Chapter 81

Defend to the Death is the eighty-first chapter of The Promised Neverland.

Synopsis
Bayon's appearance have disrupted the children's plan. Nigel and Gillian tries to stop Bayon from meeting up with the rest of the demons.

Plot
Apparently Bayon has managed to damage the kid’s plan that was otherwise going so well, and it’s implied he’s perhaps killed a couple kids already. Nigel is shocked that his highly skilled friend could’ve been killed. In an effort to bring weight to these supposed character deaths we flashback to explore Zack's personal character, including his tremendous athletic ability, and how he became the medic of the team by sustaining the most injuries. Over a brief plan to deal with the demons, Zack proposed to handle Bayon himself, as he is the second strongest demon after Leuvis, and nobody else can perform this job apart from him. Things are compounded by a further flashback in order to understand the finer details of the plan, the scenes are inundated with details that help us to understand just how badly things are going because of Bayon.

The scene now cuts to Nigel thinking about all kinds of different plans to stop Bayon from meeting up with Leuvis, Nous and Norma, as that will screw up the entire plan. He feels that he has the duty to stop him right now, despite not having a precise plan on the way of execution. However, Gillian runs out first and blows the whistle, attracting Bayon's attention, sacrificing herself to save the rest of the kids, including Nigel.