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

As soon as Sui An finished speaking, 16 smaller flame swords had already condensed around the fiery red sword star in the sky. Each one was only half the size of the original sword and was much more ethereal than the initial flame sword.

The shadow lizard team had already followed them into the 200-meter radius of the territory.

Sui An pointed his finger, and 16 fiery swords in the sky transformed into streaks of red light and fell like a meteor shower, leaving countless trails of fire in mid-air.

These small fire swords, though no bigger than ordinary two-handed swords, were extremely powerful, piercing through the shadow lizards in that area one by one. Whether they were level 1 or level 2, none could withstand the power of a single sword strike.

Even the largest one leading the pack was pierced through by a flaming sword, leaving a charred wound the size of a bowl, and was pinned to the ground, its fate unknown.

"This is?"

Wang Zhen stood on the truck bed and looked into the distance, somewhat puzzled. Judging solely from the results of the destruction, this attack was far less powerful than the greatsword and firebird attack at the beginning.

Given the density of these Shadow Lizards, a single sword strike would normally kill fifty or sixty of them, or even burn them to ashes.

Not only Wang Zhen, but also Zhao Feng and the erhu that took the opportunity to glance at it felt that the power was much weaker.

"Xiao An, what kind of energy-saving mode have you been researching?"

"I guess so~"

Sui An nodded somewhat absentmindedly, his mind actually focused entirely on the field of vision he had connected with, because he had discovered something different.

"They're all lock-on attacks!"

Others, lacking his aerial vision, only perceived his extremely high hit rate.

But Sui An was the one in control, so he naturally discovered that these small fire swords could lock onto his designated targets!

Moreover, Sui An also discovered that the locking range of these 16 small Flame Swords was larger than the coverage area of ​​the Firebird in normal mode.

In fact, if he wanted, all 16 flaming swords could hit the same target!

How terrifying!

Sixteen attacks capable of penetrating level 3 source beasts, all hitting the same target, even if a single one cannot break through the defenses of a level 4 source beast, can still cause a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation!

I once used the Sin Flame effect to cleverly kill three level 4 Rock Golems. If I had this effect now, I could at least reliably kill one level 4 Rock Golem in one hit, right?

"So this sword strike is equivalent to 16 Thunder Magic Bullets? And they're super long-range ones!"

Sui An instantly came to this conclusion in his mind, and soon he had mentally calculated the accounts.

Sixteen level 2 lightning magic bullets can be fired, taking nearly a minute to fire a single elemental statue, and consuming approximately eight Originium.

However, this sword rain requires 24 Originium, consumes 3 times the energy, and has a 30-second cooldown.

As for power, the Thunder Magic Bullet is far less powerful than his small Flame Sword.

After all, it would be difficult for a level 2 lightning magic bullet to penetrate the mutated creature's keratin layer, while that big guy was directly pierced through by a sword and hasn't gotten up yet. It's highly likely that the sword hit a vital point and killed it instantly.

However, the Thunder Magic Bullet has a small-area explosion effect, making it more effective against dense groups of Source Beasts.

In short, aside from the consumption and small-area damage, [Sword Rain] is superior in terms of power, range, and cooldown time.

High consumption means low earnings.

After thinking about it, Sui An could only attribute it to the Shadow Lizard's low level.

Leaving aside factors such as time and range.

Most level 2 source beasts can be dealt with by a single lightning bolt at their own level 2 elemental statues, while ordinary level 3 ones take four or five shots, and level 3 mutants like Shadow Lizards may require more.

If his sword strike hits 16 level 1 source beasts, it means he has basically broken even, since he can at least leave behind their corpses.

You can make money by dealing with level 2 source beasts, but it's still not as economical as dealing with elemental statues.

But if they are all level 3 source beasts, then this sword strike would be even more profitable!

The vehicle stopped near the territory, and a group of people got out.

Sui An's sword strike seemed to have a significant deterrent effect on the Shadow Lizards. In addition, the killing of a Level 3 mutant caused the remaining Shadow Lizards to stop and eventually retreat.

Seeing this scene, Sui An regretted it so much that he kept slapping his thigh.

"Oh no, I forgot it's not a Blood Moon night. We should wait until they attack our territory before firing!"

Wang Zhen disagreed: "It's difficult. Without the Blood Moon and Berserk buff, they won't actively attack the territory's walls. Most Shadow Lizards would turn around and leave as soon as they see your walls."

"Old Wang, is that what you're concerned about? I only see how amazing this building is; it can even change its attack pattern?"

Erhu rubbed his hands together, smiling as he looked at Sui An, seemingly hoping that Sui An could give him a little explanation.

Sui An naturally couldn't mention the Enlightenment thing. He had already tried it a long time ago, and the two crossbow watchtower blueprints could not activate the Enlightenment effect. He could only say that it was an effect that came with the cheat system.

"It's normal for a purple building to have some other attack patterns, right?"

Seeing that Sui An was unwilling to elaborate, Erhu could only nod awkwardly, which could be considered as a reluctant agreement.

However, this was the first time Sui An had openly admitted that it was a purple building, which surprised Wang Zhen. Although everyone had already guessed it, he still felt that this thing might be of a higher quality.

Wang Zhen didn't press the matter further, but instead took the initiative to say, "Alright, it's getting late, we need to go!"

"Yes, yes, we can't let another crack appear!"

Erhu nodded repeatedly, but then he suddenly patted his head, took out a bag from under the seat, and handed it to Sui An.

"I almost forgot, you had 308 Originium left after selling meat yesterday, which I exchanged for Level 2 Originium. Is that alright?"

Sui An reached out and took the bag: "Sure, level one and level two source stones are fine with me right now!"

"Alright, let's go!" Erhu waved his hand, and the three of them boarded the transport vehicle and headed towards Jiangcheng.

Wang Hu kept his eyes fixed on the departing car, and suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

"Xiao An, time flies!"

Looking at Wang Hu's demeanor, Sui An felt that something was off about him, so he tentatively asked.

"Tiger, if you're homesick, why don't you go back and stay for a few days?"

"Xiao An, I'm not homesick!"

Wang Hu turned around, his gaze fixed on Sui An, and his voice suddenly became much more steady.

Seeing Wang Hu like this, Sui An subconsciously touched his chin, trying to find something he had done wrong recently.

However, Wang Hu spoke up first: "I just feel that you've grown too fast, and your territory is extremely powerful. I can't really help you much!"

"..."

Sui An fell silent for a moment. He hadn't expected that Wang Hu, who had always seemed so simple and honest, was actually the most thoughtful person.

Although he never used Wang Hu as a servant, it seemed that Wang Hu was indeed of little use in his territory.

After all, a level 1 professional's combat power has virtually no room to be exerted in front of their own territory at this moment, just like an ordinary person.

But Wang Hu wasn't a hired professional; he was his childhood friend and good friend!

Sui An calmed himself down and slowly said, "So, what do you want to do now?"

"Get stronger quickly! That's how I can help you."

Wang Hu's gaze was firm, as if he had already envisioned his goal.

"My mom left me some body-tempering potions and also gave me a full set of armor. Tonight, I want to fight more source beasts head-on."

"Okay, I'll stand guard for you!"

"I want to use more performances on stage to recover my energy!"

"Sure, I'll provide the Originium! As long as it's not a severed arm or leg, don't worry, I'll heal you!"

"Thanks!"

"No need, just call me godfather..."