Sword God in a World of Magic

"Javelins?" Shang asked in confusion as he looked at the hunter beside him.

The hunter nodded. "You might think that Javelins are birds, but they are actually a mixture between birds and land beasts. Imagine a wolf, give it scales, put feathers over the scales, and replace its head with a bird head with a long beak. Their front legs have very noticeable feathers."

"They are very quick on land, but they can also expand the feathers on their front legs to create makeshift wings. They are a bit clumsy in the air, but if they jump beforehand, their small wings give them a terrifying short-term control for their jump."

Shang had a hard time imagining such a beast.

A wolf with a bird's head and expandable wings?

"The Mages think that Javelins have once been birds that transitioned on fighting on land," the hunter explained.

"Why?" Shang asked.

"The Wasteland is full of Earth and Wind Affinity beasts, and nearly all of them have some kind of ranged attack. Flying beasts often have issues with dealing with such attacks. Sure, they are fast and nimble, but one good hit with a rock, and they hit the ground."

Shang nodded a couple of times.

This world sure was interesting.

"So, why do we have to get their beaks? Are they worth a lot?" Shang asked.

"No," the hunter answered. "The beaks of the young are worthless."

"Then why do we have a mission to get them? On top of that, the reward is very high for a beast at the Soldier Stage."

The hunter smirked. "Investment and pest control," he said.

Shang looked with a questioning expression at the hunter.

"Javelins are an average General Stage beast when they reach maturity. They're not very powerful but also not very weak."

"That is if we let them grow naturally."

Shang raised an eyebrow.

see, Javelins

naturally become powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that, normal Javelins only hunt other nimble land beasts in the Wasteland,"

beak grows back

course, naturally, that won't ever happen. After all, when their beaks get broken, they are essentially already dead since they can't put up a fight

put his own

play. We break the beak of the young Javelins twice,

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

to Earth Affinity beasts that rely completely

just keep on walking around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is a gigantic hassle. It's easy to escape from them, but

weapon. What would you rather hunt, some nimble humans or a slow fat

of understanding appeared in

the Javelins deal with all the annoying Earth Affinity beasts?" Shang

Javelins are a bother, but Javelins with a powerful beak

from these beaks, but indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the overall experience

nodded. "That

are only at the southern parts of the forests," the hunter added. "Since there is a high likelihood of encountering General Stage beasts in that area, the mission is in the

but the mission is also too dangerous

sounds great," Shang said. "I think that's

I would suggest for you to go to the southern part of the northwestern forest. There are far more young Javelins there than in the northeastern forest.

nodded. He knew

The Vanishing Snakes.

No wonder they

gotta go," the hunter said as he stood up. "My team's

again,"

winked at Shang before he went to the receptionist to register

Guild, Shang stood up and also walked to the

please," Shang said, pointing at the mission with

of papers and quickly wrote a couple of things

a long, square-like object on the

and greenish-blue. If you see one with a blue beak, it means it has already been broken twice. You won't get any

counter.