Chapter 161

Despite feeling guilty towards her two former sisters, Avarosa and Serylda, over the years, she simply cannot accept Ashe's rise to power.

She trusted no one; she always felt that Ashe would disrupt her plans and cause the monsters from the abyss to break free of their cages.

Over the years, her caution gradually evolved into extreme paranoia and stubbornness.

"Cheer up, Volibear will recover soon." The nun's smile was very gentle, but to Chen Ce sent a chill down his spine. "Those thin ice won't hold it for long."

"Hmm..." Chen Ce felt the coolness from his fingertips. When his body functions had recovered to about 70-80%, he finally broke through this fragile veil—he really couldn't stand this fake feeling anymore.

This gives him the feeling that... he could be stabbed in the back at any moment.

"Lissandra, what are your plans to do against Volibear?"

"... Hmm?" The nun's smooth, fair hand visibly stiffened, then she smiled and tilted her head in confusion.

But Chen Ce really had no intention of playing along. "I recognize you, please stop pretending... although I admit you're more likable now than that 'Lissandra'."

"Is that so..." the nun sighed softly.

Then, an extreme chill spread outwards from her bare feet.

Countless solid, azure-blue ice crystals instantly covered the vast snowfield.

These are all... incredibly precious True Ice in the eyes of mortals.

Then, the black cloth covering her eyes fell away, and a hood made of True Ice —or perhaps a crown—appeared on her head, also covering her already blind eyes.

The magnificent robe crafted from True Ice once again covered her tall, slender figure.

That gentle temperament was gone, replaced by a kingly majesty and coldness.

"I hope you remember the dream you had when we first met." Her tone was no longer gentle and charming, but rather commanding and unquestionable. "That dream was the one I made you dream, and it was also a method I taught you."

"Hmm?" Chen Ce subconsciously recalled for a moment.

That dream... including the other one before that... yes...

Lissandra truly is a "dream thief"...

If it's based on the scene in the dream...

In that way...

Perhaps it's feasible.

"Don't worry that I'll harm you," Lissandra turned around, confidently leaving her back to Chen Ce. "Now, we're comrades-in-arms—from that moment on. You told me to come find you, and I came."

"Perhaps I can trust you..." Chen Ce nodded, his voice growing increasingly hoarse—it was the belligerent Rhaast vying for control of his body.

He was still quite bothered by the fact that he had just been electrocuted by Volibear and "become straight for life."

He wanted revenge; he wanted to get his revenge on Volibear's corpse.

"I am—the Godslayer!!"

Rhaast, now in complete Darkin form, grabbed his giant scythe and charged toward Volibear was about to break free of the ice.

Lissandra, on the other hand, calmly turned in another direction—towards the battlefield where the Freljord Alliance warriors were fighting the Ursine army.

There... at the head of the group was a young girl riding a giant Drüvask boar.

She is physically strong, has a strong will, and possesses the purest warrior spirit.

Just like...

Like the former Serylda.

Lissandra wasn't sure—the possibility of both the reincarnation of Avarosa and the reincarnation of Serylda appearing at the same time was extremely rare... the probability of such an event was practically zero.

But... in any case, it's worth a try.

Perhaps the glory of the Three Sisters will be rebuilt in this generation...

In short, even if you're wrong, you won't lose anything.

"Sejuani."

Lissandra called softly to the girl, her tiny voice barely audible amidst the roaring battlefield.

But Sejuani heard it—heard it with perfect clarity, like a whisper in her ear.

"Who?" Sejuani turned her head in surprise, but couldn't see Lissandra, who was hundreds of meters away—or rather, she wouldn't even notice an "ordinary person" who was practically "slacking off" in such a critical situation.

She saw nothing.

Except for a sharp spear flying towards her.

She instinctively reached out to catch it, but a strange sense of familiarity suddenly welled up inside her... indescribable and inexplicable.

It's like... it's like this weapon originally belonged to her...

This strange spear, with its serrated tip, looks quite old, but the point used to kill is still neat and tidy... it seems someone regularly maintains it...

This spear... seems to exude some kind of unique magical energy...

Power is flowing in continuously...

If it's this kind of power...

Even... even...

It can damage the Volibear...

"Ashe!"

Rhaast once again chose to confront Volibear directly.

