He needed to confirm his location first.
He wondered if this place would be like the game, where the strength of monsters varied greatly between different regions.
Guilliman thought this to himself, then immediately cast a Quen Shield on himself and summoned the specter Sabina, instructing her to lurk around his body, ready to assist him at any moment.
He once again carefully observed his surroundings.
Fortunately, he wasn't at the bottom of a cliff, a dark place, or a basement level.
Nor was he in the palace of Leyndell, Royal Capital, or special areas like the Volcano Manor tunnels.
It appeared to be a wilderness, and it looked somewhat familiar. The butterflies still fluttering around and the rabbits in the grass suggested it was a relatively safe place.
Just as he was about to move, to observe more of his surroundings.
Suddenly, the Witcher's extraordinary vision allowed him to spot a character who was quite familiar and famous in the world of Elden Ring.
It was a gigantic, fully armored knight, riding a barded horse taller than a normal person, clad in golden helmet and armor, wielding a golden halberd over three meters long and a massive golden shield, looking exceptionally burly and fierce.
His shimmering golden armor, which seemed to reflect the distant Erdtree, left an incredibly deep impression on many Elden Ring players.
Tree Sentinel!
Also known as the Golden Tree Sentinel, Golden Gundam, Novice Village Teacher, or Newbie Deterrent.
It was the first lesson most Elden Ring players encountered after finishing the tutorial.
He, too, had once spent over an hour on this boss right after leaving the spawn point, only to be thoroughly schooled for that entire time.
It was a painful yet joyful experience that he would never forget.
Guilliman looked at his Evil Dragon Armor and then at the Sword of the Lady of the Lake in his hand, feeling that with his current strength, he was definitely much stronger than a Tarnished who had just started out.
This was a good opportunity to challenge the Tree Sentinel and test his own abilities.
This way, he would generally be able to determine what tier his strength belonged to in the world of Elden Ring.
However, before that, Guilliman needed to ensure his escape capabilities. It would be terrible if he couldn't defeat the Tree Sentinel and also couldn't run away, ending up chopped into meat paste.
He first tried to activate a short-distance blink ability, his body instantly flashing and reappearing five meters away.
Good, short-distance blink was fine.
With this blink ability, he would have many strategies, at least in close combat.
Then, his gaze fell upon a higher slope near the Tree Sentinel, intending to use long-distance teleportation to occupy that high ground.
However, his long-distance teleportation ability seemed to be restricted somehow?
He could indeed teleport to that slope, but it was invisibly much harder than in the Witcher world; there seemed to be many obstacles in space, or perhaps it was because the rules of this world were incomplete.
Although he hadn't tested the maximum teleportation distance, he estimated it would be difficult to teleport several kilometers or even tens of kilometers as freely as in the Witcher world.
Guilliman was not disheartened. The rules of space and time were inherently extremely complex and mysterious abilities.
Although those with Elder Blood could use this ability, it didn't mean they understood or grasped the rules of spacetime abilities; they could merely use them.
However, Witchers had long lifespans, and many things were not achieved overnight.
Guilliman didn't overthink it. He let Sabina's specter return to his body, then used a long-distance teleport to arrive on a slope not far from the Tree Sentinel.
He could not only see the golden-armored humanoid gundam but also a dilapidated church behind the Tree Sentinel.
That church should be the Church of Elleh, where the Tarnished first encountered the demigod Ranni.
He wondered if his sudden appearance had already entered the demigod's sight.
He also didn't know what era it was now.
Had the protagonist of this world, the Tarnished, awakened yet?
However, time did not allow him to ponder much longer.
When he appeared on the hillside, the Tree Sentinel had already discovered his presence.
This powerful golden-armored knight seemed to have no hesitation whatsoever, spurring his barded warhorse and charging towards him.
Facing the approaching enemy, Guilliman took a deep breath, also without hesitation, and directly pulled out four Witcher potions, injecting them one by one into his thigh.
They enhanced his Sign power, restored his magic, increased his agility and strength, and boosted his reaction speed.
Under the effects of the four Witcher potions, his combat power increased by at least one-fifth.
Unfortunately, stronger Witcher potions had not yet been developed, and the toxicity of these potions was only about one-tenth of his total toxicity limit.
He needed to consume more potions!
Guilliman's eyes were fixed on the Tree Sentinel until the golden-armored knight charged within a hundred meters of him.
He thrust his left hand forward, and a fully charged, almost maximum power Igni Burst Fireball, like a missile, whooshed! towards the Tree Sentinel.
The burst fireball was incredibly fast, making it impossible for the Tree Sentinel to dodge.
However, this golden-armored knight's reaction speed was also extremely quick. In almost an instant, he raised the massive golden shield in his left hand, blocking himself, covering his head and chest behind the shield.
With a loud boom, a huge explosion!
The burst fireball directly exploded, igniting all the vegetation within about twenty meters around the Tree Sentinel, engulfing him and his warhorse in a sea of flames.
However, the Tree Sentinel's toughness was astonishing, or perhaps his golden shield had incredibly strong defense.
Accompanied by a neigh from his warhorse, the Tree Sentinel and his mount leaped up, covering seven or eight meters, and quickly moved out of the burning range.
And the highly adhesive Igni flames surprisingly did not cling to his armor, only leaving many scorched marks on his armor and warhorse.
Seeing this, Guilliman's heart tightened.
It seemed that the weapon forging technology in the Lands Between was stronger than in the Witcher world and the Elder Scrolls world; every weapon and piece of equipment seemed to come with natural magic resistance.
Of course, it was also possible that as a boss-level strongman, the Tree Sentinel's equipment was simply good enough.
However, what pleased him was that the Tree Sentinel seemed to have no ranged attack capabilities. After a frontal confrontation to test his strength, even if he couldn't beat him head-on, he should be able to defeat this boss using a kiting strategy with ranged attacks.
Thinking this.
Watching the charging Tree Sentinel, Guilliman chose not to engage him directly, but instead used another long-distance blink, appearing a hundred meters behind the Tree Sentinel, while his left hand rapidly accumulated magic power again.
Faced with the enemy's sudden disappearance, the Tree Sentinel was visibly stunned.
Perhaps such instant movement abilities were rare in the world of Elden Ring.
He reined in his barded warhorse, planted his massive golden halberd into the ground, and began looking around for the enemy's position.
However, by the time he discovered the Witcher behind him, another burst fireball, emitting incandescent flames like a missile, had already flown over, slamming hard into his back and making the Tree Sentinel stumble.
This was followed by a violent explosion, scorching flames, and an intense blaze like a sea of fire.
This time, because the golden shield couldn't block in time, the Tree Sentinel clearly sustained much more damage.
However, the defensive power of his golden armor was truly astonishing. Struck by two burst fireballs capable of shattering stone castles, it still showed no obvious damage, only clear scorch marks.
This time, the Tree Sentinel was clearly enraged. He quickly turned his horse around and charged at the Witcher again.
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