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Adrian's shoulder is bleeding heavily.

— Run forward!—Dariusz held the robot's arm with his own hands.— Run, you idiots! I won't be able to hold him for long!—

His hands were covered with an icy crust.

— Dariusz Kaminski...—robot suddenly called Darek hollowly.

The guy's hand trembled — even in such a strong distortion, the voice turned out to be familiar to Darek.

When they drew a stripe on the Ghost's palm.

Dariusz jumps back and exposes an ice barrier with a wave of his hands. He himself does not understand how he creates these barriers.

It happens by itself.

— It can't be you!— the second swing of the hand hits Dariusz's chest, The Ghost grimaces in pain, gravel is suddenly found under his back, scratching his T-shirt and leaving long cuts on his back.

Dariusz grimaces in pain, but managed to put up another shield.

He felt one of the claws pierce both the shield and the right side of his body below the ribs. Blood splattered.

Dariusz closed his eyes.

It was only a second, but it stretched to infinity.

"You can't give him superiority, you need to show that I'm not afraid of him and it doesn't hurt..."— He said to himself mentally.

Blood splattered as Dariusz jumped to his feet.

One effort of anger is enough to freeze the robot, it gives at least some kind of head start, Darek runs, his tracks remain huge chunks of ice on the asphalt.

He sees Adrian behind the park fence and runs there.

His breath almost stops when Dariusz jumps over the fence.

— Darek, we need to heal your wound!—Adrian says, cautiously squinting at the frozen robot.

Kaminski shakes his head, waves his arms, reacting negatively to his words.

— Mariusz...—He said hoarsely, almost inaudibly. His throat ached as if he had had all the colds in the world at once.— It's Mariusz!— There's

Something running down his chin. Touching his chin, Dariush sees blood on his fingers.

— Adrian, grab Darek and run over there!—Enrique suddenly commanded.

Kaminski feels weakness taking over his body.

— Dariusz, don't lose consciousness! You were almost turned into a frozen kebab, so you need to move less and keep your eyes open!—Adrian felt that Dariusz was heavier now than usual.

And the Ghost's eyes are closing!

— No! You saved me once, now I'm going to save you!—Seeing the newsstand, Adrian kicked open the door and dragged Darek in.

— Who are you? The park is not ope...— the man who was there began to speak, but Adrian grabbed a box from the table and knocked the man senseless with an accurate throw.

Darek exhaled loudly.

— Wait, Dariusz, I'll be right there...—Adrian takes a paper knife and cuts open Darek's T—shirt.

— Don't do anything, guys...—The Ghost looked at his wound.— What I got in space solves the problems by itself...—

The blood around the edges of the wound was freezing.

— Why are you always so nervous?—Enrique stood in the doorway, carefully watching what was happening outside.

— Either I'm hysterical or I'm just too human...—Adrian looks at Darek's freezing wound.— Sometimes I can't realize this invulnerability...—

It's all right...Dariusz shook off the red icy sparks from his stomach. There is no wound under them, as if there was no wound.

And the ice that his blood has become no longer looks like ice, but like fragments of a star. This ice shines brightly and evaporates without leaving a trace.

— Do you have any plans? How do we deal with this walking scrap metal?—Adrian glanced at the window.

— If I can count on your help!—Darek looks at the hoodie hanging on the chair and decides to wear it instead of his torn T—shirt.

A red creature with its tongue sticking out to the side froze, preparing to jump, on the black fabric of the toasting, and on the back was the inscription "Garten of Banban".

— Hmm, if a robot could laugh, you would finish it off with your outfit!—Adrian scratched his head.

— You need to tie him up smoothly, and then I will freeze him until he falls apart!—Dariusz looked out the window.— Something should work out after all...—

— Something is definitely going to happen...—Adrian said, standing next to Enrique at the entrance.

The man everyone had forgotten about woke up.

— What are you doing in my store?—he asked, rubbing his head. Blood was running down his temple.

— If you want to live, run away in the direction opposite to the noise!—Darek said without turning around.— You have ten minutes to get to the other end of the park and disappear from the horizon!—

The man ran away just like a marathon.

— Hmm, he wants to live, it's noticeable...—Dariusz said dryly.— The ice will burst soon. We need to be ready... —

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The gates of the park flew away.

— To your places!—Dariusz said, peering out from behind a bush.

A huge hand scratched the asphalt.

Darek closed his eyes and concentrated.

Adrian even thought he was praying.

— Mariusz! If you want to kill me, come here!— Darek jumped out of the bush.

— Apparently, you are even more stupid than I thought! The fact that a piece of my mind was implanted in the locator turned out to be very clever...—The claws tore through the blackness of the asphalt.

The pebbles are flying in different directions.

The gray matte metal of the robot does not reflect the sun. He crouches down like a wildcat and whispers hoarsely,

— Do you think I'm such an idiot? Do you think I don't see your friends hiding in the bushes?—

He hits a clipped bush.

Adrian only had time to notice how the bushes were moved by a gust of wind.

The next second, he was lying on the ground unconscious. A pool of blood formed under his head.

Enrique rushed to the ground and was pierced through by the robot's arm.

Dariusz felt fear creep under his skin.

You need to come over to pick up your friend from the robot...

What was flowing through his veins with the blood suddenly suggested the answer. Or maybe it was hysteria...

Dariusz spun on his toes and the wind began to envelop him, a cold wind with snowflakes entwining him like a cocoon.

This cocoon serves as an excellent protection for him.