A gentle breeze swept over Crescent Lake, sunlight spilling across the water and sending golden ripples shimmering outward.
The two Star Moon Deer stood facing each other at a distance, their pairs of light-brown eyes locked together, their gazes filled with both wariness and fierce fighting spirit.
Then,
The two Star Moon Deer lightly stamped their hooves against the grass, slowly lowering their heads toward each other and aiming the antlers atop their heads at their opponent.
For a moment, the surroundings fell silent, with only gust after gust of wind whistling past.
The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder.
As a relatively experienced wildlife rescuer, Chen Yuan instantly understood what was happening—the two Star Moon Deer were using an antler duel to fight for the position of leader or for a mate.
However, deer generally went into heat in autumn, so these two Star Moon Deer were most likely fighting over the position of leader.
Chen Yuan looked around and saw that most of the figures watching nearby were Star Moon Deer. Several Little Star Moon Deer were sheltered within the herd as well.
As for the Flame Tail Fox, it was watching the spectacle with several Contracted Beasts of other species.
The thought passed in an instant, and the two Star Moon Deer suddenly charged, rushing at each other at the same time.
Crack! Crack!
Two pairs of antlers, curved like branches yet sharp as blades, collided in an instant with a series of cracking sounds.
For a time, the star patterns on the two Star Moon Deer glimmered faintly, appearing and vanishing.
"Awroo~"
Seeing such a scene for the first time, Cola's eyes flew wide open, afraid of missing even a moment of the spectacle.
Even Spark, who had always shown little interest in things