At Erik's words, Okoye instantly fell silent, because Princess Shuri was the only pillar of support for the palace guards.
Princess Shuri could ignore the rules and attack Erik and the tribal leaders, but if Princess Shuri died, then there would be no point in the palace guards making a move.
After Princess Shuri died, it was not as if these palace guards could kill everyone here and make themselves king of Wakanda, could they? That was obviously impossible. Without Princess Shuri as their princess in name, all of Wakanda would never submit to them.
And so the entire situation immediately fell into a stalemate. Okoye looked at Erik with caution and said, "Release Her Highness, and everything can still be discussed..."
"Discuss, my ass! If you stand down, Shuri still has a chance to live. If you keep resisting, there's only one outcome waiting for you!" one of the tribal leaders who had been fleeing in panic earlier stopped at the side and shouted first.
It had to be said that perhaps after Erik originally won the Challenge for the Throne, these tribal leaders had merely submitted in appearance but not in heart. At the very least, they would not have stood absolutely on Erik's side like they did now. But with this move from Princess Shuri and the palace guards, these tribal leaders had completely taken Erik's side. In fact, they had even helped Erik better win over Wakanda's upper ranks, aside from the original Wakandan Royal Family faction...
"Don't even think about it. Wakanda's royal family is our family!" Yet what no one present expected was that, even with the situation having reached this point, Princess Shuri was still stubbornly resisting. She actually gritted her teeth and spoke in a deep, labored voice to everyone present.
Whoosh!