After Kaghast was defeated, John went up and joined Water Lily in capturing the enemy flagship. Most of his summons had run out of duration. He resummoned the ones with short cooldowns.
It took them a few hours but they finally managed to purge the enemies from the flagships. The four other Liguritudum's men-of-war disengaged once that happened. The battle was back to exchanging cannon fires.
Without a high command, the Liguritudum Armada didn't know whether to continue fighting or retreat. Gridhacker who ranked second in the armada was also nowhere to be found.
Some officers called for a retreat but the others demanded they continued fighting. These passionate officers announced that anyone retreating would be deemed traitors and deserters. Without a clear chain of command, disarray escalated.
