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00:00Everyone, to the walls!
00:05When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
00:10They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides one wave after another.
00:15Countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
00:18Pyro-enhanced guys are fully prepared.
00:21A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies, burning down some of them.
00:26But more are surging forward the next second.
00:29On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
00:32Pyro, electro, air.
00:35All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
00:38But there are just too many of them.
00:40What we are doing is not enough at all.
00:42I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
00:48One strike cuts down a section of them.
00:51Another strike, another section down.
00:53But they never stop.
00:55While clearing out zombies near the base, a half-bodied one suddenly lunges at me.
00:59I raise my blade, ready to strike.
01:01Suddenly I found around her neck is a gold locket, identical to the one I had given to my daughter.
01:06But before I set out, she was still at the base, on a date with her boyfriend.
01:10I can't help but shiver the moment I realize that.
01:13While I'm lost in my train of thought, the deputy squad leader steps in front of me.
01:17Squad leader, this thing is freaky. Let me put it down.
01:20The moment that zombie sees our weapons, she suddenly lifts an arm to shield herself.
01:25Looks like we've run into a high-level one.
01:28A zombie with intelligence.
01:30Definitely a threat to our base if we don't kill her.
01:32His words jolt me back to my senses.
01:35But before I could respond, the zombie lock onto me with chilling precision.
01:40My hand is trembling on the hilt, hesitating.
01:43I swing my blade around, blocking his strike.
01:46The deputy squad leader stares at me in shock.
01:48I want this one alive.
01:50Are you insane?
01:52That's a fucking zombie!
01:54Squad leader, that intelligent zombie can get us all killed!
01:57I ignore their comments.
01:59I bind both of her hands tight, just in case she'd scratch someone.
02:03That thing is going to kill you!
02:05You won't make it back to the base with that thing!
02:08Let's return to the base together after getting the job done!
02:11I glance at them, put on a smile.
02:14Go back without me, guys.
02:16I'm not returning.
02:18I find an underground parking lot.
02:20She's quiet now.
02:21My thoughts begin to churn.
02:23Normally, once bitten by a zombie, they'd turn within a minute.
02:27Far more than a minute must have passed for her.
02:29That means there's something inside her, something that could suppress the virus.
02:33In those grey eyes, a faint trace of humanity remains.
02:36A bold thought suddenly comes to my mind.
02:38Can I restore and cure her?
02:42After securing her spot, I head back to the base immediately.
02:46I have to find out the truth.
02:48Who exactly is that girl claiming to be my daughter back in the base?
02:54Two guards stop me at the entrance.
02:56Anna, Blake's orders.
02:57Anyone who's been outside must get checked for the virus.
03:01The head of the base, Blake Ray.
03:04An enhanced soldier with electro superpowers.
03:07Soon, I'm out of the exam room.
03:09The moment I step in the gates, a slender figure rushes straight into my arms.
03:14It's my daughter, Ivy.
03:16She's in a pink dress, her hair loose over her shoulders.
03:19In this blood-soaked, dangerous apocalypse, she looks like a pure little rose that has never known the world's cruelty.
03:27Mom, I was so worried about you.
03:29I heard you left with a zombie.
03:32I thought…
03:33Her eyes are red and puffy as she speaks.
03:35Yet I clearly catch a flicker of mockery in her gaze.
03:39I reach out and tuck her hair behind her ears.
03:41Why worry about me?
03:43I just got you a crystal core.
03:45A crystal core?!
03:47Didn't you always want one?
03:49I open my palm and show her.
03:51A blood-red crystal core, resting right there.
03:54Ordinary zombies' brains are empty.
03:57Only mid-level and high-level zombies contain crystal cores,
04:00which can enhance our superpowers after absorption.
04:03Her eyes light up instantly.
04:05A high-level one?
04:06I place the core into her hand with a smile.
04:09Ordinary ones aren't worth my time, you know?
04:13I became the squad leader completely on my own.
04:16It had nothing to do with my daughter's boyfriend, Blake, the head of the base.
04:21In the third year since the Apocalypse Day, there was a bizarre rainstorm.
04:26Some humans began to awaken special abilities after that.
04:31Including my daughter and me.
04:34She developed a rare healing ability.
04:37Anyone injured would ask her for help.
04:41As for me, I got the powers to bend the air.
