, ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁which ▁begins ▁to ▁uns cre w . ▁When ▁this ▁lid ▁falls ▁off , ▁a ▁Mart ian ▁creature ▁emer ges . ▁By ▁now ▁a ▁crowd ▁has ▁gathered ▁on ▁the ▁common , ▁and ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁in quis itive ▁men ▁approach ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁they ▁are ▁inc iner ated ▁by ▁the ▁He at - R ay — an ▁advanced ▁Mart ian ▁weapon . ▁The ▁Journal ist ▁fle es ▁with ▁the ▁crowd . ▁Later , ▁ham mer ing ▁sounds ▁are ▁heard ▁from ▁the ▁pit . ▁A ▁company ▁of ▁soldiers ▁is ▁deployed ▁at ▁the ▁common , ▁and ▁that ▁evening ▁an ▁injured ▁and ▁exha usted ▁Art illery man ▁wand ers ▁into ▁the ▁Journal ist ' s ▁house ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁his ▁com r ades ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁fighting ▁machines — tri pod ▁vehicles ▁built ▁and ▁controlled ▁by ▁Mart ians , ▁each ▁armed ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁He at - R ay . ▁They ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁London — the ▁Journal ist ▁to ▁ensure ▁his ▁lo ver ▁Car rie ▁is ▁safe , ▁the ▁Art illery man ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁headquarters — but ▁are ▁soon ▁caught ▁in ▁cross fire ▁between ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Mart ians ▁and ▁separated . ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁Journal ist ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Car rie ' s ▁house ▁but ▁finds ▁it ▁empty . ▁He ▁resol ves ▁to ▁escape ▁London ▁by ▁boat ▁and ▁later ▁catch es ▁sight ▁of ▁Car rie ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁ste amer , ▁but ▁the ▁gang pl ank ▁is ▁raised ▁before ▁he ▁can ▁join ▁her . ▁Fight ing ▁machines