Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 81 From Will-O-Wisp to Banshee
"I'm not sure this will work..." Victoria still didn't agree, but Ivy's knowledge was definitely broader than hers, and if she thought it was okay, then she had no objection.

"Hi! Ron, Ron!"

When the team walked into the newly established village in the afternoon, a series of calls attracted their attention. At the same time, a dimly glowing figure whizzed past the nearby villagers like a whirlwind and rushed straight in front of Ron.

This virtual body, which was emitting a faint blue light, was surrounded by fluttering thin pieces of cloth. Among her messy hair, her face still vaguely resembled the soft elf-like features she had when she was alive.

"Look at me! I'm finally not a skull anymore!" She had no hostility towards Ron and the others. She just kept floating around them, showing her current form.

"You are... a ghost?" Ron looked at the ghost that appeared in the sunlight in surprise. "Can undead creatures also change their forms? Are you a banshee now?"

"Uh, maybe?" You hovered about a meter and a half in front of Ron, looking a little confused. "To be honest, I don't know. Ever since the master's magic unlocked the restrictions on my memory, I have been digesting those fragments of my life until a few days ago."

"The canary that once defeated the master has come back again, and it appeared with the master's teacher. They talked a lot, and when they were about to leave, a magical light enveloped me."

"Anyway - I am now a banshee! A banshee who has memories of her previous life, can communicate, can move in the sun, and no longer needs to be bound by the place where she died in her previous life!"

You's tone was joyful and cheerful. As a creature who had long been dead, nothing could make her more excited than walking in this world again.

"It sounds like the 'Canary' has considerable power and knowledge," Sylvia pondered, "but why doesn't he come to solve the troubles in this land?"

"He can't. He might be afraid," You suddenly said, "Aren't you looking for the reason why Green Swamp Town was destroyed? I know something."

"I was from Green Swamp Town when I was alive."

"Uh, should we say, long live the Hailan Empire?" Ivy asked tentatively, placing one hand on the hilt of the sword.

"Don't be so wary of me. When I came to Green Swamp Town, I was only twenty years old," You smiled slightly sadly, "and now, even I have turned into a ghost. What's the point of reminiscing about the empire that has long been destroyed?"

"Some people are not as open-minded as you. Or rather, you don't look like a witch at all." Ivy breathed a sigh of relief and put down her hand.

"Perhaps it's because they have truly experienced the glory of the former empire, unlike me, who has spent my entire life in this enclave far away from the empire - but so what? This is their problem. If you want to eliminate them, I will not plead for my 'compatriots'. Because I am now a ruthless banshee, ha!"

"Let's talk about the Delusion Land. I guess that 'Lord Canary' may have asked me to relay it for this purpose. Those terrifying beings will be wary of a powerful creature, but who would care what a little banshee says?"

"Very good," Ron nodded with a smile, "I've had enough of their riddles, tell me what happened!" "In short, the reason for our demise is that we found a powerful force in the last period," You Lu showed a thoughtful expression, "This force is hidden underground and moves quickly, but will be attracted by the remains of intelligent life."

"Baron Saran Lane believed that this power was the key to saving the empire and continuing the Hailan Empire, so he formulated a plan to use himself as bait: building a mausoleum, carrying treasures, and faking death to lure that power to the bait, and then use the magic items in the stone slab to capture and tame this power."

"But he didn't expect one thing: the elves who built the mausoleum for him were corrupted by power during the construction process. When the power was attracted to the tomb, the baron was devoured before he even had time to wake up from his suspended death due to the obstruction of his corrupted compatriots. The corrupted elves repaired it, turned the fake mausoleum into a real tomb, and returned to the ground."

"My compatriots and I didn't know what was happening at the time, but soon people started to behave strangely. They didn't think they were abnormal, but thought we were the corrupted ones..."

"In order to capture us, they obtained forbidden knowledge from somewhere and opened the portal to the elemental plane, allowing all kinds of giants to wreak havoc in Green Swamp Town."

You's spirit body was still flickering, which showed that her mental state was quite unstable: "In order to avoid being caught and corrupted, I and other survivors kept running away. When we had no other way to go, we chose to commit suicide to avoid becoming the walking dead. But, but I was unwilling to do that——"

"I came here with my parents when I was little. They said this place would bring us a brand new life, but I watched them walk step by step towards the abyss! Baron Saran Lane was a very good person, just a little neurotic, but I could only know his final outcome from talking to his dead compatriots! And my compatriots, they all united here with various ideals but achieved the same goal, but in the end it turned into a tragedy of fratricide!"

"Power? Power! Those are all traps and lies!"

You screamed at the top of her lungs, and spots of gray-black light flashed ominously, gradually spreading upwards from below her.

Her previous state of freedom seemed to be just an illusion. Once her emotions fluctuated more, she would tend to transform into a real banshee.

"Shh, shh..." Victoria also noticed that You was not in the right state. Her words were full of reassuring power. When she stretched out her hand, a halo of peaceful and harmonious light emerged from her palm and enveloped You, "Everything is over..."

The priest's magic always contains some magical ability, which is difficult for the wizard to master.

Under Victoria's comfort, You gradually calmed down. She did not notice that the light spot under her body faded quickly, and everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure," You sighed, "So you should know why that was written on the stone tablet, right?"

"We touched the ground, discovered the power and sought to capture it. Our last few surviving scholars believe this is what determines our eligibility as 'food'."

"I would say it's more like fishing: the untouchable force is the bait, and the fisherman catches the fish for his or her table."

(End of this chapter)