04:45I can turn air into blades.
04:48Sharp enough to cut through solid stones.
04:53My combat level ranks second.
04:55Only Blake is above me.
04:59Obtaining crystal cores is not difficult for me.
05:02My daughter's power growth also depends entirely on me.
05:06Right now, she clutches the core tightly in her palm.
05:10Then she gives me a happy kiss.
05:12Mom, you are the best!
05:15You went to treat the injured again, didn't you?
05:19She nods.
05:20Superpowers cannot be faked unless someone can imitate them completely.
05:25As far as I know, only one person has that kind of ability.
05:30Aren't we fighting a guerilla war?
05:33More and more squads are going out these days.
05:36And more of them are getting injured.
05:39I've been so busy all day.
05:43Last month, a scout team discovered a zombie horde moving closer from the north.
05:47The mass was unprecedented.
05:50If it reached us, the base would be a fallen paradise.
05:55So we all decided to take the initiative.
05:57We kept sending squads out to strike and withdraw immediately.
06:03By the time it reaches the base, there won't be so many of them.
06:06I smile and pat her head.
06:08Then let's share the same room tonight.
06:10Let's have a mother-daughter talk.
06:13Her expression changes slightly.
06:15But Blake wants me with him.
06:17I look straight into her eyes.
06:19I almost got bitten for getting you that core.
06:22After surviving that, I just missed you even more.
06:25Just stay with me for the night.
06:27She freezes for a few seconds, then nods.
06:30In the night, on the bed, I ask her this.
06:32Ivy, do you still remember the bedtime story I told you when you were six?
06:37Her arms around me stiffen for a moment.
06:39Then she laughs.
06:41Of course I do.
06:42Little Red Riding Hood.
06:44My heart aches.
06:45Wrong.
06:46It wasn't Little Red Riding Hood.
06:48It was the story about the wolf granny.
06:50My fists clench until my knuckles whiten.
06:53But my voice remains gentle.
06:55Well yeah, you still remember, huh?
06:56She secretly lets out a breath of relief.
06:59After a short while, her breathing slows and evens out in her sleep.
07:03I close my eyes.
07:05I will find out what you did to my daughter.
07:07I will make every one of you pay the price.
07:11In the morning, I step out and find the ground flooded.
07:14The water over my ankles.
07:16This is the second rainstorm since the apocalypse day.
07:19I can feel my superpowers changing again.
07:22Perhaps this time, some are evolving.
07:24While some are regressing.
07:27Ivy is nearby, directing people to move the supplies.
07:31Careful!
07:31Those are my clothes!
07:32Yes ma'am!
07:34You guys, reinforce the rain shelter!
07:36It's too noisy!
07:38She wears a brand new pair of sneakers.
07:40Clean and spotless.
07:42Not even a speck of mud.
07:43In this doomsday, she's actually living like an untouched flower.
07:47When she sees me, she immediately puts on a bright, smiling face.
07:52Mom!
07:52Perfect timing!
07:54Tell me, where should I put these things?
07:57I glance at the boxes on the ground.
07:59There is canned food, water, clothes, medicine.
08:03And several boxes of high-end supplies I'd never seen before.
08:07Those are clearly beyond her reach.
08:09That's from Blake.
08:11He insisted.
08:11I said no, but he wasn't happy about it.
08:15Recently, supplies in the base are getting scarce.
08:18Consumption keeps rising because we're sending out all those squads.
08:22Every day, people have to wait in line for hours for rations, too.
08:27Yet here, her supplies are stacked as if she owns a warehouse.
08:31Over the next few days, she's getting increasingly outrageous.
08:34During food distribution, she doesn't like the taste of her portion.
08:38So she throws a tantrum in front of everyone.
08:41Blake spends a long time comforting her.
08:44He even gives her his own ration.
08:47When someone's injured, asking for help, she goes reluctantly, dragging her feet.
08:52After treating them, she complains that the wound was too dirty and stained her clothes,
08:58demanding an apology.
08:59She even begins to interfere in the base operations.
09:03One day, she complains about the allocation being unfair.
09:06The next day, some arrangement issues again.
09:09During Blake's meetings, she'd sit beside him with her legs crossed, interrupting sometimes.
09:13The whole base is complaining about her.
09:15Yet no one dares speak against her to her face.
09:18For she's with the head.
