She'd gotten a few hits in before the unsolicited backup came, earned herself a clean cut across her side from one of the edged horns. It wasn't that she didn't expect SHIELD to show up, it was their job. Jessica was still in it, though, shooting the men cutting into her path a scornful glare, with a one-track mind and the determination to finish this on her own. She didn't need them, she didn't need-
Nick.
Jessica cast him a rigid glance, quick before fixating on the monster again, swiping her hair out of her face. "I've got it," she muttered before taking off again, diving over the line of men to get back into the creature's circle, dodging the projectile mouth as she tumbled low to the ground and came back up with a strong bio-electric uppercut. The beast stumbled back on its hind legs and tripped over itself, rolling back onto its feet and smashing its fists into the ground with a menacing cry.