Greek Mythology: Evolution from the Gargoyle

"Guess?" Sphinx blinked and stared at the cat, feeling something was wrong.

The girl next to the cat has low divine power and is nothing to be afraid of.

That ghost has strong divine power, and has a faint aura of a king. He seems to be the son of the king.

The cat made the Sphinx even more uneasy.

The spiritual aura emanating from his body was so surging that in a daze, the Sphinx felt as if a dark mountain was pressing down on him.

Moreover, he is consciously controlling his divine power!

His true power may be even stronger than this!

The Sphinx thought in her mind, then opened her mouth and flicked her bright red tongue.

"You want to guess a riddle...? Okay."

"However, we must make a covenant between us. You must know the power of a covenant, hehe."

"I know." Yang Qi nodded.

He once made a pact with Cronus, who gave him divine power, but he did not believe in Zeus.

A covenant is a kind of binding on both parties.

Those who violate the agreement will be punished by the original power of Olympus.

The Sphinx's eyes lit up and she said: "Then we will make a pact! If you answer wrongly, you will not be able to resist and will be eaten by me, hehehe!"

Yang Qi said: "If I answer correctly, I don't want any wealth or power. You have to answer my three questions honestly."

The Sphinx was overjoyed, "Hehehehe, that's the best!"

The Sphinx thought in her heart that as long as the other party couldn't guess the puzzle, no matter how powerful the divine power was, under the constraints of the covenant, there was nothing she could do but be eaten by herself!

And he would never be able to guess his own riddle, especially the last one!

"Hehehehehe, good, great!" Sphinx's eyes lit up. She breathed heavily, looking at the cat, feeling the powerful power in him, feeling that he must be extremely delicious, and her stomach rumbled. Gurgling sound, gastric juice is secreted rapidly.

"If you want to ask me three questions, then you have to guess three riddles! No problem! Hehehehe!"

"Brother, don't promise her. I feel she has bad intentions." Melinoe said softly.

Medea also lowered her head and stared at the cat. "Husband, three questions, are you okay?"

"No problem." The cat replied.

Yang Qi's perception of divine power is extremely keen and he can guess ordinary puzzles.

Moreover, Yang Qi vaguely knew what puzzle the Sphinx would create.

"Okay! Then I'll make it easier for you. I'll ask you a riddle from just now."

Sticks' bloody tongue kept flicking, "The first puzzle."

"I have countless little selves, and countless little selves make up who I am. I am the thirstiest. If I look like this today, I will look different tomorrow, but you can still recognize me."

"What am I?"

This is the riddle that the Sphinx asked the mermaid just now.

Many creatures raised their heads, looked at the cat and the sphinx, and couldn't help but talk about it.

"This question is really difficult..."

"Elephants are the thirstiest. I've seen them drink water."

"Idiot, does an elephant change its appearance every day?"

"Sure enough... the Sphinx doesn't care about the first two puzzles and doesn't even bother to come up with new questions." Yang Qi thought to himself.

"Honey...how are you doing, okay? No, I'll take you and run away immediately." Medea hugged herself tightly and whispered with divine breath.

As for Melinoe, he lowered his head and said nothing, thinking hard. "Is there anything that can change its appearance every day, but still be recognizable...?"

"Hehehehe, how are you, little kitten?! It's time!" The Sphinx's eyes were shining, his teeth were shining with cold light, and he wanted to swallow the cat right away.

"What's the answer? Tell me!"

Yang Qi had already guessed the answer, so he didn't panic.

He began, "The answer is the desert."

"The desert is composed of countless sand grains. The desert is essentially a lot of sand grains, so countless small me make up me. The desert is so dry that any water will be absorbed, so it is the thirstiest. The wind blows the sand every day , constantly changing the shape of the desert, so it changes its appearance every day. But the desert is still a desert no matter how it changes, and of course it can be recognized."

As soon as Yang Qi's answer came out, all the living beings fell silent instantly, and then there was a lot of discussion.