09:21My daughter used to be a quiet girl.
09:23Always the first to rush to the injured.
09:25So this one in front of me now is absolutely not her.
09:29But I'm not exposing her yet.
09:31I let her carry on with her tyrannical deeds.
09:34I want her to climb higher.
09:36The higher she stands, the harder she'd fall later.
09:39One day, she's picking through a tin of food.
09:41Two young girls stand beside her, handing her water and towels attentively.
09:46I walk over there.
09:48Ivy.
09:50Mom, what is it?
09:51Come with me.
09:53I'll show you something.
09:54A flicker of satisfaction crosses her eyes.
09:57If I'm taking my daughter out for a walk, we'd be back in a minute.
10:00She follows me out of the base without asking more.
10:03She keeps chattering all the way.
10:05Even demanding that I should give her all the crystal cores I obtain in the future.
10:09Finally, we arrive at the entrance of the underground parking lot.
10:13The entrance is blocked as I left it last time, leaving only a narrow gap.
10:17She frowns at me.
10:19Mom, what is this place?
10:20It's so filthy here.
10:21I'm not responding, simply slipping inside of the shadows.
10:26After a few seconds of hesitation, she follows me in.
10:29It's very dark in here.
10:31In the corner, the half-bodied zombie is still lying there.
10:36Over the past few days, I've come here in secret to feed her a little of my own blood.
10:41I walk over, crouching beside her.
10:44Ivy stands behind me, all impatient.
10:47What are you showing me here?
10:49She suddenly falls silent.
10:52Monster!
10:53What?!
10:53At the same time, the zombie also notices her.
10:56There's hatred burning in her eyes, a guttural roar coming out of her hoarse throat.
11:01She staggers backwards in fear, and falls flat on her back.
11:05I walk over, and grab her chin.
11:08You know her?
11:09Her pupils constrict sharply.
11:12How could I possibly know that ugly creature?!
11:14Mom, just kill it already!
11:16Her eyes are darting around, refusing to meet my questioning gaze.
11:21Then she shoves me aside, and runs out without looking back.
11:25I watch her figure disappear at the exit.
11:27A cold laugh escapes me.
11:30I turn around, gently stroking my real daughter's hair.
11:34Her trembling body is relaxing and calming down.
11:37Don't be afraid.
11:39Mommy is here with you.
11:41They will never get away with it.
11:44After that incident, Ivy becomes much more obedient.
11:48I think she's planning something.
11:49Three days later, in the afternoon, Blake comes to me with a group of badasses in the base.
11:55Instead of a visit, it looks like they are here to bring me in.
11:58I'm sitting outside my little cabin, whittling a wooden stick.
12:02Anna, I heard you're keeping a zombie for yourself.
12:05My heart skips a beat, so he already knew.
12:08Seems like my daughter already told him everything.
12:10There's a whole lot of zombies getting at us out there.
12:14We're risking our damn lives to kill them.
12:17And you are keeping one?
12:19His tone grows increasingly critical.
12:21Ivy is the only one with healing powers we've got.
12:24If anything happens to her, can you take responsibility for that?
12:27The guys with superpowers around him all nod in unison.
12:30Exactly. This is intolerable. Anna really crossed the line this time.
12:34I brush the wood shavings off my hands, looking at Blake.
12:38Blake, the one I'm keeping is different. She has anti-
12:42A zombie is a zombie, for God's sake!
12:44He cuts me off, furious.
12:46It's our mortal enemy. Dispose of it immediately.
12:49This is an order. Bring me its head. I'll extract its core myself.
12:54Then you apologize to Ivy in front of all of us.
12:57You want my daughter's head?
12:59So Blake wants to cover things up once and for all.
13:02He's also responsible for what my daughter has turned into.
13:05The guys behind him are ready to channel their powers with murderous intent.
13:09But I smile, leaning close to his ear.
13:12Whispering like a devil.
13:14You know where I hid the supplies of my squad?
13:17His expression changes drastically.
13:20Satisfied, I press on.
13:21They are stored in several locations.
13:23I'm the only one who knows the exact positions.
13:26The whole space falls silent.
13:29Blake's eyes are turning immensely hostile.
13:32Is this a threat?
13:33I suddenly throw an air blade out of my palm, slicing the attacker behind me.
13:38He screams in pain.
