The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Link's laughter was not loud, but it seemed particularly harsh at this moment.

Umbridge's not very pretty face turned dark instantly, she stared at Link and said:

"Link Foley, don't try to protect the giant. Where did you hide the giant?"

"Professor Umbridge, you can eat whatever you want, but don't talk nonsense! We are just hunting in the Forbidden Forest, and we have never seen any giants." Link narrowed his eyes and said, "It's yours. These men are attacking us without any reason, shouldn’t you give me, the school director, an explanation?”

As soon as he said this, Newland and Si Gefen glanced at the black-clothed volunteers around them with gloomy and fierce eyes, as if they wanted to write down all the faces of these people.

Although both of them had exercised restraint in the previous battle, that was just to avoid taboos.

Both Newland and Skeffen could guarantee that those damn volunteers had actually arrived around when they and the giant were relieved.

The reason why he didn't take action was because he wanted to watch the giant kill them both.

There is no reason why they should not repay such a 'favour'!

After hearing this, Umbridge finally looked at the volunteers in black clothes not far away who were still frozen on the ground. The anger in her eyes was so strong that it almost overflowed.

She was not angry that these people couldn't beat Link. After all, the strength gap between the two sides was there.

She was angry that these people couldn't even escape. This was a bit rubbish.

You must know that you will never kill your classmate Link from the same school!

After casually waving her hand and signaling a few people nearby to save those unlucky ones, Umbridge said impatiently:

"Link Foley, I have no interest in playing this kind of childish word game with you anymore. Give me that giant, and I can forget everything that happened between us before, and we can return the favor in the future." In-depth cooperation is possible.

You should know this too, right?In fact, there is not much conflict between our interests. On the contrary, once we cooperate, both of us will gain considerable benefits. "

After speaking, Umbridge's tone changed from the initial impatience to very sincere.

This was indeed the best decision she made after careful consideration.

In her opinion, her ability to ignore Link's previous humiliation and 'reconcile' with the other party was the ultimate in tolerance. Link should have the understanding to shake hands with her and make peace.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she was greeted by another even more harsh laugh from Link.

"Hahahahaha! Professor Umbridge, have you been given a lunatic drug?" Link sneered, "Cooperating with you? Do you, a third-rate Ministry of Magic clerk, have this qualification? It's really hilarious!"

"you--"

Umbridge was so angry that she was shaking all over. Several volunteers around her also cooperated and pulled out their wands and pointed them at Link.

However, they had just made a move when Link wrapped his wrists with a few waves of cold air, freezing their wands and entire arms.

The volunteers who were the first to raise their wands immediately lay down on the ground with their arms folded, joining the camp of the unlucky ones next to them.

As for the other volunteers who moved a little slower, they all dropped their wands and raised their hands in horror, signaling that they were harmless.

Link chuckled when he saw this, and led Newland and Sigurfen straight through Umbridge's team.

The volunteers in black who had gathered together immediately moved out of the way.

When Scott passed by Umbridge, he deliberately bumped Umbridge on the shoulder, almost missing Umbridge.

Looking at the backs of the three people walking away, Umbridge, who was being supported by a volunteer, almost had her teeth broken.

The giant must have been hidden by Link!

Umbridge was certain of this.

But the problem now is that Link's prestige in Hogwarts for many years is too strong. It can be said that she has no way to deal with Link.

Even if she went back and said that Link and Hagrid were on the same team and were covering up for each other, she would still not be able to cause any harm to Link without any solid evidence.

Those students who were brainwashed by Link Foley might even think that she was out of her mind and wanted to use such crude means to frame Link.

But if she really couldn't get the giant now, then what were her previous accusations against Hagrid and Harry Potter?

I'm afraid it will be directly overturned as slander by Link Foley, right?

After all, she also couldn't produce any solid evidence!

For a moment, Umbridge felt that her eyes were going dark!

"Professor Umbridge."

At this moment, a weak voice suddenly sounded, "The frost created by Link Foley is weird. Our brothers can't melt it away. Look at this... what should we do? ?”

Hearing this, Umbridge's vision became clearer.

She turned around and saw that the frozen wounded were still lying on the ground howling miserably, while the volunteers sent to rescue them all looked helpless.

This scene made Umbridge react suddenly.

Isn't the reason why this matter has developed to this point because the volunteers in black who took refuge in her are too weak?

If they were strong enough, they should have caught the giant when they rounded up Harry Potter for the first time, instead of wandering around in the Forbidden Forest for so long and not only finding nothing, but also being intercepted!

But now, they are so useless that even the curse cast by Link Foley cannot be lifted!

Thinking of this, Umbridge felt that the evil fire in her heart was burning even more intensely.

She pushed away the volunteer who was helping her, and gave the volunteer who came to ask her for instructions a hard slap in the face!

"Waste! What use do I need from you? They are all waste!"

……

Link couldn't hear Umbridge's yells.

As soon as they left the team of men in black, they were led by a group of more than twenty young and middle-aged centaurs and entered a quiet and hidden path at an extremely fast speed.

Of course, only Link is qualified to sit on the centaur's back.

The remaining seriously injured Si Gefen was dragged by a simple stretcher made by two horsemen.

As for Newland, he could only run hard behind the team.

It was because he was used to rushing on the road before, otherwise he might not be able to catch up with the large army.

These centaurs are the team of hunters dispatched by the centaurs tribe for this giant hunting operation.

They had already been ambushing in the surrounding Forbidden Forest when Newland and Sigurfen officially fought against the giants, just waiting for Link to give the order, or when Newland and Sigurfen really reached a critical moment of life and death to take action. .

