Ziph reacted to the noise, it had startled her enough that her instincts took over before she could analyze things further
With a quick flick of her tail a near invisible spike shot out, the projectile was nearly invisible, only slightly catching the light as it exited her body
The spike impaled the creature that fired the metallic projectile at Ziph. The weapon it held had shattered when the spike passed through it. The creature stepped back a few feet unsure of what had happened, the large diamond-like spike had passed exactly half way though its chest. Before it could do anything else the spike was suddenly engulfed in a black sphere that seemed to absorb light, the sphere vanished as quick as at had appeared, less than a second. There was a loud pop like an air balloon exploding.
The creature's torso and head were gone, all that remained were remnants of its arms and parts of its legs, from half way down its thigh. Anything inside the sphere had apparently disappeared without a trace including the air.
The creature's surrounding the creator began to open fire with their weapons at Ziph. She immediately crouches low and angles herself so the least amount of projectiles would hit her, she rapidly changes and adjusts her position. performing an amazing spectacle of acrobatics that would make any gymnast jealous.
As Ziph performs her acrobatic feat she was shooting out the Diamond-like spikes out of her tail and arms seamlessly along with her motions. Letting her instincts take control of her movements while her mind works in the background calculating every move and trajectory allowing for optimal combat potency.
The smoke caused enough of a distraction and chaos among her attackers that picking them off was as simple as target practice.