The battlefield descended into chaos as the Alliance Army struggled to distinguish friend from foe, leading to accidental friendly fire.
Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Kenji made a decisive call to retreat the Alliance Army to a secure line. From there, they used the entrenched firepower to deal with the insectoids and purge the space pirates infiltrating their ranks.
The disguised pirates, realizing they were losing the advantage, attempted to flee but were eventually eliminated by the pursuing Alliance forces. Although the insectoids were eventually defeated, this attack caused more damage than all previous encounters combined.
Kenji knew that having tasted success, the space pirates would likely employ this tactic again. Without a proper countermeasure, repeated attacks of this kind could eventually overwhelm the Alliance Army's defenses at the front line.
News of the frontline situation spread back to the Alliance, causing panic among some.