13:40Since we started the guerrilla tactics, our supply has been depleting.
13:44Every single day, more people are getting injured for their missions.
13:48Yet fewer resources in return.
13:50Plus, Ivy's been wasting her resources.
13:53And you kept it a secret.
13:57The rest of the base has no idea that a famine is coming soon.
14:00Panic flashes in Blake's eyes.
14:02I step forward.
14:04If I'm in danger, those supplies outside will never be found.
14:09Without enough supplies, everyone will die as zombie food.
14:13His eyes burn with fury.
14:15Electro surges crackling in his fists.
14:17Clearly, he wants to kill me.
14:19Desperately.
14:19But we both know the supplies are the first and foremost priority for our base to survive.
14:25Anna.
14:26You better stay alive then.
14:28The guys behind him are mocking me all they want as well.
14:31I look up at the top of the walls as a few zombies are trying to climb in.
14:35I can't help but laugh at them.
14:37Tonight, those zombies will break in.
14:38I hope you are all ready.
14:42When night falls, it's raining again.
14:44I close my eyes.
14:45Something comes to my mind.
14:47Three months ago, my daughter was sent on a mission.
14:50She was gone for three days.
14:52When she returned, she was injured.
14:54I asked her what happened.
14:55But she could get better with her own healing powers.
14:58I didn't take it seriously back then.
15:00Now I realize, the one who came back from that mission was not my daughter at all.
15:04It was the imposter.
15:06She didn't heal the wound immediately.
15:07Probably because she had just learned the power.
15:11Not familiar with it yet.
15:12The same face.
15:13The same voice.
15:14Even the same playfulness.
15:16But there are still flaws in her imitation.
15:19I turn over on my bed.
15:20Suddenly, there's a commotion outside.
15:22Someone is shouting.
15:23Zombie scenes!
15:26Lots of them!
15:28They are coming!
15:29I bolt up immediately, grabbing my weapon and rushing out.
15:35Everyone is running for their lives.
15:37But Blake and Ivy are nowhere to be seen.
15:40Everyone!
15:41To the walls!
15:45On the walls, sentries are sounding the alarms like hell.
15:52When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
15:57They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides one wave after another.
16:01Countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
16:04Pyro enhanced guys are fully prepared.
16:07A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies.
16:11Burning down some of them.
16:13But more are surging forward the next second.
16:16On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
16:19Pyro.
16:20Electro.
16:21Air.
16:21All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
16:25But there are just too many of them.
16:27What we are doing is not enough at all.
16:29I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
16:34One strike cuts down a section down.
16:38Another strike.
16:39Another section down.
16:40But they never stop.
16:42Then, I see a familiar figure among the darkness.
16:45A half-bodied shape.
16:46It's her.
16:49It's my daughter.
16:53There! A half-bodied one! Shoot it!
16:55Someone spots her too.
16:58My heart skips a beat.
16:59Lots of arrows rain down at her.
17:01She's still crawling forward.
17:03What's she doing exactly?
17:04I watch with eyes wide open as she reaches the base of the walls.
17:08Then she turns around and faces the incoming zombie tide.
17:11A piercing scream erupts from her throat.
17:14That sound is so raucous it makes everyone cover their ears.
17:18At the same time the zombies charging forward suddenly all stop.
17:21As if something has paralyzed them.
17:23They remain totally still.
17:25I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
17:27Everyone's shocked.
17:30My daughter is the only one ahead of them.
17:32That piercing scream is still going on.
17:35She's commanding them.
17:36She's actually controlling the zombie horde.
17:38A thought suddenly flashes through my mind.
17:41Something inside her suppressed her mutation.
17:43Therefore, she didn't turn immediately.
17:45And some humanity was still left in her.
17:47She can even tell those zombies what to do.
17:50Now!
17:52Kill that half-bodied one!
17:55She's the zombie queen!
17:57I snap back to the moment.
17:58All of you, stand down!
18:00Anna, are you insane?
18:02On the walls, a dozen people have already raised their weapons.
18:06She's controlling the zombies!
18:08Just kill her!
18:09And they will all go away!
18:11Raising my hand.
18:12I said, stand down!
18:14I send an air blade past that man's face, cutting into the pillar behind him.
18:19Everyone freezes.
18:20The rain is still falling.
18:21I stand there on the walls, facing the partners I once fought with.
