“How foolish,” said Mastermind. “I would admire your collective optimism, but I’m afraid I’m smarter than that.”
“Do you think you can beat us all?” said Ivan. “Because you are clearly outnumbered.”
“Be that as it may, I still have the power over the hostages,” said Mastermind. “Observe.”
He held up his gauntlet and pressed a button on it. Instantly, spikes emerged from the ceiling of the cage, which then began to lower down onto the unconscious hostages. It was lowering rather slowly, but even at its current speed, I knew it would kill the hostages if it wasn’t stopped in time.
“No,” said Blizzard, taking a step forward. “Stop that!”
“Only if you agree not to interfere with my plans,” said Mastermind. “Of course, if you were smart, you would just attack me anyway. After all, I think
