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Don’t kill me, Mom HD 1080p ASM
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00:03Everyone, to the walls!
00:08When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
00:13They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides one wave after another.
00:18Countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
00:21Pyro-enhanced guys are fully prepared.
00:24A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies, burning down some of them.
00:29But more are surging forward the next second.
00:32On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
00:35Pyro, electro, air.
00:38All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
00:41But there are just too many of them.
00:43What we are doing is not enough at all.
00:45I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
00:51One strike cuts down a section of them.
00:54Another strike, another section down.
00:57But they never stop.
00:58While clearing out zombies near the base, a half-bodied one suddenly lunges at me.
01:02I raise my blade, ready to strike.
01:04Suddenly I found around her neck is a gold locket, identical to the one I had given to my daughter.
01:09But before I set out, she was still at the base, on a date with her boyfriend.
01:13I can't help but shiver the moment I realize that.
01:16While I'm lost in my train of thought, the deputy squad leader steps in front of me.
01:20Squad leader, this thing is freaky.
01:22Let me put it down.
01:24The moment that zombie sees our weapons, she suddenly lifts an arm to shield herself.
01:28Looks like we've run into a high-level one.
01:31A zombie with intelligence.
01:33Definitely a threat to our base if we don't kill her.
01:36His words jolt me back to my senses.
01:38But before I could respond, the zombie lock onto me with chilling precision.
01:42My hand is trembling on the hilt.
01:45Hesitating, I swing my blade around, blocking his strike.
01:49The deputy squad leader stares at me in shock.
01:52I want this one alive.
01:53Are you insane?
01:55That's a fucking zombie!
01:57Squad leader!
01:58That intelligent zombie can get us all killed!
02:00I ignore their comments.
02:02I bind both of her hands tight, just in case she'd scratch someone.
02:06That thing is going to kill you!
02:09You won't make it back to the base with that thing!
02:11Let's return to the base together after getting the job done!
02:15I glance at them, put on a smile.
02:17Go back without me, guys.
02:19I'm not returning.
02:21I find an underground parking lot.
02:23She's quiet now.
02:24My thoughts begin to churn.
02:26Normally, once bitten by a zombie, they'd turn within a minute.
02:30Far more than a minute must have passed for her.
02:32That means there's something inside her.
02:34Something that could suppress the virus.
02:35In those gray eyes, a faint trace of humanity remains.
02:39A bold thought suddenly comes to my mind.
02:42Can I restore and cure her?
02:45After securing her spot, I head back to the base immediately.
02:49I have to find out the truth.
02:51Who exactly is that girl claiming to be my daughter back in the base?
02:57Two guards stop me at the entrance.
02:59Anna, Blake's orders.
03:00Anyone who's been outside must get checked for the virus.
03:05The head of the base, Blake Ray.
03:07An enhanced soldier with electro-superpowers.
03:10Soon, I'm out of the exam room.
03:13The moment I step in the gates, a slender figure rushes straight into my arms.
03:17It's my daughter, Ivy.
03:19She's in a pink dress.
03:21Her hair loose over her shoulders.
03:22In this blood-soaked, dangerous apocalypse, she looks like a pure little rose that has never known the world's cruelty.
03:30Mom, I was so worried about you.
03:32I heard you left with a zombie.
03:35I thought...
03:36Her eyes are red and puffy as she speaks.
03:39Yet I clearly catch a flicker of mockery in her gaze.
03:42I reach out and tuck her hair behind her ears.
03:44Why worry about me?
03:46I just got you a crystal core.
03:48A crystal core?
03:50Didn't you always want one?
03:52I open my palm and show her.
03:54A blood-red crystal core, resting right there.
03:57Ordinary zombies' brains are empty.
03:59Only mid-level and high-level zombies contain crystal cores, which can enhance our superpowers after absorption.
04:06Her eyes light up instantly.
04:08A high-level one?
04:10I place the core into her hand with a smile.
04:12Ordinary ones aren't worth my time, you know.
04:16I became the squad leader completely on my own.
04:19It had nothing to do with my daughter's boyfriend, Blake, the head of the base.
04:24In the third year since the apocalypse day, there was a bizarre rainstorm.
04:28Some humans began to awaken special abilities after that.
04:34Including my daughter and me.
04:37She developed a rare healing ability.
