Their numbers had been considerable at the start, given the sheer size of the statue.
However, as time passed, the pressure intensified, and the aura of strength from the Moon God statue kept shrinking from half a meter, eventually accommodating only one person at any given position. Thus, members of the Lunar Eclipse Meeting were continuously eliminated, their conditions wretched. Some who overestimated their capabilities and ventured too deeply were crushed to death the moment they pulled away.
They turned into an indistinct pile of flesh mud on the ground.
Northern street.
