When Harry was still feeling unfinished about what he had just encountered - ah no, I mean, the moment of lingering fear happened to be the moment when Maka met the Sphinx.
However, what Maka hates most now is guessing...
"What only rises but doesn't fall? Accompany me?" He thought about it and couldn't help but said, "...is it 'age'?"
The Sphinx still had its eyes closed, motionless, waiting in silence.
"What never lies, tells me the illusion of reality... is it a 'mirror'?"
"Then, the last sentence, 'When you move forward step by step with them, you will understand the ravages of life and the end of the world.' should mean, 'As you grow older, the mirror will let you see the traces of time on your face. The ravines are the vicissitudes of time'... "
Looking at it this way, the answer is "wrinkles".
"No... there seems to be something wrong..." Maka did not rush to give the answer, but thought carefully for a moment.
Then, he suddenly shook his head as if he remembered something.
"Tell me 'true illusion'?" He thought to himself, "If the answer to the second sentence is 'mirror', then it would be more reasonable that the answer to the second sentence should be 'false reality'... From this point of view, the second sentence It’s obviously misleading…”
"Real illusion...real...illusion?" He muttered it several times in a low voice, and then suddenly said, "Could it be said that it is 'memory'?"
"It should be right... For an individual, memory will never 'lie' to oneself, it is a kind of 'truth' that 'only belongs to oneself'; but on the other hand, memory is always a An 'illusion' that 'only belongs to you'."
"Since it is 'memory', and combined with the last sentence, 'life ravine' undoubtedly refers to the low point in life such as mistakes made in life; and 'the end of the world' means that it lasts for a long time, and in the end There was no time to save it—"
"I know," Maka shouted to the Sphinx, "the answer is 'regret'."
The Sphinx opened its eyes, looked deeply at Maka, and then nodded slightly.
"Dumbledore asked me to prepare a profound problem. I figured it out, but I didn't think anyone would answer it correctly." It said solemnly, "But I didn't expect that the wizard's wisdom shocked me -"
"Young wizard, you were not misled by appearances and found the real answer! I believe that you deserve to receive my reward - tell me your 'treasure' clue, and you will get the map fragment of the area where it is located!"
I have to say that this is indeed a very big reward - at least, for a normal contestant, there is no doubt about it.
The Sphinx stood up, and a piece of parchment floated up from under it, flew through the air lightly, and fell into Maka's hand.
When he came into contact with this piece of parchment, some fine ink lines gradually appeared on it, and there was an eye-catching red dot in the middle - that should be Luna's location.
Sphinx's classification level is "XXXX", but don't think that their combat power only reaches this level!
You know, the reason why they are classified in this level is just because all sphinxes have intelligence similar to or even beyond that of wizards, so they will not hurt people at will.
Even Maka wouldn't want to fight an angry Sphinx. Not to mention whether it can beat it or not, even if Maka can defeat it, it will consume a lot of time and energy - this is undoubtedly an act that is not worth the gain at the moment.
Maka compared the route map she drew and carefully checked the three existing map fragments, and finally discovered some clues.
"No wonder the map fragments are all square, but there are only eight copies...these fragments are not just simple puzzle pieces, they can actually partially overlap?"
He came to this conclusion when Maka discovered that the corner of the first map fragment he obtained from the box was exactly the same as the corner of the fragment in Luna's area.
But it's a pity that the routes he is taking now don't match any of the map fragments. This means that he must continue to explore the path forward...
Maka nodded slightly to the Sphinx who was avoiding it, then passed by it and walked towards the intersection ahead.
Exploring the map is very boring, but it wouldn't be so bad if there were some interesting gadgets popping up along the way. Not long after, when Maka turned a corner again, a group of creatures that looked like elves appeared in front of him.
These little guys were about three feet tall, with long, pointed faces, and were wrapped in dirty strips of cloth to cover important parts of their bodies. They call non-stop, noisy and harsh, but also have an inexplicable attraction.
Especially for little kids!
Maka quickly identified that this was a small group of "evil spirits".
