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!"

in my pocket, letting out a deep roar that came from

the power contained within each

barrier knew this best as she struggled to find a chance to counter-attack. Ultruk's attacks were just

like Ultruk was the one that was set to win

damned primitive race and

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 everything

distance

"Fucking die!"

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

lightning crackled around

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

solemness surged onto Ultruk's face when faced with Durara's attack. It was too late for

to surge

each other, the two icily stared at each other as they prepared to unleash a

this happened in a matter of seconds, and before

your best at

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

at the

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

the 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 barrier would be able to withstand the aftershocks of the impact. It

"Crap..."

that shared the

throwing away three empty potion bottles,

"Huuuu…"

turbid, almost tangible breath released from his mouth before

in the direction of Durara, his broadsword, that was glowing brightly, suddenly brightened

mana Durara consumed when preparing her last attack, without a doubt she had used a considerable

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

than now when Durara had just consumed a lot of mana to

of mana in his body, the muscles of Waylan's body

tell that it was no joke. Just from how the space around the broadsword distorted, it was evident that

her attack, Waylan

step forward,

WIIIING—!

slash looked like any regular slash. There was nothing special about it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or any of those flashy moves that made the

was just a

what happened next, completely

that Waylan slashed down, the space around

"Huh?"

off-guard by the changes happening around her, the moment the space distorted, it appeared next to her,

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

Clink—

"Hieak!"

of heading for Ultruk that was standing opposite to her, it headed

her attack was deflected, the metallic sound resonated in

underneath her clothes was a shining

"You bastard!"

her armor that now had a large scar on

"Haaargh!"

advantage of the fact that her attack had missed and her attention was away, Ultruk, who had similarly charged up a powerful attack swung

axe. After which, it arrived with a swift speed in

Swooosh—!

the incoming attack, Durara was

her staff, multiple barriers