The two animals circled the house, then patrolled for another few dozen minutes.
Someone passing outside spotted them and could not help saying:
"Na Muluo's cat isn't bad. It's catching mice."
The remark left the mouse dejected and the cat dumbfounded.
What was going on?
We've been comrades since the day we were born!
We're carrying out our patrol, faithful to our duty!
Suddenly.
Three figures vaulted the fence and landed on the Lawn.
The leader said, "Those two little girls are extraordinarily gifted. Sell them to another Clan and we'll make a fortune."
"Then what are we waiting for? Na Muluo isn't here right now."
"Let's go togeth—wait, there's a cat!"
The three stopped, then laughed together.
"Look properly. It's just a sculpture, not a real cat. Even if it were real, would you be afraid of a cat?"
"There's a mouse beside it, too. Another sculpture."
They discussed it in low voices.
The cat gave the three a cold glance.
All three froze.
They seemed to forget everything and stood there, dazed and motionless.
The Gaze System's first-stage ability: Gaze Upon!
Loss of Direction, Loss of Intellect, and Dread—the threefold power of the Gaze System struck the three mortals. Their fates were sealed!
At that moment.
The mouse came to life as well. Murder in its eyes, it swiftly formed a Sword Seal with its forepaws.
Sword-Flight Art: Night Rain!
Swish, swish, swish, swish!
Several wooden stakes flew up, radiating fierce Sword Qi. They flashed through the air and pierced the three men's skulls.
The fight was over.
The cat and mouse slapped paws, then hurried to move the bodies and clean up the scene.
Once everything was done.
They stood in the yard again, utterly still, like two sculptures.
Strictly speaking.
They really were sculptures made from