While the fish was paralyzed, the soldiers could only assume he was dead. The one with the dagger than picked up a fistful of dirt, able to see the figure through the fish's back to back formation. He quickly chucked the mud, holding it would blind the man as the ran to the left. They were usually fast, especially in the wet mud, which may render a normal person's ability to move. They were no longer in a corner, so they chose flight over fight. The shield was at the front with his weapon drawn incase they ran into the man, and his dagger comrade was constantly. Spewing mud from the ground to deter the monster from getting close. Did the humans revolve more than they did? Impossible.