Must find the way

Suddenly, the screen didn't vanish.

Nolan blinked. The small, floating interface just hovered in front of him like a stubborn ghost. For a moment, nothing happened. Just silence. Static stillness. Only a timer blinking in a cold, digital font:

17:11

17:10

17:09

17:08

And so on…

"…Huh?"

Nolan squinted. "Where the hell is the search bar?"

No buttons. No interface icons. No floating keyboard. Not even a damn blinking cursor. Just the timer counting down and a translucent border that softly pulsed like a heartbeat.

"Alright, stop," Nolan said, waving his hand.

The timer froze. 16:57.

Instantly, the interface collapsed with a soft hiss, like air slipping from a tire. He checked his status window.

Mana Crystals: 1014

His eyes twitched.

"Are you fucking serious? Ten crystals—for that?"