During this stalling period, the giant bug reinforcements had already arrived in space. Compared to Eternal's somewhat cold decisiveness and Galaxy's tragic grandeur, Tianxing seemed overly indecisive.

Explosions continued within the Loki carrier. All team members awaited Arths's command. They were in grave danger, and more importantly, continuing like this would only lead to total annihilation – the worst possible outcome.

Suddenly, Arths's eyes flashed, revealing a determined look. "Retreat!"

The Tianxing fleet began to retreat, but the retreat was going poorly.

The audience was in an uproar, with many regretting the situation. Retreating at this point seemed too late. Perhaps one or two ships might escape by chance, but compared to the choices of the Galaxy and Eternal fleets, Arths had made the worst decision. She had initially clung to wishful thinking, and when courage was needed, she lacked the resolve to go down with the ship.

"It's a great pity. Arths performed excellently earlier, but this most crucial and decisive choice has exposed significant issues."

"Yes, doing well on exams is useless. Individual excellence only proves you're a good team member. But as a commander, her indecisiveness in the final decision means she must bear full responsibility for the fleet's sacrifice and the mission's failure."

"She didn't leave when she should have, didn't fight when she should have, and insisted on being a commander when she should have been singing. The warriors sacrificed themselves for nothing, and the rescue plan completely failed. So, she should just stick to singing and not try to cross over!"

"We can't say that. She's still young and lacks experience. Compared to what came before, she's already done well. Everyone needs to grow. Let's not immediately condemn her."

"Let's be objective. Experience isn't an excuse. At the most critical moment, when it mattered most, she made the worst judgment. This doesn't meet the requirements of a commander. Of course, she's an excellent team member, and we need to be calm. We praised her too highly earlier; the battlefield doesn't care about looks."

Meanwhile, the Galaxy team faced the giant bugs' frenzied siege. All team members united and exerted their full strength, each steadfastly holding their position with exceptional ability. Although the delaying fleet was completely destroyed, they successfully blocked the giant bugs, and the Loki carrier completed charging the planetary-level weapon. By sacrificing almost the entire fleet, they successfully approached Kepler and launched the Dzhanibekov Wobbly Star Cannon.

As the beam of destruction plunged into Kepler, the giant bugs in space annihilated the Galaxy fleet. The Galaxy fleet had achieved mutual destruction.

The Galaxy fleet team had finished this S-competition. At this point, all the teams had finished and were watching the Tianxing team because they hadn't finished yet. But seeing Tianxing's choice, everyone knew Arths was done for. No matter how well she had performed earlier, she had made the worst judgment in the most important part. If she really was the commander of this battle, then she had essentially let the entire human fleet be sacrificed in vain.

No matter how beautiful her technique, knowledge, or appearance, this devastating behavior would erase everything. And precisely because of the preceding factors, her mistake would be infinitely magnified.

Without much professional knowledge, even ordinary people, with the commentators' explanations, knew how serious the consequences of this decision were. Due to the hasty retreat during the battle, the fleet's surviving forces were constantly being eliminated. Trying to escape the battlefield would come at a cost, and in fact, this stalemate situation couldn't be completely escaped. It only delayed the time of annihilation.

At this point, only a little over ten minutes remained until the rescue plan, but it didn't really matter anymore. The mission itself was impossible. The main thing was to test the commander's overall judgment.

Including those previously defeated fleets, they sought victory for the sake of victory. A commander completely deluded by the outcome was disastrous.

The students at Tianjing Military Academy were silent. Ma Long sighed, patted Zuo Xiaotang, and glanced at the calm Li Hao.

"Actually, everyone is being a bit harsh. Arths has already performed excellently in her first S-competition. It's just because she's too outstanding that her shortcomings are magnified. Those previous wastes were even worse," Ma Long said.

Meanwhile, on the Tianxun hot topic search, Arths's erroneous command had already dominated the top ten searches.

If you wish to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

The pre-match confidence had turned into arrogance, and the excellent performance had become less important.

Sometimes the line between a hero and a sinner is very thin.

The scene was filled with sighs. Even the home team, Tianxing Military Academy, was deathly silent. This wasn't to say that the technology was lacking, but that the choice was wrong. As a commander, it's acceptable to lack technical skill; practical operation isn't the most important thing. What's important is the overall picture and judgment. As long as the direction is judged correctly, there will be excellent team members to carry it out.

The commentators broadcasting from the four major federations all criticized Arths's naive choice. This was the mistake a commander could least afford to make. Even the Moon was the same. NUP had always been known for its rigor. They supported Arths's selection because she was qualified, and what others said didn't matter. But this obvious mistake must also be criticized.

