Ladies and gentlemen of Gotham, you have eaten well

All the eyes that had been watching the whole drama with glee became wide like saucers. What followed next were people scrambling from their seats. Each of the world leaders that attended the Hall brought a security team with them. All of the world leaders accepted the invitation for this reason, which was one of the main ones. They would be allowed to keep security with them at all times and be allowed to be connected to the outside world, though that was never the main point.

They carried potent satellite phones that could maintain connections to the outer world despite strong jammers. The fact that there was security and that powerful artillery and missiles were stationed at the borders was always the key point.

The security teams scrambled to protect their leaders but before they could safeguard the bodies of the world leaders, numerous armored men made themselves visible out of nowhere and placed the muzzle of the guns on the head of the world leaders and even the security teams had a scare when some of their own men suddenly changed sides and pointed the guns on their comrades.

These were the Ghost squad.

When the yells first began, everything was in a state of disarray.

"Jeremy, what are you doing?"

"You bastard, Antonio.. What exactly does this mean?

"Fuck you, Clark."

"Dinesh, he is our Prime Minister.. What the fuck are you up to?"

It was more chaos, because everybody spoke different languages and it felt like people have come to Coachella. But the chaos was followed by complete silence men in full body gear coming out of invisible mode and placing the barrel on both the leaders and security personnels.

Some people made an effort to be clever, but all it got them was a headshot or neutralization. Only a small number of security guards were killed, and they were only executed when they were about to commit crimes. Many of the security guards who accompanied the world leaders were selected solely on the basis of their brutality and lack of regard for the innocent.

Yes, Robin had went looking for the history of the security team along with the world leaders. However, non-lethal force was used to neutralize those who were honest and only performed their duties. The world leaders felt like they had seen some kind of nightmare when they saw the men using armor that could make them invisible and more importantly, some of their own men had turned up against them and pointed guns.

They hadn't anticipated this at all. They discovered that their own guys, who had undergone extensive testing, were spies. How did this happen?

Numerous world leaders pressed their panic buttons, but their satellite phones did not respond. They had forgotten, in their desire, how much more advanced North Korean technology was. They believed that since North Korea lacked its own satellite, they could easily get around their technology.

But the harsh reality has just smacked each and every one of the world's superpowers. Of course, not all international leaders were greatly frightened by this for a very long period. Any extended period without communication will be treated with force.

"North Korea, do you know what you are doing? Let us go. If we don't connect with our people in the next 10 minutes, they will send fighter planes to decimate your place. They might even send supersonic missiles which can decimate your beautiful city in seconds." -France.

"I say you have the courage. How dare you point your guns at us. We overlooked the fact that you didn't even show your face nor your name and this is how you welcome us. You are just as worse as Kim Jong-un." -UK.

"Release us or else we will show you how ugly it can be." - India.

Robin simply continued to maintain his composed demeanor while observing these individuals. The charges of the strong world leaders did not at all faze him. He was no longer naïve and timid like he once was. Power breeds confidence and now he had the power to overthrow everything. He had spent a lot of time building up to this point. He could not back down at this juncture.

"China stated the same thing a few days earlier. Look at how serenely he is sitting in the corner right now." Everyone listened to Robin's comments as he talked gently. While still being held down by a barrel, the world leaders were startled and cocked their heads to look at the Premier.

He had no security with him and was sitting calmly in the corner drinking tea. He was completely by himself and didn't appear to be under any form of coercion. Not even these red-clad armored men were aiming their weapons at him like the others did.

"What does this mean, Premier? Are you going against us?" USA directly enquired.

The Premier gazed at USA and the others while slowly setting the tea cup down.

"No. You have already known that few days ago I had visited their country. You know what he did? He murdered all of my security personnel. And like you, I intimidated him with nuclear weapons. And honestly I would have loved to send a bomb here but I can't. He has multiple AI on the internet, able to impersonate us, able to hack into our military satellites and make the missile land on our own heads. You can wait and try if you don't believe me." -China.

Many of the powerful world leaders shivered at his composed words. They found what they heard to be unreal. In actuality, they had no faith at all. Robin responded by speaking.

"You can wait for 30 minutes to see if the military responds, and in the meantime, let me show you something." As he spoke, Robin continued to make hand motions. The hall's lighting became dull, and many screens were installed on its walls in its place. There were several people displayed on these screens.

It resembled a Zoom call conference with several panels, each of which contained a single individual seated in a chair. These individuals were numerous and filled the Hall's walls on all sides. Most of them were familiar with their faces.

These were the clandestine figures who had been in charge of the entire world while remaining hidden. The multi-billionaires, the people who had assets in various nations throughout the world, the wealthy families, the leaders of multinational corporations like Blackrock, Vanguard, and others, and military leaders from practically every nation, including the USA. And every single one of them looked distressed.

Even the Russian President, whose head was on the other side of the barrel much like theirs, could be seen in the footage.

Some even sobbed in front of the camera. The presence of these guys who ruled the globe undoubtedly roused them awake, if the barrel of the gun wasn't enough to instill terror in them due to the strength of their military. They felt fear for the first time. Even the Russian President and oligarchs appeared in the video.

This was a really serious issue. Russia was one of the most powerful countries in the world and their leader was forced to sit in front of a camera.

"Since everyone is present, we can now begin the meeting. However, we will undoubtedly wait for 30 minutes. You'll have ample time to consider your next course of action. Talk amongst yourselves." Robin said and then he vanished from his seat. All of the world leaders leaped out of their seats at this.

Even the composed Premier became a little unsteady as he watched the masked figure disappear. This was not in the script. What on earth was he?

The world leaders exchanged glances. The security guards had already left the Hall, and the red armored men had followed them. There was resistance but it was met with force and assertively dragged away from the hall leaving the World leaders alone in the hall. The ones in the video wanted to talk but they were muted.

The world leaders exchanged glances as they prayed for assistance from their militaries. Even though the generals were absent from their posts, the system wouldn't fall apart as a whole. There was a chain of command and they would follow it even if their superior was missing.

They waited for 30 minutes, but no one arrived to save them, and they heard nothing from the outside. At the 31st minute, Robin appeared again on the seat looking at them with those same eyes.

"You have eaten well, feasted upon the lives of others, killed people for your own wealth, waged wars so that it could bring you profits, manipulated religion for own nefarious agenda. But from this moment on, none of you are safe. Your military isn't coming to save you, nobody is coming to save you. I am your judge, jury and executioner."

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