Having read so many books, Duge was certain of one thing: the City Gods and local deities really didn't care about their duties unless something especially troublesome happened that caught their attention, in which case one would generally be safe from danger.
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During the two days Duge spent in closed-door cultivation to understand the world,
the number of Alien Warriors had dropped once again, finally stabilizing at the figure of 677.
Less than ten days from the start, and the ranks had been reduced by more than two thousand three hundred—more brutal than the sixty percent elimination rate of the original starting lineup.
Duge speculated that eight or nine out of ten times it was because the warriors selected by Pan-Universe Entertainment were too unconventional, and those with exceptionally high spiritual power were eager to show off, which instead made them live targets for the natives of this world.