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The preliminary round of the City vs. City Tournament continued, and it's the only thing that the whole human civilization was paying attention to right now.
They watched as hours passed, sometimes filled with action, other times incredibly mundane. Yet even so, the passion, the struggle, and the heat of the tournament went on.
The audience watched as teams clashed against each other. They saw how some teams lost members while others left with their numbers intact. They watched clever and sinister ambushes, straightforward clashes, fickle alliances, betrayals, and so on.
The live broadcast did its best to highlight the action at all times to maintain the frenzy, but even they can't capture every moment or every subtle activity that may or may not have an effect later down the line.
Then, at the sixth hour after the tournament began, it happened.
The map began shrinking.
