Chapter 422: The Humanoid Thaid (5)

Erik inhaled deeply before fixing his gaze on Samuel and taking another deep breath. His voice reverberated throughout the laboratory's wreckage as he yelled, "We need to finish this now." He caught a glimpse of the beast out of the corner of his eye as it was momentarily off balance but eventually got back on its feet. "Before it completely regains its strength."

Samuel gave a terse nod, his eyes never leaving the beast. "Agreed. But there's one change in our plan," he replied, facing Erik fully. His stern gaze made Erik straighten up. "It's my turn to tank this thing. You've been too aggressive, despite me having asked you to stop. You did attract too much attention and almost died. For this reason, your task now is to distract it occasionally or when you see it preparing to strike me without any chance of evasion on my part."