Greek Mythology: Evolution from monitor lizards

Chapter 133 Reunion with Medea, Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom

Olympus God Realm, surrounded by mountains, in the wilderness deep in the dense forest.

A gray-robed goddess and a cat landed lightly on the ground.It was Merinoe and Yang Qi.

Along the way, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Yang Qi and Mo Linuoer kept hiding their bodies and covering their breath.

Fortunately, there were no surprises.

"Didn't you say there was a temple? I didn't see anything." Melinoe looked around.

"A goddess will come and take us there," Yang Qi said.

"Goddess? Who is it?" said Merinoe.

Before Melinoe finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the distance: "Don't move!"

Crashing—on the trees in the distance, a girl's figure suddenly appeared.

She is very beautiful, with sharp eyes, like cold knives.

She has a slim figure, wearing a short linen skirt and a short shirt made of wolf skin, revealing two slender arms.

Barefoot, with a short sword pinned to his waist, and a longbow and quiver behind his back.

Her hair was messy, her body was dirty, and her clothes were stained with dried blood.Wearing a mace bracelet on the wrist.

The most eye-catching thing is the gorgeous necklace she wears around her neck.The chain body is made of gold and gems, and is equipped with several gems. The gems exude the power of fire, wind, life, blood and dreams.

The necklace was very clean, as clean as new, obviously she took great care of it.

With a vigilant expression on the girl's face, she stared at the gray-robed goddess in the distance, tightly holding the bow in her hand, and the arrows rattled.

"Who are you..." the girl gritted her teeth and said, "There should be a dragon here...!"

The girl is Medea.

"Don't get excited, meow. It's me, meow." Yang Qi said, jumping on Merinoe's shoulder and beckoning.

"You..." Medea's eyes widened, she sniffled, and jumped down from the tree.

Medea ran over, grabbed the cat, put her nose to his neck, and sucked it hard.

"Really you?"

She held the cat in both hands, with an incredible look in her eyes, "Why did you become a cat?"

"It's a long story meow."

Medea held the cat in her arms, and she looked at Melinoe with malicious intent, "The third son of the queen of the underworld, the goddess of conspiracy, Melinoe?"

"Yes." Melinoe nodded.

Medea took a step back, hugging the cat tightly, "Honey, why did you get mixed up with the gods of the underworld?"

"They are lackeys of Zeus! The blood is as cold as a lizard!"

"You are Medea, the goddess of witchcraft and magic, and the son of Hecate." Melinoe said softly, "Why did you leave the underworld?"

"Why I left the underworld has nothing to do with you!" Medea gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go!"

Medea hugged Yang Qi, jumped on the tree in an instant, and disappeared into the dense forest.

Suddenly, Medea's face shook, and a black aura condensed in front of her, and then formed the figure of Merinoe, blocking her way.

"You...!" Medea's eyes showed a fierce look.

Melinoe closed her eyes, and then slowly opened them. She smiled and said, "The source of your divine power has been completely destroyed. I'm afraid your current strength is not as good as a demigod, only stronger than some powerful beasts. "

"Save your nonsense and sing praises to Zeus!" Medea stabbed at Merinoe with a dagger in one hand.

Brush - Melinoe's body instantly turned into nothingness and turned into a ghost form. Her lower body disappeared, and Medea's sword stabbed the air.

Melinoe floated and said, "What is your relationship with my brother?"

"Brother?" Medea's pupils were widened. She lowered her head and looked at the cat in her arms, her expression suddenly distorted.

She held the cat tightly with her hand, "When did you become her brother? She is the son of God of the Queen of Hades - you are also the son of God of the Queen of Hades?!"

"It's a long story." Yang Qi flicked his tail and stared at Medea, "Medea, don't worry. I will never harm you."

"It's me." Yang Qi said.

"..." Medea hesitated for a moment, grabbed the cat, took another deep breath, and softened her eyes.

"It is indeed you."

She narrowed her eyes, "I trust you. But you have to give me an explanation later."

Then she put the cat on her shoulder.

