"Initial parameters... FAR EXCEEDED, FAR EXCEEDED, IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION REQUIRED!!!!"
It is as though fear trickles into the Praetorian's analysis, as they create another AT field, coated in several layers and reinforced to the absolute limit, but even so...
Before Puncher's power, it shatters bit by bit. It's obvious that it won't be able to hold up... Nil panics, he still doesn't know what to do-
"... Secondary priority completed. Beginning playback. Listen well, Master Nil."
From the Praetorian's audio... However he managed to get it, considering space was inbetween it and this, rings out a familar voice...
"Did you think yourselves the only ones capable of overcoming!?"
The last few layers start to crack as Nil thinks it over...
That was something Zephyr said before they started evolving, and from there, they were nearly unstoppable... But...
Nil thinks back to what he just experienced. Against immense odds beyond anything he expected, they adapted.
As the last layer of the barrier breaks, Nil feels his being awaken to a new potential. And from then on...
[Timestamp time baby]
He straight up jumps into the blast, covering the Praetorian as he raises his guns again, firing them to clash against the punch.
"I won't just write bootleg stories of someone else's work... I'm writing my own story, from here on out! I'll change however I need to, down to my very existence, STARTING BY BEATING YOU!"
The Giga Holy Ark grows ever brighter, shoving Puncher back and bringing Stillness to his being! This newfound power... It's not the Chadforce to be sure, but could it be his own take on the power of Development!?