"Good, excellent my soldiers! You've shown that you can help me with this performance! For this grand performance, the destruction of the campus might occur. I've been dreaming of a performance like this since I was a kid!" Trixie excitedly stated.

Hearing this, the soldiers looked at her with frowns and cringing expressions.

"...Heh, you sound pretty insane," Jack stated. "Not that it's a bad thing."

"Let's see what tricks I've got this time!" Trixie said as she stared at the card she had received.

Tricks list:

Jack in a Box - Funny Surprise: (Acquired from numbers 1 - 4)

Expired Pies - Extra Noxious: (Acquired from numbers 5 - 7)

Thorned Marbles: (Acquired from numbers 8 - 10)

"Ooh! Three tricks this time!?" Trixie excitedly questioned. "This is truly setting up to be an S-tier performance!"

Heh, if I were Jack right now, I'd just kill myself to save time... Aiden thought. Having to deal with her blessing is actual brain rot...

Ariel and Sariel rushed Jack once again. Sariel brought out yet another Rubik's cube, which materialized into that electricity-emitting metal katana she used in her first fight against Jack.

Jack tried to block them by raising his durability negators in the air but slipped again. The slip caused him to wobble about, causing Jack's arms to flail, losing his ability to block the duo.

Ariel and Sariel punished his slip-up with multiple slashes from their swords. High voltage from Sariel's katana ran throughout Jack's body, and he sustained more claw-strike wounds from Ariel's broadsword.

Tsk, so annoying. Jack thought as he fell to the ground again.

Four cards emerged from Trixie's card pack - a one, two, three, and four after the duo attacked Jack, and a jack in a box spawned beside Jack's face.

Huh? What the hell is that? Jack internally questioned as he noticed it.

The jack-in-a-box followed up, propelling a boxing glove and striking him on his right cheek. This packed enough force to send Jack rolling several meters across the ground.

Tsk, a jack in a box? Where the hell did that come from? Jack wondered. It's slow and didn't pack a punch, but I couldn't even avoid it. It doesn't matter what I do because the slightest of movements makes me slip and fall. I'm a sitting duck, huh?

The turrets that Sariel materialized were large jet-black ones with barrels mounted on top. Immediately, sparks flew out of the barrel of several turrets as they fired at Jack with high-powered rounds. In his own words, Jack was a sitting duck, so he had no choice but to get hit by the machine gun turrets.

Ever since I fought you the first time, I've been creating more weapons...so I can use them against you. Sariel pondered. It doesn't matter how long it takes. We will kill you!

Ivory had materialized and surrounded what seemed to be rubies around both hands, creating ruby claw gloves. She charged at Jack and scratched him several times across his face and body (as he was still getting shot) with her claws.

Upon finishing her assault, Ivory noticed that Jack sustained superficial cuts from her claws. Much to her annoyance, Jack smirked at her.

Tch! I know I'm not the strongest here, but why is his body so tough!? Ivory thought.

The turrets that fired at him finally took a break, likely to prevent themselves from overheating. The turrets were not a complete waste, as injuries were visible on Jack's body.

Four more cards emerged from Trixie's card pack, with the highest being the number six. Almost immediately, a pie materialized next to Jack and struck him in the face.

Tsk, what the hell? Jack thought. Was that a pie!? Ugh, it tastes gross!

Jack quickly shook his head like a dog to get the pie bits off his face.

"Haha! What's with these stupid ass attacks from you guys!?" Jack questioned as his body quickly regenerated the wounds he sustained from them, which everyone noticed. "Just stop being so annoying, and let me bring your corpses as presents to Amber!"

Jack then felt an air gust hitting him in the face. The source was none other than the air manipulator, Baran.

"Damn, you're so obsessed with killing, huh?" Baran stated as he garnered Jack's attention. "If you had given even half that effort, you could have gotten a girlfriend or something!"

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He blasted Jack with another compressed air blast in his chest, sending Jack a few meters away.

"Heh, I am not attracted to others, mate," Jack responded and smiled after coming to a stop. If that's the best he can do, then he's nothing. I don't need to worry about that bugger.

"You could have fooled me! With how obsessed you are, it looks like you love Amber," Aiden teased. "You should have just gone ahead and married her!"

A pulsating artery became visible on the now angry Aiden's forehead as he heard Baran's words.

"Hey, Baran! Shut the hell up and focus on fighting!" Aiden ordered. "Why the hell are you talking with the enemy."

"Jeez, now's when you're angry?" Baran said as he rolled his eyes. "I'm starting to wonder if you like her..."

"S-Shut up and fight!!!" The flustered Aiden yelled.

Oh? What a strange reaction. Jack thought with a devious smirk. Also, why's that bugger just stooping on the ground and not attacking me for...?

Ariel and Sariel rushed Jack again and delivered their attacks and slashes, which knocked Jack away again. Simultaneously, Trixie received four cards, with the highest being a ten card.

