Page 39 of EP3 (At the Festival) (Patreon)

As the audience evacuates, combat-capable arena staff begin to pour over  the seating area from the antechambers, ready to enact proper defensive  rites. Mabu is having trouble walking from his stomachache due to  overeating earlier. Elica tries to encourage him to continue moving,  concerned for his safety.

The arena staff members begin to sprinkle salt around the actinia in an  attempt to block off its course. One of the staff members stands apart,  directing the salt distribution. Talyxian creatures have an inherent  repulsion towards the touch of salt, especially on their mucous membrane  areas. Because of this, this is a smart and sound strategy devised to  hinder and perhaps even completely halt the oncoming beast.