"Sure enough...everything is correct!"

"I never thought the answer would be the desert..."

"How long has it been since no living creature answered the question of the goddess of wisdom?!"

"This is the first one I've ever seen!"

"How come there are such smart cats...Why does my cat only eat and sleep every day?"

All living beings feel envious and regretful in their hearts. Enviously, the cat guessed the puzzle correctly, but unfortunately, he didn't want power or wealth.

Melinoe turned her head, and she nodded slightly to Yang Qi. "Baby brother, that's a good answer. I didn't expect you to be quite smart."

"Husband!" Yang Qi only felt Medea hugging him tighter.

"!!" When the Sphinx heard the answer, her face became extremely ugly. She gasped for air, her saliva dripped on the ground, and her whole body trembled, as if she wanted to pounce on the cat immediately and swallow the cat into her mouth.

After a long time, she gritted her teeth and said reluctantly, "Well... I guess you guessed it right."

Then she exhaled two masses of blood-red gas from her nostrils, crawled to the cat, and stared at him with her two huge eyes, almost touching each other.

The strong smell of rancidity and blood hit the cat directly. The cat's expression remained unchanged and it flicked its tail, "Hurry up and ask the next question, meow."

"Hehe hehe... Kitty, you just guessed a question correctly, don't be so proud..."

"The second question is, I never walk, but I can cross the earth. If there is no road, I create my own path. I have a bed, but I never sleep peacefully. I come from the sky and finally return to the sky."

"So, who am I?"

It’s the same question as before.

As soon as the Sphinx finished speaking, the cat replied: "The answer is the river."

"Rivers can cross the earth without walking. If there are no roads, the river will break out of the channel by itself, so it will create its own path. The river has a river bed, and it flows all the time. Of course it will not sleep peacefully. The river converges It enters the sea, evaporates into clouds, falls into rain, and merges into the river, so it comes from the sky and finally returns to the sky.”

Snapped!

At the same time, the cat swung its tail at the Sphinx's face, and a huge red mark suddenly appeared on her face.

"Don't come so close to me. Brush your teeth when you have nothing to do. It stinks."

"You!!!" The Sphinx backed away suddenly. She raised her paw and touched her face, which was extremely painful.

She was trembling all over, and ferocious murderous intent flowed from her eyes. The murderous intent condensed into reality and turned into maggots, falling on the ground.

After a moment, the ferocious murderous intent in her eyes disappeared, and then she laughed, "Hehehehehe! Okay, little kitten, you are smart enough!"

"But don't get too happy too soon, there is one last puzzle!"

"If you guess wrong, don't forget the promise we made to be my dinner!"

She said viciously: "I'm going to chew you up!"

The cat said: "Are you so confident? Meow. Hurry, next question."

"Kitten, listen up."

"Who walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night? The time when it has the most legs is also the time when it walks the slowest and is at its weakest."

As soon as this question came up, all living beings immediately exploded!

"The elves in the forest walk on two legs. The centaurs in the grasslands walk on four legs. But I've never seen anyone walk on three legs?"

"Who has three legs? I've never seen anyone with three legs!"

"And, four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening...?"

The cat remained motionless, but he was thinking in his mind, "Sure enough, this is the problem!"

"Holy shit, the Sphinx is pure evil!"

"The answer to this question is human beings. Human beings have not been created yet, and there are no human beings in the world. Who can guess this? I'm afraid even Zeus here can't guess it!"

"Fortunately I know the answer."

"And... the answer to the riddle that the Sphinx asked the mermaids is the desert. Mermaids live in the sea all year round and rarely go ashore. Where have they ever seen a desert?"

"From beginning to end, the mermaid guessed things like starfish and water plants."

"The answer to the riddle that the Sphinx asked the centaur is a river. That centaur lives in the desert, and the sky is filled with yellow sand. Where has he ever seen a river?"

"The same goes for centaurs. They guessed things like cacti and scorpions from beginning to end."

"The Sphinx is not guessing at all, she is just using the excuse of guessing to kill and cannibalize creatures!"

