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

that beak. Sadly, their beaks don't naturally become powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that, normal Javelins

their beak grows back with much

all, when their beaks get broken, they are essentially already dead since

as he put his own stack of papers to

play. We break the beak of the young Javelins twice, and they grow up

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

a formidable opponent to Earth Affinity beasts that

the Wasteland for hunters. These beasts just keep on walking around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is

Javelin with a powerful spear as a weapon. What would you rather hunt, some nimble humans

glint of understanding appeared in

deal with all the

"Precisely. In the Wasteland, normal Javelins are a bother, but Javelins with a powerful beak are an asset. Normal Javelins attack us. Powerful Javelins attack armored

directly earning money from these beaks, but indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the overall experience for us hunters in the Wasteland. It makes our lives that

"That makes

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

accept these missions. The reward is too low for General Stage hunters, but the mission is also too dangerous for Soldier Stage hunters. The

"I think that's just the

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

said as he stood up. "My team's waiting

you again," Shang

went to the receptionist to register a couple of

Shang

one, please," Shang said, pointing at the

away the stacks of papers

long, square-like object

a Javelin, that's a 1,000-gold fine," she said. "Only break the beaks that look green and greenish-blue. If you see one with a blue beak, it means it has already been broken twice. You won't get

at the object on the counter. "Stamping them shouldn't be