"Well, looks like I can't count on this protagonist."
Xia Xu could only abandon his idea of using the protagonist as a meat shield in disappointment.
Whether because of the plot interference caused by him and the Special Department or something else, the Giants storyline had clearly deviated considerably by now.
Stories often favored bringing the protagonist low before raising him up, putting him at a massive disadvantage before letting him turn everything around through luck, ingenuity, or an eruption of latent potential.
But reality was not a movie, and justice did not invariably triumph over evil. Such scenarios were tightrope walks built on layers of coincidences; the slightest deviation could produce the exact opposite outcome.
"Fine. In that case, I might as well stop holding back."
The thought flashed through his mind.
Xia Xu once again devoted his full attention to the fight.
Close combat was ultimately just one of his means of fighting. He was still confident that he could deal with the Werewolf Giants if he got serious.
It was just that A Tuo and the Spider-Shaped Predators were too distinctive. The moment he used them, many factions would immediately connect them to him.
He was not particularly concerned about exposing his identity. After the previous Werewolf ambush and his infiltration of Gardner, there had long since been little need to hide it, and he could not conceal it from anyone determined to investigate anyway.
It was simply that this incident had far too broad an impact. Given a choice, he really did not want to reveal too many of his capabilities.
Naturally, capturing these Werewolf Giants alive with nothing but the Graphene Combat Uniform and close-combat techniques would have been ideal.
Many weapons resembled a Miao Dao in shape, with the katana actually being the most