Who Agrees, and Who Objects?!

A single steed piercing the clouds will draw a thousand troops to its aid!

William's entrance surprised all the Centaur.

"Stark, this is the Centaur Tribe, not your Hogwarts!"

Bane's face was grim, as cold as a frozen flounder.

William ignored Bane, simply running his hands through his Fire Kiss red hair, and whispered:

"Professor Firenze, the principal said you might be in some trouble and sent me to pick you up and take you to the school."

William's arrogance and disregard for him enraged Bane.

If it were up to his usual volatile temper, he would have immediately ordered an attack.

But when they mentioned Dumbledore... one Stark is fine, but if Dumbledore also comes along, ugh!

Bane resolutely stood up and prepared to reason against the odds.

Even Dumbledore shouldn't meddle in other people's business.

Our customs are different from yours, and our laws are different from yours!

Firenze betrayed us and disgraced us..."

"So what if I insist on taking him away?" William smirked, making no attempt to hide his disdain.

Before arriving, William had already spoken with Fire Kiss about the Centaur Tribe.

He just exchanged a quick glance with Ronan.

Firefight... oops, I mean, uprising begins today!

Since that's the case, then let's just stop pretending!

He'd disliked Bane for a long time, always spouting nonsense like "the Forbidden Forest is Centaur"... what the hell!

Why don't you just say the universe originated from your family?

Seeing William's blatant disrespect, Bane was indeed enraged, and he roared:

"Then you can stay here too!"

"Bane, William saved you, and he saved us!" Ronan started playing the good guy again, trying to boost his reputation among his people.

Look at you, Bane is ungrateful, while I try my best to maintain peace.

"Besides, he's just a foal. We Centaur never kill foals!"

This means: He's still just a child!

Classic rhetoric naturally has classic reasons, which immediately resonated with most Centaur.

During the Battle of the Forbidden Forest that year, they encountered Voldemort. While Voldemort was wreaking havoc, William helped the Centaur.

He also made deals with Centaur, exchanging so many Muggle everyday items for the most useless magical materials.

These are the Centaur ' old friends!

Bane, oblivious to his people's expressions, simply retorted dismissively:

"A pony? I heard Stark became a professor at Hogwarts; he's not a student, much less a pony!"

"Besides, the wizard trespassed into our tribe and tried to take Firenze away, so he should be... detained!"

Bane initially wanted to say dead, but then he realized he couldn't kill Stark.

Bane's impression of William's strength was still based on his battle against Voldemort that year... Even at that level, it was not something he could kill.

"Then let's give it a try." William drew his wand.

He was about to dismount to avoid trouble for Fire Kiss when she stomped on the horse's hooves and charged towards Bane.

"Fire!" Chief Bane commanded.

The Centaur around them exchanged bewildered glances; that was Ronan's sister...

"My horse, Chief?!"

Damn it! Bane's attacking his own people!

Little did he know that Ronan was secretly helping the Stark buy and sell goods, and was even deliberately poaching their talent.

Ronan had long wanted to seize the position of Centaur leader and become the one in charge.

Bane's move today, sparked by Firenze, is also an attempt to make an example of Ferencze and consolidate his position.

They just hadn't expected Stark to show up.

Without his tribesmen making a move, Bane suddenly drew his bow to its fullest extent, the bowstring snapped with a loud bang, and an arrow shot towards William.

Centaur are all skilled archers, and Bane is no exception.

So here's the question: Fire Kiss is no exception; he's also a master archer.

Even with William on top of him, Fire Kiss smiled slightly, indicating that it wouldn't affect his aim, and that he would just finish shooting.

Without any deliberate preparation, he simply took the arrow from its quiver, Fire Kiss back the bow, and shot the arrow in one swift motion.

The two arrows met in mid-air and changed direction.

Although Bane has lost some of his authority over his people, he is still the leader and has some loyal followers.

A dozen or Centaur all drew their bows and nocked arrows, and three shots rang out in one go.

Fire Kiss moved with graceful agility, constantly dodging arrows. In the darkness, it was hard to say whether she resembled a nimble butterfly or a firefly chasing the light.

A Centaur charged fiercely towards them, but William clenched his legs around the Fire Kiss to steady himself, letting her run ahead as he did so, while simultaneously tapping his wand in the air.

The Centaur was still in the position of raising his arm high to slash his sword when he felt a massive weight on his body. His four hooves suddenly slid to his knees, and a vine wrapped around him.

William pressed his left hand against Fire Kiss's head, and extended his right hand forward, Wandless Magic.

A long, yellow clay sword rose from the ground in front of him.

Another Centaur was pierced through the shoulder by a flying sword and fell to the ground. William's wand trembled, and the ground turned into a swamp.

He casually pressed down again, and the struggling Centaur's entire body sank into the swamp, creating a cloud of bubbles.

A third Centaur came charging towards them, and William, pulling on Fire Kiss's red hair, gestured for her to pass.

The Centaur's feet left the ground, his head seemed to have been struck by a heavy hammer, and he fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

William did not kill the Centaur.

These guys might be blindly arrogant and unable to recognize the situation, but they have one advantage, which could also be considered a disadvantage... that is, they are not afraid of death.

Even though Voldemort was killing indiscriminately, they did not retreat.

Once the Centaur are killed, unless the entire tribe is slaughtered, it will be a fight to the death.

It's possible to kill him, but there's no need.

Because these are the vital forces that will fight Voldemort in the future.

Back then, William, having nothing better to do, was culturally invading the Centaur Tribe, simply trying to befriend this force.

The best outcome would be to install a pro-witch Centaur in power.

For example... Ronan.

If the goal is to help Ronan rise to power, there's no need to make things so strained.

The only problem is leader Bane... He must be utterly humiliated and completely crushed.

William's gaze was cold as he glanced at him in the Centaur.

Bane felt a deep-seated sense of powerlessness, not only because the two volleys of arrows had caused no casualties, but also because most of the Centaur had not moved.

Instead, they are observing and waiting.

This shows that his control over the tribe has become very weak... he has been sidelined!

Bane was deep in thought when his entire back suddenly tensed, and he broke out in a cold sweat!

A cool, clear voice sounded from behind him.

This farce should end.

William, unaware of what had happened, had already left Fire Kiss and was now riding on Bane.

Being ridden on like a donkey by the wizard... a sense of humiliation suddenly welled up inside me.

Bane didn't turn around, not even his head. He raised his arm and slammed it backward, the veins on his arm bulging, the animal hide wrapped around it turning to dust.

This swing of the arm was as powerful as a gust of wind and thunder.

William simply extended his right hand and gently tapped the surface with his wand.

"Water Shield Charm!" Instantly, the water vapor in the air condensed, forming a layer of light blue armor that effortlessly pressed against Bane's wrist.

Bane trembled violently, blood gushing from between his teeth as he smashed through his armor, risking injury.

Bane is decisive and ruthless, even willing to sacrifice everything, but once William has made his move, he won't hesitate.

"Spiral Water Arrow Spell!"

The water armor vanished, transforming into a spiraling arrow that shot towards Bane's eyes.

Bane ducked to avoid it, but just when he thought he had escaped, William stood up and stepped on his head.

Half of his head was smashed into the mud, and he almost fainted.

After landing, William walked calmly towards Firenze. His voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly heard by all the Centaur.

"I'm taking Firenze away now. Who agrees? Who disagrees?!"

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