18:25My daughter's piercing scream echoes through the air.
18:28Within that sound, I can hear her pain and her struggle, and her determined will to keep me safe.
18:34The confrontation between us drags on for a long time.
18:38Finally, I tell them she's my daughter.
18:41The rain keeps falling down hard, blurring everyone's vision.
18:45At last, someone speaks again.
18:48Squad Leader Anna, please step aside.
18:51I recognize the voice.
18:53It's my Deputy Squad Leader.
18:55Deputy Squad Leader.
18:57Even if she is your daughter, she's a zombie now.
19:02I notice he's channeling his energy, aiming at my daughter's back.
19:11No.
19:12She's different.
19:14Hearing my defense, the Deputy Squad Leader gets even more agitated.
19:18Squad Leader!
19:20Snap out of it!
19:23No matter how different she is, she's one of those goddamn zombies!
19:27I follow the direction he's pointing at.
19:30Far beyond, more and more zombies are swarming in.
19:33Dense.
19:34Endless.
19:35No horizon in sight.
19:37This is only the beginning.
19:40If she can't hold on, or loses control, all of these zombies will breach our gates and walls!
19:45A hundred people here will die!
19:48All of us!
19:54She may be controlling those zombies, but as the zombie queen, she'll also attract more and more zombies to rush
19:59over.
20:00Squad Leader Anna, now step aside.
20:05I know you can't do it, so I'll do it for you.
20:08My grip on my blade is tightening.
20:13I know he's got a point, but I cannot step aside.
20:20That's my real daddy.
20:21My own flesh and blood.
20:23I raised her with all my love since she was a child.
20:25I also promised my husband before he turned that I'd protect her for the rest of my life.
20:31I look down on her.
20:33She's only got half a body.
20:35Battered by the freezing rain.
20:37Doing everything she can to protect us.
20:42Step aside.
20:44How?
20:46The piercing scream stops.
20:48My daughter's body is shaking!
20:49All those zombies begin to move again.
20:52Oh no!
20:53She's losing control!
20:54He looks at me.
20:54All the enhanced people in the front are prepared for sacrificing themselves.
20:59At this pivotal moment, the zombie horde advances a few steps, then retreats.
21:04A few steps forward, then back again.
21:07This process repeats a number of times.
21:09Maybe they're struggling against something.
21:13No.
21:15Not them.
21:16It's my daughter who's still making her efforts.
21:18She's been resisting the zombie instincts with her own strong will.
21:23She looks up at me, opening her mouth.
21:25This time, her voice changes.
21:27No longer that piercing scream that made everyone suffer.
21:30It's a simple word.
21:31A faint gradually.
21:33Mom!
21:34I come undone.
21:38Tears are streaming down my face.
21:42She's calling me.
21:45Ivy!
21:51I'm rushing down to get her!
21:54Squad Leader Anna!
21:56Someone shouts behind me, but it doesn't stop me.
21:59I leap straight off the walls and charge into the zombie horde.
22:04Zombies reach out their hands to grab me, but just before they can touch me, they recoil.
22:10My daughter is holding them back.
22:12She's using the last of her strength to protect me.
22:17I crouch down and pull her into my arms.
22:19Her body is icy cold.
22:21Mom.
22:22She looks at me.
22:23I'm here.
22:24I hold her tightly as tears lure my vision.
22:27I'm right here.
22:28In her gray eyes, I see a faint lingering flicker of humanity.
22:34I'm sorry.
22:36I...
22:36I wanna go home.
22:38Yes.
22:39Let's go home.
22:40Mommy will take you home.
22:42She closes her eyes.
22:43Behind me, the zombies begin to move again.
22:51I bend the air around me into sharp blades.
22:55I strike once.
22:56Twice.
22:59Three times.
23:00One wave down.
23:02Then another.
23:03But there are just too many of them.
23:08Way too many.
23:10There's no end to this.
23:13Just as I'm about to collapse,
23:15I hear someone breaking through to our rescue.
23:20It's my deputy squad leader.
23:22He's bringing people down to help me.
23:24Squad leader Anna!
23:25Step back!
23:26They charge into the zombie horde,
23:28unleashing their superpowers in all directions.
23:32I hold my daughter in my arms, retreating.
23:39When I reach the base of the walls,
23:41someone pulls us back up with a rope.
