Of course, the Kordel People were more nervous about the situation than Mulan and his companions. Although ravens were sacred in their faith, anyone would have panicked at such terrifying numbers.
Mulan could clearly sense the Kordel People's fear, and it came in layers. Some children were frightened, while others felt a little excitement and curiosity. Those a little older felt pure dread, while with increasing age, especially among the elderly, it became a deeply uneasy, extremely peculiar terror.
Even so, the Kordel People did not dare all disperse. If these visitors belonged to the Raven Church, everyone hiding from them might provoke those fanatics.
When all the Kordel People present were afraid, they created a field of mental fluctuations. Illusion Magic included applications of magic power that harnessed such mental fields. Unfortunately, Mulan was not skilled at them, but the Kordel People's mental strain still worked to his advantage.
As all the Kordel People waited nervously, Mulan deliberately ignored them. He simply continued forward with the four Silent Knights, as though none of the gazes around him existed.
Mulan's pace did not change at all. In another ten steps, he would reach the crowd, but he kept walking. An invisible force radiated from him, not magic power but thoughtforce condensed from his mind and will. Alone, he pressed down on the mental strength of every Kordel person around him.
The minds of humans-or rather, any beings capable of intelligence-were not merely an internal force. They also probed the outside world as part of perception, usually existing in the form of a field. Mulan's current method of suppressing other people's minds was crude, but far from simple.
It made the Kordel People feel as though Mulan's figure was silently growing larger. Although he looked no different, they felt as if