Ryan stood his ground, his mind racing faster than his pounding heart. His initial plan, charge in and stab the shiny robot had failed spectacularly.
His best knife barely scratched it, and his brand-new force field was already broken. This Array Sentinel was a walking, regenerating fortress, and he was starting to feel like a very small, very squishy tourist who had wandered into the wrong part of town.
He needed a new plan. A better plan.
The Sentinel, for its part, wasn't waiting around for him to think. It continued its relentless assault. A god Beam shot out, forcing Ryan to dive behind a massive, humming metal pillar.
The beam melted a hole right through the other side. Then came another Static Pulse, a wave of disruptive energy that made his hair stand on end and caused his gauntlet to spark nervously. He couldn't stay on the defensive forever.
