Half-real, Half-fake and Twisted Rules

Luke didn't land on the ground. Instead, he used the armor and the drone to quickly scan the environment around where everyone had gone missing.

Soon, the A.I. in V's suit sent out a summary: There were no abnormalities.

Everything was as Claire and Gold Nugget had said. There were no signs of human activity on either side of the narrow and abandoned trail, whether it was the cliff or the deep ravine.

Looking at the drones' live feed of the abandoned town, he frowned.

A hazy fog enveloped the abandoned town; from the images transmitted by the drones, it was like a phantom ghost town.

Luke slowly landed at a corner of the intersection, and a system notification popped up: Entering unknown mental energy field. Unknown mental energy is establishing a link. Accept?

Luke didn't immediately make a decision as he flew toward the town.

200 meters up ahead, a gray road sign appeared on the side of the road.