Chapter 144: The show
The scene on their screens was almost as if a movie had started to playon its own.
" Huh? Why is there a movie playing? But that looks like a man; he looks kinda... " The woman doing the meeting muttered as she stared at the screen.
Then the figure shrouded by the black flames spoke, his voice sounded heavy and it instantly pulled everyone's attention towards it:
" My fellow people of this wonderful planet, consider me a friend of you all. I've come forth... to change our lives to better ones. "
As this mysterious figure spoke all the people were looking at him with concentration and were listening carefully, they couldn't understand if this was some kind of prank or some thing like this was actually happening.
" Who is this person? It seems he is a man, so why is he acting like that? " An old woman spoke, the people from the older generation treated men even badly.
" My starting point is The Pendulum, if you wish to exist then become my servants but in the other case, I'll erase the existence of the entire Pendulum, even if you are hidden as a doctor or a normal office worker, I'll annihilate every single one of you. "
The figure surrounded by the darkness added, and these words surprised all the people even more, after all he had just challenged one of the top organizations of the country.
" Is he sane? Even though the Pendulum kills people for money but when they are threatened all members would come forward to kill whoever threatens them, this man is just writing his own death sentence. " A woman mumbled as she looked at her mobile.
Of course the people from the Pendulum were also watching all this, and they were definitely not happy with Lucian's words, even if someone like Natasha or Jasmine threatened them in such a manner they would still not become anyone's servant even if they are all killed.
Inside one of the hospitals, a female doctor who had just come out of the operation room after doing a big surgery also heard Lucian's words even though her expressions remained calm but internally she was seething with rage.
This doctor was a woman who held the second position in the Pendulum only below the leader.
She decided to wait and hear more of Lucian's speech and then go to meet the leader, the Pendulum have monopolized several professions and secretly most of the doctors in the country belonged to that organization.
" I am going to clear this planet and turn it into a better one, even if I have to do it manually and slowly but by the end, we would all have a smile on our faces.
Since only the results matter, I am going to display to everyone here a really nice show. " Just as he finished speaking, the screen again went black all the people wondered if it was finally over or if there was going to be something more.
" This man, why is he targeting the Pendulum? Exactly what is giving him so much confidence? What do you think we should do with him, Mam? " The female doctor spoke into her mobile, talking with the leader of the Pendulum.
" Let's wait and see what is the thing he is going to show, then you can take care of him. " From the other side a lively voice sounded, as if it was full of life and emotions.
" I understand, maybe he pulled this stunt to become a part of our organisation? But it's been quite long since I've heard about a male who is strong. "
The female doctor mumbled but received no reply from the other side, everyone was just staring at the black screen intently.
Though in the next moment their screens flashed and then it displayed the video with a few hundred people on the screen.
All of them were tied to poles and they were all unconscious, the camera was moving over all the place displaying them slowly and some people recognised them.
" They- Aren't they the criminals that had gone missing in the past? So he is the one who was behind all that? " The boy who was lying on his bed in darkness mumbled, he was still lying half naked there.
" This location, doesn't it seem familiar? Wait, it is the place where the Pendulum had appeared in the past, he is challenging them in such a way. But how did he manage to do all that in the middle of the city? " The boy playing game in the cafe spoke in surprise.
As the drone moved closer to the people, they could see bombs placed near each of the person there were several hundred men and women, and the time on the clock was ticking.
" Damnit that place is quite far from here and most of the police officers of this area are here. "
A cop spoke, she was holding a glass of wine in her hand and they were right now in the middle of a party of Peter Chuck receiving a award.
" Let's leave for that place right now, we have to stop that person from killing all those people even if they all are criminals. " Another female officer spoke, in the entire place only a few male officers could be seen.
Since most of the officers had drunk so they won't be able to drive, still most of the officers hastily moved out of the hall and began to get into different cars as they soon began to drive towards that venue.
" So it has started. " Peter mumbled as he looked at the big screen present in the hall, then he walked out of there too. By now his body had gotten in shape and he looked much better now.
The members of the Pendulum were also looking at this scene they were surprised but just this much was not enough to scare their organisation whose main job is to kill people, so even if they see all those people die it won't have much effect on them.
" Shall we start? "
The heavy voice of the mysterious man sounded again and in the next moment the time on all those bombs began to reduce rapidly, those people were all unconscious right now or the place would have been a lot chaotic.
As the time got closer to zero the heartbeat of everyone watching it began to increase, seeing such a scene in movies is completely different.
But knowing that it was actually happening and those people were all going to die soon, most of them were feeling afraid and had already turned their gazes away from the screen.
Before the time ended, one of the women who was hanging onto a pole woke up she opened her eyes slowly and looked around in confusion, but her body shivered as she came to her senses and understood her situation.
" Mmmph uuuumph Eeeelp mmmm eeeelp sob sob " Their mouths were closed by a tape so she could only release muffled cries, she looked down towards the bomb and felt her body turn cold.
Now she regretted killing her husband and her young son.
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