User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Tartarus Arc: Part 3 - King of Hades/@comment-5840892-20140401032402/@comment-7418318-20140403222252

But the faster someone is, the better the chance that they will be able dodge Franmalth' link-attempts.

Jet, while fast enough probably lacks the punch to defeat someone who could take a Karyu no Tekken in the face without even being fazed. The same goes for Doranbolt.

Jellal and Laxus would theoretically have good chances against him in a one-on-one, but Laxus is in a coma and I strongly suspect Jellal's part is probably done for the time being.

But with proper team fighting, anyone might be able to prevent the absorbtion (at least absorbtion of the person, but not the magic).

In this regard Lucy has the advantage that she can pull off teamwork "by herself", since the spirits, while being part of her magic, are still seperate beings. And together with Natsu and Happy (he already showed that he can interrupt the absorbtion process once), they should be able to win even without anyone else showing up in addition.