"It’s through," Sarah gasped. "But El, look at the node feedback. You’re leaving a heat signature. The network is trying to heal the gap you just ripped."
The screen didn't just show a loading circle; it showed a live map of the global Core Network. Streams of data turned from white to a searing electric blue. The software was literally "flashing"—exploiting a millisecond desync between global nodes. On the recipient's end, the BTC appeared instantly, validated by a ghost-signature the 6.3.0 engine had synthesized.
