Chapter 2250 Macht the Match

Chapter 2250 Macht the Match

After the story time is over, Ling Tian stayed with Sam there.

They drank in silence as the time passed and soon it was past midnight.

Due to the extreme efforts of Ling Tian, all the academies worked together to make the payment for all the students so that no additional chaos would be added to this mix. They stably worked together using their fourth graders and elders to make the payments for everyone properly.

Of course, they also agreed on one thing.

No one would ever touch the payments machine after the payments are all settled. They do not want to risk anyone eve accidentally knowing who their information mule is and they didn't want to trigger chaos along with that.

For that reason, the people who were selected to manage the payment process were all the people who destroyed their bird puppets and wrist bands.

The academies believed that they successfully severed the connection between the academy and themselves.

At least, they believed that they don't have a way to access the payments machines after that. As for the hub using the bird puppets to send the messages again like they did before... they didn't bother with it.

They came to a consensus that they would destroy every single bird puppet that comes out of the hub. They already tested it with the previously sent bird puppets and they are mostly sure that nothing will happen.

So, as long as they controlled any more information from reaching the people, then they would be fine.

However, if it was that simple, then what is the point of Sam laying such an elaborate plot?

When one of the Ares academy's fourth grade student walked near the payments machine, making sure no one left anything behind to play tricks, he suddenly felt a faint glow from the payments machine. He turned around and saw its screen.

It displayed his image along with a bunch of information that made his mouth go wide. He hurriedly looked around noticing that no one was observing, he moved forward and covered the screen with his body.

He is so close to the machine.

At that time, in the controls, a new slot appeared. A slot that is in perfect shape and size to put a finger in. It was glowing and with every passing second the intensity of the glow is increasing. He hurriedly put his finger in that slot.

*ZAP*

A slight shock a flood of information to his brain. The machine stopped glowing, everything went back to normal.

"What are you doing? Is everything okay?"

Someone passed by and asked with a frown. The young man nodded and didn't respond. The machine is back to normal and he walked past it like nothing happened. But deep inside, he is nervous. Anxiety is eating him away.

He fell into a deep thought, but he couldn't really find a proper method to get to that kid. He would have to use desperate measures. So, he is ready to call in a favor. From a person that he never really wanted to interact.

A person who is the only one that actually shared the knowledge of his acts, because they carried a similar secret and both of their secrets originated from the same source. They knew what the other needs to do, but the kept the secret because both of them didn't want to be exposed.

Macht's advantage is that the other party is an elder.

So, he came out with the patrol as an excuse and awaited to see that Elder join the patrol as well, so that he can communicate with him and get his help. Luckily, he managed to meet the elder and to his surprise, he was met with a set of words that he didn't expect.

"My information mule is in your academy. I need you to kill him for me."

Those are the opening statements of the elder. Only then did Macht understand that he is not the only one who got the information about their information mule.

Macht felt like he found a new lifeline.

"I will, but it won't come without a cost."

"What would it take?"

"Hammer from Hephaestus academy. He is my mule. Kill him." The Elder widened his eyes and then shook his head. I belong to Poseidon academy, how can I target a student in Hephaestus academy now?"

"I know that you are working a family in Noble league that is trying to spread its influence in other territories. You definitely have someone inside the Hephaestus academy that you can move. You have good enough influence there.

Kill Hammer and confirm it with me, then I will kill this kid."

"What if you go back on your words after I am did what you asked of me?"

"I will not."

"Just your word is not enough."

"Then let's sign it. The soul contract."

Just like that the contract was signed and the Macht became the Match that lit the fuse.

That night, Hephaestus academy was thrown into an uproar when Hammer was killed. His neck was broken with a single twist, while he was meditating and his friend, one of the four brothers has witnessed it first hand.

At the same time, he also noticed a black colored spell trying to extract the soul of his friend. He hurriedly used an artefact to prevent that and contacted the elders in charge.

At the same time, Macht received the news of Hammer's death and he took the duty of protecting the first graders. Killing the second first grader that very night.