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. Because of

if we break their beaks twice when they are younger, their beak grows back with much more power. By breaking it twice, the Javelin's break

After all, when their beaks get broken, they are essentially already dead since they can't put

his

We break the beak of the young Javelins

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

a formidable opponent to Earth Affinity beasts

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

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

deal with all the annoying

are a bother, but Javelins with

isn't directly earning money from these beaks, but indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the

"That

young Javelins are only at the southern parts of the forests," the hunter added. "Since there is a high likelihood of encountering

is too low for General Stage hunters, but the mission is also too dangerous

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

suggest for you to go to the southern part of the northwestern forest. There are far

nodded. He knew

The Vanishing Snakes.

wonder they

gotta go," the hunter said as he stood up. "My

again,"

at Shang before he went to

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

one, please," Shang said, pointing at the mission

papers

a long, square-like

beaks that look green and greenish-blue. If you see one with a blue beak, it means it has already

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