24 — Battle Royale

Empire of Cats peons return at formidable magnifications — read the buff numbers or get flattened by a Doge. Chickful A debuts with a freeze on hit.

The premise is petty enemies, serious numbers: Battle Royale takes Empire of Cats filler and magnifies it until it kills. The wiki's framing is blunt — by now you should have most True Form Normals and the Crazed Cats, and this sub-chapter and everything after it is extremely difficult without them. The skill being tested is reading magnifications stage by stage instead of assuming a Doge is just a Doge.

One debut: Chickful A, a mid-range Angel with a chance to freeze cats on hit — a small ability that compounds badly when anything else is applying pressure. The closer is Scent of Gore & Fish.