Guilliman didn't rush to collect the spoils. Instead, a smile appeared on his lips. After casting another Quen shield on himself, he swaggered out of the cave.
He hadn't fought a high-level mage in this world yet. Arch-Conjurer Willsem certainly talked a big game. It was a good chance to see the combat power of conjurers in this world.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the cave entrance and saw the scene outside, he was a little stunned.
Calling himself an Arch-Conjurer, this middle-aged vampire wasn't boasting.
In the mere ten seconds he had delayed, the opponent had actually summoned over a dozen summoned creatures.
There were strong Daedric warriors about three meters tall, wielding two-handed greatswords, various beautiful and threatening elemental spirits, and in addition, some miscellaneous minions like zombies, skeletons, and wraiths—it was practically a small monster army.
These dozen or so summoned creatures completely filled a large area of the open ground outside the cave. Judging by the numbers and aura of both sides, he was the lamb to be slaughtered.
Guilliman sighed inwardly.
He had forgotten that conjurers in the Elder Scrolls world were indeed very powerful, a bug-level existence.
Conjurers of the same level, if they had enough magic, could even summon high-level summoned creatures like Flame Atronachs and Dremora Lords. One Dremora Lord was equivalent to several high-level warriors, and a large number of elemental spirits were equivalent to a large group of intermediate mages, capable of casting many spells.
Looking at the middle-aged vampire, who was protected by layers of summoned creatures, the Witcher pouted.
Fortunately, he was almost an all-rounder warrior, and also very skilled in assassination.
Otherwise, if he had to first eliminate the summoned creatures and exhaust the Arch-Conjurer's magic before he could defeat him, then this battle would indeed be very troublesome.
Seeing the Witcher walk out so leisurely, and with no sound from behind him,
this middle-aged vampire knew that his two beautiful girlfriends must have been killed, and he was furious.
Vampires in the Elder Scrolls world were actually divided into many ranks, aside from the top-tier pure-blood vampires like Lord Harkon and the ordinary vampires accompanying him.
Most humanoid vampires were actually just vampire thralls infected with vampirism, or humanoid creatures that had been charmed.
Many humans, for reasons of longevity or seeking power, would actively seek to become vampires, but most were not truly transformed into vampires; they merely contracted the vampire virus and were in the process of mutating.
To some extent, many low-level vampires were just diseased humans.
Of course, these distinctions made no difference to Guilliman. He was no moral crusader, afraid of shedding the blood of innocents.
As long as they became vampires, then killing them was not wrong. After all, vampires fed on humans, so being killed by humans was only natural.
"Bastard, how dare you kill my women!"
"I'll tear you apart!"
The Arch-Conjurer roared and then issued an attack command to his summoned creatures.
Instantly, various ranged attacks such as ice shards, fireballs, and arrows flew towards the Witcher.
At the same time, Daedric warriors over three meters tall and various undead summoned creatures like zombies and wraiths charged forward.
However, Guilliman remained completely unfazed by these attacks. He first unleashed a Bone-Chilling Aard at the army of summoned creatures in front of him.
Large swathes of cold air spewed forth, not only neutralizing many ranged attacks but also significantly slowing down the summoned creatures, with some weaker ones being directly frozen.
Subsequently, Guilliman's Quen shield withstood several ranged attacks, causing the shield to flicker and almost shatter.
But seizing this moment, he conjured another Igni burst fireball in his hand, and without any hesitation, unleashed it again.
Sizzle!
Ice met flames, accompanied by the sound of ice cubes rapidly melting in the inferno.
A large amount of steam instantly enveloped the entire area, covering both the summoned creatures and the open ground in front of the cave.
The middle-aged vampire, who had been observing the battle while maintaining a magic shield, was momentarily stunned.
Although vampires possessed dark vision, they did not have the ability to see through steam and mist, making it impossible to discern the situation before them.
However, the Witcher gave him no time to react.
As a face-to-face assassin, when dealing with a conjurer, a mage with no close-combat abilities, why would he get entangled with his summoned creatures?
Of course, he would go straight for the jugular, catching the leader first.
The Blink ability activated, its speed far exceeding a mage's teleportation.
With a crack, the sound of space shattering.
Guilliman, wielding the golden Sword of the Lady of the Lake, appeared above the middle-aged vampire's head in the blink of an eye.
This time, he no longer gave the opponent a chance to dodge, directly performing a Bear School New Year's Greeting sword technique.
The sharp blade cleaved down from top to bottom, with lightning-fast speed.
With a rumble, empowered by the New Year's Greeting sword technique, the golden blade directly carved a huge crack (fissure) in the ground, a power capable of severing even steel.
Even with a magic shield offering decent defense, the middle-aged vampire had no power to resist and was cut in half from top to bottom.
And with the death of the conjurer, that large group of summoned creatures also quickly dissipated into points of light.
Conjurers had a clear weakness: they couldn't be too far from their summoned creatures, at most a few tens of meters.
So, many conjurers, though seemingly powerful, if not protected, could easily be rushed and assassinated, or taken down by concentrated attacks.
After eliminating this vampire summoning master, Guilliman was in a good mood.
He directly absorbed the middle-aged vampire's soul and then also stored his body in his storage space.
Vampires in the Elder Scrolls world were completely different from those in the Witcher world, belonging to different species, and should have significant research value.
Perhaps using this vampire's body, he could even research something similar to a longevity potion.
And Guilliman had no intention of wasting the soul of this summoning master.
If he could learn summoning magic from his soul, whether for interfering with or surrounding enemies, it would be a good way for him to enhance his combat power.
After dealing with the body, Guilliman once again walked towards the interior of the cave.
This vampire's strength was already quite formidable. If he were allowed to fully utilize his summoning magic, even an elite army of a hundred men might not be his match.
Such a master would surely have many spoils of war waiting for him to collect.
He had always been very interested in high-level items in the Elder Scrolls world.
His purpose in coming here this time was to enchant his equipment and bring back several sets of enchanted gear.
He remembered that in the game, the difference in power enhancement between a set of enchanted equipment and a set of unenchanted equipment was very significant.
Unfortunately, true enchanting masters were still very difficult to encounter. Probably only the Arch-Mage at the College of Winterhold would be most professional in enchanting.
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