"That was embarrassing."
To be fair, how could he have known that the arche phase lords not only had the ability to push incoming enemies off-course, but also combine their abilities so seamlessly to produce the strength needed to succeed?
It became clear that the arche phase lords became a bit harder to deal with if they were able to work together to such an amazing extent.
After Ves made a fool of himself by smacking himself against the archeshells, he at least possessed the awareness to distance himself from his opponents and take stock of his situation.
No matter how many excuses he used, Ves largely wasted his time and failed to stall the forward progress of the arche phase lords.
He had lost most of his mind when he went on the attack. Just because he gained a bit of strength and skill did not mean he could beat up phase lords straight away!