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!"

as I put Angelica in my pocket, letting out a deep roar

set pattern and looked sloppy, but the power contained within each swing was not something to take light of. They contained unimaginable amounts of

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

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

primitive race

She cursed out loud.

ground beneath her, and a strong circular pressurized wind gale

anything powerful, however, it did successfully manage to accomplish its goal which was to distance Ultruk who was swept off of his feet and

"Fucking die!"

that she had created, lightning crackled from the tip of

lightning crackled around her staff, encircling

A wild and violent energy gathered within it, and

with Durara's attack. It was too late for him to get close to her. He had to quickly counter-attack her move with a move of

began to surge into the surface

at each other as they prepared to unleash a terrifying

a matter of seconds, and before long,

your best

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 time as

staring at the attack, my mind

me, I would've been a

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.

"Crap..."

the only one that shared the

three empty potion bottles,

"Huuuu…"

out, a turbid, almost tangible breath released from

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

preparing her last attack, without

that

what better moment than now when Durara had just consumed a lot of

once of mana in his body, the

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 how the space around the broadsword distorted, it was

her attack, Waylan also

a step forward,

WIIIING—!

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

a

happened next, completely

down, the space around Durara

"Huh?"

around her, the moment the space distorted,

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

Clink—

"Hieak!"

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 deeper end of

deflected, the metallic sound resonated in the air for a

eyes wide open, Durara glared at Waylan. Revealed underneath her

"You bastard!"

her armor that now had a large scar

"Haaargh!"

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

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

Swooosh—!

was

with her staff, multiple barriers formed around