Brain Test 4 Level 168 〈PLUS〉

He stared at the apple. It was so red. So… tempting. The instruction was a paradox. The game wanted him to progress. To progress, he had to solve the puzzle. But the puzzle was to not do the one thing that every instinct told him to do. He’d tried leaving the apple alone for an hour. Nothing happened. He’d tried typing “I will not take the apple” into the nonexistent keyboard. Nothing.

Professor Aris, a man with a shock of white hair and weary eyes, had been stuck on this level for three days. He’d tried everything. He’d poked the apple. He’d shaken his phone (for in this strange world, he was the game’s finger). He’d tried to swipe the table away. He’d even tried to close his eyes and tap behind the apple. Every time, a cheerful, robotic voice would chime: “Incorrect. You took the apple in spirit.” brain test 4 level 168

The door swung open to Level 169:

Professor Aris laughed, turned back, grabbed the apple, took a huge bite, and stepped through the door—feeling, for the first time in three days, like a genius. He stared at the apple