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survive long enough to get in range. It would not take long, once they could focus on the planet's surface. Just amoment with Dr, Device, that's all I want. It occurred to Ender that perhaps the computer wasn't even equippedto show what would happen to a planet if the Little Doctor attacked it. What will I do then, shout Bang, you'redead?Ender took his hands off the controls and leaned in to watch what happened. The perspective was close to theenemy planet now, as the ship hurtled into its well of gravity. Surely it's in range now, thought Ender. It must bein range and the computer can't handle it.Then the surface of the planet, which filled half the simulator field now, began to bubble; there was a gout otexplosion, hurling debris out toward Ender's fighters. Ender tried to imagine what was happening inside theplanet. The field growing and growing, the molecules bursting apart but finding nowhere for the separate atomsto go.Within three seconds the entire planet burst apart, becoming a sphere of bright dust, hurtling outward. Ender'sfighters were among the first to go: their perspective suddenly vanished, and now the simulator could onlydisplay the perspective of the starships waiting beyond the edges of the battle. It was as close as Ender wanted tobe. The sphere of the exploding planet grew outward faster than the enemy ships could avoid it. And it carriedwith it the Little Doctor, not so little anymore, the field taking apart every ship in its path, erupting each one intoa dot of light before it went on.Only at the very periphery of the simulator did the M.D. field weaken. Two or three enemy ships were driftingaway. Ender's own starships did not explode. But where the vast enemy fleet had been, and the planet theyprotected, there was nothing meaningful. A lump of dirt was growing as gravity drew much of the debrisdownward again. It was glowing hot and spinning visibly; it was also much smaller than the world had beenbefore. Much of its mass was now a cloud still flowing outward.Ender took off his headphones, filled with the cheers of his squadron leaders, and only then realized that therewas just as much noise in the room with him. Men in uniform were hugging each other, laughing, shouting;others were weeping; some knelt or lay prostrate, and Ender knew they were caught up in prayer. Ender didn'tunderstand. It seemed all wrong. They were supposed to be angry.Colonel Graff detached himself from the others and came to Ender. Tears streamed down his face, but he wassmiling. He bent over, reached out his arms, and to Ender's surprise he embraced him, held him tightly, and第 309 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网