After all, from the very beginning, An Yu had not expected anything from the other party. It was simply another gameplay option that had attracted him to keep playing.
Before digging a hole on the spot and burying her, An Yu used the Key of the Void to return to that hillside. Beside Elysia's grave, he dug another pit, gently placed Wendy inside, and covered her with dirt.
Finally, he wrote four words on the tree trunk: Wendy's Grave.
He had thought there would be no gains in this level.
After all, thinking rationally, the mastermind behind level seven probably would not personally enter level three. Even if they really entered level four, it should have been the final stage, not the fourth level.
But... there really was a gain.
"Doctor, long time no see."
Aponia froze. She seemed to understand why Elysia and Kevin had both blanked out.
"If I said that I had only woven that well-intentioned lie before for your and Elysia's mental health, would you believe me?"
She sniffled. Though she knew some martial arts herself, she could not win. She really could not win!
"So, Doctor, do I have a mental illness?"
An Yu pointed at his head.
Aponia fell silent for a long time, as if weighing something. Finally, she raised her head. "Would you truly still trust the answer I give you now?"
"Can you give me a hint? A hint about the mastermind?"
An Yu did not answer her question. Instead, he abruptly brought up something else.
Aponia shook her head. "Sorry, I truly don't know. I was also constantly hypnotizing myself, barely managing to gain the ability to act independently within the dream."
And just when she had gained the ability to act independently, An Yu had cleared the whole thing.