The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

"ah"

Startled, Yao Yao instinctively screamed and pressed herself tightly against Qi Ji.

Qi Ji sensed something was wrong, immediately stopped drinking water, and followed Yao Yao's gaze, also noticing those bright green eyes.

"This is......"

Qi Ji focused his attention and became vigilant. The owner of the eyes, realizing he had been exposed, gradually emerged from the shadows.

It was a stray dog, its fur matted with mud and bristling, its thin, bony body taut like a fully drawn bow, its eerie green eyes filled with ferocity, and murky saliva hanging from the corner of its mouth. Step by step, it slowly approached the man and the deer.

That look in his eyes was like looking at two prey that were within easy reach.

Yao Yao was so frightened by the appearance of the stray dog ​​that her face turned pale. She clung tightly to Qi Ji's body, her teeth chattering.

She had seen dogs before, but they were all cute; none of them were as terrifying as this one.

"That stray dog ​​is really ugly."

As the stray dog ​​approached, Qi Ji's body tensed instinctively, his front hooves slightly pawing at the mud and stones beneath his feet, and his entire body went into a state of alert.

Wild dogs are quite different from the domestic dogs that humans raised in the previous life. They are much more ferocious and have better hunting skills than domestic dogs.

In the cities where humans lived in their previous lives, domestic dogs couldn't beat cats, but in the wild, stray dogs could eat cats.

Qi Ji quickly examined the stray dog's body and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, this stray dog ​​looks like it hasn't eaten for a long time. It's a medium-sized dog, with a shoulder height and body length similar to mine, but it seems thinner than me."

With the physical enhancements provided by the system twice before, Qi Ji was very confident in his muscular strength and would never lose to this stray dog.

The only thing to be wary of is its two rows of sharp canine teeth. Once bitten, especially on the vulnerable neck, it will be difficult to break free and you will be in a life-or-death situation.

The wild dog sized up the man and deer opposite it, then suddenly lowered its body, let out a fierce growl, pushed off the ground with its hind legs, and charged fiercely towards Qi Ji.

Its target is very clear: Qi Ji, who is smaller in size compared to Yao Yao.

Moreover, the wild dog recognizes deer as herbivores, which pose little threat to it, let alone a fawn. This wild dog once caught a fawn, and the tender venison and delicious blood made it salivate every time it recalled it.

"You beast, you think you can eat me so easily?"

Qi Ji knew very well that he could not back down at this time. Once he showed weakness and lost his momentum, he would be relentlessly attacked by this wild dog, and even if he didn't die, he would be badly injured.

He accepted yesterday's gray wolf, but today he has strengthened his physique. If he is still bullied by a wild dog, he will truly lose face as a transmigrator.

Qi Ji moved almost at the same time the wild dog charged at him. He pushed off the ground with his hind legs, straightened up abruptly, and kicked the oncoming wild dog with his two front legs, making a whooshing sound.

To add to the momentum, Qi Ji also screeched as he kicked.

The wild dog clearly hadn't expected this seemingly docile little white deer to have such courage, let alone that it would dare to come up to it. Unable to dodge in time, it was hit squarely on the nose by a hoof.

"Awoo!"

The nose is the most vulnerable part of a dog. With this, Qi Ji gathered all his strength, and the wild dog immediately let out a shrill howl of pain, its whole body flying back several steps, its head shaking incessantly.

Unbeknownst to it, after two systematic physical enhancements, Qi Ji's muscle strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary adult sika deer, making it more than capable of dealing with a medium-sized wild dog.

Qi Ji clearly felt the recoil from the deer's hooves, which gave him even more confidence.

"That's right, I am indeed stronger than this stray dog, so there's nothing to be afraid of it."

With a successful strike, Qi Ji immediately took two steps forward, swinging his front hooves even faster, kicking the wild dog repeatedly, giving it no chance to get close.

The stray dog ​​was completely enraged, baring its teeth and whimpering fiercely as it lunged at Qi Ji again and again, trying to bite his front legs.

But if Qi Ji stands upright at the wrong angle, he will miss every time.

Either it was forced back by Qi Ji's swift deer hooves before it could even get close.

After five or six attempts to pounce and bite missed, Qi Ji instead shoved it hard in the face with his hoof. The sharp tip of the deer hoof tore through the fur on its face, and blood seeped out, dripping down its jaw, making it look rather disheveled.

Yao Yao watched from behind, stunned. She never expected that this gentle and obedient little white deer would have such a fierce and ruthless side.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, she clenched her little fists and shouted with all her might, her voice trembling with tears, "Little white deer, come on, chase it away!"

Her shout instantly startled the stray dog ​​that was locked in a standoff with Qi Ji.

The stray dog ​​turned its head, its eerie green eyes fixed on the unsuspecting Yao Yao.

Having repeatedly failed to defeat Qi Ji, it realized that the little white deer was not easy to deal with, and instinctively decided to change its target and choose this two-legged beast.

The moment the thought crossed its mind, it immediately abandoned its confrontation with Qi Ji, abruptly changed direction, and pounced directly at Yao Yao.

"what!"

Yao Yao turned pale with fright, let out a scream, and fell backward onto the ground with a thud.

Her mind went blank, and she was left with only instinct, raising her arm to shield her face.

The sharp canine teeth bit down hard on her arm, but were temporarily blocked by the brocade jacket she was wearing.

Although she didn't feel any pain in her arm, the sudden change still frightened Yao Yao so much that she instinctively cried.

"Stray dog, you're asking for it."

Upon seeing this, Qi Ji was so angry that he rushed forward.

This mad dog has no sense of martial ethics.

Qi Ji stepped forward and kicked the wild dog hard in the side, but the wild dog was like a madman, biting Yao Yao's arm tightly and refusing to let go. The attack only made it bite harder, shaking its head and tearing at her as if it wanted to tear a piece of flesh off Yao Yao's body.

Qi Ji grew increasingly angry.

This stray dog ​​really isn't afraid of pain, huh? Since that's the case...

Without hesitation, Qi Ji activated the [Agile Burst] skill he had recently acquired, instantly depleting his 1 Spirit Point.

The next second, a surge of hot and powerful energy coursed through his limbs and bones, instantly tensing his muscles and causing his sense of power to surge dramatically.

Qi Ji aimed carefully, pushed off the ground with his hind legs, and lifted his entire body slightly off the ground. He gathered all the strength in his body with his two front hooves and kicked the wild dog squarely and with all his might!

A crisp "crack" sound of bone breaking was particularly jarring on the quiet riverbank.

The stray dog ​​let out a pitiful howl and immediately released its grip. Its entire body was kicked so hard that it rolled six or seven times on the ground.

Three bloody canine teeth flew out of its mouth, and half of its face swelled up at an eerie angle, with blood constantly gushing from the corner of its mouth.

The stray dog ​​lay on the ground whimpering in pain, its four legs trembling uncontrollably, unable to even stand.