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

As the sun gradually set, a blood moon appeared on the horizon.

"As expected, it's another blood moon~"

Strangely enough, when the moon is full, it is almost always a blood moon, and it is very rare to see a clear full moon.

"Will the cracks open tonight?" Wang Hu asked loudly from the watchtower on the other side.

"It's highly likely. On this day last month, I could sense three rifts opening around me. It almost scared me to death, but luckily they were all far away from us."

Sui An looked at Wang Hu with a smile and jokingly recounted his experiences.

"In about ten minutes, we should hear some fluctuations, and you'll probably be able to experience it today."

Although people in Jiangcheng are used to the opening of rifts, they cannot feel the spatial fluctuations until they become professionals.

As they spoke, Sui An glanced at Wang Hu and saw that he still couldn't get back to his initial happy state, so he directly offered some words of advice.

"Hey, Tiger, cheer up. Why are you frowning like that? This happens every few days, there's nothing to worry about."

"Yes, I know!" Wang Hu let out a long breath, seemingly regaining his senses and starting to adjust himself. Sure enough, his complexion looked much better.

Sui An clapped his hands and said cheerfully.

"That's right! Whether you're happy or unhappy, it's still a day, so live each day with a smile!"

"Buzz~"

A strange fluctuation swept across the territory like ripples on water, and Sui An began to explore with a smile.

"Look, it's only been a dozen minutes and the first crack has already appeared. Just get used to it."

The two scanned their surroundings, but could not see any sign of the crack opening. In addition, the fluctuations were extremely gentle, so they must be far away from them.

However, the howls of various source beasts could be heard all around the territory, indicating that the roaming source beasts had already chased after it.

"Tiger, these are yours. Use your level 3 crossbow to take care of them!"

Sui An glanced at the approaching figures; they were still his old companions, though not many in number.

Wang Hu nodded, took out the green level 3 crossbow, and began firing in short bursts from his vantage point atop the watchtower.

Most of these old companions are ordinary source beasts of level one or two, and they can't cause much damage to their own walls.

Five minutes later, the first wave of source beasts gathered under the territory's walls had been dealt with.

Suddenly, Wang Hu stopped shooting, closed his eyes to feel the sensation, and then shouted happily.

"I feel my soul essence is almost full, and my physique and core tempering have reached the required level. As long as I have enough soul essence today, I can level up!"

"That's a good thing. Then don't use the watchtower crossbows later. Just pick up the leftovers yourself. Anyway, my main force isn't those crossbows."

Hearing that Wang Hu was about to level up, Sui An felt even happier than if he himself had leveled up. In fact, combat professionals do require far less soul essence.

The few source beasts fed to Wang Hu are probably less than what he received from a single Shadow Lizard swarm.

Unfortunately, without Wang Zhen and his group activating the Shadow Lizards on the day of the Blood Moon, the number of Shadow Lizards was usually only a dozen or so, and sometimes there were none at all.

"Buzz~"

A second ripple swept across the territory once more, this time extremely clear, seemingly not too far from its borders.

The two quickly began searching, and soon they saw a glimmer of starlight appearing in the distance.

"It's the Zhao family's territory, and it really has been opened up!"

Sui An squinted and assessed the distance. This time it was indeed much farther away, so it shouldn't affect him much.

Even if it affects me, it's only a minor issue.

To the southeast, a territory enclosed by a black wall stands high on a hillside.

This area is no longer as flat as Sui'an's territory; the ground is undulating, with huge rocks protruding from the ground, forming rocky hillsides.

The black walled territory was located on the top of a relatively intact hillside, surrounded by rocky slopes on all sides, with only the north side being slightly gentler.

That wall could no longer be called a wall; it should be called a city wall.

It stands five meters tall and is incredibly heavy. Its entire body is pitch black, and under the glow of the blood moon, it gleams with a dark, mysterious light, making it look extremely extraordinary.

At intervals on the top of the city wall, there is a uniquely shaped cannon mounted in a pre-reserved groove. The cannon barrel is at least fifty centimeters thick, with thick walls and ferocious patterns engraved on the outside. Anyone who sees it at a glance will think it is a great weapon of mass destruction.

The top of the city wall was wide and smooth, enough for a person to stand on. A group of people stood on the north side of the city wall, waiting quietly.

Zhao Hong's expression was serious, but he seemed to feel a little regretful. He looked at the crack in the valley that was slowly opening in the distance and sighed deeply.

"Sure enough, after our territory was upgraded, the impact on Sui An was much smaller. Although this rift is still between our two territories, it's so close to us that it might be difficult to expect Sui An to help share the burden."

"We're probably under a lot of pressure tonight. Hopefully, the Iron Wall we've invested so much money in will live up to its blue quality!"

Zhao Yuan was also somewhat worried. Although he had already completed his preparations, the frequent opening of rifts always made him feel somewhat "unstable".

"Now that things have come to this, we can only do our best!"

As he waved his hand, the cannons on the wall suddenly lit up. Without anyone's intervention, they entered the energy storage mode. A few breaths later, a cannonball burning with flames shot out from the barrel, streaking across the night sky and crashing into the distant beast tide.

"boom!"

After the shell hit the ground, it exploded violently with a burst of flame. Seven or eight source beasts were hit by the force of the shell, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, and they roared in pain.

The row of cannons fired shells one after another, forcefully interrupting the surging beast tide from the rift. Several people around cheered, seemingly pleased by the terrifying power.

But Zhao Yuan frowned, looking at the result of the attack with some dissatisfaction, his voice low.

"No, even if my Profound Origin Cannon is upgraded to level three, it's still far from enough!"

"That meteorite crater in Sui'an's territory was definitely caused by the purple building!"

"What an incredible coincidence!"

A large hand reached out and patted Zhao Yuan's left shoulder. He turned his head and saw that it was his older brother, Zhao Hong.

"You've already had a very good opportunity: the blue city walls, the blue cannons, plus your father's wealth. You shouldn't be under much pressure tonight."

"Others may have paid a much higher price for their opportunities, a price you probably wouldn't even dare to imagine, so there's no need to be dissatisfied, much less to be greedy."

Zhao Yuan nodded: "Yes, I know..."

Suddenly, a strange fluctuation came towards them, and everyone's expression changed immediately as they hurriedly began to search.

Before long, a ray of starlight quietly appeared in the northwest direction.

"Has the He family started to crack too?"