23:47She's resting motionless in my arms.
23:49Eyes closed, as if she were asleep.
23:52Raindrops strike her face, then slide down her cheeks.
23:55I wipe them away with my hands.
23:57As I'm wiping her face,
23:59something astonishing happens.
24:01Her face is changing.
24:03Her ashen, withered skin is slowly regaining skin color.
24:07I immediately check her breathing with my hand.
24:10She's breathing.
24:11Weak.
24:12But yes, still breathing.
24:14She is alive!
24:16She's still alive!
24:18I remember something she once whispered in my ear.
24:21I didn't take it seriously at the time.
24:25I even called it nonsense.
24:28But now I realize she had known it all along.
24:33She knew she was bitten.
24:36She knew she'd turn into a zombie eventually.
24:39She knew exactly what she would end up like.
24:42Yet she said nothing about those things.
24:44She only whispered to me,
24:46Mom, if I ever turn into a zombie one day,
24:49please don't just let me go.
24:53I won't kill her.
24:56I'm holding her right now.
25:02It rains all night.
25:04By dawn, the zombie horde is almost gone.
25:07No one knows why.
25:09But I do.
25:10She's the only reason.
25:11To ensure the safety of our base,
25:14I bring her back to that parking lot.
25:17Every day, I feed her a little of my own blood
25:19and wipe her body clean.
25:21Her body is recovering, bit by bit.
25:24Those murky eyes are turning clearer by the day.
25:27On the 15th day, she opens her eyes,
25:30looks at me and says,
25:31Her voice is soft, just as before.
25:35I cannot say a thing.
25:36Only tears can do the talking.
25:38She smiles.
25:39That smile brings back all my memories with her.
25:42I hold her tight in my arms.
25:45All I can do now is cry.
25:47Three months earlier, during her mission,
25:50she met someone.
25:51Someone who looked exactly like her.
25:53That girl wanted to kill her and replace her.
25:56My daughter couldn't fight her.
25:58And was thrown into a zombie horde.
26:00But she had her healing powers.
26:03She used her superpowers to suppress the virus inside her body.
26:06She held it down for three grueling months.
26:09But the virus was too strong.
26:12So she couldn't suppress it forever.
26:14In the end, she still turned.
26:17After hearing her story,
26:19I can't speak a word for a long time.
26:21Then I ask her,
26:23Who was that girl?
26:24She lowers her head.
26:26It was Blake's first love.
26:27This is really unexpected.
26:30After that heavy rainstorm, she disappeared.
26:35No!
26:39Blake thought she was dead, but she wasn't.
26:44She developed an imitation ability.
26:47She could become anyone she wanted.
26:50And even copy their powers.
26:55She wanted to return to Blake.
26:57But I was with him at the time.
26:59So she decided to kill me.
27:01To replace me.
27:06At night,
27:07I lead my squad to Blake and Ivy's hidden spell.
27:15As we reckoned, they fled because their superpowers had regressed.
27:20That second rainstorm was the reason.
27:25Ivy is enjoying herself in a newly built wooden hut.
27:28Eating canned food.
27:29Ordering people around just as before.
27:32Hm.
27:39When she sees me, she freezes for a moment.
27:43Then she grins at me, thinking I'm still fooled by her charade.
27:48Mom?
27:50Why are you here?
27:52Missed me?
27:53I look at her and say,
27:55I just want to check on you.
27:59What's there to check?
28:00I let out a cold laugh.
28:02Just seeing how much longer you can keep this up.
28:07She suddenly gets anxious.
28:09What do you mean?
28:10I offer no reply.
28:12I turn around and walk straight out of the hut.
28:19Outside, my deputy squad leader and his unit have already surrounded the entire area.
28:24She rushes out in panic.
28:27The moment she sees them, her face turns completely pale.
28:32What are you doing?
28:34I'm Ivy!
28:36I'm with Blake!
28:37No one responds to her at all.
28:40I stand in front of the crowd, questioning her.
28:44Imitation is your trick, isn't it?
28:47Hearing her secret being announced in public, she panics completely.
28:54Imitation powers have made you sterile.
28:57My gaze falls upon her flat, barren abdomen.
29:00You're not carrying a child at all.
29:05She takes a step back.
29:07You...
29:08How?
29:09Because my real daughter is back.
29:11Hearing this move, her face turns utterly pale.
