"We're saved!"
Though more than a few people privately grumbled about the delay, each of them still felt grateful that their powerful Saint Commander finally came to the rescue!
Even without moving away from her central position, the Minerva Mark II was able to assert a fairly strong claim on the space occupied by the combined fleet.
Within her expansive domain field, it became a lot more difficult for hostile presences to have their way inside the defensive perimeter!
The local space immediately grew less oppressive. Casella's presence and willpower never felt as reassuring as this moment. Amplified by the true resonance generated with her ace command mech, her domain field brought back the light in a pocket that was being threatened by darkness!
The warships of the combined fleet showed greater coordination and less panic. The mechs fought more boldly and did not relent in their efforts to rescue the missing assets.
