"...I haven't given up, Hua. We won't give up."
"Mm, we won't give up."
Kevin continued.
"Humanity will definitely prevail."
With that, he rose to his feet, his back straight and unyielding.
Chapter 648: Kevin's Oath and the Necromancer's Problem
Hector knew the kingdom would eventually fall, and Achilles also understood that he was walking toward death.
Yet neither of them hesitated as they stepped onto the battlefield.
In this story that had been destined to be a tragedy from the very beginning, not a single person had ever wavered or faltered.
They were like that. So were we.
Kevin brought Sakura's body back to her homeland.
But when he arrived there... all he saw was a barren wasteland devoid of everything.
The Herrscher had taken control of the missile silos and used Collapse Energy Fission Bombs to utterly destroy every city across the Far East Isles.
Standing in the plaza that had already become ruins... Kevin could not see a single cherry blossom.
"Upon this scorched earth, I made a promise to her, to everyone. No matter the cost, humanity... will surely defeat Honkai!"
From that very moment, the godslaying hero who had witnessed the world's endless tragedies made an irrevocable choice within his heart—
Even if he had to become a colossal serpent that devoured all things, he would perish together with the god that spread suffering and tragedy!
"Kevin..."
Elysia opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing more.
She knew that Kevin's resolve could no longer be changed.
Even she, the Pink Fairy Lady, could not shake such determination in the slightest.
Not only her—Su, Kosma, Hua, Eden, Padofelis, and nearly all the Flame-Chaser Warriors who had shared deep bonds with Sakura had gathered for this solemn and heavy funeral.
They stood in silence,