Calculations spun through the geth's processes at a rate that would have made EDI jealous as this new enemy manifested itself. Clearly, it was a foe designed to negate the weaponry that had been utilized thus far; bullets would simply pass through, causing minimal damage, and biotics and tech powers could be avoided by premature dispersal. They would require different tactics to defeat this enemy. A quick analysis of Del-Pilar's barrier revealed that while it would prevent the swarms from passing through, it would do nothing to halt the progress of weaponsfire or tech abilities. How very fortunate.<br/><br/>"Melee weaponry likely to be ineffective, Esone-warrior. Recommendation: Stand down."<br/><br/>The geth itself, however, made no move to even slow its progress toward this new threat, much less halt and wait behind. It holstered the shotgun as it moved, then raised both its arms toward the coalescing swarm as it drew closer.<br/><br/>"Del-Pilar Commander, this unit requests a barrier to contain The Worm That Walks. Odds of achieving relevant damage without barrier... Unacceptable. This unit awaits your compliance."<br/><br/>It stopped then, only half a dozen meters from the monstrous form before it, both arms raised as if to fire mounted weaponry as it awaited the barrier that would hopefully be able to contain the monster once its attack began. The notion that Del-Pilar might not choose to follow its plan never occurred to Unit 042, as there was no concept of free will among the geth. There was simply the geth, and all individual hardware platforms were peripheral. A singular part of a greater whole. Perhaps if the unit had possessed more experience outside the consensus, it would have prepared itself for more than this one eventuality, but as it had not it simply stood and waited for its request to be carried out.<br/><br/>If the commander did indeed elect to follow the plan it had initiated and the barrier was erected, the geth would instantly bathe the interior of the bubble, where The Worm That Walks would be contained, with dual flamers hot enough to melt the hull of a cruiser. If the barrier held, there would be little chance of any of the swarm escaping the barrage unscathed.