User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 360:The White Inheritance, Review and Commentary/@comment-8153438-20131115105915/@comment-7418318-20131115124440

Natsu and Wendy can both use ranged attacks and Lucy some of Lucy's spirits can also attack from the distance.

And since spirits are immortal, even if they end up touching Jackal and explode, they'd only end up being taken out of the fight, rather than dying.

I wonder what kind of magic mister kitty has...