Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 146 The Opening of a Super-Large-Scale Rift

Sui An said expressionlessly, "Then why did you take everything from the bag? Didn't you ever think that your comrade's child also needs money to live?"

Ning Pan glanced at Sui An: "That's because taking one item or a thousand items is the same thing, and those resources are very useful to me!"

"And afterwards I wanted to give you other compensation, but you didn't appreciate it, so you can't blame me for that."

"As for Ye Tengyang, I subconsciously felt that he might suspect me, so I wanted to kill him. That's what you wanted to know."

Ning Pan seemed to no longer care. After saying these words, he lay on the ground motionless, silently waiting for his fate.

Having said all that, it was clear that no one was questioning Ning Pan anymore.

Even Zhao Feng didn't want to speak anymore; she was too disappointed!

Sui An shook his head. He probably hadn't expected that his parents' story back then was so simple; it was just that Ning Pan couldn't control himself.

As for Ning Pan's claim that he didn't kill his parents, it's probably true.

Ning Pan wasn't stupid. He knew he couldn't possibly leave Sui An's territory alive, even if Sui An might forgive him for taking the relics.

But he himself directly attacked Sui An today. He's not that stupid; he wouldn't think he'd let him go at this point.

Sui An squatted down and picked up Ning Pan's long sword from the side. The sword was extremely heavy, clearly of exceptional quality.

Suddenly, a crimson hue descended from the sky, and everyone in the courtyard stared wide-eyed at the sky.

"Oh no, the blood moon has actually descended!"

"Quickly, kill Ning Pan!" Wang Zhen's urgent voice suddenly came from the side.

If it were just those few people, even if Zhao Feng broke through to level five, it might not have such a terrifying impact under the Blood Moon.

But at this moment, there are also Level 4 Ye Tengyang and Level 5 professionals Ning Pan in this Level 3 territory. Having two Level 5 professionals crammed into a Level 3 territory is a completely different matter.

Based solely on the impact on the rift, the current situation is even more severe than when the three of them were in a level 2 territory.

Sui An naturally understood, and he raised his long sword and swung it down toward Ning Pan's neck.

A horrifying scene unfolded: even with this high-quality longsword, Sui An's attack failed to completely sever Ning Pan's neck.

The flesh was even more resilient than cowhide; even with Sui An's strength, he could only barely cut a large gash.

Ning Pan's eyes widened instantly, and blood gushed from his throat. This near-death pain was something even a professional like him couldn't bear.

Fortunately, Ye Tengyang acted swiftly and decisively, stomping hard on the back of the blade, the immense force of which successfully beheaded Ning Pan.

Zhao Feng painfully looked away.

Wang Zhen and his group rushed over, and Erhu even unleashed his energy, directly carrying Ning Pan's corpse. Ignoring the blood all over his body, he climbed over the wall.

"Quickly, don't leave his body within the territory!"

But as soon as the erhu flew over the wall, everyone felt a wave sweeping over them, clear and powerful.

"Oh no, it's too late!"

"Tonight's rift battle is likely to be tough!"

Wang Zhen said in a low voice, "Everyone was so engrossed in watching the drama that, plus Sui An has been dealing with the Rift like it's nothing new lately, that everyone subconsciously forgot about this incident until the Blood Moon arrived."

Zhao Feng, no longer caring about her discomfort, suddenly slapped herself and said, "It's my fault. I was on the verge of promotion, but I couldn't resist and rushed forward in one go. I should have taken a break and checked if it was a blood moon tonight."

"No problem. I'm prepared to let you have some fruit. Is Erhu back yet?" Sui An planted his long sword in the ground and shouted outside.

"He's back, he's back." Erhu's voice came from outside the wall. He was carrying a breastplate, which seemed to have been taken from Ning Pan. He threw the breastplate into the yard.

"Can you believe this breastplate is actually a level 4 purple armor?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room turned their attention to him. Purple intermediate-level armor could be called a family heirloom. Such items were almost monopolized by top professionals.

The difficulty of obtaining it is self-evident.

Wang Zhen asked softly, "Level 4 purple armor! You didn't get it from your parents, did you?"

Sui An shook his head, no longer wanting to dwell on the question. As he climbed the watchtower, he asked, "What attribute?"

"It's called the Shattered Silver Gold Patterned Breastplate. It has an active effect that can quickly restore the wearer's source energy when activated, lasting for five minutes. According to the information, it can restore about 80% to 90% of a level 4 professional's source energy within five minutes. The cooldown time is twelve hours."

