Chapter 332: A God-Sealing Battle

During this period of stalling, the Giant Insect reinforcements had already arrived in space. Compared to the somewhat cold and resolute determination of Eternal and the tragic heroism of Galaxy, Tianxing appeared overly indecisive.

Explosions were constant. Inside the Loki Aircraft Carrier, all team members were waiting for Arths's orders. They were already in extreme danger, and more importantly, if things continued this way, they would only face one outcome: total annihilation, the worst kind.

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

The Tianxing fleet began to retreat, and the state of the retreat was very poor.

The entire audience was in an uproar; countless viewers felt a sense of regret. It was already too late to retreat at this moment. Perhaps they could luckily escape with one or two ships, but compared to the choices made by the Galaxy and Eternal fleets, Arths had made the worst decision. She had held onto wishful thinking at the beginning, and when courage was needed, she lacked the resolve to go down with the enemy.

"It is a great pity. Arths's performance earlier was excellent, but at this most critical and decisive moment, she exposed a major problem."

"Yes, doing well on exams is useless. Individual excellence only proves one is a capable 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."

"Not leaving when it was time to leave, not fighting when it was time to fight, and insisting on being a commander when she should be singing—the Warriors sacrificed themselves in vain, and the rescue plan went completely bankrupt. So, just sing if you're a singer, don't play at crossing over!"

"You can't really say it like that. She is still young and just lacks experience. Compared to those before her, she is already quite good. Everyone needs to grow; don't just write someone off with one blow."

"Let's stick to the facts. Experience is no excuse. At the critical moment, when it was needed most, she made the worst judgment. This does not meet the requirements of a commander. Of course, she is an excellent team member, but we need to be calm. She was hyped up too high before; the battlefield doesn't care about a pretty face."

On the other side, the Galaxy Team was facing a frantic encirclement by the Giant Insects. All team members were united, exerting their full strength. Everyone held their posts, and their abilities were outstanding. Although the fleet responsible for stalling was completely wiped out, they successfully intercepted the Giant Insects. Meanwhile, the Loki Aircraft Carrier completed the charging of its Planetary Weapon and, having sacrificed nearly the entire fleet, successfully approached the Kepler Planet and fired the Janibekov Star Axis Cannon.

As the beam of destruction was injected into the Kepler Planet, the Giant Insects in space destroyed the Galaxy fleet. The Galaxy fleet had completed a mutual destruction.

The members of the Galaxy fleet had already finished this S Tournament. At this moment, all teams had finished and were looking toward the Tianxing Team, because they had not yet ended. But upon seeing Tianxing's choice, everyone knew Arths was finished. No matter how well she had performed before, at the most important juncture, she had made the worst judgment. If she truly was the commander of this battle, then she had effectively caused the entire Human fleet to sacrifice themselves in vain.

No matter how beautiful she was in terms of technique, knowledge, or appearance, this kind of destructive behavior would erase everything. And precisely because of those previous factors, her mistake would be magnified infinitely.

One did not need much professional knowledge; even ordinary people, under the explanation of the commentators, knew how serious the consequences of this decision were. Due to the hasty retreat in the midst of the battle, the fleet's effective strength was being constantly annihilated. Trying to break away from the battlefield required a price, and in reality, in such a deadlock, it was impossible to break away completely; it only delayed the time until they were wiped out.

At this time, there were only a little over ten minutes left for the rescue plan. In fact, it no longer mattered; the mission itself was impossible to complete, and it was mainly testing the commander's overall judgment.

Including the fleets that failed earlier, winning for the sake of winning—a commander completely blinded by the results is catastrophic.

The Tianjing Martial Arts side was also silent. Ma Long sighed, patted Zuo Xiaotang, and glanced at the calm Li Hao.

"Actually, everyone is being a bit harsh. Arths's performance in her first S Tournament is already excellent. It's just that because she is too outstanding, her shortcomings are magnified. Those losers before were even worse," Ma Long said.

At this time, on the Skycom trending topics, Arths's erroneous command had already occupied the top ten.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

The pre-match confidence had turned into arrogance, and the excellent performance no longer seemed so important.

Sometimes, the line between hero and sinner is razor-thin.

The scene was filled with sighs. Even at the home ground of Tianxing Martial Arts, it was deathly silent. This was not to say the technique was lacking, but that the choice was wrong. As a commander, one's technique doesn't have to be perfect, and hands-on operation is not the most important thing; what matters is the big picture and judgment. As long as the direction is correct, there will be excellent team members to execute it.

The commentators broadcasting for the Four Great Federations all criticized Arths's childish choice. This was the mistake a commander must never make. Even on the Moon, it was the same. The NUP had always been known for being rigorous; they supported Arths's selection because she was qualified to be selected, and it didn't matter what others said, but such an obvious mistake had to be criticized.

