The Author's POV

'What are you doing Angelica? Take their stuff.'

While Waylan was preparing to join the fight, glancing at Angelica, I pointed at the dead duergars on the floor.

'Didn't you say that you were out of devil fruits? Check their stuff, there might be a couple in there.'

[You just want their stuff don't you?]

Angelica coldly said, having read my exact thoughts.

Blinking a couple of times, I chose to remain silent.

'…'

Raising her brows in the distance, Angelica gave me a not-so amused look.

Sighing, I came clean.

'Fine you win. I do, so hurry up and get their stuff and give it to me. Keep the useless stuff.'

Having seen just how much trouble Waylan went through when he fought them, I couldn't help but covet the stuff that they had.

There was definitely going to be something useful in there.

[Fine.]

Tempted by the idea of getting more devil fruits, Angelica eventually nodded her head and headed towards the corpses of the deceased duergars.

Rummaging through their stuff, she briefed me on the things that she found.

[I've found another artifact, but just like the others, it requires a mixture of both mana and demonic energy to properly function. You can use it now but when the contract is over you'll no longer be able to use them.]

Pausing, she glanced in my direction and continued.

[…that is unless you're planning on consuming a devil fruit. If so, you can probably use them even after the contract is over.]

'No, I'm good. I can just sell it in the black market for a good price.'

I quickly shook my head and denied her offer.

Since the black market was for both villains and heroes, I didn't doubt that there was a market for the things that Angelica picked up.

When I returned to the human domain, I planned on selling all of the stuff I got today to fund my future endeavors.

'Anything el—'

Bang— Bang—

Cutting me off was a large explosive sound that came from the distance. Turning my head to face the direction of where the sound came from, I was once again reminded of the fight that was happening next to me.

However, contrary to the last time I looked at them, this time it was Ultruk who held the upper hand in the conflict.

'Angelica, get the stuff and quickly come back to me.'

Worried that something unexpected might happen, I urged Angelica to hurry up and return to me.

Replying with a cold stare, Angelica silently picked up her speed before quietly returning to my side. For obvious reason, I had her transform into a tooth again.

This time I didn't put her in my mouth and just put her in my pocket.

"Huaaarg!"

out a deep roar that came from deep within him, Ultruk wildly rushed

looked sloppy, but the power contained within each swing was not something to take light of.

best as she struggled to find a chance to counter-attack. Ultruk's attacks were just too relentless, forcing her to be in

point that it looked like Ultruk was the one that was set to win

primitive race and your

She cursed out loud.

ground, a giant ripple formed on the ground beneath

its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept off of his feet and sent a couple

"Fucking die!"

had created, lightning

of lightning crackled around her staff, encircling it like

plate. A wild and violent energy

when faced with Durara's attack. It was too late for him to get close to

dark green hue began to surge into the surface of his

icily stared at each other as

of seconds, and

best at surviving

that stood atop the staff suddenly whistled down. The space itself distorted an inch at a time as

and staring at the attack,

shield that Waylan had set up around me, I would've been a goner just from the residual energy that it

stared at the energy, the more I realized just how much danger I was in. If that attack did not diffuse and connected, I wasn't sure whether Waylan's barrier would be able to withstand the

"Crap..."

only one that shared the same thought as Waylan's face hardened

three empty potion bottles, he took a

"Huuuu…"

breath released

Durara, his broadsword,

one could tell just how much mana Durara consumed when preparing her

that the two of them had still noticed that he had won, Waylan had been secretly

what better moment than now when Durara had just consumed a lot of

last once of mana in his body, the muscles of

I couldn't tell what type of attack he was trying to pull off, I could tell that it was no joke. Just from how the space around the broadsword distorted, it was evident that this was Waylan's

released her attack, Waylan

a step forward,

WIIIING—!

looked like any regular slash. There was nothing special about it. No fancy

just a plain downward

next, completely shocked

slashed down, the space around Durara suddenly

"Huh?"

off-guard by the changes happening around her, the moment the space

face paled significantly. Before she could even react, the attack hit her in the body, and a metallic

Clink—

"Hieak!"

out a screech, Durara body swung back a little and her attack changed direction. Instead of heading for Ultruk that was standing opposite to

was deflected, the metallic sound resonated in the air for

at Waylan. Revealed underneath

"You bastard!"

touched her armor that now had a

"Haaargh!"

of the fact that her attack had missed and her attention was away, Ultruk, who had

light surfaced from the tip of his axe. After which, it arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild and chaotic energy

Swooosh—!

the incoming attack, Durara was

with her staff, multiple barriers formed around