Medea still looked at Merinoe with bad intentions, "Not far away, there is a temple. The terrain is exactly the same as that medicine residue."

"I'll take you there."

……

Two goddesses and a cat fly through the air for days.Medea's divine power is low now, and the wind will make her shed tears if she goes too fast.

Yang Qi protected her with a magical shield, and then used the magical power of dreams to condense into a rainbow horse for her to ride on.

"Here we are," Medea said.

They fell lightly to the ground.

Then he concealed his body, blocked his breath, and stepped forward.

In the distance, there is a huge temple, simple and mysterious.Countless vines surrounded the stone pillars and climbed up.

On the top of the temple, there are several mirrors of gemstones, which are placed delicately and exude a little bit of divine power.

Outside the temple, countless creatures gather here.They are all ordinary creatures, including tauren, centaur, elves, nymphs, and so on.

Yang Qi also saw a few mermaids flapping their tails.

"In the wilderness, there is such a huge temple." Melinoe looked into the distance and said softly, "Which god's temple is this?"

"Listen." Yang Qi's furry ears moved, "Those creatures seem to be saying, Goddess of Wisdom?"

"The temple of Metis, the goddess of wisdom...?"

At this time, the setting sun gradually set, and the crimson light shone on the earth.

Yang Qi saw that the rays of the setting sun shone on the mirror above the temple, the mirrors reflected the light, then refracted each other, and finally spread on the ground.

On the earth is the image of a goddess.

She is dressed in a red robe with a golden girdle on her forehead, and holds a book in her hand, which is the Book of Wisdom.

But what is strange is that her eyes are blood red, and there are beast-like fangs in her mouth.His face was ferocious and terrifying.

"Through the refraction of light, the image of the goddess is condensed... It is indeed the handiwork of the goddess of wisdom." Melinoe said softly.

"But... I seem to have heard my mother say that the goddess Metis has a gentle personality and is very gentle. She doesn't like killing. Why does she look so terrifying?"

"It's really strange." Yang Qi thought to himself.He had seen Metis in the memory of Cronus, and Metis was not such an evil face at all.

The image of Metis appeared on the ground, and everyone was silent for a moment, and then fell to their knees one after another, not daring to raise their heads.

"Sure enough...it's very wrong here." Yang Qi felt puzzled in his heart, "They are so afraid of Metis?"

"Whether it is in the records or what I have seen, Metis is not an evil and terrifying god at all. She is gentle and kind... What is going on?"

Hum—the gate of Metis Temple is open.

Step... step... Twelve peacocks walked out of the temple. The wings behind the peacocks were spread out, but there were no gorgeous patterns on the wings, but bloody heads one after another!
There are nymph heads, centaur heads, mermaid heads, all kinds of ordinary creatures!

A strong smell of blood came, and the creatures trembled even more when they smelled the smell of blood.

Yang Qi could feel the fear in their hearts, and of course, the anger boiling deep in their hearts, the anger that they dare not speak out!
"In the name of Metis, the Goddess of Wisdom~ Let us praise her greatest wisdom and supreme glory~ Let us praise her mercy~"

"Goddess Metis~~~May your glory and wisdom last forever~~~"

A shrill voice sounded.

This divine voice was very piercing and glib, and Yang Qi couldn't help frowning when he heard it.

"Goddess Metis, may your glory and wisdom last forever!" All the creatures shouted together.

Yang Qi didn't even need to use his divine power, Yang Qi could feel the creatures shouting this sentence, and they were unwilling.

"What does this mean?" Yang Qi thought in his heart, "Are you promoting the greatness of Metis and gaining the reverence and faith of the living beings?"

He looked at the creatures kneeling on the ground, trembling from time to time, "Isn't this just having the opposite effect?"

"These creatures obviously don't like Metis in their hearts. On the contrary, they fear and hate her very much."

"It's just...they seem to be asking Metis, so they have to."

"Then, who will answer my riddle next?" The shrill voice came from the dark temple of Metis, followed by the sound of huge footsteps.

A tall god walked out of the temple.

