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World leaders, faced with the threat posed by Black Lightning and his team with their light speed powers, expressed a sense of helplessness and concern:

President Sophia Ramirez of the Global Union: "We are facing an unprecedented threat. We cannot ignore the reality that our options are limited in the face of the overwhelming power of Black Lightning."

Prime Minister Thomas Müller of the European Confederation: "Submission appears to be the only viable option, but accepting this tyranny is not a long-term solution. We need a strategy to resist and protect our values."

Asian League Chancellor Zhang Wei: "We have to be realistic. If we do not submit, the risk to our countries and the world as a whole is immense. However, we cannot give up hope of finding a way out of this situation."

These leaders, concerned about the overwhelming power demonstrated by Black Lightning and the Speed Wraiths, were in a dilemma, realizing that, for the moment, accepting submission could avoid immediate chaos, but they also understood the need to resist in the long term to preserve freedom and justice in the world. The fear of unbridled domination by someone with such extraordinary powers hovered over the decisions and strategies of world leaders. At the crossroads of this global crisis, each leader reflected a facet of the complex tapestry of human reactions to the extraordinary and the threatening. President Ramirez highlighted the gravity and uniqueness of the threat. Prime Minister Müller represented the human tendency to resist tyranny, even in the face of the seemingly invincible. Chancellor Zhang Wei brought to the fore the pragmatism essential for survival, yet tinged with fear.

In the face of apparent despair, a multidimensional approach might be necessary:

1. **Diplomacy with the Speed Wraiths:** Discovering individual fissures between members could provide negotiating advantage. Everyone's desires are certainly not uniform; manipulating them could turn the tide in Earth's favor.

2. **Defensive and Offensive Development:** Mobilize scientists and heroes with special capabilities to develop countermeasures, weapons and defenses that can level the battlefield, or even appropriate and replicate similar powers.

3. **Exhaustion Strategy:** Employ guerrilla and resistance tactics to undermine Black Lightning's power. War of attrition has historically been used against seemingly unbeatable powers.

4. **Global Alliance:** Create a unified front combining countries' resources, knowledge and military strength, transcending political and ideological borders for a common good.

5. **Negotiation to Buy Time:** Temporary acceptance of submission could be a strategy to buy time while exploring Black Lightning's weaknesses and how to take him down.

6. **Proliferation of Hope and Resilience:** Keeping the morale of the population high is crucial. While Lightning may dominate in terms of raw power, the people's willpower and desire for freedom can be equally potent.

Faced with out-of-tune musicians in the orchestra of despair, the mastery of world leaders in conducting a symphony of diverse strategy may be the key to reestablishing harmony and peace. Global unity and the ability to quickly and efficiently adapt to multifaceted strategies could provide the answers these leaders seek to safeguard humanity's future against the threat of Black Lightning and his fearsome team.