Puss in Boots

Even when faced with such bizarre things, Evan and Olivia retreated step by step.

The Broken Ceramic People, young and old alike, swiftly broke through the thin gray mist and appeared completely before them in the blink of an eye, surrounding the pair on all sides.

Compared with the first female Porcelain Person, these latecomers varied in how badly damaged they were.

The most intact had only a thin crack running down the center of its face; the most severely damaged had its entire face, neck, chest, and waist turned into a pitch-black hole.

The more severely damaged they were, the stronger the sense of danger they gave off.

Their colors also varied.

Most were solid-colored—celadon glaze, white glaze, or black glaze—with scattered Porcelain People in other colors. There were even rare two-colored and three-colored varieties adorned with gorgeous patterns.

They were exquisite porcelain pieces that perhaps not even the Peacock Islands, the birthplace of porcelain in this world, could create.

Given the same degree of damage, the more vivid their colors and the more intricate their patterns, the more powerful the aura they emitted.

Yet without exception, the Porcelain People made no sound as they moved, as though they had been standing there from the start.

If Evan's Life Magnetic Field had not already filled this forest, allowing him to sense their presence with absolute clarity, he might almost have mistaken these Porcelain People for illusions.

Clearly.

The prohibition of magical elements did not mean that all types of supernatural abilities had become unusable.

Spirit Power, psychic power, battle aura, and other abilities rooted in the "soul" or "body" rather than "magical elements" were evidently unaffected.

Just like these Broken Ceramic People, they were clearly driven by some powerful psychic force. Even though none of their bodily joints could