Seeing the system's prompt flash in front of his face was a big surprise for Alex.
That was perhaps the last thing he was expecting to see in a moment like this, but since it asked, or rather told, him to step into the pillar of light, he must have somehow accidentally activated something good.
'Is this a way up to the island?'
His thoughts instantly drew towards his goal of making it up to the floating island thousands of kilometres above him.
And while he didn't know exactly where he was located, he knew that he was underneath it at least.
But what he failed to realise was that he was right underneath the centre of the floating island…
And with his stomp out of frustration, he had inadvertently activated a mechanism to bring forth this pillar of light!
With his frustration almost completely replaced with curiosity and confusion, Alex did just as the system told him to and made his way over to the pillar of light.