Tirisfal was also one of the media's main targets this year. After all, ten years ago, Tirisfal's situation had been excellent. Back then, Dark Horse Demon Star had dazzled the world, and its commander, Demon Edge, had displayed exceptionally strong commanding ability. With the Night Demon Clan—an unrecognized ally that nevertheless possessed royal strength—supporting them, they should have feared no team in the competition.
But everything changed after the Iron Fir Forest Incident ten years ago. The teams from the various major academies that had gone to Iron Fir Forest all suffered heavy losses. Most of their veteran members had either fallen or remained unconscious. Tirisfal's team had remained relatively intact, but its most important trump card, Demon Star, and its captain, Demon Edge, were both absent from the roster. Clearly, something had happened to them as well.
Most crucially, the Night Demon Clan had rebelled. This was a major event that had shaken the entire Federation, and its far-reaching effects could not be explained in just a few words. However, its impact on Tirisfal had been direct, turning this former T0 team into one that outsiders had little confidence in.
Some even predicted that Tirisfal might fall out of the top ten this year!
Unlike Wind Walker Academy and Blue Spirit Academy, Tirisfal had always been targeted by many traditional academies. This northern heretical academy had been hated by countless traditional powerhouses that wanted to trample it beneath their feet. In past inter-academy competitions, both Tirisfal and Nightshade Academy had been targeted. Now that only an incomplete Tirisfal team remained, and it was Crown Prince Year besides, their situation was truly worrying.
The one being interviewed was Tirisfal's vice-headmaster, Ke Boge, one of the Ten Great Liches and ranked eighth in the sequence. Yet no one believed that his