Immediately, several marble balls materialized on the ground where Jack was about to land from being knocked away from the duo. These weren't any ordinary marble balls, as they were composed of many spikes on their exterior.

Upon landing on them, Jack felt an uncomfortable and piercing sensation on his back and arms. It was like being injected with a syringe.

"Uurrgghh!" Jack groaned as he flinched a lot before sitting up. The marbles sticking his back and arms disappeared, leaving visible bloodstains in his coat.

Not wasting any time, Ivory and Baran began pelting Jack with crystals and air blasts.

Don't they realize their attacks are useless? Jack thought as he tanked the hits. Unless they know something about my blessing.

Simultaneously, Trixie received four more cards, three numbered and an ace. The highest number was a seven, so Jack received another pie to the face.

"Aww, yeah! An ace!" Trixie uttered with pure excitement.

"Ptooey! Yuck!" Jack uttered as some of the pie got in his mouth, which he quickly spat out. "Disgusting--"

Suddenly, a turret aimed down its rather large barrel at Jack. As he shook the pie bits off his face, the last thing Jack saw in his peripheral vision was a missile emitting holographic-like energy soaring towards him. It was shot from the turret.

"What the--"

BOOOM!!!

The missile expanded into a large explosion after hitting Jack directly. It was so powerful that it damaged a large section of a nearby building on the campus.

"AAAHHHHHHH!!!" Jack yelled while he was thrown violently across the campus. He bounced on the ground several times when suddenly a jack-in-a-box materialized above his body. It launched out a boxing glove, which sent Jack to the ground and stopped his momentum.

"Ugh..." Jack groaned. As a testament to his durability, his body was not only intact from being blown up, but Jack only sustained burns and bleeding on his body, which he quickly regenerated.

Seeing this, Sariel and Ariel rushed at him. They didn't even give him a second to rest. Ariel had a crystalline glove around her right arm, likely given to her by Ivory. They both slashed and delivered strikes enhanced by their gloves and gauntlets.

Tsk, what are these guys doing? It seems these two have gotten stronger since they can damage my body with their slashes and blows. Jack analyzed. Interrupting his thoughts, another jack in a box appeared and struck him in the abdomen.

"Tch, haha, it seems you're attacking me by myself," Jack said as he gazed at Ariel with a smirk. "Didn't you have other animals? Why don't you call them to help you? Or are you afraid that I'll murder them like that stupid dog!?"

Enraged by his provocation, Ariel slashed him across the face. Three slashes emerged on Jack's face, with them slicing his eyes, too.

"Calm down, Ariel, don't let him get to you," Sariel advised as they both jumped back to gain distance. "He's simply a monster."

"Yeah, I know," Ariel agreed. It's my fault anyway. I brought you to fight with this monster, and because of me, you died Shadow. Ariel thought with a saddened expression. But you had passed on your power to me in your fur, didn't you? Thank you for always looking out for me, Shadow.

Strong enough to damage me and keep me from moving about. I think I know what their plan is. Jack pondered as his face quickly healed the wounds he sustained. I don't know how, but they may know a little about my blessing. They're trying to damage me until I use up all my regeneration points and kill me that way, huh?

More thorned marble balls materialized onto Jack and stuck him. He ignored it, however, and gazed at Aiden.

That guy must be the one keeping me from moving. Why else would he not be fighting then? Jack thought. How am I supposed to stop him, though?

"Man, I hate to admit it, but this monster is tough as hell," Baran stated. "Our attacks are barely doing damage to him."

"Quit whining, we're making steady progress," Ivory stated.

Hearing that, Jack let out a laugh, which confused everyone.

"Haha, you guys don't have a bad plan, but it won't work. The developer told me that because of the number of people I slaughtered in my life, my muscles and body are harder and stronger than diamonds!!" Jack loudly bragged.

"The developer?" Sariel questioned as they were confused by Jack's comment.

"Plus, I have an extremely high pain tolerance. I'm going to make sure I only heal when you buggers land attacks that will blow my body apart, and from what I see, that won't happen!" Jack declared. "This will be a test to see who'll give out first! You buggers, after launching out numerous big attacks and wearing out your stamina or me, after my seemingly endless regeneration gets exhausted--"

Interrupting Jack, a pie materialized and struck him in the face. Trixie laughed hysterically as Jack frantically spit out and shook the pie bits off.

"Hahahaha!!! Sorry, that was so funny!" Trixie said as she was on the ground and rolling in laughter, much to the blessed soldiers' annoyance. "You were trying to be so intimidating, and boom! A pie to the face! Haha!"

Jack watched her and smirked.

"Thanks for that! I love good laughter!" Trixie stated. "I even got another ace with that! I'll show you a lot more tricks!"

"Haha, you think you're funny, huh..." Jack questioned. He shifted his gaze to Aiden once more. If I get to that guy, I'll take away the main crutch of your tricks. I wonder if that'll break you.