Su Yu's heart had sunk to the bottom. She never dreamed it would be this serious. She should have stopped A Youyou from participating in this competition. What was the point? Everything must be weighed in terms of gains and losses. Hopefully, she could accumulate experience and learn lessons this time.

Many of Arths's fans had already turned off the broadcast. They couldn't bear to watch any longer. The moment the competition ended would be when Arths faced overwhelming criticism.

At live broadcast venues around the world, many people began to leave. They were all fans of Arths and were not interested in the Starship S-competition in the first place. They had only come for Arths, and now they couldn't bear to watch this situation. Of course, there were also staunch supporters who would support her no matter what, but they also knew that Arths had lost very badly.

Among the chattering crowd in Tianjing, Li Hao's astonished expression slowly turned into a knowing smile. A Youyou was, after all, A Youyou!

At this moment, the Tianxing fleet was in chaos, as such a retreat was quite difficult. But inside the command ship, all the team members looked at Arths with firm eyes.

"The cerebrates have the same intelligence as humans, but the drawbacks of intelligent life are the same. So when we retreat, when even we ourselves think there's no hope, the enemy will definitely counterattack with all their strength. And when they counterattack, the area where the cerebrate is located will definitely be the slowest and most cautious, so it will definitely be exposed!" Even though the warship was shaking, Arths's face was incredibly firm.

On the star map, the area with coordinates 25625 was clearly detached from the entire giant bug swarm. Their position was very good, but their movements were slow.

"Attention all team members, Kyle covers the rear, all other warships target 25625, arc turn!"

In the midst of the retreat, the Tianxing fleet suddenly turned. At this critical moment, the Lunar people's combat skills were fully displayed. From the audience's perspective, this turn was very strange. Was it because they couldn't escape and were going to go down with the enemy???

Even the mild-mannered commentators were angry. This was a joke. How could there be such an emotional commander???

Was she taking the fate of all humanity as a child's play?

Really, this scene really stunned everyone.

And Li Wu's lips had already revealed a smile. When she made this judgment, A Youyou had already won.

After the arc turn, even the giant bugs didn't realize the problem until the entire fleet suddenly turned 90 degrees and rushed directly towards the 25625 area. Only then did the cerebrate realize the problem. The bug swarm obviously became chaotic, but it was too late.

"Fire!"

This was an emotion that had been suppressed for a long time. A Youyou shouted loudly, and the Tianxing fleet's artillery fire poured out. On both sides of the fleet, the warriors responsible for covering the flanks were also reckless.

Concentrated coverage strikes, pouring out all the firepower, so sudden, the giant bug swarm couldn't form an effective obstacle at all. The giant bugs in the entire area were annihilated, and in that instant, the giant bugs in space seemed to have crashed, suddenly losing their mobility.

Time seemed to stand still.

The competition ended, the Tianxing team completed the mission, with 45% combat losses.

For a moment, the whole world was quiet. Those experts who were still spouting saliva like fighting cocks seemed to have their throats blocked by a toilet plunger.

The director's camera switched to the command room, to Arths's face, and those star-like eyes were shining with a firm light.

She had never hesitated!

She had never given up!

"After unanimous determination by the judging panel, the Tianxing team's final rescue mission is rated SSS, an epic classic command!"

At this moment, the Tianxing Military Academy, which had been like a cemetery, completely went crazy. Even the calm Lunar people were roaring like madmen, and the shouts of Arths resounded through the sky, soaring into the clouds, spreading throughout the solar system.

That singing girl had created a miracle.

Zuo Xiaotang almost fainted with joy.

The students at Tianjing Military Academy were also applauding. This was a god-level choice. Everyone was superficial. Deep down, no one believed in Arths. Some people only believed in their own one-sidedness and conceit.

This was A-Queen's apotheosis.

Faced with enormous pressure, she was unimaginably calm, had extensive preparation, and at the same time, under enormous pressure, she found a glimmer of hope from the impossible and completed an epic rescue.

This would be a textbook-level command that was destined to be recorded in the history of Starship.

At this moment, all the major live broadcast media in the solar system went crazy. Without a doubt, Arths dominated all of today's hot searches. All the experts and streamers immediately reversed their opinions, those who admitted their mistakes admitted their mistakes, and those who admired her prostrated themselves.

The director also gave the camera to Arths. At this time, Arths looked at the wreckage of the starry sky, stood at attention, and saluted, with tears in her star-like eyes.

At this moment, countless military cadets and people with military experience stood still and stopped cheering.

Salute.

The reason why humans can have their current lives is because of the sacrifice and defense of countless soldiers.

A tribute to the most beloved people.

They are the real heroes!