Hey!
I've added a short animation before attacking for the will-less guys now and also they make a little stop. I don't know if this will be enough though, because it's not just you, nobody gets the dodges. So it's a problem of the game. I'll have to explain it better or change the mechanic.
The place with the rock golem is a secondary path and it just leads to an item. You can even avoid fighting the golem.
Thank you for playing and giving feedback! It's been really helpful!