Prepared
Erik silently appraised the battle with Yul while he recovered his strength. Tyler was panting heavily beside him. 'We've managed to lure him quite far away. We can only hope that the Chimera has exposed himself by now.' For this operation Erik had brought one thousand men, now they were down to a mere two hundred.
The more time they spent stalling the colossus, the greater the costs were becoming. It would be difficult for him to explain the lost manpower without mentioning that Phillip had gone after the Chimera. If he did that, then the secret of his curse would be exposed, and Erik could not have that. 'Hm, we can't stall him much longer. Not without putting Tyler's and my life on the line. It's just not worth the cost anymore.'
"RETREAT!" Erik roared startling Tyler beside him.
"Master! Why are we retreating?" Tyler's brows created angry arches on his brow.