about midnight
On to Hastor at once . Should the therns attempt to check us at the southern verge of the ice cap it may result in the wrecking of all our plans and the total destruction of the expedition . '' Ten minutes later we were speeding through the night toward Hastor , prepared to strike the first blow for the preservation of Dejah Thoris . Two hours after leaving my palace at Helium , or about midnight , Kantos Kan , Xodar , and I arrived at Hastor . Carthoris , Tars Tarkas , and Hor Vastus had gone directly to Thark upon another cruiser . The transports were to get under way immediately and move slowly south . The fleet of battleships would overtake them on the morning of the second day .