*BING! BING! BING!*
His Administrator UI violently flickered back to life, flooding his vision with massive, cascading windows of deep green and gold text.
[ROOT CIPHER ACCEPTED.]
[Dynamic Synchronization Achieved. Bypassing Blind Spot.]
[Warning: Entering Core Hardware Level. Ethereal Physics Engine Offline.]
[Proceed at your own risk, Administrator Zero.]
"I accept your terms and conditions," Sebastian snarled.
*CRRRR-UNCH!*
The infinite white wall finally gave way.
A massive, jagged, violently glowing green tear ripped open directly in front of Sebastian. It didn't look like a neat, organized doorway. It looked like a bleeding, infected wound in the fabric of the universe.
Through the tear, Sebastian didn't see floating crystal gardens or rivers of blue mana. He saw a stark, terrifyingly real brutalist mega-structure of grinding gears, towering brass pillars, and dark stone. It looked heavy. It looked oppressively physical.
