As Luo Ling walked in front of the defense line, she continued to analyze, "You see, I deliberately moved my position forward a lot before, firstly, to make it easier to snipe the evil spirits, and secondly, to see if the evil spirits would rush towards us. The result was no, they would rather take a long detour to possess those dwarves and ignore us."
Elena nodded in agreement. "Indeed. From my magical vision, I can see that once the evil spirits leave the golem's body, they will immediately choose a target and pounce on it. They never hesitate for a moment on us."
"So they don't just pick their targets randomly, they just pick the dwarves randomly," Luo Ling concluded.
She opened the collar of her down jacket. Although the weather was still very cold, the entire entrance of the ruins was bustling with activity, as if she had warmed up. She watched the dwarves carry the fallen golem out of the stone wall and pile it aside. They cleared the area and prepared to destroy the next golem. Adam had long lost his previous emotions and was proudly accepting the dwarves' praise.
"On the other hand, the evil spirit possession itself is also very strange. All the evil spirits will start to attack the people around them randomly. They have no reason and cannot communicate. This is very similar to the behavior of golems attacking people. These evil spirits just continue the behavior when controlling the golems to the dwarves after they are possessed."
"So in my opinion, the evil spirits' possession is not conscious, it's just an instinct. They occupy new bodies because they lost the golem's body, and they stare at the dwarf's body just because they like it, or are even used to it."
"Mr. Luo Ling, what do you mean? What does it mean to get used to our bodies?" Luo Ling and Elena spoke loudly. Village chief Yasen, who was not far away, heard their conversation and couldn't help but walk over to ask.
"Elena, from your magical vision, does the evil spirit look like a human spirit?" Luo Ling asked.
"They are similar and they are not." Elaina thought for a while and said, "They are similar because when they compete with the host for control of the body, their energy properties are very similar to mental power. They are not similar because human souls are invisible, but evil spirits can exist outside the body and can be seen. In terms of appearance, they are both octopuses and look exactly the same."
Luo Ling lowered her voice and said, "So I guess the essence of evil spirits is extracted spiritual bodies, or souls. It's just that these souls have been modulated by magic and shaped to be very similar, and have a certain ability to move out of the body. Perhaps it is because of this magic that they can be seen by us."
"So, these golems are made by sacrificing living people?" Elena looked at the golems with a hint of disgust. "But, this is indeed something the Black Dragon Empire would do. I've told you before that the Black Dragon Empire is the most evil country."
At this time, Yasen had already guessed the answer. The muscles on his face kept trembling. "So, you guess they used the souls of the dwarves?"
"Yes. That's why these evil spirits always rush towards the nearby dwarves after leaving the golem. They may just instinctively want to return to their previous bodies." Luo Ling took a deep breath. The chill in the air seemed to become heavier as they delved deeper into the topic.
"I never thought that the hard work of us dwarves day and night is still not enough to satisfy them. The Black Dragon Empire! They want to use such cruel methods to squeeze every drop of oil out of us." Yasen clenched his fists and smashed them hard on the chevaux de frise beside him.
Elaina looked at the old dwarf with some sympathy. "I guess it's because dwarves are stronger physically and mentally than humans. Maybe dwarves have a higher success rate for that kind of modulation technology. However, according to my understanding of the soul, the soul is something that is difficult to master. It is too changeable and too unstable. The success rate of such magic will not be too high. So I'm afraid I have to try it on many dwarves before I can successfully extract an evil spirit." Elaina said, "Village Chief, when you were in the Black Dragon Empire, did you encounter a large number of dwarves disappearing?"
"I remember there was a riot, and many dwarves were captured and never came back. At that time, the golem was almost finished. My father told me about this, and it turned out... it turned out to be like this..."
Luo Ling said, "Perhaps this is only a small part. The Black Dragon Empire can completely purchase dwarves from the princes. You will never see these dwarves, as they have been turned into evil spirits."
"You're right. These people won't leave any traces. Except for the little remnant in the golem's head, everything else that belonged to them has disappeared." The village chief suddenly looked up, "So, it is very likely that we have killed our own compatriots? Is there no way to restore consciousness to these brothers who have lost their bodies?"
Luo Ling sighed softly and said, "You can see that we can't communicate with evil spirits. I suspect that the evil spirits that we see now, which can only destroy, are not what the souls of golems should be like. Using such crazy and out-of-control combat tools on the battlefield is definitely asking for trouble. When the golem masters of the Black Dragon Empire prepared the souls of golems, they must have made them easy to command and obey orders."
Elena interrupted, "I've seen the elves' records of golem battles. They were very measured in their movements, just like using one's arms. It's definitely not like this now."
"I guess that as time goes by, these souls may have problems just like the golem's body. They become more and more crazy, and in the end, they are left with only the instinct to attack. Among the spiritual magic of humans and elves that I know of, no kind of it can have such a restorative effect. To be honest, I think their best destination is to be dispersed into the air." Luo Ling glanced at Elena, who nodded with a heavy expression.
Village Chief Yasen lowered his head and said, "You are right. They themselves must not want to exist like this. We dwarves would rather be destroyed than be ghosts without bodies." He raised his head and looked at the dwarves around him who were ready to fight again, and said firmly, "It has been two hundred years. These crimes of the Black Dragon Empire should be resolved. Let us send these brothers back to the God of Forge cleanly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yijun came over: "Sister Luo Ling, come and see! Something big has happened. Adan didn't pull the monster properly! The golems are rushing towards us all at once!"