Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx

LEVITATION (Part 1)
Spoiler Question
Can someone please just tell me straight out what is the goal in that part where your weapons are replaced with those green beam energy thingies pulled from the walls? I understand that we've got to use them to destroy the manhacks, and we've got to stand away from the wall lasers. But there's something more to all this that I am not quite grasping. I cannot say it's been my favorite part so far. I am loving every minute of the whole mod though, it's an amazing mod in so many ways.