04:40Anyone injured would ask her for help.
04:44As for me, I got the powers to bend the air.
04:48I can turn air into blades.
04:51Sharp enough to cut through solid stones.
04:56My combat level ranks second.
04:59Only Blake is above me.
05:02Obtaining crystal cores is not difficult for me.
05:06My daughter's power growth also depends entirely on me.
05:10Right now, she clutches the core tightly in her palm.
05:13Then she gives me a happy kiss.
05:16Mom, you are the best!
05:19You went to treat the injured again, didn't you?
05:22She nods.
05:23Superpowers cannot be faked unless someone can imitate them completely.
05:28As far as I know, only one person has that kind of ability.
05:34Aren't we fighting a guerrilla war?
05:36More and more squads are going out these days.
05:39And more of them are getting injured.
05:42I've been so busy all day.
05:46Last month, a scout team discovered a zombie horde moving closer from the north.
05:50The mass was unprecedented.
05:53If it reached us, the base would be a fallen paradise.
05:58So we all decided to take the initiative.
06:01We kept sending squads out to strike and withdraw immediately.
06:06By the time it reaches the base, there won't be so many of them.
06:10I smile and pat her head.
06:12Then let's share the same room tonight.
06:14Let's have a mother-daughter talk.
06:16Her expression changes slightly.
06:19But Blake wants me with him.
06:21I look straight into her eyes.
06:22I almost got bitten for getting you that core.
06:25After surviving that, I just missed you even more.
06:28Just stay with me for the night.
06:30She freezes for a few seconds, then nods.
06:33In the night, on the bed, I ask her this.
06:36Ivy, do you still remember the bedtime story I told you when you were six?
06:40Her arms around me stiffen for a moment.
06:43Then she laughs.
06:44Of course I do.
06:46Little Red Riding Hood.
06:47My heart aches.
06:48Wrong.
06:49It wasn't Little Red Riding Hood.
06:51It was the story about the wolf granny.
06:53My fists clench until my knuckles whiten.
06:56But my voice remains gentle.
06:58Well yeah, you still remember, huh?
07:00She secretly lets out a breath of relief.
07:02After a short while, her breathing slows and evens out in her sleep.
07:07I close my eyes.
07:08I will find out what you did to my daughter.
07:10I will make every one of you pay the price.
07:14In the morning, I step out and find the ground flooded, the water over my ankles.
07:19This is the second rainstorm since the apocalypse day.
07:22I can feel my superpowers changing again.
07:25Perhaps this time, some are evolving, while some are regressing.
07:30Ivy is nearby, directing people to move the supplies.
07:34Careful!
07:35Those are my clothes!
07:36Yes, ma'am!
07:37You guys, reinforce the rain shelter!
07:39It's too noisy!
07:41She wears a brand new pair of sneakers.
07:44Clean and spotless, not even a speck of mud.
07:46In this doomsday, she's actually living like an untouched flower.
07:51When she sees me, she immediately puts on a bright, smiling face.
07:55Mom, perfect timing.
07:57Tell me, where should I put these things?
08:00I glance at the boxes on the ground.
08:03There is canned food, water, clothes, medicine,
08:07and several boxes of high-end supplies I'd never seen before.
08:10Those are clearly beyond her reach.
08:13That's from Blake.
08:14He insisted.
08:15I said no, but he wasn't happy about it.
08:18Recently, supplies in the base are getting scarce.
08:21Consumption keeps rising, because we're sending out all those squads.
08:25Every day, people have to wait in line for hours for rations, too.
08:30Yet here, her supplies are stacked as if she owns a warehouse.
08:34Over the next few days, she's getting increasingly outrageous.
08:38During food distribution, she doesn't like the taste of her portion.
08:42So she throws a tantrum in front of everyone.
08:45Blake spends a long time comforting her.
08:48He even gives her his own ration.
08:50When someone's injured, asking for help,
08:53she goes reluctantly, dragging her feet.
08:56After treating them, she complains that the wound was too dirty and stained her clothes,
09:01demanding an apology.
09:03She even begins to interfere in the base operations.
09:06One day, she complains about the allocation being unfair.
09:09The next day, some arrangement issues again.
09:12During Blake's meetings, she'd sit beside him with her legs crossed, interrupting sometimes.
09:16The whole base is complaining about her.
