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 have

powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that, normal Javelins only hunt other nimble land beasts

twice when they are younger, their beak grows back with much

that won't ever happen. After all, when their beaks get broken, they are essentially already dead since

put his own

the young Javelins twice, and

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

opponent to Earth Affinity beasts that rely completely on

are one of the most annoying things in the Wasteland for hunters. These beasts just keep on walking around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is a gigantic hassle. It's easy to escape from them, but they interfere in the work of

weapon. What would

of understanding appeared in

the Javelins deal with all the annoying Earth

normal Javelins are a bother, but Javelins with a powerful beak

Every powerful Javelin increases

nodded. "That

of the forests," the hunter added. "Since there is a high likelihood of encountering General

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

think that's just the right mission

You're making life easier for us 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

nodded. He

The Vanishing Snakes.

trouble for everyone. No wonder they were worth so many

he stood up.

you again," Shang

he went to the receptionist to

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

please," Shang said, pointing

the stacks of papers and quickly wrote

put a long, square-like

and greenish-blue. If you see one with a blue beak,

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