The knights realized that Silva meant it when he said he would not be holding back. The leader of the knights decided to try and salvage their situation before it became worse.
"Everyone, don't get in close. Keep your distance and fire at him. Make sure you aim at him," he yelled loudly, trying to boost their morale and get them to actually hit Silva.
But while he was talking, Silva had vanished. They began looking around but couldn't find him, and then, all of a sudden, tendrils shot out of the ground, attacking everyone.
They immediately began firing at the tendrils, trying not to get caught by them, and this made them forget about Silva.
Silva used the distraction and began taking the guards down. He only used his normal speed, but to them, he was a blur.
He appeared out of nowhere and disappeared into nothing.
