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, Ultruk wildly rushed in

but the power contained within each swing was not something to take light

translucent barrier knew this best as she struggled to find a chance to counter-attack.

looked like Ultruk was the one that was set to

primitive race and

She cursed out loud.

giant ripple formed on the ground beneath her, and

distance

"Fucking die!"

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

of seconds, multiple bolts of lightning crackled around her staff, encircling it like a python strangling

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

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

hue began to surge into the surface

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

a matter of seconds, and before long, Durara opened

your best at surviving

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

and staring at the

around me, I would've been a

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

"Crap..."

wasn't the only one that shared the

away three empty potion bottles,

"Huuuu…"

almost tangible breath released from his mouth before

of Durara, his broadsword, that was glowing brightly,

just how much mana Durara consumed when preparing her last attack, without a doubt she had

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

when Durara had just consumed a lot

last once of mana in his body, the

at him from the distance, although I couldn't tell what type of attack he was trying to pull off, I could tell that it was no joke. Just from

her attack,

a step forward, he

WIIIING—!

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

was just a plain downward

next,

second that Waylan slashed down, the space around Durara suddenly

"Huh?"

the changes happening around her, the moment

Before she could even react, the attack hit her in the body, and

Clink—

"Hieak!"

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

Durara glared at Waylan. Revealed underneath her clothes

"You bastard!"

that now had a large scar on

"Haaargh!"

fact that her attack had missed and her attention was

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

Swooosh—!

incoming attack, Durara was left with no choice but to

staff, multiple barriers formed around