09:18Yet no one dares speak against her to her face, for she's with the head.
09:24My daughter used to be a quiet girl.
09:26Always the first to rush to the injured.
09:29So this one in front of me now is absolutely not her.
09:32But I'm not exposing her yet.
09:34I let her carry on with her tyrannical deeds.
09:37I want her to climb higher.
09:39The higher she stands, the harder she'd fall later.
09:42One day, she's picking through a tin of food.
09:44Two young girls stand beside her, handing her water and towels attentively.
09:49I walk over there.
09:52Ivy.
09:53Mom, what is it?
09:55Come with me.
09:56I'll show you something.
09:57A flicker of satisfaction crosses her eyes.
10:00I'm taking my daughter out for a walk.
10:02We'd be back in a minute.
10:03She follows me out of the base without asking more.
10:06She keeps chattering all the way.
10:08Even demanding that I should give her all the crystal cores I obtain in the future.
10:13Finally, we arrive at the entrance of the underground parking lot.
10:16The entrance is blocked as I left it last time, leaving only a narrow gap.
10:21She frowns at me.
10:22Mom, what is this place?
10:23It's so filthy here.
10:25I'm not responding, simply slipping inside of the shadows.
10:29After a few seconds of hesitation, she follows me in.
10:32It's very dark in here.
10:34In the corner, the half-bodied zombie is still lying there.
10:39Over the past few days, I've come here in secret to feed her a little of my own blood.
10:44I walk over, crouching beside her.
10:47Ivy stands behind me, all impatient.
10:50What are you showing me here?
10:52She suddenly falls silent.
10:55Monster!
10:56What?
10:57At the same time, the zombie also notices her.
11:00There's hatred burning in her eyes, a guttural roar coming out of her hoarse throat.
11:05She staggers backwards in fear and falls flat on her back.
11:08I walk over and grab her chin.
11:11You know her?
11:12Her pupils constrict sharply.
11:15How could I possibly know that ugly creature?
11:17Mom, just kill it already!
11:19Her eyes are darting around, refusing to meet my questioning gaze.
11:24Then she shoves me aside and runs out without looking back.
11:28I watch her figure disappear at the exit.
11:31A cold laugh escapes me.
11:33I turn around, gently stroking my real daughter's hair.
11:37Her trembling body is relaxing and calming down.
11:40No, don't be afraid.
11:42Mommy is here with you.
11:44They will never get away with it.
11:47After that incident, Ivy becomes much more obedient.
11:51I think she's planning something.
11:53Three days later, in the afternoon, Blake comes to me with a group of badasses in the base.
11:58Instead of a visit, it looks like they are here to bring me in.
12:01I'm sitting outside my little cabin, whittling a wooden stick.
12:05Anna, I heard you're keeping a zombie for yourself.
12:08My heart skips a beat, so he already knew.
12:11Seems like my daughter already told him everything.
12:14There's a whole lot of zombies getting at us out there.
12:18We're risking our damn lives to kill them.
12:20And you are keeping one?
12:22His tone grows increasingly critical.
12:24Ivy is the only one with healing powers we've got.
12:27If anything happens to her, can you take responsibility for that?
12:31The guys with superpowers around him all nod in unison.
12:34Exactly.
12:34This is intolerable.
12:35Anna really crossed the line this time.
12:37I brush the wood shavings off my hands, looking at Blake.
12:42Blake, the one I'm keeping is different.
12:45She has anti-
12:46A zombie is a zombie, for God's sake!
12:47He cuts me off, furious.
12:49It's our mortal enemy.
12:51Dispose of it immediately.
12:52This is an order.
12:54Bring me its head.
12:55I'll extract its core myself.
12:58Then you apologize to Ivy in front of all of us.
13:01You want my daughter's head?
13:03So Blake wants to cover things up once and for all.
13:06He's also responsible for what my daughter has turned into.
13:09The guys behind him are ready to channel their powers with murderous intent.
13:12But I smile, leaning close to his ear, whispering like a devil.
13:17You know where I hid the supplies of my squad?
13:20His expression changes drastically.
13:23Satisfied, I press on.
13:25They are stored in several locations.
13:27I'm the only one who knows the exact positions.
13:30The whole space falls silent.
13:32Blake's eyes are turning immensely hostile.
13:35Is this a threat?
