The decent success of the siege and missile technological systems that allowed the Esocline Federation to cause significant damage to the incoming vessels emboldened their confidence. It had been quite humiliating for the Sage-level powerhouse to have been that inept against the first tekvore that attacked them, having to defend on the Gatekeeper and the Omni-Martial to bail it out from an attack on its own territory.
This, however, proved that they were still worthy of being considered among the Sage-level powerhouses, as their power rapidly mowed down many an incoming aircraft, albeit the smaller and weaker ones that threatened to destroy them.
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