An Unexpected Upgrade (2)

"Your time's up. If you want to stay longer you have to pay ex-" interrupted a guard, however his eyes opened wide once he saw what was happening.

"Where did you get that we-" before the guard could finish what he wanted to say his head lobbed to the floor, blood splattering everywhere.

The blue-haired girl took this as her chance to escape and bolted through the door.

'What was that?' thought Gray in surprise.

He had sliced that man's head off so fast that not even he was able to process what had just happened.

'When did I get so fast?' thought Gray as he stared at the headless corpse on the ground.

'Nice, your first soul. Only a few hundred more million to go,' laughed the demon in Gray's mind as his katana drained the blood from the man's body, leaving it a shriveled-up skin bag.

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"Master, you have to see th-"