Don't Challenge Fairy Tail to a Battle of Hard Heads

Wendy!

Upon seeing Wendy free, Carla tears of joy. Magical wings instantly unfurled on her back, and she took flight.

However, before Carla could even touch Wendy, Wendy was captured again, this time by a magic staff.

That's right, it's the staff, the skull staff that Jack was holding earlier.

"Skullfu~ You can't give this little girl back to you!"

"Wow! The staff is talking?! How scary!" Happy exclaimed in surprise.

The skull on the staff in front of them opened and closed, actually speaking human language. Even more incredibly, although it was a wooden staff, it was surprisingly flexible, and the staff easily curled up Wendy.

"What are you? Give Wendy back to me!" Carla exclaimed angrily.

"Skullfu~ Little kitty, watch your mouth! I'm the hidden seventh member of the Oración Seis!"

The skull's eyes emitted a chilling light, making it look extremely eerie.

"The seventh person?" Happy tilted his head, looking puzzled. "But Eleven said that the Oración Seis only has five members now, so how could you be the seventh?"

"That's only temporary!! Little fat cat, I am the seventh person! The hidden seventh person!" The skull staff roared in anger.

"Huh? You want to be the seventh person just because you think it looks cool to say it like that?" Happy with a look of disdain.

"Ugh! I'm so angry! Humph, if I didn't have this little girl in my grasp, I would have killed you. But we need to get down to business today!"

With that, the skull staff swayed angrily a few times, then turned and ran off with Wendy in tow! It was surprisingly fast, bouncing and hopping along.

Carla was very anxious and gave chase after it with a flap of her wings.

Eleven others behind them originally wanted to go up and help, but then a sudden change occurred.

Jack, whose arm had been severed by Erza, suddenly let out a roar that was not human.

Roar!!

With this roar, Jack's body underwent an astonishing transformation.

It swelled again, and a fine, keratinous exoskeleton grew on its body. A pair of tattered bat wings burst forth from its flesh with a soft pop. The fangs in its gaping maw gleamed with a cold light, clearly indicating that it had transcended the realm of humans.

"Watch out, he's completely demonized!" Mira shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a viscous liquid suddenly burst open at the spot where Jack's arm had been severed, and a brand new arm grew out from the cut, exactly the same as the previous one.

Jack roared and slammed his two thick arms down to the ground.

Rumble!!

The earth shook violently, and an entire section of the ground was violently lifted up by his impact, with debris flying everywhere, as if it were a natural disaster.

Elvin had to use his telekinesis to protect himself and Mira and Erza, leaving him no time to rescue Wendy. He could only shout at Happy, "Happy! Wendy is in your hands now!"

"Aisa! Carla, here I come!" Even without Eleven's request, Happy had already rushed out.

Even though the person they might be rescuing might not be the right one, it doesn't matter, because Happy tried his best anyway.

"Carla, watch out! Watch this, Max Speed!"

Ignoring the speeding blue cat, Eleven resumed their battle with the now-powerful Jack.

The demonized Jack's power became even more terrifying, as if he could shatter mountains and rocks with a mere gesture. Even Mira and Erza sometimes had to temporarily retreat from his attacks, and only Eleven's Telekinesis could continuously launch attacks from a distance.

What's truly despairing is that after Jack transforms into a demon, not only is his strength immense, but his regenerative abilities also become terrifyingly powerful. Simple wounds can regenerate almost instantly. Although he looks like he's been beaten up badly by the three of them, he doesn't actually have a single wound on his body.

"Damn it, this won't do. We need a way to win in one strike!" Eleven said in the air, frowning.

Mira flicked her tail, dodging Jack's attack, and leaped up, landing steadily behind him. She shouted, "I'll Take Over him! Create an opportunity for me!"

"Requip — Flame Emperor's Armor!" Erza didn't waste any words, and a set of flame-like armor instantly donned her body.

Erza had no complaints about assisting Mira in the battle. The battle was already at her disadvantage; her blade couldn't even hurt the demonized Jack. Being able to help Mira in any way was a good thing.

With a swing of the flaming sword, a ball of flame, no less powerful than Natsu's, swept over Jack, engulfing his body in a sea of fire.

Eleven also unleashed his full Telekinesis, his eyes gleaming brightly. He split his forces into two groups: one group continued to frantically pound on Jack's body, while the other coiled around Jack like a giant snake, wrestling with him and attempting to restrict his freedom.

Mira, of course, wouldn't waste the opportunity her companions had created for her, and without hesitation, she rushed into the sea of fire, her body colliding with Jack's with a thud.

The shockwave from the violent collision carved out a clear space in the sea of fire, revealing Mira and Jack's figures.

"Demon, you better behave! Take Over!"

Mira placed her hands on Jack's body, her magic surging within her. Jack tried to attack, but his hands and feet were firmly held in place by Eleven, rendering him unable to move.

Just as Eleven thought Mira was about to succeed and couldn't help but smile, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Mira, get out of the way!"

Suddenly, Jack's back split open, and two more arms sprouted from it with a whoosh. The speed was so fast that no one had time to react. By the time Eleven shouted, the two new arms were already reaching for Mira's head.

There was no time to think, no time to analyze; his body reacted faster than his reason. Eleven's body plummeted downwards, heading straight for Mira.

Then he kicked Mira directly in the face, sending Mira flying.

At this moment, the positions changed, Eleven instantly took Mira's place. The two large hands slammed together in the next instant, squeezing Eleven completely into their palms.

Mira, who had been kicked away, didn't even have time to wipe the blood from Eleven's nose. When she saw Eleven being caught, she sprang up from the ground and turned back to help without the slightest hesitation!

Eleven heard the sound of his bones breaking again, his internal organs were impacted, and he couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood.

As he coughed up blood, Eleven secretly rejoiced. If it weren't for his Telekinesis protection, Eleven felt he might have been flattened by that one blow. Luckily, he had saved Mira in time, and it was a relief that she was alright.

Seeing Jack the Demon's crazed expression and his constant squeezing of himself, Eleven was filled with rage. That bastard had almost killed Mira!

"You bastard! Don't go too far!" Eleven roared at Jack.

Jack seemed to have lost his temper; seeing Eleven yell at him, he immediately tried to yell back.

Thump!!

However, before Jack could even open his mouth, Eleven, whom he had lifted in front of him, suddenly rammed his head into Jack's.

The impact completely stunned Jack; he hadn't expected this person to attack with their head.

Eleven was a little dazed from the impact, never expecting to attack with his head. But since he was already out of his mind, he might as well continue his crazy antics!

Thump!!

The second impact! His skin was torn open, and blood gushed out!

Blood streamed down his forehead, staining Eleven's eyes crimson and causing them to erupt with a blood-red light. He released his Telekinesis, which solidified as if a milky-white film of light had been cast over his forehead.

Thump!! Bang!!

A third collision!

With a burst of Telekinesis, Eleven smashed Jack's head down, shattering it into Crush. Like a bursting watermelon, red juice sprayed all over the ground.

However, this was still not enough to kill Jack; wriggling flesh had already sprouted from his shattered skull. Eleven's only gain was his freedom, and he plummeted to the ground.

"Mira! Now!" Eleven roared as he fell.

"Leave it to me!" a black figure blurted out.

Mira brushed past the falling Eleven, and without doing anything else, she jumped up and kicked Eleven in the stomach, sending the bewildered Eleven flying.

Hmph! This is just protecting Eleven, absolutely not revenge! Absolutely not!!

Mira pressed her hands against Jack's chest once more, her demonic energy surging wildly, magic erupting and transforming into an exquisite dark purple magic circle.

"Take Over!"