13:36I suddenly throw an air blade out of my palm, slicing the attacker behind me.
13:42He screams in pain.
13:43Since we started the guerrilla tactics, our supply has been depleting.
13:47Every single day, more people are getting injured for their missions.
13:51Yet fewer resources in return.
13:54Plus, Ivy's been wasting her resources.
13:57And you kept it a secret.
14:00The rest of the base has no idea that a famine is coming soon.
14:04Panic flashes in Blake's eyes.
14:06I step forward.
14:07If I'm in danger, those supplies outside will never be found.
14:12Without enough supplies, everyone will die as zombie food.
14:16His eyes burn with fury.
14:18Electro surges crackling in his fists.
14:21Clearly, he wants to kill me.
14:22Desperately.
14:23But we both know the supplies are the first and foremost priority for our base to survive.
14:28Anna.
14:29You better stay alive then.
14:31The guys behind him are mocking me all they want as well.
14:34I look up at the top of the walls as a few zombies are trying to climb in.
14:38I can't help but laugh at them.
14:40Tonight, those zombies will break in.
14:42I hope you are all ready.
14:45When night falls, it's raining again.
14:47I close my eyes.
14:49Something comes to my mind.
14:50Three months ago, my daughter was sent on a mission.
14:53She was gone for three days.
14:55When she returned, she was injured.
14:57I asked her what happened.
14:58But she could get better with her own healing powers.
15:01I didn't take it seriously back then.
15:03Now I realize, the one who came back from that mission was not my daughter at all.
15:08It was the imposter.
15:09She didn't heal the wound immediately.
15:11Probably because she had just learned the power.
15:14Not familiar with it yet.
15:15The same face.
15:17The same voice.
15:18Even the same playfulness.
15:19But there are still flaws in her imitation.
15:22I turn over on my bed.
15:24Suddenly, there's a commotion outside.
15:26Someone is shouting.
15:27Zombie scene!
15:30Lots of them!
15:31They are coming!
15:32I bolt up immediately, grabbing my weapon and rushing out.
15:38Everyone is running for their lives.
15:40But Blake and Ivy are nowhere to be seen.
15:44Everyone!
15:45To the walls!
15:48On the walls, sentries are sounding the alarms like hell.
15:55When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
16:00They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides.
16:03One wave after another, countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
16:08Pyro-enhanced guys are fully prepared.
16:11A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies.
16:15Burning down some of them.
16:16But more are surging forward the next second.
16:19On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
16:22Pyro.
16:23Electro.
16:24Air.
16:25All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
16:28But there are just too many of them.
16:30What we are doing is not enough at all.
16:32I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
16:38One strike cuts down a section of them.
16:41Another strike.
16:42Another section down.
16:44But they never stop.
16:45Then, I see a familiar figure among the darkness.
16:48A half-bodied shape.
16:50It's her.
16:52It's my daughter.
16:59Someone spots her too.
17:01My heart skips a beat.
17:02Lots of arrows rain down at her.
17:04She's still crawling forward.
17:06What's she doing exactly?
17:08I watch with eyes wide open as she reaches the base of the walls.
17:11Then she turns around and faces the incoming zombie tide.
17:14A piercing scream erupts from her throat.
17:17That sound is so raucous it makes everyone cover their ears.
17:21At the same time, the zombies charging forward suddenly all stop.
17:25As if something has paralyzed them.
17:27They remain totally still.
17:28I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
17:31Everyone's shocked.
17:33My daughter is the only one ahead of them.
17:36That piercing scream is still going on.
17:38She's commanding them.
17:39She's actually controlling the zombie horde.
17:42A thought suddenly flashes through my mind.
17:44Something inside her suppressed her mutation.
17:47Therefore, she didn't turn immediately.
17:49And some humanity was still left in her.
17:51She can even tell those zombies what to do.
17:54Now!
17:55Kill that half-bodied one!
17:58She's the zombie queen!
18:00I snap back to the moment.
18:02All of you, stand down!
18:04Anna, are you insane?
18:06On the walls, a dozen people have already raised their weapons.
18:09She's controlling the zombies!
18:11Just kill her!
18:13And they will all go away!
18:14Raising my hand.
18:15I said, stand down!
18:18I send an air blade past that man's face.
18:20Cutting into the pillar behind him.
18:22Everyone freezes.
