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

beaks don't naturally become powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that, normal Javelins only hunt other

they are younger, their beak grows back with much more power. By

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

he put his own stack of papers to the

beak of the young Javelins twice, and

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

to Earth Affinity

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

put yourself in the 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?"

understanding

the annoying Earth

with a powerful beak are an

but indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the overall experience for us hunters in the Wasteland.

nodded. "That makes

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 stack

Stage hunters, but the mission is also too dangerous for Soldier Stage hunters.

great," Shang said. "I think that's just the right mission

us General Stage hunters. As a little tip, I would suggest for you to

He

The Vanishing Snakes.

everyone. No wonder they were worth so many Contribution

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

again,"

hunter winked at Shang before he went to the receptionist to register a couple of

the Hunting Guild, Shang

pointing at the mission

the stacks of papers and quickly wrote

she put a long,

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 any reward for

the head of the Javelin with the stamp," she said as she 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