James knew that these foxes were cunning. That's why, when he spoke with the bear, he acted as though he had just arrived and offered his help without mentioning the earlier attack.
If James had even hinted at the previous fight or indicated that he could kill the bear on his own, these foxes would have noticed something was off and possibly retreated.
In that scenario, James would have been forced to kill the bear, as he needed to fill up his experience regardless of the situation.
Therefore, in this situation, James was the real winner, as he could either kill two foxes or the bear and still fill up his experience.
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James then rushed towards the one-tailed fox with the wind crane and immediately used a few sword skills to buy some time to let the bear go to the two-tailed fox.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!