That's why Link didn't care so much about the safety of Newland and Si Gefen before.

These centaur hunters who live in the Forbidden Forest all year round have long trained themselves to be the most powerful and elite hunters.

In the Forbidden Forest, with their super mobility and powerful special bows and arrows, they can even compete with ordinary striker teams, let alone Umbridge's black volunteers.

With them around, it would be difficult for Newland and Sigrifen to die.

After walking around the winding path, Link's eyes suddenly opened up.

A small village is located in this small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.

Unlike the human village in Link's impression, the centaur village did not have many things that could be truly called 'buildings'.

Their 'houses' are just large hollow trees.

What is surprising is that these giant trees were not cut down by the centaurs, but seemed to grow into a hollow shape by nature. Some giant trees even had emerald green buds hanging on them even in winter.

Except for some farmland and daily life with a strong sense of life, it is almost a forest of giant trees. It looks extremely messy, but at the same time it is extremely natural and will not make people feel sloppy.

If I had to describe it, this place doesn't feel like a centaur village at all.

It looks like a village where an elf tribe lives.

Newland and Si Gefen were completely stunned by the scene in front of them, with their eyes wide open and unable to say a word.

In this era, even pure-blood wizards like Si Gefen did not have many opportunities to come into contact with such magical scenery.

Link chuckled and explained:

"The biggest difference between horse villages and human villages is that every horse village, no matter how big it is, can always achieve a perfect harmony with the surrounding nature. This situation is entirely caused by the nature of the horse people. of.

The horse people are a race that advocates harmonious coexistence with nature. They are a part of nature, but they are also the guardians of nature.

They will not excessively ask for resources from nature, but will only take away the part that is enough for their own survival to maintain the fragile balance of nature. "

"What you said is really great!"

As soon as Link finished speaking, another excited voice rang.

The person who spoke was none other than the horseman that Link was currently riding.

This is a very rare handsome man in the horse people tribe. He has a strong body and all the hair on his body is white, with almost no trace of mottled color. It is said that he is the son of the horse people village chief and also the son of the horse people in the Forbidden Forest. The next leader.

This guy's pride was obvious to all. He was the guy who had just deliberately ordered the speed increase to get rid of Newland, but unfortunately he failed.

But at this moment, this guy's handsome and fair face was flushed, and he was looking at Link with excitement, and the horse's tail behind him was wagging like a dog's tail.

This made Link look at him a little strangely.

Link was even beginning to doubt the other party's intelligence.

After all, this guy doesn't look very smart, and he's also a pureblood...

As we all know, pure blood is such a thing, although it often leaves people with a beautiful and advanced impression.

But actually this is not a good word.

Although there will be some individuals with outstanding talents in all aspects among them, there are also many defects and diseases hidden in their DNA.

Just like some pure-blood cats and dogs, their lives are usually painful...

So Link's suspicion is entirely reasonable.

However, when Link looked around and found that all the centaurs around him had the same fanatical expression, he was relieved again.

It seems that this is not an exception, but that creatures like centaurs are naturally this stupid.

While Link was speaking, an old centaur who was wrapped in animal skins and had feathers in his hair, who looked extremely old, also walked out, surrounded by a group of centaur guards.

"Lord Morning Star, you eliminated the giant that was causing trouble in the Forbidden Forest. Please allow us to express our most sincere gratitude to you!"

The old horseman was already in tears as soon as he appeared. As he spoke, he knelt down immediately.

Following the movements of the old centaur, the surrounding centaurs, regardless of their size, all knelt down.

This made Newland a little confused, and Si Gefen kept bowing around to show that this was what they should do.

However, Link remained motionless and accepted the kneeling worship of the centaurs with an indifferent expression.

It wasn't until the old centaur stood up again with difficulty that Link smiled and said:

"It seems you have made a decision."

"Our determination has never wavered!" the old horseman said solemnly, then stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation, "It's cold outside, Lord Venus, please follow me into the house to warm up. "

Link nodded with satisfaction, dismounted, took Newland and Si Gefen out first.

Newland and Skeffen behaved like idiots.

Everything about the centaurs tribe was new to them. They were like two country bumpkins who had never been to the city. They kept looking at everything they saw with curious eyes along the way.

But as they continued to go deeper into the village, their brows furrowed, and the curiosity on their faces was gradually replaced by confusion.

Because all the centaurs who saw Link and his party along the way would bend their front legs and kneel to them.

This puzzled both Newland and Skeffen.

Because just from the difficult movements of those horse people kneeling down, it can be seen that the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping did not exist among the horse people at all.

The reason why the current situation of centaurs bowing to everyone they meet should be entirely the result of human training.

Not only that, they also didn’t realize that there were many living utensils exclusively for humans in this centaur tribe, such as beds, carts, farm tools that were incompatible with the style of the centaur village...

They even found campfires and stoves in the village!

This made both Newland and Si Gefen start to doubt their own eyes.

Because even people like them who don't have deep research on other intelligent races know that centaurs never eat cooked food and don't know how to use fire.

This is related to their belief in the balance of nature, and also because they are afraid that accidents caused by fire will destroy their all-wooden villages.

However, what shocked them even more was yet to come.

When a group of them officially entered the largest wooden house in the center of the village, the old centaur, who was obviously the leader of the centaur village, directly held up a hat made of woven rattan with both hands, with a star inlaid in the center. The crown of black gems knelt in front of Link.

"Dear Lord Morning Star, I, Hui Yi, the prophet of the Horse Tribe, swear that the Forbidden Forest Horse Tribe will always be loyal to you. I am willing to be your arrow and your spear to kill all enemies for you! Please also... Have mercy on us..."