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

Before the armored man could even swing his greatsword, a series of whistling sounds rang out in the sky.

Sixteen flaming swords pierced the sky, their targets already locked onto the armored man. These sixteen flaming swords came from a level 2 sword star totem, and each one could easily pierce through the defenses of a level 3 source beast.

The armored man's heart pounded violently, his scalp tingling as if pricked by needles. A heavy sense of impending death arose in his mind. He forcibly changed the direction of his greatsword and swung it upwards.

"Clang~ Clang~ Clang~"

The three small flame swords were forcibly intercepted by the greatsword. The powerful impact was transmitted from the blade. Each of these swords was almost comparable to a strike from a level 4 professional. The combined force caused his body to sink.

His legs stomped through the ground in an instant, blasting a large crater in the loess soil. The tiger's mouth of his hands, which were gripping the knife, was torn open, and he almost lost his grip on the broadsword.

But the remaining flaming swords passed through the trajectory of the greatsword, piercing from all directions and striking the armored man's body in horror.

His black armor, powered by source energy, shone with a dark golden light, seemingly extraordinary, as it was able to forcefully resist the Flame Sword without being at a disadvantage.

One sword, two swords, three swords...

However, as the five swords struck his chest in succession, the golden protective energy was unable to withstand the pressure and was shattered on the spot by the flaming swords. The black armor was forcibly destroyed by the six flaming swords that followed, and finally the two flaming swords pierced through his body.

"Impossible!"

Two bright yet charred holes appeared in the armored man's chest. He never imagined, even in his death, that this could be an attack launched by a low-level territory.

Recalling the bald man's eyes before he died, the armored man suddenly understood the meaning contained within them.

"So, that wasn't resentment, but the look of successful revenge..."

On the crossbow watchtower, Sui An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before truly facing a level 4 combat professional head-on, all the building's power was based on his own guesses from experience.

As for whether these 16 small flame swords could kill a fully armed level 4 professional, he had no idea.

After all, professionals are not source beasts under the blood moon. They have their own source energy skills, source energy weapons and equipment, and they can even dodge and escape.

If it weren't for the power of the barrier that forcibly repelled him, preventing him from making effective preparations before the flaming swords were unleashed, perhaps those sixteen flaming swords wouldn't have been able to kill him.

Although, he still has a level 1 Sword Star Totem as a backup.

After receiving the ore dividends, I recently drew 60 more times and obtained two sets of purple core materials, one set of Sword Star Totem and one set of Witch Altar, all of which were excess core materials.

He turned his gaze to the four people who were trapped inside the wall by the barrier and unable to move.

The four people were not unconscious at the moment, but were suppressed by the barrier and unable to move. In their current state, they had difficulty even moving, let alone breaking free.

The four people watched in horror as the two walked forward.

Sui An sneered, his gaze sweeping over the burly man with the shield, making the man's scalp tingle.

"Tiger, break these guys' hands and feet. You wanted to have some fun, right? While you're at it, castrate them for me too~"

Tiger was taken aback at first, but quickly his eyes darkened, and he grinned, "Alright, I've never tried castrating people before, so my skills aren't very good. Please forgive me, all four of you~"

The burly man and his companions felt a chill run down their spines, but the barrier pressed down on their faces, rendering them speechless. He strained with all his might to try and escape through the cracks in the wall, but he knew how many bones in his body were broken, and even the slightest movement caused excruciating pain.

Wang Hu was even faster; he swiftly slashed through the barrier and severed his right leg.

Sui An couldn't stop dealing with that level 4 professional, but he could control these four level 3 professionals to a certain extent.

Wang Hu broke the arms and legs of the four men and carried them to the edge of the stage one by one. Then he used the stage to repeat the same trick on the man with the shield.

Wang Hu, holding his long sword, looked at the lifeless giant with a hint of regret: "What a pity, this thing won't grow back. I wanted to practice more so that when you raise pigs in the future, I could castrate them better."

Such a ruthless idea immediately overwhelmed the remaining three people who were waiting to be castrated, and they began to reveal the situation.

This level-four professional and the two who were killed by Wang Zhen last time were good brothers.

They came from a hunting group called the Crimson Flame Hunting Group. The group leader was a level 5 professional, three level 4 professionals served as vice leaders, and the remaining members were a dozen or so ordinary level 2 or 3 members.

These three deputy commanders were the three level-four professionals who died one after another in front of their own territory.

As for the regimental commander, he wasn't here at the moment. These ordinary members didn't know exactly what he was doing, but he was most likely out waiting for Wang Zhen and his group.

The members of the hunting group couldn't explain why they were targeting Wang Zhen and his group. They only said that they had received a commission, and even the group leader only knew who the commissioner was.

"How can these people be so heartless!" Wang Hu kicked the man under his feet hard, his face turning red, clearly very angry.

"The hunting party was clearly established to hunt source beasts, so how did it end up killing its own people!"

"Everything in the world is about the exchange of interests, it's normal, what's there to be angry about?"

Sui An shook his head. The more stable Jiangcheng is, the more filth will emerge here.

Moreover, Jiangcheng has been stable for decades, and many core resources have been controlled by those top bigwigs. If anyone reveals even a small part of their position, those below will fight tooth and nail for it.

This is also why Sui An was unwilling to submit to the Great Lord at the beginning: people without a background, even if they submit to the Great Lord, are basically just expendable materials, a tool for the Great Lord to expand his territory.

There may be stability, but there are absolutely no rights, let alone freedom.

Wang Hu's flushed face gradually subsided, and he asked in a low voice, "Will Brother Zhen be alright?"

"It's hard to say, we'll just have to wait and see."

Sui An was naturally unaware of the situation either, but his expression grew even more somber.

Wang Hu was only worried about Wang Zhen in front of him. He didn't know that compared to Wang Zhen, Sui An himself was in real danger this time.

The power struggle within the transport team has completely exposed him to these bigwigs. Today, he can neither kill these people nor let them go unpunished.

After all, last time the target was Wang Zhen, so they could push all the blame onto Wang Zhen. Now, the other party is coming straight at them, so whether they succeed or not, it's their problem.

"What kind of mess is this?!"

"Hopefully, the death of this level 4 professional will make the rest of us more cautious, so I can focus on improving myself."

"We have to find a way to deal with this rift, whether we like it or not!"

Sui An sighed, patted his bottom, and sat up from the ground.

"Since things have come to this, Tiger, let's strip them of everything. You pick out whatever you can use, and I'll sell the rest. This time, we don't have to worry about disposing of stolen goods."

There was a small transport vehicle parked outside the territory. It was a similar model to the one driven by the detective team last time, and could only carry three to five tons of cargo at most.

However, this time the car doesn't need to be sold as stolen; it can just be kept in the territory for personal use.