"Okay, let's leave it there for now, we'll talk about it later!"

Sui An stood on the cannon platform, his gaze sweeping across the territory. The ripples from the rift were so clear that they were probably not far from his territory.

"Found it, over there!" Wang Hu's voice came from the side. He pointed to the southwest, about a kilometer away from where he was, where the stars were shining.

"It looks like this crack won't be small!"

The remaining people also arrived at the cannon platform one after another. A minute had passed since the rift opened, and the zipper-like rift was still pulling upwards.

"We're at a height of five meters now, right? This is the first time we've encountered such a large crack, isn't it, Xiao An?"

"The largest we've encountered so far is a little over four meters, but this is definitely the largest we've ever seen."

Sui An frowned and recalled that, apart from the special case of the Ice Mist Tide, the two times he encountered the most intense rifts were the Shadow Troll and the Energy-Devouring Giant Tree.

All of these were due to the increasing intensity caused by the successive opening of rifts during the Blood Moon, but none were as powerful as this one.

"Could this be equivalent to the strength of my fifth, or even sixth, fracture?"

"It's hard to say. According to Captain Zheng, the sixth rift in that level 4 territory encountered a source beast of level 7 or higher. Perhaps only the level 6 ice demon you encountered in the Ice Mist Tide could match that level of strength."

Wang Zhen was also hesitant to make a judgment, but this crack was definitely stronger than any crack Sui An had encountered before.

"It's out! It's out!" Erhu took out his binoculars from the house. With the help of the binoculars, he could see the appearance in the distance. The height of the crack stopped at nearly six meters and then stopped opening upwards, instead opening horizontally.

At the same time, the first wave of source beasts surged out of the rift, their numbers astonishing.

"It's a pack of elite level-three source beasts, the Thunder-Patterned Leopards!"

Upon hearing that it was a Thunder-Patterned Leopard, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the main source beast hadn't skipped a level and reached level four, there wasn't much pressure on them.

After all, Sui An's illusions were too abnormal. As long as they did not exceed the territory level, they could basically cause hallucinations. Even if there were more of them, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Only Ye Tengyang felt something was strange. He glanced at everyone's reactions and saw that they all seemed slightly relieved.

This isn't right!

The Thunder-Patterned Leopard is an elite-level source beast, characterized by its speed and powerful attack. When it unleashes its power, it can activate the thunder patterns on its body, imbuing its limbs and teeth with lightning energy, greatly increasing its destructive power. It is extremely effective against energy shields.

So, what does it mean that you all look relieved?

Even if Sui An's firepower is sufficient, the size of the rift is already very close to the intensity that can only be triggered by mid-level territories. Even if the level is low, the number of them will definitely not be small.

Before everyone could fully relax...

Holy crap!

Erhu exclaimed in surprise, drawing everyone's attention once again: "What the hell are those things following behind? Given their size, could they all be level four breakthrough-stage Thunder-Patterned Leopards?!"

"How many?"

"More than a dozen!"

At this, everyone who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly gasped, and even Sui An frowned.

The Thunder Leopards were very fast. The first ones to emerge had already rushed into Sui An's 300-meter warning line, and there were already hundreds of white dots on the detection platform's projection.

This density is already incredibly high, as if five or six of them are running out of the crack every second. In just half a minute, there were already such a number.

Clearly, this crack is not only very high, but also very wide.

But these were not major problems for Sui An. He still started by summoning the ten-minute illusion of [Eternity], and then moved twelve elemental statues to a row on the southwest side of the territory, leaving only two on the back to clear out the small fry.

He used to have only three elemental statues, and he did have a headache because he couldn't quickly deal with the massive number of source beasts that gathered there.

The number of elemental statues has now quadrupled, making them capable of easily consuming a level 3 source beast of this size.

Ye Tengyang tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand, its icy blue light shimmering slightly, clearly indicating that he was already somewhat nervous.

I stumbled into Sui An's territory by accident, and everything there was unfamiliar to me. If I hadn't been stopped near his territory today, I probably wouldn't have continued to associate with Sui An.

But when he saw the scene after the illusion appeared, he was immediately dumbfounded.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

But no one in the room was paying attention to Ye Tengyang's changes anymore, because the dozen or so suspected level four Thunder Pattern Leopards that Erhu mentioned had already entered the detection projection, causing it to keep issuing warnings.

"One, two, three—eleven of them, all level four!"

"Let's go and share some!"

"This wall is no obstacle at all!"

"Your barrier will be under too much pressure then."

