The few moments before Bavuma decided to use [ Alter Reality ] on the barrier were nail-biting to say the least.
Max had to constantly think about gibberish and force his mind to stay on track so that his secret would not be given away.
Drax had to control his bloodlust and act like a taunting ape even though such behaviour was completely different from his actual personality.
' If Shakuni can withstand the Backlash and proceed to finish the fight against the boy, then I should be able to do the same.
Logically while the seed should help him collect and manipulate chaos energy faster, it should not help him deal with the Karmic Backlash.
If he survived it, then it must be because of the strength of his own soul, which means that I can do it too… ' Bavuma deduced as he made up his mind to give it a try.
