Mana Absorbing Weapons, a miracle of ingenuity, the product of Human and Monster Girl cooperative research.
These weapons are extremely resilient, can last for millennia, can even wear down and destroy enemy equipment and clothing without injuring the other, and have unknown growth potential, growing the more they are used.
Moreover, they boast the uncanny ability to convert regular damage into Mana absorption, neutralizing humans, monsters, and monster girls, even shutting down the notorious ability of Monster Girls to absorb essence until they recover.
Yet even with heavy subsidies and official encouragement, where their price is practically half that of a steel weapon, almost all lower-ranking adventurers below C-rank refuse to use them. They don't even carry one as a spare weapon.
Now, why is that, some would wonder. The answer is simple, really... Impracticability.
Their lack of lethal force removes much of their deterrent force. They are cumbersome to carry alongside regular weapons. Their damage is much inferior to iron or magic weapons, which encourages the enemy to risk injury for injury (grappling, lunges, or pleasure attacks). Fleeing the powerful Monster Girls is more reliable than fighting them. The return from defeating a Monster Girl, sex, and potential items that she would give, isn't worth it (Unless you are a pervert).
In short, a reliable Steel Sword or magic weapon has sufficient lethality and deterrence to meet the average adventurer's needs, especially in small backwater towns and villages with low-level Wild Monster Girl populations. It is to the point that many adventurers wouldn't even know about their existence unless they read the infamous propaganda manual, "How to Fight Monster Girls 101", that fails to explain the downsides of this weapon properly. Additionally, those who use these weapons could be labeled as perverts(Although many of them are!), so many adventurers don't use or mention them for this reason.
Ironically, it has found more usage among the Monster Girls themselves who want to un-armor and subdue human males without injuring them and among city law enforcement with monster girls, replacing traditional police weapons. However, some high-ranking adventurers usually have such a weapon on hand, even if only as a durable spare that acts as an emergency shield.
Now, most of these ancient relics still gather dust in guild storage, waiting for a proper owner to wield them and unearth their potential...
-An extract from an academic observation about Mana Absorbing Weapons.
After equipping his new weapons, Randall checked the local Monster Girl Compendium to see what types of Monster Girls were near them.
"Let's see... On the west side, you could encounter lone E-rank Goblin Girls during the day or D-rank groups. And at night, you could encounter E-rank Imp Girls. On the east side, there are lone E- and D-rank Wolf Girls, especially at night, and their danger can reach C-rank when in a pack. On the South side, there are lone F- and E-rank Rabbit Girls during the day, and D-rank Owl Girls at night. And on the north side, there are E-rank Mouse Girls in both day and night, and count as above D-rank when hunting in packs, and E-rank Bat Girls at night and within caves. Slime Girls... could appear just about anywhere at any time near settled areas, and are generally between F- and E-rank. As for C-rank Minotaurs... extremely rare. Originating from the great fields further north. For any Monster Girl type, there is a certain probability of encountering an elite member or leader, increasing the danger rank."
Randall somewhat sighed in relief. At the very least, most of the roaming Monster Girls were only around F- and E-rank unless he met a tribe warrior or leader. Moreover, it was very easy to escape Slime Girls as long as you didn't get ambushed. And Rabbit Girls, while fast, didn't hunt in groups.
Meanwhile, Mouse Girls and Bat Girls were temperate, and it was impossible to negotiate with Wild ones. Moreover, Mouse Girls tend to hunt in packs and were considered more dangerous than a lone D-rank monster girl, and the scene of him fleeing from a pack of Mouse Girls was still fresh in his mind.
"So... it's rabbit season?" Randall smiled to himself.
He then checked the compendium for any noteworthy weaknesses... although it mostly listed their methods of attack and erogenous spots. It also warned about certain taboos that shouldn't be crossed and usual preferences.
"How did they gather this intimate information, anyway? Oh, right. Civilized Monster Girls... or maybe, the Wild Monster Girls themselves volunteer this information? Don't tell me the Adventurer's Guild has a weird relationship with them..."
With that mystery in mind, Randall first checked for any requests to the south, but once he confirmed there were none, he exited town and headed south.
On the way, he also took the opportunity to test his new weapons.
Upon finding a lone slime, he drew his new grey longsword and slashed the slime at full power.
Slash* Boing*
As if struck by a bat, the Slime suddenly flew away, rolling around before it stopped and "melted".
At the same time, Randall saw a thin strand of blue energy get absorbed into his longsword, and the red runes on it briefly shone.
"It didn't die... right? No, I didn't see a message, so it should be alive." Randall muttered and walked over.
"Hah... So it actually works?" Randall muttered.
Frowning a bit, Randall whacked the slime a few more times, but it didn't do anything. Every hit was simply like hitting jelly. At most, it perhaps suffered damage from the ground rather than his sword.
"So, it really doesn't kill, hah?" Randall muttered.
He then pulled out his steel dagger and stabbed the slime, extracting its Monster Core before leaving.
Then he tried finding another slime. But this time, he didn't use his full force. Instead, he lightly jabbed it. The result was that it lost a bit of mana and its body jiggled, rolling back slightly. However, it was still energetic, and even prepared to pounce on him.
