"Watch! Out there!" exclaimed the general, pointing into the night. Rainsford's eyes saw only blackness, and then, as the general pressed a.........

I assume that you want an explanation of this passage from
the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game." This is one of General Zaroff's special ways
of luring his human game to the island. He has installed what appears to be legitimate
signal lights to mark the safety of the channel. In truth, the channel is not safe; it
is a false channel--"giant rocks with razor edges" cover the area. Ship captains cannot
see the rocks, and they assume that the lights are marking a safe passage. The lights
may be of little use during the day, but they can prove to be successful to General
Zaroff's desire of wrecking as many ships as possible near his island at night. He then
captures the survivors and uses them as his game.