She has a lion body and a human face, and her face is a coquettish woman with wings on her back.

Her appearance was exactly the same as that of Metis, but with blood flowing from her eyes and the teeth of wild beasts in her mouth, she was extremely ferocious and evil.

"As long as you can guess my riddle correctly, then I will bless you, reward you with great wealth, supreme power, the prescription of life—everything."

"Hehehehehe..." She laughed involuntarily, licked the blood from the corner of her mouth, and then puffed out a round head.

There was still a trace of flesh remaining on the head. It was a Nymph, who had obviously suffered great pain before dying.

"Hehehehehe... If you can't answer, then you will end up like this poor nymph, becoming my dinner -"

She lowered her head, looked around with bloody eyes, white air spewed out of her nose, and a foul smell and strong bloody smell came out of her mouth.

"Who—would like to challenge my puzzle?" she said.

Yang Qi looked at her and remembered the story in the record.

It's a sphinx!

Sphinx with a sphinx!
She likes to ask other creatures riddles most, and if she answers them wrong, she will be reduced to a meal on her plate.

One of her most famous questions is: Who walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?When it has the most legs, it is also the time when it walks the slowest and has the weakest physical strength.

The answer to this question is people.

"But..." Yang Qi suddenly thought of something.

Human beings do not yet exist in the Olympus God Realm.

Yang Qi stayed in the underworld for so long, only seeing the souls of elves, centaurs, nymphs and other creatures, but never a human soul.

Humans in Olympus were created by the gods.Now, the gods have not created man.

Now, the answer to this question does not exist.

"So—who will guess my riddle? Hehehehe, who will come? Who will come?" The Sphinx with the face of Metis said with a smile.

"Great goddess Metis. I, I want to guess."

A timid voice sounded.Crack, clap, a mermaid, flicking its tail, jumped over from a distance.

"Sure enough!" Yang Qi's heart moved, this matter is really strange!
This is clearly the Sphinx - she is the famous evil god of Olympus, the daughter of Echidna who has the "Mother of Demons", evil and cruel.

However, she now claims to be Metis, and all living beings also think she is Metis!

Yang Qi didn't speak, just concealed his aura and figure, watching the changes in the field.He wanted to see what tricks the Sphinx would play.

"Crack. Crack."

The mermaid flicked her tail and came to the Sphinx.Seeing the terrifying face of the Sphinx, she almost cried in fright, but she still held back, lowered her head, and said timidly.

"Great goddess Metis, please allow me to answer the question."

"Hee hee hee hee, good." Sphinx smiled, "Tell me first, what wish do you have?"

"I - I hope my lover will change his mind!" The mermaid suddenly raised her head, "I hope the goddess Metis can give me a love elixir to make my lover change his mind!"

"Otherwise—otherwise—" the corners of the mermaid's eyes dropped pearls, "Otherwise, when the sun sets, I will turn into foam and disappear into the sea forever..."

When the mermaid is extremely sad, the tears shed are pearls.

In Olympus, mermaids can only roam in the sea all their lives and rarely go ashore.They have beautiful faces, gentle personalities, and a very long lifespan.

If they fall in love, the fish tail will fade, human legs will grow, and a certain amount of divine power will be obtained at the same time.

However, the premise is that their lovers cannot betray.

If their lover betrays the mermaid's love, the mermaid's legs will gradually disappear and turn into a fish tail again. When the sun sets, it will turn into foam and disappear into the sea.

Clearly, this is a betrayed mermaid.She doesn't have much time left to live.

"Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee - no problem, poor little mermaid. Love elixir, of course I have, hee hee hee hee -"

The Sphinx opened his mouth, sticking out his bright red tongue, hanging on the mermaid's head, continuously dripping scalding saliva, smelling the thick blood and stench, making him want to vomit.

The merman was terrified, but did not run away, looking at the Sphinx.

"Okay, little mermaid, then, listen carefully to my riddle, hehehehe~~~"

The Sphinx said slowly, "I have countless mes, and countless mes make up the big me. I am the thirstiest. I look like this today, and I will look different tomorrow, but you can still recognize me."