Su Yu's heart had sunk to the bottom. She never dreamed it would be this serious. If she had known, she would have stopped A Youyou from participating in this competition. Why on earth did she do it? It was completely unnecessary. One should calculate the gains and losses before doing anything. Hopefully, she could learn from this experience.

Many of Arths's fans had already turned off the stream. They could no longer bear to watch. The moment the competition ended would be when Arths faced the overwhelming condemnation.

At live broadcast sites around the world, many people began to leave. They were all Arths's fans who were not interested in the Starship S Tournament to begin with and only came for Arths. Now, they couldn't bear to watch this situation. Of course, there were also staunch supporters who supported her regardless of the situation, but they also knew Arths had lost miserably.

Among the chattering crowd in Tianjing, a knowing smile slowly appeared on Li Hao's stunned face. A Youyou was A Youyou after all!

At this time, outside the Tianxing fleet, it was chaotic; after all, such a retreat was quite difficult. But inside the command ship, all team members looked at Arths with determined eyes.

"The Brain Insect's intelligence is the same as a Human's, but the flaws of intelligent life are the same. So, when we retreated, even we ourselves thought there was no hope, and the enemy would definitely counterattack with all their might. And during the counterattack, the area where the Brain Insect is located must be the slowest and most cautious. Therefore, it will definitely be exposed!" Although the warship kept shaking, Arths's face was incredibly determined.

On the Star Map, the area at coordinate 25625 was clearly disconnected from the entire Giant Insect swarm. Their position was excellent, yet they were slow to act.

"Attention all members, Kaier, cover the rear. All other warships, target 25625, arc turn!"

During the evacuation, the Tianxing fleet suddenly turned. At the critical moment, the combat literacy of the Moon Person was also fully demonstrated. From the audience's perspective, this turn was very inexplicable. Could it be that because they couldn't run, they were going to go down with the enemy again???

Even the mildest commentators were furious. This was simply a joke; how could there be such an emotional commander???

Was she treating the fate of all Humans as child's play?

Truly, this scene stunned everyone.

And the corners of Li Wu's mouth had already revealed a smile. When this judgment was made, A Youyou had already won.

After the arc turn, even the Giant Insects did not realize the problem until the entire fleet suddenly turned 90 degrees and lunged directly at the 25625 area. The Brain Insect then discovered the problem, and the swarm clearly fell into chaos, but it was already too late.

"Fire!"

This was an emotion suppressed for a long time. A Youyou gave a loud shout, and the Tianxing fleet's artillery fire poured out completely. On both sides of the fleet, the Warriors responsible for cover also disregarded everything.

Concentrated area-of-effect strikes, exhausting all firepower—it was so sudden that the Giant Insect swarm couldn't form an effective obstruction. The Giant Insects in the entire area were wiped out. In that very instant, the Giant Insects filling the space seemed to crash, suddenly losing their ability to act.

Time seemed to stand still.

The competition ended. The Tianxing Team completed the mission with 45% battle damage.

For a moment, the whole world went quiet. Those experts who were still spouting off like fighting cocks seemed to have their throats plugged by a toilet.

The director's camera switched to the Command Room, to Arths's face. Those eyes like the stars were blooming with a determined radiance.

She had never hesitated!

She had never given up!

"According to the unanimous determination of the judging panel, the Tianxing Team's final rescue mission is rated SSS Ji. This is an epic classic command!"

At this moment, the Tianxing Martial Arts, which had been like a graveyard, went completely insane. Even the calm Moon Person were roaring and waving their arms like madmen at this moment. The shouts for Arths resounded through the sky, shooting straight into the clouds, spreading across the entire Solar System.

That girl who could sing had created a miracle.

Zuo Xiaotang was so happy he almost fainted.

The Tianjing Martial Arts side was also filled with applause. A god-level choice. Everyone had been shallow; deep down, no one believed in Arths. Some people only believe in their own bias and arrogance.

This was A Huang's god-sealing battle.

Facing immense pressure, she was unimaginably calm, possessed rich preparation, and while bearing that huge pressure, she found a glimmer of hope from the impossible and completed an epic rescue.

This would be a textbook-level ceiling command destined to be recorded in the history of starships.

At this moment, major live media outlets in the Solar System went crazy. Without a doubt, Arths dominated all the trending topics today. Whatever experts or streamers there were, they suddenly reversed course; those who needed to admit their mistakes did so, and those who needed to bow down did so.

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. Those Starry Eyes were filled with hot tears.

At this moment, countless military academy students and those with military experience stood still and stopped cheering.

Salute.

The reason Humans can have the life they have now is because of the sacrifice and protection of countless soldiers.

A salute to the most lovable people.

They are the true heroes!