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

are absolutely helpless without their pointy beak. Their entire offensive capabilities revolve around 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

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 they can't

as he put his own stack of papers to the

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

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

a formidable opponent to Earth Affinity beasts that rely

around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is a gigantic hassle. It's easy to escape from them, but they interfere in the

as a weapon. What would you rather hunt, some nimble humans or a slow fat piece of meat?" the hunter

glint of understanding appeared in

the annoying Earth

with a powerful beak are an asset. Normal Javelins attack

increases the overall experience for us

nodded. "That makes

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

Stage hunters, but the mission is also too dangerous for Soldier Stage hunters. The Hunting Guild just recently upped the reward from 200 gold per Javelin to

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

a smile. "That's good. You're making life easier for us General Stage hunters. As a little tip, I would suggest for you

He

The Vanishing Snakes.

really made trouble for everyone. No wonder

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

again," Shang

winked at Shang before he went to the receptionist

the Hunting Guild, Shang stood up and also walked to

said, pointing at

the stacks of papers

she put a long, square-like object on

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

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