Jack kicked, clashing with Gajeel.
A deafening roar erupted in the air.
Gajeel felt a huge recoil force from his leg, and his body involuntarily slid back several meters, leaving two deep furrows on the ground.
The Iron Dragon scales on his leg made a screeching friction sound during the collision, as if groaning in pain.
"This guy's strength is truly terrifying!" Gajeel gritted his teeth, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.
Just then, Alzack's voice came from afar: "Gajeel, don't go head-to-head!"
Gajeel nodded, quickly adjusted his stance, stomped his slightly numb foot, and prepared to face the challenge again.
At the same time, Alzack held his guns with both hands, the muzzles glinting with a deep blue light.
He quickly pulled the trigger, and twelve lightning bullets shot out like nimble snakes, heading straight for Demon Ape Jack.
"Plasma Cage!" Alzack roared, the lightning bullets arcing gracefully through the air, attempting to restrict Jack's movements.
However, Jack sneered, black energy surging around his body, forming a giant ape phantom that roared at the bullets.
A violent black shockwave exploded, and the lightning bullets were instantly annihilated and dissipated in the air.
Alzack's attack failed to work, and a hint of contempt flashed in Jack's eyes.
"Petty tricks, useless against me!" Jack roared, dropping to all fours like a rampaging beast, pouncing towards Alzack.
Alzack quickly retreated, the revolver in his hand lighting up again.
As he retreated, he fired continuously, fire-attribute explosive bullets and lightning-attribute electric shock bullets intertwining into a dense net of firepower, attempting to block Jack's advance.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The explosive bullets detonated on Jack's body, fire and lightning intertwining, erupting in dazzling light.
However, Jack's body, protected by dark energy, was almost unharmed.
His speed did not slow down in the slightest, and in a blink of an eye, he had charged in front of Alzack.
"Die, little flea!" Jack cackled, his right fist, wrapped in rolling black mist, slammed down viciously towards Alzack.
Gajeel's figure rushed over like lightning.
His right hand had already transformed into an Iron Dragon Rod, which he swung fiercely.
"Iron Dragon Rod!" Gajeel roared, the Iron Dragon Rod and Jack's fist collided again, unleashing a powerful energy fluctuation.
Gajeel used the recoil to quickly create distance, simultaneously shouting: "Alzack, retreat quickly!"
Alzack quickly retreated and rendezvoused with Gajeel.
The two stood side by side, their gaze fixed on Demon Ape Jack.
"This guy is too strong, normal attacks are completely ineffective against him," Alzack whispered.
Gajeel nodded, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes: "I'll hold him head-on, you and Bisca find an opportunity."
Just then, a dull gunshot sounded from afar.
An ice-blue armor-piercing bullet, trailing a long wake, shot like lightning towards Demon Ape Jack's glabella.
"Bisca!" A hint of joy flashed in Alzack's eyes.
However, Jack's reaction speed was extremely fast.
A layer of bone armor, similar to a skull helmet, grew on his forehead, completely protecting his head. The armor-piercing bullet struck the bone armor, making a crisp "clang" sound, and was deflected away again.
"Hahaha, this kind of attack is useless against me!" Jack cackled, clashing his fists together. A powerful shockwave, centered on him, rapidly spread outwards.
Gajeel and Alzack quickly retreated, avoiding the shockwave's attack.
The surrounding rocks shattered under the impact of this force, and dust rose everywhere.
Bisca in the distance showed no change in expression. Looking at the excited Jack, she tightened her grip on her gun, "Yes, just like that, let your guard down..."
Jack roared and charged again.
"I'm going in!" Gajeel said through gritted teeth, "You two find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to him!"
Alzack nodded: "Be careful!"
Gajeel didn't hesitate, transforming both hands into two Iron Dragon Swords and engaging Jack in close combat.
The sharp iron swords cut into Jack's body, blood splattering, but this guy, relying on his astonishing physical recovery, didn't dodge or evade, enduring it all with his body.
His berserk offensive, trading injuries for damage, actually suppressed Gajeel, who wielded two sharp swords.
Gajeel, with his steel reinforcement, had a noticeable height difference compared to the three-meter-tall Demon Ape, but his iron-hardened body provided good defense, allowing him to barely hold on.
On the other side, Alzack created some distance from the two brawlers engaged in close combat. He held his guns with both hands, and the muzzles lit up again.
Fire-attribute explosive bullets and lightning-attribute electric shock bullets intertwined into a dense net of firepower, heading straight for Demon Ape Jack.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The explosive bullets detonated on Jack's body, fire and lightning intertwined, erupting in dazzling light.
Although Jack was not seriously injured, he was forced to retreat repeatedly by the dense firepower.
Gajeel also got a chance to breathe, taking a deep breath and exhaling a metallic, greenish-blue storm that pushed Jack's body further away.
"Now!" Alzack suddenly darted out from behind Jack, two revolvers drawing blue electric arcs in the air.
Twelve ice-blue magic bullets landed precisely on Jack's body. The bullets exploded, and the intense coldness slowed Jack's movements.
On the ancient tree, Bisca held her breath.
The three concentric circles in the sniper scope locked onto the energy vortex at the back of Jack's neck, and the hexagonal array in the gun barrel began to over-frequency rotate.
The moment the Demon Ape became rigid due to the ice bullets, her index finger pulled the trigger.
An ice-blue trajectory pierced through the battlefield, leaving a trail of frost flowers in its wake.
The bullet accurately hit Jack's head, but the purpose of this bullet was not to kill, but to control.
The ice-blue armor-piercing bullet exploded the instant it struck Jack's bone armor, and blue cold air enveloped the Demon Ape's head, instantly freezing that massive head.
In that very instant, Gajeel rushed in front of Jack, gripping him tightly in a bear hug.
Gajeel's arms completely transformed into Iron Dragon Rods, holding Jack firmly. Without even lifting his head, he loudly shouted: "Aim carefully, you hear me!"
In the distant tree, Bisca's pupils contracted to pinpoints.
The sniper rifle's magic array wailed from overload, and she locked onto the Demon Ape's head.
A verdant miniature magic circle flashed at the muzzle and then disappeared.
The sniper rifle's barrel energy converged in a vortex, and a pure energy bullet whistled out.
A hundred meters vanished in an instant.
The bullet spun, penetrating the bone armor, cheekbone, shredding the brainstem, and finally bursting into a blaze of light within the cranial cavity.
The energy bullet exploded, and the intense impact instantly shattered Jack's head.
Like a watermelon exploding.
Jack's headless corpse gushed blood, trembled and twisted twice, then fell straight to the ground, blood flowing profusely across the ground.
Gajeel wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at the fallen headless corpse, and spat, "Without a head, let's see how you grow it back."
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