29:14Then, a voice comes from behind.
29:17Move aside.
29:20It's Blake.
29:22He walks forward, looking at me, then at the imposter.
29:27What she just said...
29:29Is it true?
29:31The imposter opens her mouth, but unable to utter a word, Blake stares at her.
29:36You killed my girlfriend?
29:40No!
29:41It's not like that!
29:43Blake, please!
29:46Blake's voice turns ice cold.
29:48I kept wondering why, after waking up, you look at me differently.
29:53You speak differently, too.
29:58So...
30:00You're not her.
30:11You're not her.
30:12You're not her.
30:12Later, we've got two special residents in our base.
30:15One is my daughter.
30:16She is going through a smooth recovery.
30:19Now she's using her powers to regenerate her lower body over time.
30:23Her healing powers have evolved into something even stronger than before.
30:27The other one is the imposter.
30:29She's locked in an iron cage underground.
30:31Every day someone would bring her food.
30:35But no one speaks to her.
30:38Blake went to see her once.
30:42After their meeting, he sat at the base entrance for a long time.
30:45I don't know what he was thinking.
30:48That's not my problem anyway.
30:51Since he had not taken part in the scheme against my daughter.
30:56I shall spare him my blade.
30:59Later, the zombie hordes attack several more times.
31:03But each time they retreat halfway.
31:10Because there's someone special watching the walls now.
31:13A girl in white.
31:15My daughter.
31:16People in the base are calling her...
31:18The Guardian.
31:20Every time she hears that, she'd smile with genuine warmth.
31:24That dear, familiar smile of hers.
31:27Bright.
31:27Pure.
31:29And warm.
31:32One night, I join her.
31:35During her duty on the walls.
31:44She's leaning against the bars, looking into the distance.
31:48Mom.
31:50Yes.
31:51Do you think...
31:53I can actually ever be human again?
31:55I look at her.
31:57Moonlight shines bright on her face.
31:59Soft and pure.
32:01Yeah, sure you can.
32:02She turns to look at me with serious eyes.
32:06Really?
32:07Really.
32:08I nod.
32:09She smiles.
32:10When I fully recover, I want your braised pork again.
32:13Of course.
32:14And your apple pie.
32:17Sure.
32:20And...
32:20She takes a breath.
32:22What else?
32:23She looks at me, her eyes shiny.
32:26I want you to hug me.
32:27Silly girl.
32:28I can do that right now.
32:30I stretch out my arms, and pull her against my chest.
32:33Her body is still a little cold, but much better than before.
32:38I've...
32:40Don't ever leave me again.
32:41She buries her face in my arms, and gives a muffled reply.
32:45Yeah.
32:46In the distance, the sun is rising from the horizon.
32:49A brand new day is coming.
32:51Humanity will keep fighting against the zombies.
32:53We'll soon embrace our rebirth, bathing in sunlight again.
32:57Not long ago, our virology experts successfully extracted antibodies from my daughter's blood.
33:08In the afternoon, Blake shows up.
33:11He only stays outside the cabin.
33:13When my daughter sees him, she doesn't know how to react.
33:17Then she leaves my side and walks to the door.
33:20They stand a few steps apart, looking at each other.
33:24Neither of them is speaking a word.
33:27I step out of the cabin.
33:29They need some room for privacy.
33:31I know that.
33:34I sit on a stone not far away, observing them.
33:38Blake is saying something with his head tilted down.
33:41My daughter is listening.
33:43Occasionally nodding at him.
33:47After a while, she raises a hand to touch his face.
33:50I see Blake's shoulder tremble for a moment.
33:53Then he reaches out and pulls her into his arms.
33:56I look away into the distance.
33:58The sky is blue.
34:00Today is a real good day.
34:02At night, my daughter returns.
34:04She sits beside me and leans against my shoulder.
34:07Mom.
34:09Yes?
34:10He apologized to me.
34:11Okay.
34:13He said he was sorry for what he did to me.
34:16He said he should have seen through that imposter sooner.
34:19True.
34:19He said he's been regretting it every day.
34:22Yeah.
34:23Do you think I should forgive him?
34:26She keeps her head down.
34:27I can't see her face.
34:29I ask her, do you want to forgive him?
34:32She goes silent for a while.
34:34I'm not sure.
34:35I stroke her hair gently.
