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

each swing was not something to

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

point that it looked like Ultruk was the

race and your

She cursed out loud.

giant ripple formed on the ground beneath her, and a

to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept

"Fucking die!"

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

multiple bolts of lightning crackled around

lightning condensed together, forming a rotating lightning plate. A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and an aura

attack. It was too late for him to get close to her. He had to

began to surge into the

at each other as they prepared to unleash a

happened in a matter of seconds, and

your best at

she pointed the tip of her staff in Ultruk's direction. The electric plate that stood atop the staff suddenly whistled down. The space itself distorted an inch at a

at the attack, my mind

me, I would've been a

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

"Crap..."

wasn't the only one that shared the same thought as Waylan's face hardened

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

"Huuuu…"

a turbid, almost tangible breath released from his mouth before diffusing in

his broadsword, that

when preparing her last attack, without a doubt she had used a

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

what better moment than now when Durara had just consumed a

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

to pull off, I could tell that it was no joke. Just from

released her

forward, he slashed

WIIIING—!

it. No fancy lighting, no space distorting energy blast, or any of those flashy moves that made the attack

was just a plain

what happened next,

Waylan slashed down, the

"Huh?"

the changes happening around her, the moment the space distorted, it appeared

face paled significantly. Before she could even react, the attack hit

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

was deflected, the metallic sound resonated in the air for a brief

Revealed underneath her clothes was a shining armor that covered her whole

"You bastard!"

she touched her armor that now

"Haaargh!"

attack had missed and her

it arrived with a swift speed in her direction. The wild and chaotic energy within the attack caused the air to

Swooosh—!

at the incoming attack, Durara was

the ground with her staff, multiple barriers formed