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 deep within him,

contained within each swing was not something to take

struggled to find a chance to counter-attack. Ultruk's attacks

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

damned primitive race and

She cursed out loud.

the ground beneath her, and a strong circular

powerful, however, it 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

matter of seconds, multiple bolts of lightning crackled around her

lightning condensed together, forming a rotating lightning plate. A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and an aura of destruction spread throughout the

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

to surge into the surface

other, the two icily stared at each other as they prepared

of this happened in a matter of seconds, and

your best at

the tip of her staff in Ultruk's direction. The electric plate that stood atop

far and staring at the

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

fact, the more I stared at the energy, the more I realized just how much danger I was in. If that attack did not

"Crap..."

only one that shared the same

before Durara attacked, throwing away three empty potion bottles, he took a deep

"Huuuu…"

released from

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

just how much mana Durara consumed when preparing her last attack, without

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

now when Durara had just consumed a lot of mana to

mana in his

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,

forward, he slashed

WIIIING—!

slash. There was nothing special about it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or any of those flashy

just a plain

next, completely

slashed down, the space around Durara

"Huh?"

moment the space distorted, it appeared next to

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

resonated in the air for

underneath her clothes was a shining armor

"You bastard!"

as she touched her armor that now

"Haaargh!"

her attention

which, it arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild and

Swooosh—!

at the incoming attack, Durara was left with

her staff, multiple barriers