"Hee hee hee hee!" Sphinx walked up, laughing wildly, "How are you, little kitten?! You can't guess it! You can't guess it, hahahaha!"

"If you can't guess it, just let me eat it!" The sphinx's bright red tongue stretched out and was about to wrap around the cat, opening its bloody mouth!

She had a cruel smile on her face, and her tail swung wildly behind her, so excited!

Brush - and then the sound of cracking and breaking.

With a pop, the Sphinx flew dozens of meters away and landed heavily on the ground. All the teeth in her mouth were shattered and blood continued to flow out.

"Ugh——!" the Sphinx wailed, feeling extremely severe pain, but what frightened her more than the pain was the cat's speed!

She only vaguely felt that the cat's tail moved slightly just now, and then she was instantly knocked away and all her teeth were shattered!

"What's the rush? Meow, I haven't answered yet." The cat jumped off the girl's shoulder and walked slowly to the Sphinx. "The answer is people."

"When a person is born, he can only use his hands and feet to crawl on the ground. When he grows up, he can walk on two feet. When he gets old and has difficulty moving, he must use crutches. This is the third leg." The cat said lightly. said.

As soon as the cat's answer came out, all living beings couldn't help but get excited!

They looked at the cat and the sphinx in amazement and talked about it.

"Morning, noon, and evening actually refer to childhood, adulthood, and old age?"

"But what is a human being? I've never heard of it."

"I've only seen elves and nymphs walking on two legs. Are humans the same as them?"

"Where are the people? What are people?"

"...!!!" When the Sphinx heard the cat's answer, his pupils shrank rapidly, with an incredible look on his face!

She opened her mouth, "No...that's not right!!"

"What is a human? I have never heard of it...haha...you are wrong..."

Snapped! The cat's tail swung at her face again, the Sphinx howled, and its flesh and blood drew an arc in the air.

"There's no point in quibbling. You know my answer is right. Can't you feel the power of the [promise] between us?"

"The appointment has taken effect, which proves that my answer is correct. Now, answer my question, meow."

The cat came to the Sphinx, spread its transparent wings, and released all its divine power without hesitation. The crimson and blue-black flames shot straight into the sky.

"!!!" Sphinx felt her heart beating very fast, and she felt an amazing pressure erupting from the cat, as if the whole sky was falling down and trying to crush her!

"Such a majestic divine power..." Fear and shock exploded in the Sphinx's eyes!

"The soul of a creature that breaks its covenant will be squeezed into a small point in an instant, and then shattered into thousands of pieces. I don't need to explain the pain involved, meow."

The third eye on the cat's forehead opened, and Yang Qi could see the thread of fate between himself and the Sphinx.

Two golden silk threads are slightly entangled, which is proof of the successful conclusion of the contract.

"Answer my question, cat." The cat put its paw on her forehead, "First question, are you Metis or Sphinx?"

"You!!" The wings behind the Sphinx flapped, "You actually know my real name?! How do you know it?"

"Sure enough... you are a Sphinx." The cat thought in his heart.

Then he continued: "Why are you here, asking riddles for all living beings?"

The Sphinx was silent for a moment.

Poof, without hesitation, the cat pierced the sphinx's eye socket with its claws, dug out the eyeballs, threw them to the ground and crushed them.

The Sphinx howled and rolled on the ground.

"How many innocent creatures did you eat, fifty thousand, or one hundred thousand? I have no sympathy for you, meow."

Buzz... The cat's eyes flashed with light, and then the surrounding shadows began to flow, turning into dark shackles, locking the Sphinx firmly.

"Second question, meow. Why are you here asking riddles for all sentient beings?"

"In order to...devour them..." After a long time, Sphinx gritted his teeth and said it with difficulty.

There was something evasive in her eyes and words.

"Interesting, meow. In the God Realm? Pretend to be Metis and then devour living creatures?"

