Type-Moon, there are too many myths that defy the heavens!

"The early morning sun is on the east side of all things, and it casts long and vast shadows."

"Then the sun will gradually rise higher in the sky, gradually shrinking the shadow."

"Finally, the setting sun will merge all the shadows into a darkness that covers everything."

It was noon, and under the witness of the sun in the sky, the beautiful hero gave a perfect answer to the monster that set the puzzle.

"correct answer!"

The Sphinx spread its wings and flew into the sky, declaring loudly:

"Hero of beauty and wisdom, living alongside darkness, you have solved my mystery!"

"As agreed, I will spare Thebes and never do evil again."

"Sinners of Thebes, hail the hero's coming!"

"Because of his coming, your sins are temporarily forgiven!"

Following the Sphinx's announcement, the people of Thebes left their homes and climbed up the city walls to confirm whether the monster's announcement was true.

Under the gaze of the Thebans, the terrifying monster with the body of a sphinx and the face of a man descended from the sky, crawled in front of the beautiful hero, and declared its submission.

"Beautiful hero, take me up to the sky and show your grace to sinners."

I'm Zhuo, am I so good at bragging?

You're making me feel embarrassed!

Ash couldn't help but blush when he saw Sphinx's flattery, which was not very sensible but at least too exaggerated.

"You didn't have to make such a big fuss." Ash said awkwardly, "No wonder you're embarrassed."

"I'm sorry, I took the initiative. But for the sake of the people of Thebes, I beg you to bear with me for a while longer."

"Please take me high into the sky and proclaim my crimes to the sinners of Thebes." After apologizing, the Sphinx immediately began to offer advice to his new boss. "Only by understanding their own sins can sinners have a chance to atone for their sins."

"I see."

Seeing the Sphinx's suggestion, Ash immediately suppressed his shame and flew into the sky with a serious face.

The people of Thebes raised their heads and gazed at the hero who was as beautiful as the sun (Apollo) in the sky, and declared to them:

"People of Thebes, your king has committed a great sin."

"He violated the 'rules of hospitality' of the god-king Zeus, betrayed the trust of Pelops, the king of Elis who had taken him in, murdered his son, and fled back to Thebes, becoming your king."

"He deserves the death penalty, and you who acknowledge him as king are also unknowingly committing a serious crime."

Faced with the godlike hero's declaration of guilt, the people of Thebes immediately knelt on the ground and begged for the hero's forgiveness.

however.

"No kneeling!"

"I'm not qualified to forgive you on behalf of the gods, and you shouldn't have to confess your sins!" Ash shouted, "You should stand up and cleanse your sins!"

"Your King Laius is the root of all evil and the chief culprit."

"As the King of Thebes, he was your head of household, a father figure. Yet, he committed a heinous crime and refused to repent. He even concealed his crime from you. Therefore, the gods wanted him to be killed by his own children."

"Only in this way can his and Thebes' sins be atonement."

"Men of Thebes, go and cleanse yourselves from sin!"

"Only punish the ringleader, and do not harm others," Ash declared loudly. "If you make the same mistake again, you will be guilty as Laius!"

After saying this, Ash left Thebes on the Sphinx without giving the Thebans any time to respond.

Before long, Ash heard the anger of the Thebans and the cries of the executed criminal.

In this way, the curse on Oedipus would be mostly lifted.

But all this is not completely over.

After leaving Thebes, Ash returned to the ground and prayed towards Mount Olympus.

"The great mother of all living things, Her Majesty Queen Hera."

"Laius deserves death for his crime, but his child, who has been tortured and abandoned by his father since birth but has remained kind, should not bear such a painful fate."

"Please grant Oedipus some forgiveness," Ash prayed sincerely. "I am willing to share his sins and atone for his crimes."

suddenly.

The Queen's answer echoed in Ash's mind—

"This is the sin of Laius, the sin of the Thebans."

"Laius has been executed as prophesied, and the Thebans have been cleared of the sin of wrongly enthroning their father."

