"What are monsters capable of that a sufficiently powerful human mage isn't?"
There was a brief silence, the leader was unable to answer. There was a feeling of defeat in the air, and they had powerless looks on their faces.
"We don't kn-"
The leader stopped Laphores.
"Listen... breadface. There is something you don't seem to get. I don't know how your world was, but in this world, we humans are not at the top of the food chain. If we don't hunt monsters, they grow and become more dangerous. You know that powerful mage you spoke about? Let's say this incredible, dazzling mage can beat any known monster. Awesome right? I guess if you were that mage, you would just protect your town and leave the monsters in peace right? Then what about the other towns? Well they can suck it up, they don't have you. So they get destroyed and everyone die, but that's fine, you can protect your town after all. Well, one day a monster you never saw before attack your town. Your spells do nothing to it. He is stronger than anything you have ever seen. You die, and now your town and everyone you cared about is dead. Too bad for you you didn't kill it when it was still manageable. That's why we hunt monsters, if we don't, they get stronger than us and we become the hunted."
One man added.
"Sorry for our harsh captain breadface. What he meant is that monsters change and evolve, and some get damn terrifying, unstoppable even. Wasn't always like this, but now it is."
Another whispered
"I heard some even grow immune to magic." "I thought that was a fact" said another.