From Shrouding the Heavens, Stealing the Heavenly Secrets-Section 718

The beast was startled and instantly backed away. Unfortunately, the Divine Artifact sword in the little girl's hand had already released a powerful sword aura that pierced through the earth above the cave and extended deep inside, directly blocking its retreat.

"Bang!"

Unable to retreat, the beast was smashed squarely on the head by the Treasure Seal the little boy had launched. Its brains burst out on the spot, and it died a violent death.

However, the two children did not go over to collect their spoils. Instead, they quickly ran away from the cave.

It seemed that killing the beast inside the cave was not their true purpose.

Just after the two children had fled several dozen li to a safe place, a sharp roar rang out from the cave they had just left.

Only after they hid inside a tree hollow in an ancient tree several zhang in diameter did they finally escape the danger.

After taking off the beast-skin coats they had worn as disguises, the little girl asked, "Brother, can that method really wipe out that entire nest of Void Mice?"

"It definitely can. I've been observing them for more than ten days. Almost every day, the Void Mouse that leaves the nest first at dawn is the scout of their family. Given the Void Mice's timid nature, once the scout is killed, the Rat King will immediately lead the clan away, and their original nest will be abandoned. Besides, the nearby Armored Civet Beasts love eating Void Mice. The smell of blood from the Void Mouse we killed will soon attract the Armored Civet Beasts to come hunting for food." As the little boy spoke, he handed the little girl a cracked nut.

"Isn't this the Art of War strategy of driving wolves to swallow