch their breath, we see that Dejah Thoris is fairing no better: her airship never made it to Helium, landing instead in a barren stretch of desert because it was carrying too much weight. Within moments they find themselves under threat!
The next day, Carter and Tarkas emerge from the cave:
Carter and Tarkas fight off the Banths, and just as they kill the last one a disembodied voice warns the two of them not to come any further--or they will die!
Carter, of course, ignores this, jumping into a small, dark tunnel from which one of the Banths has emerged:
While Carter and Tarkas catch their breath, we see that Dejah Thoris is fairing no better: her airship never made it to Helium, landing instead in a barren stretch of desert because it was carrying too much weight. Within moments they find themselves under threat!
The next day, Carter and Tarkas emerge from the cave:
Carter, of course, ignores this, jumping into a small, dark tunnel from which one of the Banths has emerged:
...to be continued!
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