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The Adjutant curled his lip; what kind of ridiculous reason was that? It sounded rather unreliable to him. However, on this warship, Wheeler was the highest-ranking officer, and he couldn't disobey Wheeler's orders.

It's just a reason. Even if those foreign tribes don't believe it, would they dare to stop them? Besides, they're going to the command post, not deserting their posts.

Soon, Wheeler's flagship turned around and flew towards the rear of the battle formation. Although the rear commander was furious, he couldn't care less about such things at this critical moment.

Moreover, while Wheeler left on his own, his escort ship remained to fight, perhaps as they said, there really was some kind of system malfunction.

He wasn't an expert on Telo Race and didn't really understand it. However, he'd heard that the Coalition Army Commander and this Wheeler didn't get along, perhaps it was some internal strife? What had the Coalition Army Commander remotely controlled Wheeler's flagship to do? And Wheeler, angered, immediately flew over to cause trouble?

Very likely!

The fire of gossip began to burn in the rear command; if it weren't for the urgency of the battle here, he would definitely have gone to take a look.

The Coalition Army command headquarters was located more than ten million kilometers behind the entire front line. From afar, Wheeler could see that a large number of foreign warships had already docked there.

These were all on the flanks, who had retreated early for various reasons. Among them, Wheeler saw the carriages of the noble sons of the Telo Race.

However, these things did not attract his attention much. His brain was working at lightning speed, constantly connecting all the clues. Now he only needed to add a few key data points to deduce some conclusions.

At the command post, far from the main battlefield and unaffected by the energy explosion and Nuclear Bomb magnetic storm, all radar equipment was operating normally. Therefore, the arrival of a Telo Race flagship quickly attracted the attention of the command post.

On this battlefield, there are no more than five of these Telo Race disc-shaped flagships in total, and each one represents a high-ranking Telo general.

Therefore, Wheeler's identity was quickly detected and verified, and after stating his purpose, he was able to successfully connect with the Coalition Army Commander.

Although Wheeler left his war zone without authorization during the war and appealed to higher authorities, the Coalition Army Commander-in-Chief did not make a fuss about it.

Although he and Wheeler belonged to different factions within the tribe and did not get along well, he had great faith in Wheeler's professional competence and believed that he would not cause trouble for himself at this time.

"Wheeler, do you understand what you're doing? Without a proper reason, you'll be court-martialed." Although she trusted Wheeler, a reprimand was still necessary.

"Enough with the nonsense, Defek. I need some data authorization." Wheeler didn't stand on ceremony at all. The two were acquaintances, and they usually just exchanged pleasantries and accusations. But in this race against time, he had no time for pleasantries with the Coalition Army Commander.

Coalition Army Commander Defek sensed the urgency in Wheeler's voice and switched the communication to an encrypted channel. "What have you discovered?"

"A little."

Defek nodded. "I'm bringing you into my intelligence team. You can ask me any questions you have."

"How's the situation with LKDW263?"

"Although the differences are slight, they are largely the same, and the situation is not optimistic."

"Did LKDW265 and 267 detect the Zerg?"

"A discovery has been made."

"Have they already invaded two star systems?"

"Not yet."

"Where are they? How many are there?"

"Wait a moment, sir." The intelligence officer quickly swiped the screen in front of him, searching for the information Wheeler needed. "Sir, the Zerg are currently gathering at a location 0.1 light-years away from two star systems. Their exact numbers are unknown. They have actively driven away our reconnaissance ships and released a jamming field."

"Damn it, Defek, I suspect the Zerg forces that were originally heading towards those two star systems have changed course and are coming this way." Wheeler said gravely.

"Are you sure?!" Defek was startled and asked in a deep voice, while his mind began to recall relevant information.

"This is just speculation based on the available intelligence, but I think the probability is very high." After saying this, Wheeler sent some selected information, including some of his annotations, to Defek.

After quickly reviewing the received information, Defek breathed a sigh of relief, "You're right, the Zerg may indeed have transferred the forces they sent to LKDW265 and 267 to our side. But I don't think this is our current crisis."

What did you see?

"When we formulated the plan, we considered the possibility of the Zerg sending forces from LKDW265 and 267 to provide support. However, you were still in hibernation at the time, so you were unaware of this," Defek explained. "We deployed numerous decoy devices in those two star systems to confuse the Zerg about where we were deploying our main force. According to reports from our reconnaissance units on the Zerg border, our plan was very successful."

"When the Zerg deployed their forces, they split into four groups, almost evenly distributed, heading in different directions, without targeting any specific objective. Before launching this operation, we showed no unusual activity, so it was impossible for the Zerg to discover our strategic intentions."

"We've only been at war for less than two months. Even if the Zerg have reacted and adjusted their forces, they should be en route or have just set off. It will take them several years to reach us. After all, this involves warp-speed travel of a large number of combat units, which places extremely high demands on routes, assembly points, and troop coordination. So it won't affect our operation at all. However, I must remind my colleagues at LKDW263 that they are closer to LKDW265 and 267, and the Zerg will get there much faster."

Wheeler frowned as he listened to the long-winded explanation. Although Defek's arguments were reasonable and well-founded, he still felt something was amiss. "Do you think it's possible they knew about our plans beforehand? The troops at LKDW265 and 267 are also there to mislead us. Their main force is heading this way right now, or even arriving soon."

"Ha, how could that be? Wheeler, have you been in hibernation for too long and your brain is fogged up? To achieve the effect you're talking about, let me do the math... If the Zerg wanted to block us with the forces they sent to LKDW265 and 267, they would have to turn around and head this way at least a few years ago, not long after they set off."

Defek scoffed, "But you must understand, back then, although the plan had been proposed, whether it would actually be implemented was still unknown. Even we weren't sure, so how could the Zerg possibly have precognitive abilities? Wheeler, the Zerg may be strong, but don't deify them."