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 a

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

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

broken, they are essentially already dead since they can't put up

his own stack of papers

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

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

to Earth Affinity beasts

for hunters. These beasts just keep on walking around, attacking

powerful spear as a weapon. What would you rather

of understanding appeared

Javelins deal with all the

Javelins with a powerful

increases the overall

"That

Javelins are only at the southern 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 of General

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

"I think that's just the right

Stage hunters. As a little tip, I would suggest for you to go to the southern part of the northwestern

nodded. He knew

The Vanishing Snakes.

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

gotta go," the hunter said as he stood up. "My team's waiting for

you again,"

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

Hunting Guild, Shang stood

pointing at the mission with the

of papers and quickly wrote a couple of things

a long, square-like object

greenish-blue. If you see one with a blue beak, it means it has

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 flee and won't fight