Based on his extensive combat experience, he judged that no matter how powerful the "giant bear" in front of him was, it was impossible for it to continuously use such a powerful lightning attack—it must have a period of vulnerability, otherwise it would have used that move from the very beginning.

The fact that it waited until its eyes were scratched and its body was frozen before unleashing this lightning strike proves that the move was extremely taxing on it, and it's definitely not something it can use whenever it wants.

Its "minor skill" is the ordinary lightning bolt that's half a person's thickness.

"Come! Let me kill you--!" Rhaast used Deceive to teleport to the bear's head, then activated Counter Strike while launching a fierce attack on Volibear's eyes.

His eyes were almost completely blind; he had to press his advantage.

"Damn little bug...!!"

Volibear roared in pain, his massive, muscular arms flailing wildly in the air.

Countless bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, but very few actually hit Rhaast —the hit rate of such small lightning bolts was not high.

Even if one or two strikes actually hit, Rhaast's Darkin body could withstand a few of them.

On the other side, Lissandra was also ready with her True Ice magic.

Although she can no longer unleash the extremely powerful magic Watchers possessed tens of thousands of years ago, her own strength is still considerable.

Her lifespan is even longer than that of the Ascended.

Over these endless years, she has honed the magic taught to her by the Watchers to perfection.

Her magical power may not be the highest in all of Runeterra, but her mastery of magic is absolutely unmatched by ordinary people.

"The Yetis..." Amidst the swirling ice crystals, Lissandra thought of that pitiful race again—the one she had sacrificed.

Back then, in order to seal away those Watchers were about to invade the material realm, she did indeed do many wrong things... but she had no other choice.

And all of that started because of her.

She is the real sinner—her sins are far greater than those of the brutal and bloodthirsty Volibear and his Ursine.

So now she has to stop Volibear.

It's just a tiny, insignificant act of atonement...

I only wish that one day she too could sleep peacefully in endless darkness...

"Bury...!"

Crackling sound!

Countless True Ice crystals appeared out of thin air, climbing onto Volibear's massive body like conscious living beings—freezing it, the unyielding cold seeming to reveal the silence of death.

On the other side of the camp, two Iceborn raised their weapons.

Ashe sensed the power of True Ice... and a realization dawned on her. Beside her, Sejuani, who could also sense True Ice, was touched—or rather, had a long-dormant memory awakened deep within her...

It's like muscle memory.

She wasn't even sure if it was herself drawing the bowstring or the legendary Avarosa.

Regardless, she clearly felt the power of that arrow.

An Enchanted Crystal Arrow made of pure True Ice.

"I have to consider whether this is the only chance I'll ever have..."

Ashe closed one eye, while her other, sharp, eagle-like blue eye aligned perfectly with the Enchanted Crystal Arrow about to be launched.

Sejuani, standing beside her, gripped her spear tightly.

"I think I felt it too... something was calling to me... like a memory, a legacy, a... mission."

After a moment, the two of them took a deep breath at the same time.

A moment later, the two girls simultaneously let go.

Call out--!

Arrows and spears flew forward side by side, the sound of them slicing through the air clearly audible.

It carries an extreme low temperature, almost like absolute zero.

At the same time, Lissandra's True Ice also almost completely covered Volibear's body.

BOOM--!!

Three attacks of True Ice struck Volibear's head simultaneously.

Just like the Three Sisters once joined forces to severely damage Volibear's vitals.

In an instant, the massive body fell backward—like a towering mountain being pushed down by a giant.

A terrifying roar erupted, and the warriors of the Freljord Alliance burst into an even louder shout.

We won!

We won!!

The legendary Volibear has been defeated!!!

Almost everyone was cheering.

Only Chen Ce, who was closest to Volibear, showed a serious expression.

Because... he understands Volibear.

Or at least know about Volibear in the Rift.

On the surface, the giant bear is sealed away, but...

It has a special ability that allows it to ignore seals...

Its...

The strongest skill...

"Roar--!!!"

A terrifying roar suddenly rang out, abruptly silencing the cheers of the crowd.

It even stunned them so much that they stood there, their minds almost blank—some even suffered ruptured eardrums, resulting in lifelong disabilities.

Chen Ce couldn't help but curse under his breath.

My premonition—or rather, my guess—came true...

[The Stormbringer]

Volibear's trump card.

Countless bolts of lightning struck it, but the violent power was not a harm to it; rather, it was a kind of enhancer.

Its already enormous body grew even taller and larger.