Ishar stared at the closed communications interface in silence for a long time. The bridge was frighteningly quiet.
A senior military officer at the level of a legion commander had openly defected to the enemy and stabbed his own side in the back at a critical moment. Who would have believed it without seeing it firsthand?
Everyone was stunned into silence.
Ishar's brow was tightly furrowed. She still could not determine whether the Gustav on the other end had been genuine, but once word of their conversation got out, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar within the military.
This would deal a massive blow to the military's credibility, and Gustav's faction would inevitably be implicated.
The resulting turmoil might even breed mutual suspicion within the military.
If the enemy could buy off one Gustav, who could guarantee they could not buy off another?
But those were not the issues she needed to consider right now.
The most pressing question facing her was... how could she clean up the mess Gustav had left her in the system?
On paper, the Twin Stars still held the overall numerical advantage. At first glance, as long as Ishar successfully took control of the Sea Race's two remaining fleets, she could wipe out the enemy with a simple brute-force advance.
But she did not believe an enemy who had plotted so painstakingly would have no further tricks up their sleeve.
As supreme commander, how many more of Gustav's plants remained within the Sea Race Fleet?
Would someone else stab her in the back at a critical moment?
Under these circumstances, should she use the Sea Race Fleet or not?
She could not even tell whether the enemy had left her a mess to clean up or an outright death trap.
If she committed the Winged