34:36Then take your time.
34:38We've got all the time in the world now.
34:41She nods.
34:42Mom?
34:43Yes?
34:44Can I go see that person?
34:47I know who she means.
34:48The imposter.
34:49You want to see her?
34:50She nods.
34:52I want to go check on her.
34:54Aren't you afraid she might do something to you?
34:56She thinks for a moment before answering me.
34:58I am.
34:59But I still want to see her.
35:00I take her hand into mine.
35:03Let's go then.
35:04I'll go with you.
35:05The basement is the deepest part of the base.
35:08Squad leader Anna.
35:09I nod at them and lead my daughter further down.
35:13The iron cage is in the deepest corner.
35:16The woman inside is all curled up, turning her back on us.
35:20When she hears our footsteps, she moves slightly.
35:23Then she slowly turns around.
35:25It's been three months.
35:26She's now skeletal as a ghost.
35:29Her hair tangled, her face covered in dirt.
35:31When she sees me and my daughter behind me, she's all sluggish.
35:34Then she opens her mouth.
35:36Well, well.
35:38Look who just decided to show up.
35:40Her voice is hoarse, giving me a feeling of worn out sandpaper.
35:45Here to mock me?
35:46My daughter remains silent, just looking at her.
35:50That woman studies her f*** from head to toe.
35:53Already walking?
35:56She lets out a cold laugh.
35:58Impressive, really.
35:59A new pair of legs with your powers?
36:02Incredible.
36:03My daughter still doesn't say a thing.
36:05After a brief period of silence, the smile on her face fades away.
36:09What exactly are you here for?
36:11Her voice turns sharp and hostile.
36:13To see how miserable I am?
36:15To see me locked up like a damn dog?
36:17Now you've seen it, happy?
36:18My daughter steps forward.
36:21That woman instinctively recoils out of fear.
36:24What do you want?
36:26Her voice is shaking.
36:28Say it!
36:29I'm here to see if there's any sense of regret left in you.
36:32She's confused.
36:34Regret?
36:36She suddenly starts laughing, almost to tears.
36:39Regret? Seriously?
36:41She's asleep!
36:42She lifts her chin up and looks at my daughter.
36:45It's all madness in her eyes.
36:47I actually met him before you did.
36:49You know that?
36:50In the third year since the apocalypse day, that rainstorm awakened our powers.
36:55His was Electro, mine was Imitation.
36:57She lifts her chin up and looks at my daughter.
37:00It's all madness in her eyes.
37:01You know that?
37:02I actually met him before you did.
37:04In the third year since the apocalypse day, that rainstorm awakened our powers.
37:08His was Electric, mine was Imitation.
37:10We killed zombies and searched for supplies together.
37:13We survived.
37:13When he held me in his arms, he said I was the only love for his entire life.
37:18But later?
37:19Then he met you.
37:20You were prettier than me, more useful than me, better than me in every way.
37:23So he abandoned me, stopped seeing me.
37:25She bursts into tears.
37:27Tell me, what does it feel like to have the person you love fall in love with someone else?
37:31My daughter looks at her with indifference.
37:33So you had to kill me?
37:35She freezes.
37:38You wanted to kill me and replace me, only to get back with him.
37:42Do you know what I was thinking when those zombies bit me?
37:46She's mute now.
37:47I was only thinking about my mom.
37:49If I died, who would take care of her?
37:51Does she have anyone else to talk to?
37:53She's always forcing herself to remain strong, but would she cry?
37:57She speaks.
37:58Tears fall from her eyes.
37:59You'll never understand that feeling.
38:03Because you've got no conscience at all.
38:06My daughter looks at her for one last time, then she turns to leave.
38:10Wait!
38:11Inside the cage, the woman looks up at her.
38:13Can you ask Blake to come see me once?
38:15My daughter stops, but she doesn't turn around.
38:18Just for once. I wanna, I wanna say something to him.
38:21My daughter remains silent for a moment, considering.
38:24Alright.
38:26Outside the basement, night has already fallen.
38:29My daughter stands at the doorstep.
38:31Mom. Yes?
38:32I lied to her.
38:33I won't let Blake see her ever again.
38:35I embrace her with both my arms.
38:37Let's go home now.
38:39Yeah.
38:40I love you.
38:42I love you.
38:43You're gonna dreams.
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