Ron saw the picture of Cyrus encountering a ferocious magical animal as soon as he entered the door, and he couldn't help but worry for him.

The Sphinx is as dangerous as a dragon, especially since it can play tricks on wizards, which makes it even more dangerous.

Although Ron had seen the scene of Cyrus taming the fire dragon, he couldn't help but worry at this moment, because he was putting it in his own perspective. If he were standing there at this moment, he would probably be in danger of death.

"I wonder what question the Sphinx asked?" Ron couldn't hear the voice in the picture, but he still frowned. He thought that instead of not being able to answer the Sphinx's question and dying like a cat playing with a mouse, he might as well face the dragon!

He glanced at Hagrid, wanting to complain to him about the danger of the Sphinx, but the big guy bit his handkerchief tightly, looked delicate, and said with tears in his eyes:

"How lovely it is!"

"I really hope Cyrus doesn't hurt it!"

Ron knew immediately that Hagrid was not a good person to talk to.

"Forget it, I should have some confidence in Cyrus." Ron shook his head and continued to look at the screen. He found that the Sphinx in the picture made way, but before he could be happy for Cyrus, he found that Cyrus had no intention of leaving.

"What happened?"

Time goes back a few minutes.

As soon as the Sphinx smelled something was wrong, it immediately opened its heavy claws and spoke hoarsely.

"You have three chances to tell me the answer."

It looked like it was eager to kill Cyrus.

However, Cyrus's mind was not on the puzzle itself, but on its claws.

This was clearly a pair of feline claws, with paws that looked like fruits, and claws that were as sharp as daggers. If Cyrus gave the wrong answer three times, the Sphinx would tear his body apart!

The Sphinx likes to guess riddles and then kill those who are stupid. But in fact, guessing riddles is part of its "magic". Just like some black magic books can make a person only able to speak doggerel for his whole life, people who cannot answer the Sphinx's riddles will also be affected by magic and become weaker.

Of course, refusing to answer has the same consequences.

Why else would this creature keep asking questions? "The answer is fish."

Cyrus gave the answer while wondering which one was softer, the Sphinx's paw or the cat's paw.

These brain-teasers were not difficult for him. To be honest, among these questions, the Ravenclaw door handle was more valuable. In comparison, Cyrus felt that the door handle was much more "intelligent".

The Sphinx was stunned. It didn't expect that Cyrus could give the answer so easily.

Fish are alive, but they breathe through gills, which is consistent with the fact that they have no breath. Their body temperature is also very low. They are cold both when alive and when dead. They don't feel thirsty, but they drink constantly.

The Sphinx looked a little regretful. It seemed that it thought Cyrus had a smart brain. If it ate Cyrus, it might become smarter. But magic was a contract. Since Cyrus answered the question correctly, it could no longer attack Cyrus.

Then it stretched out its legs, and its huge body stood up like a mountain boulder, revealing the black floor under its belly, making way for Cyrus.

"You got it right, please keep going!"

Its almond-shaped eyes looked at Cyrus. At the same time, Cyrus also raised his head, and his red-gold eyes looked at the beast in front of him like a king.

Cyrus raised the corners of his mouth coldly, but his steps did not move.

"When did I ever say you could leave?" He sneered, "It's not fair that I'm the only one answering your questions."

"What?"

"Why don't you answer my question?"

The Sphinx was stunned. Its almond-shaped eyes now looked as huge as copper bells. It had never thought that one day it would be the one being questioned.

This is simply the opposite of Tiangang!

However, it quickly realized this was an opportunity.

If he could answer the question raised by the wizard, would he break the previous magic contract, tear him to pieces, and eat his brain? "Very good, ask it." The Sphinx immediately agreed to Cyrus' request. It was very confident in itself and full of expectations at the moment.

Its eyes were full of murderous intent, but its human-like face was still smiling, looking harmless. The Sphinx lowered its body, waiting for Cyrus to ask a question, and then it would give an answer immediately - this was not difficult for it, as the Sphinx's mind had been filled with puzzles and answers since it was born - and then it would kill this wise wizard!

"My problem is a difficult one," Cyrus said, smiling. "What can run but never walk, have a mouth but never speak, have a head but never shed tears, have a bed but never sleep."

"A very high-level question." Sphinx, who was about to answer immediately, paused for a moment, as no answer popped into his mind.

But after a brief thought, it immediately knew the answer.

"It is a river," it said. "The river rushes, but it cannot walk. It has an estuary into the sea, but it never speaks. It has a source, but it never sheds tears. It has a riverbed, but it flows constantly."

"It seems this question is not difficult for you." Although Cyrus said this, he did not feel surprised.

Riddles and answers seem to be a power that is naturally abundant in the Sphinx's mind, especially these irrelevant puzzles, which are their favorite.

Hearing this, the facial features of the Sphinx's smiling face changed slightly. It looked extremely cruel at the moment. The gentle smile that was like a spring breeze bath now looked like a ferocious beast! Or rather, it was originally a beast.

"I win, so you can die here!"

It went crazy without any warning! Its bent body shot out like a spring, and its huge wings spread out, making it look like a yellow lightning!

The thick and sharp claws stabbed at Cyrus' chest like a spear thrown out! Ron was so frightened that his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets, but his shock was fleeting like a spark, because in the picture, Cyrus didn't even pick up the wand, and directly grabbed the other's claws with his hands that were too slender compared to the Sphinx! The next moment, BOOM!!! Ron couldn't hear the sound, but it seemed that even the picture was shaking!

Cyrus slid... no, he threw the Sphinx over his shoulder and threw him directly to the ground!

Then came another punch, hitting the Sphinx's head.

