Dead!

After the second clone had entered, they lost contact with the man again after a while; this time faster than the first clone.

"This is rather odd." The skinny man chuckled humorlessly and said, "Why don't you folks try as well?"

Only three men from his group stepped out.

One of them said, "Brother Fei, we don’t have your replicating skill. We’ll have to enter personally if we were to go in; the risk is huge."

Brother Fei answered with a frown, "This situation unprecedented. My clones didn’t meet any obstacle upon entering. Although they are illusory, they can still sense physical objects. This residence is huge, but there must be a limit to it. How can they not have come into contact with anything?"

"It’s better if a real person could go in to get a feel of the place. The emptiness now makes me miserable; even though my clones are still not gone yet, they can’t do anything!"