Tatehan immediately sidestepped and ducked, leaping backward.
The Shadow Goblin that attacked him was lanky but powerful and precise with its strikes. If Tatehan hadn't responded fast enough, he would have hit the ground with a bone-rattling thud.
He was now wary of fighting these monsters. It wasn't that he didn't have a good chance, it was simply because of the Energy Siphon ability they had.
He wouldn't even call that a single ability. That was more of a multi-ability than anything normal.
Energy Siphon was like their way of feeding, a biological-mechanical ability that let them drain power or energy from external sources.
The Shadow Goblins could absorb energy from powered armor, weapons, or machinery they touched or bit into.
When they latched onto Tatehan's armor, for example, they could draw small bursts of kinetic or electrical charge, weakening his systems. And by systems, that meant his armor, movements, and speed.
