Time was running out.
With every passing second, another human mech or warship might collapse.
The battle could not drag on for too long. The combined fleet ultimately lacked the numbers and depth to persist too long in this hostile star system. They had all underestimated the quantity and the methods of their alien opposition.
As the only tier 2 galactic citizen in the combined fleet, Ves had no way to avoid responsibility for this unfolding debacle.
Even if he did not make every key decision in person, he still assented to the invasion of the Hypeh-Tekas System despite the lack of intelligence.
The battle started due to his initiative, so he felt the obligation to end it with his own hands.
As the Dark Apostle flew closer to the Riot Mark III, he slowed down his flight for fear of getting caught in the ongoing clash.