Ron's mind automatically played the sound of bones breaking...

He shuddered, thinking that Cyrus without the wand might be more dangerous than Cyrus with the wand. At least the latter would make your death more painful...

"Oh! Poor Sphinx, I knew it would be unlucky when it met Cyrus!" Hagrid cried like a 300-pound child.

Ron patted Hagrid on the shoulder. This was the only time he sincerely comforted Hagrid.

His gaze returned to Cyrus once again.

"Do you think I will let you go if you tell me the answer? I don't have any magical restraints."

Although this magical animal will let the person who gives the answer go in the form of answering a question, Cyrus does not like this monster who arrogantly pulls others into his own rules and arrogantly lets the enemy go, leaving behind a good story.

Isn’t this PUA?

Then, he ignored the Sphinx and simply left it behind, continuing to walk deeper into the Ministry of Magic.

The most important thing now was to determine which floor he was on, and the passage to the other floor. After the Ministry of Magic shut down the elevator, Cyrus didn't know where else he could go to the other floor.

Walking alone in the empty black corridor, it was a little darker here than the previous times Cyrus came here. The fires and lights in the Ministry of Magic were all extinguished. If he wanted a bright environment, he could only create it himself.

Cyrus didn't think it was a big deal, as he could see clearly even in the dark, but it was different for the other contestants.

The third floor of the Ministry of Magic.

Furong quickly fought off a ghoul, then swung the bright tip of her wand at the Devil's Snare that looked like a group of snakes.

Those devil's snares began to retreat under the light, leaving a narrow path.

"The ultimate Lumos!"

Her magic illuminated the dark surroundings. The black marble reflected the light, and the darkness in every corner seemed to be exposed.

Seeing this, Furong breathed a sigh of relief, and the fear in her heart dissipated a lot along with the darkness.

But what she didn't know was that in a completely unfamiliar environment, the light was as obvious as a torch or a lighthouse, attracting monsters to gather in droves!

Furong soon heard some strange noises coming from the end of the dark and narrow road.

Her fear came over her all at once, her body half-bent over, her beautiful eyes staring fixedly into the dark shadows.

The shadow seemed to be swallowing her up.

She suppressed her breathing, and the "tapping" sound in her ears continued to come, becoming clearer and louder!

She felt as if the ground beneath her feet was shaking, and it seemed as if thousands of troops were rushing towards her in the darkness!

Furong was not wrong.

The dark shadow seemed to be stained with a fiery red color for a moment, and then it seemed to move. No, it should be said that something in the shadow was moving in groups! Furong quickly recognized those things - they looked like turtles, and they had many shell-covered legs like crabs -

Those densely packed articulations hit the ground, making a hairy sound.

"Fire crab?"

With a danger level of only three Xs, the fire crab may not seem like much of a threat, but that's only if there aren't too many of them.

But at this moment——

They were just like a swarm of locusts! Furong was immediately filled with fear. She took a deep breath, and without any thought of breaking out, she turned around and ran back without hesitation!

Thousands and thousands of fire crabs swarmed over the sky and devoured everything in their path.

The Devil's Snares that had spread again due to Furong's departure were eaten up in an instant, without even a trace of debris left!

But these monsters showed no intention of stopping.

Sparks spewed out of their tails, propelling them forward rapidly, constantly closing the distance between themselves and Furong.

All the audience who saw this scene couldn't help but feel terrified. If they were caught by these things, it would only take a few minutes to turn them into corpses!

Countless crab-like claws will tear every piece of your skin to pieces and then put it into their mouths to eat! Except for Hagrid, Hagrid didn't think they were dangerous.

"It would be interesting if it were a blasting-tailed skrewt," he said.

Ron rolled his eyes. If it was really a blasting-tailed skrewt, Fleur Delacour would have died even faster.

In fact, he was now wondering how Furong could get out of this situation. After all, the warriors had no way out! As expected, Furong soon reached the end.

She was teleported here by the Apparition of the Portkey, but after the door handle took effect, the spell on it disappeared, and now this road is a dead end! Fleur gritted her teeth, she turned around, holding the wand in her hand, ready to go all out.

But at this moment, a clear spell came from the depths of the dark passage.

"Everyone is petrified!"

Then, in the deepest darkness at the end of the corridor, it seemed as if a sun rose! The light of the spell illuminated the darkness, and it streaked across the dome like a meteor, casting a beautiful arc and landing on the large group of fire crabs at the front.

The fire crabs at the front were immediately affected by the spell and turned into hard stones, which disrupted the pace of the fire crabs behind them. They immediately collided with each other, triggering a chain reaction, piling up higher and higher like waves! The intertwined limbs were tangled together, making it difficult to separate them for a while.

Furong was stunned for a moment, and from the darkness, another spell flew out! "Shattered to pieces!"

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, those fire crabs that had gathered into towers and piled into mountains immediately exploded under the power of the spell!

The power of the spell brought the debris of the fire crab onto Furong's face like sand in the wind!

It was that simple, and Furong's crisis was resolved! But she was not happy at all.

Because the style of casting the spell had already made her guess who was helping her.

Sure enough, Cassandra, in a raspberry-red robe, emerged from the darkness, holding her wand like a hairpin, and looking at Fleur with her emerald green eyes.

"It seems that the Beauxbatons Warriors are not worthy of their reputation? They can't even deal with a few fire crabs. Why don't you withdraw from the competition now?"

Cassandra walked gracefully over the corpses of the fire crabs with a cat-like step.

Even though those fire crabs were dead, there seemed to be some magical properties remaining in their bodies.

With every step Cassandra took, sparks popped from under her feet.

It was like a blazing flower blooming for her!

(End of this chapter)