Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 322 Riddles
The young man who killed the lion came to the kingdom at the foot of the mountain. This kingdom was called Thebes.

He came to this kingdom not because of anything else, because the young man heard a story that interested him a lot. The king here disappeared some time ago. In desperation, the king’s younger brother Creon announced that he would select a new king as regent. king.

According to the interim regent, he entrusted the kingdom and queen together to the hero who defeated the Sphinx.

Sphinx, this is a long-winged monster with the head of a sphinx.She has the head of a young girl, but is a cunning and fierce monster, conceived from the blood of the father of all demons, and likes to play with the lives of mortals the most.

She wandered in the outskirts of Thebes, and people feared her.

The young man is not interested in becoming a king, he is only interested in defeating those powerful monsters.So he put on a lion's skin and wanted to see the Sphinx before going home.

Then came to the city of Thebes, but he found that people were celebrating the ceremony.In the city full of lights and festoons, people indulge in carnival, dancing and clapping musical instruments, which is extremely joyful.

The young man grabbed a passerby's shoulder and asked, "Such a grand ceremony, is this a celebration of the birth of Zeus, the god of heaven? Or is it a sacrifice to Apollo, the god of light?"

"Neither, Outlander, we are celebrating the arrival of a wise and powerful new king."

The passer-by quickly replied.

From the mouth of passers-by, the young man heard a surprising news.

After the old king disappeared, a traveler came across the sphinx.The dreadful monster teased the traveler by asking him a riddle:
"What animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night."

The traveler replied:
"You are talking about human beings. When they are born, they crawl on the ground, so they have four legs; when they grow up, they walk on the ground, so they have two legs; when they grow old, they walk on crutches, so they have three legs .”

The Sphinx became furious when the riddle was punctured. She shook her wings and set off a strong wind, intending to kill the passerby.The traveler fought the sphinx with his own sword and finally killed the monster.

Thus, the young man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx and killed her became the new king of the kingdom.

The young man was very interested in the new king named Oedipus, so he went to the palace to meet the king.

The king respected the stranger very much, and received the stranger with the queen himself.

At the banquet, the young man saw the king and queen. He was a young and beautiful young man with a faint smile on his face, and he was extremely confident, as if everything was under his control.

And his queen is the wife of the former king, and she is also an extremely gentle and virtuous beauty. The two got married because of an agreement, but they are a perfect match.

Both the king's intelligence and the queen's virtuousness left a deep impression on the youth, and the guests enjoyed themselves.

At the banquet, the young man curiously asked about the story of the Sphinx.

The king laughed out loud. This was obviously something he was extremely proud of. He described to the young man what happened to him and the Sphinx in detail, and then told the young man very seriously.

"That monster is extremely smart. According to other people's legends, she only posed one riddle, but they didn't know that she uttered many riddles, each of which was extremely difficult."

In the king's narrative, he chanced upon the monster on his travels, and the proud and cunning monster asked him many riddles, each one of which Oedipus had a hard time with.

But in the end it was Oedipus who was smarter and solved the riddles one by one.In the end, the monster was speechless and fought with him in shame. The danger of that battle was beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Oedipus said it lightly, but he can still feel the horror in it.

Finally, the youth asked the king a question.

"You are already a great hero in the eyes of others, so what can you tell me?"

The young man asked seriously.

On the heroic road full of thorns, Oedipus deserves to be his predecessor, and the young man is quite curious about what his guidance will be.

The king looked at his expression and realized the seriousness of the young man.

The vague smile on his face dissipated, he thought for a while, and said to the young man.

"In my opinion, force is an essential thing for every hero, but wisdom is more important. It is the light that guides the way forward, so that we can not be confused on the way forward."

"Fate is treacherous. The gods like to take pleasure in the fate of mortals and set up many difficulties for mortals. No matter how powerful the force is, there will always be an end. Only wisdom can protect us against this unpredictable fate."

After the banquet, the young man was resting in the room where he stayed, while the king looked at the young man's back with a solemn expression.

Beside, the queen wondered.

"Honey, do you value this young man?"

The king nodded.

"Yes, my love, you are not a warrior, and you don't know what kind of power this man has inside. In front of him, I even felt like seeing the Sphinx again; when he approached me, I My muscles tensed unconsciously, because I felt a strong danger."