"Let me make a move first, then you can finish up."

Sui An directly opened the three-in-one barrier, and all twelve elemental stone statues began to charge up their power. The three giant fire swords had already condensed in the air. With the help of the Sword Star Totem's vision, he locked onto all eleven level four Thunder Pattern Leopards.

He didn't make a move right away, but waited for them to get closer. The Thunder-Patterned Leopard is a typical melee-type source beast and doesn't have many ranged attack methods.

However, their speed and relatively small size make them the nemesis of buildings like the Sword Star Totem that require high accuracy.

The level four Thunder Pattern Leopards are indeed larger, but not by much; they are about the size of two level three Thunder Pattern Leopards.

Three hundred meters passed in the blink of an eye; the level four Thunder Pattern Leopards reached the wall in just a few breaths.

Instead of the Fiery Sword, they were met with a deafening roar from twelve elemental statues, the violent explosions forcibly slowing down the Thunder-Patterned Leopards.

Even a level four Thunder-Patterned Leopard couldn't completely ignore the elemental statue's charged attack and was forcibly stopped by a series of explosive shockwaves.

At the same time, the three giant flaming swords shot out instantly.

"Boom! Boom!"

Three giant flaming swords locked onto three of the Thunder-Patterned Leopards. Even though they were extremely fast, they were unable to break free and were struck on the spot the moment they were forced to stop.

The enormous sword of fire sliced ​​them in half, turning them into countless fire birds that scattered in all directions. The surrounding Thunder-Patterned Leopards, who thought they had escaped a calamity, were struck by the crisscrossing flames.

Dust billowed from the ground as three enormous fiery lotuses blasted the Thunder-Patterned Leopards to shreds. Even those that managed to escape through the gaps had their lightning ignited, and their purple fur was scorched black by the intense heat. The three Thunder-Patterned Leopards, engulfed in flames, escaped unscathed from the dust. They rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the sparks around them, but the sinful flames had already ignited their source energy along the lightning patterns on their bodies.

Seemingly realizing that they could not be extinguished by physical means, they gave up activating the lightning patterns. Sure enough, after the lightning patterns were turned off, the source energy on their bodies dissipated, and the flames gradually went out.

But what greeted them was Zhao Feng's Flaming Horse-Slaying Saber. After advancing to level five, her source energy became more condensed and bright. With a powerful strike, she cleaved a mountain and struck a Thunder-Patterned Leopard that couldn't dodge in time.

The saber pierced deep into the back of the Thunder-Patterned Leopard, the scorching fire energy burning the flesh with a sizzling sound, but it failed to cut it in two, which made Zhao Feng somewhat dissatisfied.

She drew her sword, turned, and slashed horizontally across the neck of the agonizingly howling Thunder-Patterned Leopard. This time, the blow was successful, beheading it.

The remaining two Thunder-Patterned Leopards were fought in pairs by Wang Zhen and his group of four. As elite-level source beasts, their strength was beyond doubt. Under normal circumstances, it would take three or four professionals of the same level to kill them to ensure the safety of the professionals.

Having just escaped the scorching flames of sin, and without even activating his lightning runes, it would be difficult for him to fight two opponents alone.

Not to mention that these level four professionals also have Sui Ankai's flag blessing, so even level five source beasts can fight them now.

Moreover, after Zhao Feng successfully killed the first one, he turned around and rushed over, killing two more Thunder Pattern Leopards before turning his attention to the three large pits not far away.

Not all the Thunder-Patterned Leopards hit by the Firebird died; those that didn't escape the smoke and dust were mostly just seriously injured.

The Firebird's main strength lies in unleashing a powerful flame attack, which is effective against weaker opponents, but somewhat insufficient against these level four elite source beasts.

If they hadn't been hit by the multiple firebirds' forks, they wouldn't have been seriously injured at all.

The men didn't care about stealing kills anymore; each of them beheaded one of the Thunder-Patterned Leopards that was trying to get up.

After killing the Level 4 Thunder Pattern Leopard, Xi Ren began to return to his territory. At this moment, the group's mentality was not excited at all because they had killed so many Level 4 Source Beasts right away.

Erhu murmured, "Today's appetizer is already so intense, I really don't know what will happen next."

Wang Zhen shook his head: "It's hard to say. If it's just one or two source beasts at the Seat level, we should still be able to hold our own."

Zhao Feng glanced at the densely packed Thunder-Patterned Leopards gathered around the illusion in the distance and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Sui Wang solved the most difficult part.