Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

"Crack!"

The first bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the fiery spire, followed by increasingly dense bolts of lightning.

The entire world became incredibly oppressive, and whether it was the Frostwolf, the War Mammoth, or Sejuani's Steelmane, they all began to let out low growls as if facing a formidable enemy.

Then, Sejuani noticed a low growl coming from the forest ahead. A bear-man walking upright rushed out of the forest and came to Winterclaw's face. After him, more bear-men followed.

Although Sejuani had heard the legends of the Bearmen more than once, this was the first time she had actually seen a Bearman.

They were upright bear-man creatures, each over two meters tall, covered in brown and white fur, clad in iron armor, and with sharp teeth.

Behind these bear-men, there was a huge figure nearly five meters tall, covered in lightning and armor.

Just as he arrived in front of the bear-man group, all the bear-men stood in a neat row, exhaling white mist from their mouths, waiting quietly.

He didn't look at Sejuani, nor at the offerings in front of him, but looked straight at Udyr.

"Udyr, my old friend!"

Sejuani frowned sharply and quickly turned to look at Udyr behind her.

Udyr's face was extremely grim, and he roared in a deep voice, "Hunter Lord!"

"Why suppress your talent any longer, Udyr?"

The giant bear-man, whom Udyr called the Lord of the Hunt, laughed cruelly: "Look at these bear-men around me. They were all your teachers, your kin, but now they are all bear-men, possessing power greater than the Beastwalkers!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing the words of the Lord of the Hunt, Sejuani was even more surprised. She knew that there must be a huge secret hidden in this.

Sejuani wanted to ask Udyr for clarification, but at that moment, the Lord of the Hunt turned his gaze to Sejuani.

"Daughter of Winter's Claw, what do you desire?" The Hunting Lord's voice was hoarse and filled with bloodlust.

"I request the power of the Bearmen."

Sejuani said, enunciating each word clearly, "Fight alongside me and crush the city ahead!"

"You've asked the wrong person, Winter's Claw."

A pious light suddenly flashed in the Hunting Lord's huge eyes, and he said in a low voice, "I have no right to command the Bearmen, and no one does, except my god."

Sejuani frowned slightly: "As his representative and now the leader of the Bearmen, I can accept your request."

"I have no right to represent him; I am merely his tool. If you insist, then go and speak with my god!"

Just as the Hunting Lord finished speaking, a thunderbolt that resounded through the heavens and earth suddenly flashed through the dark clouds above.

"My god is with me!"

"!!!"

In that instant, Udyr's body began to tremble violently, and the beast spirits within him began to stir restlessly. However, this restlessness lasted only a moment before it gradually weakened until it disappeared completely.

Just as all beasts face an absolute god, the beast spirits within Udyr all hid away out of fear.

A savage and primal will emerged in his mind, constantly eroding Udyr's mental defenses. Udyr began to roar like a giant bear, and incredibly clear phantom images of giant bears appeared on his body.

The scene that Udyr least wanted to see still happened.

he came.

Behind the Hunting Lord, in the woods, huge black-leaved trees crackled and were constantly being knocked down, and a figure several times taller than a war mammoth was walking through the woods.

It was a city built of dark muscles, its ancient and dilapidated armor made of dark metal plates, with bloodstains from countless battles congealed into a thick layer of scabs on it.

His back and shoulders were covered with many broken weapons, all rusted by the passage of time.

Half of its face was devoid of flesh and blood, revealing gleaming white bones, teeth, and horns, with eerie black blood flowing from its mouth.

The war bear drew closer, followed closely by dark clouds gathering an endless storm in the sky.

Finally, he emerged from the woods and came before Sejuani and Udyr.

He stood before Winter's Claw, his eerie eyes crackling with lightning, staring directly at Sejuani and Udyr.

"Daughter of Winter's Claw, what do you desire!"

Looking at the giant bear that stood nearly thirty meters tall and seemed to have seen countless battles, Sejuani felt a deep sense of dread.

Sejuani never imagined that the only offering she had used would summon not only the bear-men but also this ancient god who had lived for countless years!

Normally, the meager offerings are barely enough to summon the bear-men; if one were to summon the thunder god Volibear, the offerings required would be terrifyingly large.