They are very disgusting little things, often making small children into a trance with some kind of "clucking" sound, then luring the children away from their guardians and cruelly eating them.
They can also use some innate magic spells, but they are far less powerful than elves - that is not what they are good at.
Maka just waved her wand a few more times and released several red magic light beams, scaring these evil but cowardly evil spirits into running away.
Of course, his wand was not waved in vain. The four little dwarfs who were in a deep coma on the ground at this moment were the best proof.
But just when Maka was about to cross them and move on, she saw a corner ahead and a girl suddenly rushed out.
"Miss Delacour?" Maka just said it, but immediately pointed the wand in her hand at the other party, "No, you are not Delacour, who are you?"
The other party's expression changed and he hurriedly stopped.
When Maka first saw her, she immediately felt a strange feeling rising from her heart. However, that is not Veela's unique attraction to the opposite sex, but something quite similar but completely different.
That feeling is like...
"...Is this desire?" Maka frowned slightly, with some judgment in her mind, "Are you a succubus?"
"I didn't expect that besides Dumbledore, there would be someone else in the world who could recognize us succubi..." The other party glanced at Macha a few more times curiously, and then said, "Young man, although he is not very handsome, he looks cold. Do you... have a good temperament?"
"I didn't expect that there are still succubi left in this world," Maka said thoughtfully, "I thought you were completely extinct?"
"You're not polite in what you say. Little guy, don't you know how to be polite?"
"Of course I can be polite..." Maka said, suddenly raising her eyebrows, and a very thin red light quickly shot out from the tip of the staff and landed accurately on the foot of the other party who had just moved, "Don't move... I How about I ask you a question and then you do your thing and I do mine?"
"Can I ask you a question first?" The other party rolled his eyes and said depressedly, "Why is my charm talent completely ineffective on you? How did you do it?"
Maka shook her head and said: "It's not completely ineffective, it's just that the effect is very weak."
The succubus' talent for charm can indeed arouse men's physical desires, but if Maka's emotions are not affected, the charm effect will naturally be weakened by most of it.
"As for how to do it... This is the second question. I don't think I need to answer it." He continued, "It's my turn to ask. The question is very simple - what is the principle behind your succubus' talent for changing appearance?"
"Principle?" The other party thought for a while, then spread his hands and said, "I don't understand the principle. I can only tell you that what you see of me is just a 'shell'."
Of course, the "shell" she mentioned didn't mean the real shell, as Maka soon figured out.
"In other words, is this actually an illusion talent?" He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
It is said that the "disguise magus talent" that can naturally change one's appearance is derived from the succubus (female) and the incubus (male) - Maka has seen it in several magic books.
He was quite curious about this talent, but he had never been able to start researching it.
Whether it is the rare Disguise Magus talent, or the rarer Succubi and Nightmares that are even said to be extinct, they cannot be found easily.
But now, he encountered a real succubus in the maze of the Triwizard Tournament. Why didn't he hurry up and find out why
But looking at it now, this rumor is probably just a rumor - Disguise Magus is a talent spell that is closer to transfiguration, while Succubus's talent for disguise is illusion. There is obviously no difference between the two. It doesn't matter at all.
"Can I go?" The succubus who turned into Fleur asked again, spreading her hands.
"Of course, please!" Maka pointed to the way he came, then passed her and left first.
The succubus looked back at Maka's back, feeling a little scared in her heart.
The succubus' frontal combat ability is extremely low. Although their body's magic resistance is not low, their physical strength and magical power are very poor. Once a head-on conflict occurs, it will be difficult for them to fight back.
Fortunately, there are very few people like Maka who are almost immune to charm, so the classification level of succubus has always been ranked high. Even though they are now close to extinction, they are still listed in the "XXXXX" category!
"It's just an old man like Dumbledore. At least he has both strength and age... But what's going on with this little guy?" She asked with great confusion, "First, bad luck went awry, and now he's been killed by a The child is so pressed...how can we play with this? I quit!"
After saying that, she simply squatted on the spot - her ruffian look coupled with Furong's elegant appearance, there was something indescribably weird about it.