Boss Battle Freeze

Story so far

The instant Carl's team portaled into the Temple of Khepri, everything froze — all six naga caught mid-motion, guards locked in the act of raising rifles, thousands of banquet bugs stilled, Khepri half-turned toward the intruders, and even Princess Vinata's "immortal" countdown stuck at 63 seconds. The freeze reached beyond the temple: Li Jun, Bautista, and Zhang all reported being frozen elsewhere in Club Vanquisher, though Li Na was not.

The freeze is imperfect — Vinata kept spitting orders at her compatriots despite it, Khepri chittered angrily in confusion, and adjutants like Baroness Victory and Admiral Corinne Whimpleshin moved freely. A thirty-second timer appeared in the air during the intro, giving Carl, Katia, and Prepotente just enough time to message a plan. The timer briefly halted at 19 seconds to display "Go Be Smelly Somewhere Else" at Corinne before resuming at 17.

Role

The stasis window that lets the AI stage its spectacle and gives the crawlers their only planning time.

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