Even if you offer enough sacrifices, Volibear might not respond to your summons, but now, he has actually appeared in front of Sejuani.

What Sejuani couldn't understand even more was what Volibear had gone through to become the way he was now.

Compared to the god of thunder recorded on the scroll, Volibear standing before her now was no different from a demon.

Is it really possible for someone to destroy an ancient god to this extent?

Behind Sejuani, although the number of Winter's Claw warriors was a hundred times that of the bearmen, her warriors were terrified in the face of Volibear.

The colossal war mammoths and battle-hardened veterans, who had fought humans, trolls, and Skoldavastaya, were now trembling in fear.

Looking at the war bear in front of her, Sejuani gripped the ponytail on the side of Steelmane's head tightly, and gradually, her gaze began to turn mad and full of ambition.

"Gods of Thunder and War, I beg for your power, I beg you to fight alongside the Claws of Winter!"

"Whom will you offer as a sacrifice?"

Volibear's voice rang out again, low and suppressed as he spoke, a strange light flashing in his huge eyes.

Sejuani looked up, her gaze meeting Volibear's through the lightning and snow.

Sejuani's eyes seemed to hold nothing but obsession and madness.

"My One"

"No, Sejuani!" Udyr's roar suddenly interrupted Sejuani's words.

Being so close to Volibear, Udyr felt like he was going crazy; he could barely control the violent will within him.

This is one of the most terrifying abilities originating from the god of thunder and war.

His extremely aggressive will would brutally invade the bodies of the Beast Spirit Walkers, replacing the Beast Spirits within them and turning them into bear-men.

The bear-men behind the Hunting Lord were almost all Beast Walkers whose forms had been altered by Volibear's will!

Udyr once witnessed his own people being stripped of their human reason by that violent will, turning into ferocious bear-men.

It can be said that most of the bear-men in the bear-men race were modified by Volibear. Only a few bear-men, like the Hunting Lord, were created by Volibear himself, and their strength is much greater than that of ordinary bear-men.

Now, Volibear's raging will is constantly trying to invade Udyr's mind.

But Udyr's years of training in Ionia finally paid off, and he resisted the erosion, gradually regaining some of his sanity.

It was at this moment that he sternly stopped Sejuani from saying what she was about to say.

Udyr roared at Volibear, “We only offer up war and those who died in battle, Bear Spirit, do not even think of touching my War Mother and my people!”

"Roar!"

Volibear suddenly let out an angry roar, the sound waves from his mouth even overturning the army of Winter's Claws, and causing the Frostwolf to lie on the ground in fear.

Volibear was just a hair's breadth away from receiving the perfect offering.

The three Ice Sisters, who ruthlessly robbed him of his faith, the people he hated most—what a beautiful sight it would be if their reincarnations could be transformed into bear-men.

Unfortunately, Udyr ultimately managed to save his war mother.

Just then, Sejuani's body swayed violently, and when she came to her senses, an unprecedented fear rose in her heart.

Only then did she truly understand the terror of an ancient god; she had almost sacrificed herself and her people to Volibear.

Udyr moved to Sejuani's side, shielding her behind her, while glancing at Volibear ahead:

"God of Thunder and War, will you grant our request? Are you afraid of war?!"

"Whoo~"

Volibear exhaled a puff of hot air from his half-existing nostril, slowly raising his head and piercing through the snow curtain to look at the city ahead.

After a long while, Volibear withdrew his gaze.

"I will never fear war!"

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(When Volibear was first reworked, a free skin was given out, and it looked just like this. In Teamfight Tactics or Spatula, refer to Season 5, the five-cost card - Resurrected Soul - Volibear.)

Chapter 112. Sacrificing the Blood of the Enemy to the War Bear!

Dark clouds gathered, brewing a storm; lightning flashed continuously; and even the perpetual snowstorm vanished at this moment.

Despite having his plans disrupted by Udyr, Volibear still responded to Sejuani's request.

Perhaps he had other plans in mind, or perhaps he also longed for war.

His dark red eyes were fixed on the distant city, and all the bear-men behind him were roaring, their bloodlust spreading.

The wide river ahead still surges and churns. Its icy waters were once an insurmountable barrier in the face of the Claws of Winter, but now, everything will be completely changed by the appearance of an ancient god!