The exact millisecond the middle legs clamped down on the floor, locking the five ground beasts into their unalterable forward momentum, Sol moved.
BOOM!
His body vanished.
Not through some fancy magic, nor through spatial teleportation, but through a burst of raw, instantaneous physical acceleration that shattered the air pressure where he stood!
An afterimage of his slouched body remained for a microsecond in the crimson gloom, drawing the four streams of acid and the five snapping jaws straight into empty air!
BANG! SZZZZZZT!
The four streams of acid splashed violently over the five charging centipedes' own dorsal armor, sizzling and smoking as the corrosive liquid burned through their black chitin!
The five ground beasts slammed into one another in a chaotic, tangled heap, their massive mandibles crushing empty stone!
Before the beasts could even process that their prey had vanished from the center of their trap, Sol was already inside their guard.