"That stab would have severely wounded a regular slime... but the effect seems minimal with this weapon?" Randall frowned.
Slashing a bit harder at the slime, it lost even more mana, but it only sent the slime rolling. After it recovered, it fearlessly inched toward him. It was only after another such strike that the slime went down, turning into another listless puddle.
"A strike that should have killed it... didn't end the battle. Moreover, it doesn't deter the enemy, only knocking it back. Until all its mana is absorbed, it can continue attacking. And you actually need to carry this useless weapon around... I think I am starting to understand why no Adventurer uses it." Randall warily smiled.
He then found a Giant Rabbit and tried attacking it while it was pouncing. Randall knocked it away, but it balanced itself and continued. This time, he tried blocking it. He discovered that he could, but he barely absorbed anything. It was only after striking it again that the rabbit collapsed. It was still alive, but it looked weak, like someone who ran too much. It pathetically crawled away, and slowly at that.
"What a poor weapon. If I faced the Goblins back then with this, I would have died. Even that roughshod goblin club was better than this garbage." Randall pursed his lips.
He now understood why everyone didn't use this weapon... who in their right mind would use a weapon that could get them killed?! Non-lethal force? You needed to live to have the luxury to use such force!
"Only a powerhouse confident in his strength or a sick pervert would normally use it... or someone like me? Does that also make me a pervert, a powerhouse, or both?" Randall asked himself this philosophical question as he continued south.
Randall traveled another hour on the southern road, killing a few slimes and rabbits that got too close, before arriving at a road sign that read "Rabbit Meadows, F-rank hunting spot," pointing right. Under it, there was also a danger sign.
Warning!
F-E-rank Rabbit Girls. They are very fast and relentless when chasing after men! Don't get close and greet them while alone!
"Well, thank you for the warning," Randall muttered.
With his current attributes, Randall could actually be considered sort of D-rank and was also very fast, so he wasn't afraid.
And so, Randall started walking toward the Rabbit Meadow.
After approximately half an hour, Randall arrived in an open meadow with tall, wild grass.
There, he saw many Giant Rabbits grazing, and among them were rabbit-eared girls here and there, with the upper body of a beautiful and sexy woman and the lower body of a furry rabbit, who also ate grass and wild vegetables.
Monster Girls can eat everything humans eat, but their favored food is usually what their template monster would eat... and semen.
Therefore, herbivore-type Monster Girls love to eat grass and abhor eating human flesh.
Here and there, Randall also noticed Slimes and blue-colored Slime Girls with seductive figures, moving slowly and eating grass, co-existing with the rabbits. Unlike Rabbit Girls, Slime Girls could eat an unsatisfactory male... although it is very rare, as their standards are extremely low, and they love toying with weak men. He also spotted a few Red Slime Girls, which were an elite variant of Slime Girls. Visit novelping.com for the full chapter.
For the Rabbit Girls, the way to determine they were elite was if they had horns on their heads, meaning Horned Rabbit Girls.
However, even then, these so-called elites were only E or D-rank at most. Anyone above this rank who had even modest ambition had already left this backwater region; some even went on a pilgrimage to the other continents. Those who stayed here were content with their simple, mundane life.
"Hm... who should I pick?" Randall muttered, looking left and right.
Finally, Randall decided to attack a lone, weaker-looking Rabbit Girl that was closer to the meadow entrance.
After casually swiping away a few annoying slimes and rabbits with his Mana Absorbing sword, Randall approached his target, the Rabbit Girl.
At this time, the brown-furred Rabbit Girl, beautiful as a sexualized version of a girl next door, wearing a simple shirt, was minding her own business, chewing tender grass.
"Grass is tender~. Grass is great~. So fresh, green, and tasty~."
As she hummed this to herself, suddenly, her ears twitched.
"Hm?! Someone is approaching?!" With great vigilance, she looked in that direction.
But then, she noticed that... it was a real, human man?!
"Man? Young man? Someone dared come here alone?" She blinked to herself, rubbing her eyes, thinking she was hallucinating.
When she opened her eyes, the man was already about 30m away, carrying with him an unmistakable, delicious, and alluring male musk. Her instincts told her he was a prime mating partner, and her body started heating up.
Just as she was about to greet him with unmatched eagerness, she suddenly noticed the weapon he was holding.
It was a grey longsword with red runes. Moreover, it wasn't stained with blood. She knew exactly what kind of weapon this was. All Monster Girls knew about this weapon, after all.
A strange, depraved smile formed on her lips.
"Mister... to approach a lone Rabbit Girl with such a Mana Absorbing weapon, instead of a regular one... Are you a pervert~?" She playfully, almost eagerly asked.
Randall opened his mouth, having the urge to explain that he was doing this for Progress Through Fornication.
But in the end, he didn't. If he were honest with himself... He did feel an excitement about this situation.
If he wins, he could fuck her as he wished. If he loses, she would mount him and hump him until he is dry before forcing him to become her husband...
And he felt turned on by either option!
"Yes, I am a pervert." Randall grinned.
The Rabbit Girl became even more excited... and heated.
"Hehe~! Then let's fight!" She said, pouncing toward him!