Noah selected Yes, bracing himself for some dramatic response as the System processed his choice. The number beside his Apocalust Points changed.
〔AP: 990〕
His eyes narrowed as he watched the thousand points he'd just received drop by ten.
That was it?
He'd expected something more dramatic—a flash of light, perhaps. Maybe it would announce the upgrade with some grand message to make it clear that something significant had just occurred.
Instead, it simply deducted the points with all the ceremony of a vending machine dispensing a can of soda.
The violet prompt vanished, and a new display immediately took its place.
This one displayed a timer, its crisp digital numerals arranged in a neat, modern format. The digits pulsed with a faint, rhythmic glow, flickering ever so slightly against the violet backdrop as the countdown began.
〔00:00:59〕
