You know, this explains some stuff. Namely, why the guard can be so ineffective. If their final task is to kill one another, Hunger Games style, then you would expect the “best of the best” to be quick to turn on one another for their own safety rather than assisting one another. Even explains why that one guard who found Vee preferred to just let her go for their own safety instead of following directions. That is how they are trained!

Also, as a side note: that also helps explain how Belos went through SO MANY golden guards. You have to assume a good amount failed that test.