It was undoubtedly a very bold idea. Nie Yun fancied himself a 007, true, but occasionally playing Jing Ke, the assassin, would not be much of a problem either...
The benefits of killing the Second Prince were obvious. The greatest power coveting the Vector Engine would be too preoccupied to worry about the Shattered Star Region or the Vector Engine, and Nie Yun would be rid of a formidable enemy.
There were drawbacks, too. Without the Second Prince, they still had seven other princes. The Fourth Prince's and Eighth Prince's factions also had their eyes on the treasure in his hands. Sooner or later, he would still have to deal with that entire family.
Moreover, with the Second Prince-the greatest destabilizing factor within the Wulf Empire-gone, the current emperor might seize the opportunity to reclaim the power that had slipped from his grasp. That would actually be doing the Wulf Empire a favor.
Besides, Nie Yun did not believe the Second Prince would dare appear somewhere like this without stringent security measures. Perhaps this was only a body double?
And, though Nie Yun was not sure whether he was imagining it, he kept feeling a faint, well-concealed mental fluctuation coming from the enormous statue before him.
"This so-called Holy Land is rather strange..."
While Nie Yun was weighing whether to act, the Second Prince finished showing off and ascended the altar under the fervent gazes of the Secret Guards.
Whoosh! With a sweep of his black robe, the Second Prince turned and looked down upon the thousands of Secret Guards, his eyes blazing. Behind him, the enormous statue gleamed beneath specially arranged lights.
"Blessings upon our lord! Blessings upon our lord! Blessings upon our lord!"
The next instant, their voices thundered across the entire square.
"My faithful, I love your