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

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.

grows back with

beaks get broken, they are essentially already

his own stack of

break the beak of the young Javelins

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

become a formidable opponent to Earth Affinity beasts that rely completely on

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

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?" the hunter

glint of understanding appeared

the Javelins deal with all the annoying Earth Affinity beasts?"

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

indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the overall experience for us hunters in the Wasteland. It makes our lives that much

nodded. "That makes

is a high likelihood of encountering General Stage beasts in that

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

think that's just the

would suggest for you to go to the southern part of the northwestern forest.

nodded. He

The Vanishing Snakes.

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

gotta go," the hunter said as he stood

you again,"

went to the receptionist to

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

Shang said, pointing at the

stacks of papers and quickly wrote a

put a long, square-like object on the

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

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