"Besides, the Martial Arts Association announced that until the investigation concludes, neither Eternal Clan nor Shadow Clan may involve themselves in any other power struggles."
"So Shadow Clan can't seek revenge against Eternal Clan, and Eternal Clan can't intervene in the confrontation between Riverdale's factions and Serpent Alliance. Is that right?"
Yolanda's voice turned cold. While this barely affected Shadow Clan and Serpent Alliance, it was a significant blow to Zach, Nigel, and others who had lost Eternal Clan's support.
"Exactly. The timing is too strange. I'm sure this was calculated!" Viktor spoke bitterly. "Even without your duel with Donovan, they would have found another way to frame Eternal Clan!"
Yolanda's involvement had actually minimized the impact on Eternal Clan. Though she was friendly with Xavier, she was not a member. While Xavier was detained, he was merely staying at the Association. Given his status, no one would dare to interrogate him anyway.
"They're also sending people to supervise the upcoming duel, saying it's for fairness. In reality, they just want to prevent Eternal Clan from helping secretly!"
Viktor despised the Association's obvious bias, but at this point, they truly couldn't participate in the duel. Without Xavier's backing, various Riverdale factions were very worried. Zach had been using his influence to contact other skilled fighters but had not found suitable candidates yet.
"Have all the duel participants been confirmed?" Yolanda asked after a moment's thought.
"Seven are confirmed," Viktor replied. "Ms. Henderson, Mr. Wright specifically said he didn't want to involve you, so he never considered letting you join from the start."
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