From the moment the native alien defenders learned that their native gods had been slaughtered and the arche failed in their ambush, they completely lost all hope of victory.
The flow of the battle experienced a massive shift as the native alien soldiers all experienced a massive decline in morale!
If their side could no longer deploy any phase lords or other trump cards, then a total defeat became inevitable.
The native aliens made the only decision that allowed them to mitigate their losses as much as possible.
They no longer stood their ground and commenced an all-out retreat!
"The aliens… they're running away!"
"Too soon! They still have tens of thousands of phasefighters and hundreds of intact warships!"