"So, who am I?"

"This..." The mermaid was stunned when she heard the puzzle.

She gritted her teeth, her complexion was a little pale, "I have countless mes, and the countless mes make up the big me... Am I the most thirsty?"

"Hee hee hee hee, little mermaid? Do you want to understand?"

The mermaid was still muttering silently, "I am what I am today, and I will change tomorrow, but you can still recognize me? What is the answer... starfish? Whale? Seaweed?"

"Hehehehehe, little mermaid, the time is up——!" The sphinx's bright red tongue directly wrapped the mermaid, its sharp teeth shone with cold light, and its bloody mouth was wide open, ready to bite it at any time.

"Tell me your answer!"

"I... I don't know... Is it a starfish? Is it a water plant?" The mermaid's face was pale, trembling crazily, tears kept flowing, and crystal clear pearls fell on the ground.

"Hahahahaha, idiot!" Sphinx laughed wildly, "Are water plants thirsty?!"

"Forgive me! Great and merciful goddess Metis, please forgive me!"

At this moment, Yang Qi felt a huge force. He raised his head and saw Medea hugging him tightly with an angry expression on her face. Her veins were exposed. She seemed to want to make a move to save the mermaid!

"Medea has changed...? She used to be a young lady, and she didn't care about the life and death of these ordinary creatures. Now that she has been wandering in the God Realm for a long time, her personality has also changed."

Yang Qi thought about it, and then sent it into Medea's mind with divine breath. "Calm down and continue to observe. It's useless for you to save her. Without the love elixir, she will turn into a bubble tonight."

Click!

At this moment, the mermaid's miserable cry came!
The Sphinx bit the mermaid in half, swallowed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times with satisfaction, and spit out her skull.

"Being buried in my mouth for love is not a bad ending, isn't it, hahahahaha!"

The Sphinx laughed wildly, and then her bloody eyes continued to look around at all the creatures.

"Is there anyone else who wants to guess riddles? Whether it's powerful power, inexhaustible wealth, or magical medicine for curing diseases, if you guess right, you can find everything you want, hehehehe..."

"I, I want to guess."

A somewhat rough voice sounded, and among the crowd of creatures, a centaur stood up, one of his left arms was cut off, and blood was still flowing.He was dressed in white armor, with a wind and sand mask on his head, obviously from the desert.

"Oh? Yes." Sphinx looked at the centaur, "Are you from a tribe in the desert?"

"Yes. My tribe was attacked by a hostile tribe. They killed all my family members. I want revenge."

"Please grant me great power, enough power to destroy the hostile tribes by myself."

"Hee hee hee hee, no problem—" Sphinx stuck out his bright red tongue again, looking at the centaur, drooling continuously.

"No problem—no problem—then, you listen to my puzzle—"

"I never walked, but I crossed the land. If there is no road, I make my own. I have a bed, but I never go to sleep. I came from the sky, and I returned to the sky. So, who am I?"

The centaur lowered his head after hearing the question, and whispered to himself.

"What is it? A desert? A sandstorm? A cactus?"

"Hee hee hee hee hee - you don't have time!" Sphinx was impatient, she rolled up the centaur with her tongue, "tell me, what's the answer?"

The centaur lowered his head, still muttering quietly, "Is it a gerbil? Is it a scorpion?"

Pooh.The centaur was bitten off by the Sphinx and swallowed into his mouth.

Poof, she spat out the centaur's skull.

She licked her lips in satisfaction, and finally looked around again.

"Who else? Who else is willing to guess the riddle?"

Suddenly, the disgusting smile on Sphinx's face disappeared. She was stunned and suddenly turned her head.

There, there is a black cat, and beside the cat, there are two goddesses.

A goddess is wearing a wolf fur blouse with a cold face, like a sharp knife.Another goddess is the green ghost.

The cat exudes extremely powerful divine power, which makes the Sphinx's heart sink!
That is such a powerful divine power!
She narrowed her eyes, "What's the matter?"

"Let me guess," said the cat.

(End of this chapter)