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!"

letting out a deep roar that came from

but the power contained within each swing was not something

she struggled to find a chance to counter-attack. Ultruk's attacks were just too

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

primitive race and your

She cursed out loud.

staff onto the ground, a giant ripple formed on the ground beneath her, and a strong circular pressurized wind gale shot outwardly, pushing

did successfully manage to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept

"Fucking die!"

advantage of the small gap that she had created, lightning crackled from the tip of

crackled around her staff, encircling it like a python strangling

forming a rotating lightning plate. A wild and violent energy gathered within it,

surged onto Ultruk's face when faced with Durara's attack. It was too late for him to get close to her. He had to quickly counter-attack her move

dark green hue began to surge into the surface of

stared at each other as they prepared to unleash a terrifying

in a matter of seconds, and

best at

Ultruk's direction. The electric plate that stood atop the staff suddenly whistled down. The space itself distorted an

and staring at the attack, my

shield that Waylan had set up around me, I would've

more I 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

"Crap..."

the only one that shared the same thought

empty potion bottles, he took a

"Huuuu…"

tangible breath released from

his eyes in the direction of Durara, his broadsword, that

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 preparing for that exact

had just consumed a lot of mana

in his body, the muscles of Waylan's

tell that it was no joke. Just from how

released her attack,

a step forward,

WIIIING—!

surprise, the slash looked like any regular slash. There was nothing special about it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or

was just a plain downward

next, completely

second that Waylan slashed down, the space around

"Huh?"

around her, the moment the space distorted, it

moment she noticed what was happening, Durara's face paled significantly. Before she could even

Clink—

"Hieak!"

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

the metallic sound resonated in the air for a brief moment before

at Waylan. Revealed underneath her clothes was a shining

"You bastard!"

her armor that

"Haaargh!"

the fact that her attack had missed and her attention was away, Ultruk, who had similarly charged up

axe. After which, it arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild and chaotic energy within the

Swooosh—!

was left with no choice

her staff, multiple barriers