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.

Javelins have a

that beak. Sadly, their beaks don't naturally become powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that, normal Javelins only hunt other nimble land beasts in the Wasteland," the hunter

back with much more power. By breaking it

happen. After all, when their beaks get broken, they are essentially

hunter leaned back as he put his own stack

beak of the young Javelins twice, and they grow up to become quite a formidable

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

Earth Affinity beasts that rely completely

keep on walking around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is a gigantic hassle.

shoes of a quick Javelin with a powerful spear as a weapon. What would you rather hunt, some nimble humans or a slow fat piece of meat?" the

glint of understanding

deal with all the annoying Earth

bother, but Javelins with a powerful beak are an asset. Normal Javelins attack

powerful Javelin increases the overall experience

nodded. "That makes

Javelins are only at the southern parts of the forests," the hunter added. "Since there is a high likelihood

also too dangerous for Soldier Stage hunters. The Hunting Guild just recently upped the

Shang said. "I think that's

General Stage hunters. As a little tip, 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. You can

nodded. He knew

The Vanishing Snakes.

made trouble for everyone. No wonder they were worth so many

as he stood

again," Shang

to the receptionist to register

the hunter left the Hunting Guild, Shang stood up and also walked to the

pointing at the mission

stacks of papers and quickly wrote

she put a long, square-like object

look green and greenish-blue. If you see one with

pointed at the object on the counter. "Stamping them shouldn't be an issue once their beaks are broken. At that point, they only want to flee and won't fight back