"I don't know who he is, but this young man in the lion's skin must be one of the toughest fighters on the face of the earth. That's why I want to mention him."

Oedipus, the wise traveler in the story, sighed.

"The eyes of the gods are still looking at the earth. I can understand what kind of terrible fate those powerful and boring gods will let human beings suffer for fun... For these fates, our force is meaningless, and we can only fight with wisdom." response."

"His strength is already very strong, but strength alone is not enough."

The king's face was troubled.

This new king, he has a secret that no one knows.

He was born in Corinth, the son of the local king.But one day, he accidentally received a prophecy from Apollo, the god of light, because of some things.

"You will kill your father, marry your mother, and bear a cursed offspring."

The prophecy he received from the priest made him feel fear.

He loves his parents deeply, and he can't imagine that he will commit such an inhumane crime one day in the future.

But Apollo is the god of light and also the god of prophecy, and his prophecy never fails.

Oedipus's intelligence made him aware of the horrors to come.So he left the country of his birth and crossed the land, just to never meet his parents again and escape this hateful fate.

During the journey, the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother made him restless. It was not until he came to Thebes that he felt a little more at ease.

It's far enough out here that the prophecy should be avoided.

He thought so in his heart, but in the process of defeating the Sphinx, the constant riddle test made him sharpen a superhuman intuition.

Prophecy, isn't it just another riddle?

He has solved the most difficult riddle in the world, and he has also solved the riddle from the gods. He should be at ease, but why...why is there always a kind of uneasiness in my heart?

Beside him, the beautiful and gentle person stared at him blankly, this young and handsome man always did.

In front of others, he is smart and calm, full of confidence in everything, but when unknown, he will show this melancholy and sad side.

When I first saw him, I thought he was very handsome and attractive, but after getting in touch with him for a long time, I became more aware of his charm and cuteness.

She couldn't help but hugged her lover.

"My dear, don't worry, I will always be by your side."

Hearing the words in his ears and feeling the warmth behind him, the king's expression gradually calmed down.

Yes, don't worry so much, I have already defeated the monster of the riddle, I have defeated the prophecy, and I have already won.

Looking up at the sky, he seemed to see big hands moving chess pieces on the ground.

He thought silently in his heart.

"Come on, just let the horse go, I won't lose."

But at the same time, the little snake lying on Hercules' shoulder opened its eyes. Its sight penetrated the wall, looked at the young king, and let out a silent laugh.

In his line of sight, he saw a cloud-shaped monster, it was a monster with the head of a beautiful girl but with wings of a lion.

The monster full of hatred and resentment surrounded the young king. On her face, hatred and wild laughter were intertwined, making that moving face twisted ferociously.

"you lose!"

"you lose!"

"Hahahaha, I am the king of riddles, I am the master of riddles, you foolish fool, you lost! You lost!"

"I didn't lose! I didn't lose! It was you who lost..."

The wraith let out an ecstatic laugh, mocking the foe's stupidity.

For some reason, the invisible vengeful spirit has been reluctant to go to the underworld. She must see the despair of this old enemy when facing the truth to be satisfied.

……

"Sphinx, you have lost."

Holding a broken sword, the handsome young man was covered with bruises, but he still raised his head proudly and confidently, looking at the bloody monster in front of him.

Arrogance and self-confidence are the prerogatives of the winners, and when announcing victory, one must not show an unbearable appearance.

In front of him, the huge monster was lying weakly on the ground. Her wings had been cut off and a big hole had been cut in her chest. She was so weak that she no longer had the strength to stand up.

"I... didn't lose..."

The head that looked like a beautiful girl spoke with difficulty.

"I didn't lose, it's impossible for me to lose... How could I lose... It shouldn't be like this... It should be you who lost..."

There was despair in that touching face.While she was crying, she refused to admit her failure.

But even she seemed to feel in her heart that she had already lost.

A crushing defeat.

All the riddles were solved by the opponent, and he couldn't beat the opponent even when he became angry. No matter how he looked at it, he lost.

However, there must be a loophole somewhere, there must be a place that I haven't discovered...

Where is it...

Where is it...

Until the end when she stopped breathing, she still stubbornly opened her eyes wide, trying to find any possible flaws in the young man.

……

"You lost, and you lost completely."

The young man said.

"It was you who lost, and you lost completely."

Monster Road.

(End of this chapter)