The area was desolate.

Normally, when a place was said to be sparsely populated, it meant there were few traces of people, either due to its remoteness or because it was restricted for safety reasons.

But this… this wasn’t just sparsely populated.

‘This isn’t just a lack of people…’

There was no presence at all.

Not just human presence, but any sign of life—completely absent.

‘What is this?’

How could this even be possible? A deep sense of unease crawled over my skin.

This wasn’t just a low presence of life.

‘There’s nothing.’

Absolutely nothing.

There wasn’t a single trace of any living being.

That shouldn’t be possible.

Ever since I reached transcendence, my sensory perception had expanded to an extreme degree—both in range and depth.

And yet, I couldn’t sense anything?@@novelbin@@

Frowning, I scanned my surroundings again.

Just like before, there were barely any trees or grass.

The landscape was mostly rock, making it feel even more devoid of life.

‘…There’s no way it should be this empty.’

Feeling something was off, I gathered my energy.

Fwoosh—!

A ring of energy formed behind me. I quickly rotated it, pouring most of my power into my sensory field.

Immediately, my perception expanded rapidly, flooding me with a massive influx of information.

It was so overwhelming that I felt a slight headache.

And yet—

‘There’s no sign of life.’

I could sense the characteristics of the land and its formations, but there was still no trace of any living creature.

I expanded my range even further.

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