"Now the sins have been atoned for, and the prophecy has been fulfilled."

"Ash, what crime have you committed?"

"No matter what, I am guilty of acting on my own initiative." Faced with the Queen's answer, Ash did not relax at all and continued to plead, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Afterwards, Ash received a commission from the Queen of Heaven—

"In due time, Jason, the prince of Iolcus, will build a fleet and recruit heroes to find the Golden Fleece of Colchis."

"If you're interested, you might as well go there and take a look."

Ash nodded and solemnly accepted the main mission issued by the Queen: "I will go to see the heroes of the world."

"very good."

"From now on, that sphinx will be your mount."

With that, the Queen's voice receded from Ash's mind and never reappeared.

It seems that I have received the main mission.

Ash thought to himself.

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I'm a bit stuck, so I'm even later. I'm really sorry.

If you can't calm down, please use your money and blades to attack me (shameless).

Chapter 27 I am Chao, there is a cow!

Although he received the main mission assigned by Hera, Ash was not in a hurry to go to Iolcus to find Jason.

Judging from the description of Queen Hera, Jason had not yet been forced by Pelias to find the Golden Fleece. If he went there now, he would probably have to wait for Pelias to accept the task and recruit heroes from all over the place before he could start the main storyline.

Ash felt that instead of waiting for Jason to recruit heroes, he might as well do something more meaningful first, and then help out when Jason had almost finished his work.

As for what is meaningful... of course it is watching Hercules fight... No, it is watching Hercules pass several trials and defeat some monsters!

Of course, Ash was just thinking about it, he wouldn't really do it.

After all, he had just received the main quest from Hera, but he went to the hero that Hera hated the most to make himself familiar. No matter how you look at it, this move was narrowing the path, right?

Therefore, Ash decided to first get in touch with the mount given by Hera and figure out the increased combat power on his side.

"Sphinx," Ash said, "We've never fought, and we haven't even had a normal chat. Now you're my partner, and I don't know anything about you. Isn't that a bit awkward?"

"That's indeed my question." Sphinx said quickly, "I wonder what you want to know, Boss?"

I'm Chao, so you call me the boss?

Why don't you just add a "meow" at the end of the sentence, Hakimi, and directly play the role of Fey's cat, so that I can enjoy the treatment of the Blue Planet?

Ash thought about it and said, "You look like... a cat?"

"cat?"

The Sphinx turned around and looked at his boss, who looked a little excited. He thought to himself and said, "Although I am more like a lion, a lion is also a large cat, so I can also be a cat."

Oh my god, this Sphinx is so sensible, isn’t it?

If someone who doesn’t know sees this, they might think that it’s some expert who has traveled to this Age of Gods!

"Hmm..." Ash pondered for a moment and said, "How is your fighting ability? Can you tell me?"

"Me, meow?" Sphinx, upon hearing the boss mention this, shook his head like Pochi, who had been hit in a sore spot. "My fighting ability is not good, meow. I really am not good enough, meow!"

"What are you afraid of? I won't let you die." Ash complained, then continued, "I just want to know your strength so that I don't have to ride you into battle and not know how to operate it."

"I understand, meow." Sphinx said, "I'm not very strong, but my speed should be okay, meow."

"What's your standard for being okay?" Ash asked. "Are you comparing yourself to your brothers or to the heroes?"

Sphinx said truthfully, "Of course I compete with my brothers."

Ash then asked, "Then let's use the standard of A+ for the strongest in each area, A to B for the average, and C for those below average. Then, rank them in terms of strength, agility, endurance, and magic power. How many can you get?"

"Hmm..." Sphinx thought for a moment and replied, "I should be A in Strength, B in Agility, A in Endurance, and A+ in Magic."

Wow, what a high panel value!

Ash asked, "What about the fighting style?"

Sphinx continued, "Uh... I can pounce, bite, breathe fire, blow wind, attack with light, and curse meow."

