When Donovan sees the giant crocodile, he realizes that it is probably a survivor of prehistoric times. He tells the feiersinger that they must continue the search for the imperator. Donovan says that he will take care of the capture and destruction of the monster. He asks if the geologist he asked to see will be able to give him his word on the matter. The geologist says that if the capture is impossible, he can resort to even more extreme measures. He says that this is one of his rare qualities. The men from Carthago say that they have seen another imperator, smaller than the one they saw earlier. They claim that Donovan could not have done anything differently.