Fighting off a beast tide! [7]

Andrew was pushed to despair.

Andrew was pushed to the edge of life and death.

He was given only 2 options, evolve or die, sublimate or die.

And well, Andrew was Andrew, dying now was too boring for his pride, surviving and evolving was much more exciting to his sensibilities.

Surviving against overwhelming odds, was anything more exciting than that?

And then, he did it.

CRACK!

Andrew felt something in his mind shatter, a barrier, then…

BOOM!

Power exploded from his mech…

…Andrew was experiencing a breakthrough!

Watching another mech pilot breakthrough and experiencing the thing yourself was miles apart, Andrew felt like the son of a god whose powers were locked since but finally, after meeting the requirements, got access to this power.

At this moment, Andrew felt like a demi-god.

At this moment, he felt liberated.

What was the trigger?