The Battle of Philaster Crestia may have caused painful losses to the Ascended Giants, but it had also done a lot of good.
It deflated the unreasonable overconfidence of the human phase lords.
They no longer bought into their illusion of omnipotence and invincibility that the heavenly authority of the Red Ocean had forcibly rammed into their heads.
Their brainwashing finally broke now that reality had cruelly taught them a lesson.
However, the Ascended Giants became so discouraged that their leaders had to take measures in order to prevent them from wallowing in their depression.
This was why the Divine Harpoon suggested for them to embark on a more reasonable campaign against their more familiar adversaries.
While the native aliens were constantly evolving due to technological and doctrinal advancements, they were still far more predictable than the new and bizarre mutated voribugs.
