At least by the Dragari, they were still treated as sentient living beings. Here, humans were nothing more than batteries.
Alex spent hours looking for the right building, but no matter how much he tried, there were no clues he could use to guess what building was what, other than some that were clearly used for drones to take items. He could have tried entering the buildings, but he felt it was not efficient. After some thought, Alex decided to return to the sewer and follow the flow where body parts were falling down.
But as he reentered the sewer, the situation changed. He saw more activity—drones buzzing around the area, seemingly looking for something. 'Did they find me and MingYue's presence?' he wondered.
After some observation, Alex realized they were not the target. The drones were moving in the opposite direction. 'Is it Alice or the others?' he thought.