"How good are you at breathing fire and blowing wind?" Ash asked. "Against people, against armies, or against cities?"

"My wind can cover the city of Thebes, but it won't do much damage to the buildings," said the Sphinx. "My fire breath is about the same, so according to the boss, I should be considered a military cat."

"What about the curse?" Ash then asked, "What's the level of your curse?"

"It can spread throughout the city of Thebes," the Sphinx explained. "But I can only make all the Thebans sick, not kill them."

After listening to Sphinx's story, Ash's eyes widened.

The panel is 3A1B, and the skills have output against the army or even the city?

Oh my god, this Sphinx is indeed the black glove used by Queen Hera to punish the city of Thebes. Isn’t it too powerful?

Judging from its strength, it is probably much stronger than the sphinxes raised in the Temple of Ra II. Its brain is still working well after it is done. No matter how you look at it, it must be an SSR-level mount in Greek mythology, right?

Thinking of this, Ash couldn't help but feel emotional. This Age of Gods Greece was truly a top power. It had so much equipment and resources, so much so that it could use mythical beasts like the Sphinx as a one-time stepping stone for heroes.

There is nothing more lavish than this.

"Your fighting ability is pretty good," Ash said with emotion. "This level is not bad among your brothers, right?"

"Me?" Sphinx shook his head and continued, "I'm just an average cat among my brothers."

"This is just average?" Ash couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then who is the strongest among your brothers, and what's their level?"

"The strongest cat?" Sphinx thought for a moment and then said, "Of course it's Hydra Cat."

"Hydra can transform an area as large as Thebes into its poison lair, and can also use magic to burrow underground to avoid attacks. As long as no one can launch an attack that can destroy its lair, it won't be harmed at all in the underground."

"Not only that, it also has A+ strength, A agility, and A++ durability," Sphinx said. "If we can't chop off its entire head in one go and prevent it from regenerating, then it can still be reborn."

"These are nothing, meow. The most powerful one is still Hydra and its venom, meow!"

At this point, the Sphinx couldn't help but flinch, as if recalling an unforgettable childhood trauma: "Its venom is specially formulated for heroes with immortality. Once it penetrates the body, it will destroy immortality. Contact with the skin will also cause endless pain. It can torture any demigod, even gods, to the point of excruciating pain!"

Listening to Sphinx's description, Ash nodded in agreement.

In the original myth, Hercules, the strongest hero in Greece, was tortured by Hydra's poison to the point of being in excruciating pain. He prayed to Zeus for relief, and was then destroyed by Zeus' thunder.

On the Type-Moon side, Hydra's venom was directly enhanced to the level of a special attack on Greek heroes. It might not kill the heroes in front of them, but for the dead Greek spirits, it would be death if they touched it, and there would be no way of survival.

Even Qiu Hai, whose divinity and heroic attributes had been washed away in the FSF, almost died on the spot when faced with Hydra's poison, and could only rely on the black mud to prolong his life.

Speaking of this, Ash couldn't help but sigh again, in the world of Type-Moon, restraint is really more important than anything else, and special attack is like a god.

The other trials of Hercules are easy, but it’s better for me not to join in the trial of Hydra, so as to avoid getting its poisonous blood on me!

"Don't worry Ash, Hydra is dead."

As Ash lamented, Hades's puppet emerged from his cloak and updated the battle report: "By the time you went to Thebes to change Oedipus' fate, it had already been killed by Hercules, who had mastered the art of 'shooting a hundred heads.'"

"Huh? So fast?"

Faced with Hades's sudden battle report, Ash was stunned: "It's been less than four months since Hercules killed the Nemean Lion, and he killed Hydra?"

"That was Hercules, the greatest hero of Greece. If Hydra's venom hadn't been a problem for him, the Hydra would have reported to me last week."

"If you don't believe me, you can go back to the underworld and take a look," Hades said with a smile. "Its spirit has come to Persephone and me and reported that it is on its way to Tartarus."