"Do you think that the gods of Olympus are all blind, unable to see the disappearance of life? Do you think that the gods of Olympus are all cages, unable to hear the screams of living creatures?"

The cat said softly. He had a suspicion about why the Sphinx was here and was confirming it.

"Were you ordered to do so?" the cat finally asked.

"Ah..." Sphinx showed a trace of fear and madness, "No, powerful cat, don't ask me this question, I can't answer it!"

"Then you will either be beaten to death by me, or you will be killed by the power of Yue." The cat flicked its tail casually, and his tail flashed through the air like lightning, wrapped around the Sphinx's tongue, and then pushed out hard. pull.

The bright red long tongue of the Sphinx was pulled straight, and then broke in the middle, with blood splattering everywhere. The Sphinx wanted to jump up in pain, but was trapped by the shackles. She struggled desperately, and the shackles were deeply embedded. In her flesh.

"You impersonating the god of Olympus is a capital crime. You should be lucky that you were discovered by us and not by the goddess Themis. The evil-killing silver sword in her hand is said to be colder than an iceberg."

Melinoe slowly floated over and spoke softly.

"Husband, I know a way that can make her feel great pain without completely dying." Medea came over and picked up the cat, "Would you like her to try it?"

The cat swung its tail, "Okay, Sphinx, answer my question, cat. Were you instigated? Who instigated you?"

"No, I can't say... I can't say... I've seen its majesty and terror, I can't say! It's so powerful, its hands and eyes can reach the sky, it will prevent my soul from crossing the River Styx, and it will stay in the underworld forever. Wandering across the river!”

"ah!!!"

At this moment, the Sphinx screamed, and her belly began to bulge rapidly, as if something was swimming in it!

Yang Qi opened his third eye and saw that it was a peacock!

A peacock suddenly woke up in the belly of the Sphinx!

The Sphinx wailed: "It's coming! It's coming! No, I can't answer, I can't anger it...ah!!"

Poof!

Blood splattered everywhere.

The peacock opened its wings directly in the Sphinx's belly. The peacock's steel-like wings exploded in her belly, and the Sphinx died in an instant.

Then the peacock himself turned to ashes.

Needless to say, it goes without saying who ordered the Sphinx to use this method of killing!

"Hera." After a moment, Yang Qi said softly.

Obviously, the Sphinx was ordered by Hera to guess riddles for all living beings here!

"Hera's purpose..." Yang Qi shook his head, "It is to slander and discredit Metis."

"Look at those creatures. When they talk about Metis, there is fear in their eyes, and there is unspeakable anger deep in their hearts."

"The words of praise that come out of your mouth are not meant from the bottom of your heart."

"They hated Metis, and Hera achieved her purpose."

Yang Qi's heart was pounding. Hera used this strategy to gradually change the image of Metis from a gentle and intelligent goddess of wisdom to an evil and ferocious goddess who kills with riddles! "

"She gradually changed Metis's image in the hearts of all living beings!"

"Tsk tsk..." Yang Qi couldn't help but think of the scene he had seen before.

When Zeus and Hera were in deep love, Metis woke up. She saw Zeus betraying her. Then she was surrounded by countless peacocks, who pecked out her eyes.

"Hera has taken control of Metis' body and can torture her at will. Now, she is destroying her reputation and glory."

"How much Hera hates Metis."

Yang Qi opened the third eye on his forehead and felt the divine power.

The peacock that killed the Sphinx had been planted in the Sphinx's body a long time ago.

If the Sphinx wanted to betray Hera, she would rise up and kill her.

This was the first time Yang Qi could feel Hera's power.

"It is exactly as I expected...Hera is powerful, ferocious, and quite intelligent and strategic. After all, she is the queen of the gods."

Yang Qi briefly explained the causes and consequences to Melinoe and Medea.

Melinoe said: "So...why did the goddess Metis give us the message to come here?"

"Just to kill the Sphinx?"

"No..." Yang Qi narrowed his eyes and stared at the huge temple in the distance.

"There is a special divine power in the temple...there may be treasures in it."