There were plenty of animals, so it wasn't as if he absolutely had to catch a fox to whisper sweet nothings to. The key point was, he was bored, wasn't he?
He certainly couldn't just float in the forest, waiting for Players to arrive.
Moreover, the little fox was really pretty...
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West Mountain teemed with many Beasts.
Tigers, leopards, wolves, bears, and many other large predatory beasts often roamed the mountains. Even more common were rabbits, squirrels, monkeys, sika deer, and other herbivores, as well as snakes, lynxes, and the like.
Perhaps due to this world's abundant Spiritual Energy, the creatures in the forest were much larger and more ferocious than those on Earth.
It was said that deep in the mountains, monsters and evil spirits also lurked. Coupled with the high peaks and dense forests, ordinarily, apart from experienced hunters and herbalists, hardly anyone was willing to venture up the mountain.
