Josiah had paused at the interference of another party. He'd hoped to resolve this without violence. No such luck.

Instead, he held his hands up, charged his shields to full...and absorbed most of the Cero. The rest washed over his shields, draining them for a moment...before they were brought back to full by the fresh energy.

"Note to self. Better cooling systems in hand units. Damn things are hot."

And then he rocketed off at full speed. His goal was to slam into Sereg. Not to harm him, but instead to start moving him out of the city, or at least further from the packed center of it. He yells out towards the nearby Ginto, the Shinigami, and any agents who can hear him.

"Protect the civilians! Shield them at all costs!"

His jets roar as he works to move the powerful Arrancar away from harming those who cannot even see him.