18:23The rain is still falling.
18:25I stand there on the walls.
18:27Facing the partners I once fought with.
18:28My daughter's piercing scream echoes through the air.
18:31Within that sound, I can hear her pain and her struggle.
18:34And her determined will to keep me safe.
18:38The confrontation between us drags on for a long time.
18:42Finally, I tell them she's my daughter.
18:44The rain keeps falling down hard, blurring everyone's vision.
18:49At last, someone speaks again.
18:52Squad leader Anna, please step aside.
18:55I recognize the voice.
18:56It's my deputy squad leader.
18:58Deputy squad leader?
19:00Even if she is your daughter, she's a zombie now.
19:06I notice he's channeling his energy.
19:09Aiming at my daughter's back.
19:14No.
19:16She's different.
19:17Hearing my defense, the deputy squad leader gets even more agitated.
19:22Squad leader!
19:23Snap out of it!
19:26No matter how different she is, she's one of those goddamn zombies!
19:31I follow the direction he's pointing at.
19:33Far beyond, more and more zombies are swarming in.
19:36Dense.
19:37Endless.
19:38No horizon in sight.
19:40This is only the beginning.
19:43If she can't hold on or loses control, all of these zombies will breach our gates and walls!
19:49A hundred people here will die!
19:51All of us!
19:57She may be controlling those zombies, but as the zombie queen, she'll also attract more and more zombies to rush
20:03over.
20:04Squad leader Anna, now step aside.
20:09I know you can't do it, so I'll do it for you.
20:12My grip on my blade is tightening.
20:16I know he's got a point, but I cannot step aside.
20:23That's my real daughter.
20:25My own flesh and blood.
20:27I raised her with all my love since she was a child.
20:30I also promised my husband before he turned that I'd protect her for the rest of my life.
20:35I look down there.
20:36She's only got half a body.
20:39Battered by the freezing rain.
20:41Doing everything she can to protect us.
20:45Step aside.
20:47How?
20:49The piercing scream stops.
20:51My daughter's body is shaking.
20:53All those zombies begin to move again.
20:56Oh no!
20:56She's losing control!
20:57He looks at me.
20:58All the enhanced people in the front are prepared for sacrificing themselves.
21:02At this pivotal moment, the zombie horde advances a few steps, then retreats.
21:07A few steps forward, then back again.
21:11This process repeats a number of times.
21:13Maybe they're struggling against something.
21:17No.
21:19Not them.
21:20It's my daughter who's still making her efforts.
21:23She's been resisting the zombie instincts with her own strong will.
21:26She looks up at me, opening her mouth.
21:28This time, her voice changes.
21:30No longer that piercing scream that made everyone suffer.
21:33It's a simple word.
21:35A faint.
21:36Gradually.
21:36Mom!
21:37I come undone.
21:41Tears are streaming down my face.
21:45She's calling me.
21:48Ivy!
21:54I'm rushing down to get her.
21:58Squad leader Anna!
22:00Someone shouts behind me, but it doesn't stop me.
22:03I leap straight off the walls and charge into the zombie horde.
22:07Zombies reach out their hands to grab me, but just before they can touch me, they recoil.
22:14My daughter is holding them back.
22:16She's using the last of her strength to protect me.
22:20I crouch down and pull her into my arms.
22:23Her body is icy cold.
22:25Mom.
22:26She looks at me.
22:27I'm here.
22:28I hold her tightly as tears lure my vision.
22:30I'm right here.
22:32In her gray eyes, I see a faint, lingering flicker of humanity.
22:37I'm sorry.
22:39I want to go home.
22:41Yes.
22:42Let's go home.
22:44Mommy will take you home.
22:45She closes her eyes.
22:47Behind me, the zombies begin to move again.
22:55I bend the air around me into sharp blades.
22:58I strike once.
23:00Twice.
23:02Three times.
23:04One wave down.
23:06Then another.
23:07But there are just too many of them.
23:11Way too many.
23:13There's no end to this.
23:17Just as I'm about to collapse, I hear someone breaking through to our rescue.
23:24It's my deputy squad leader.
23:26He's bringing people down to help me.
23:28Squad leader Anna, step back!
23:30They charge into the zombie horde, unleashing their superpowers in all directions.
23:36I hold my daughter in my arms, retreating.
23:42When I reach the base of the walls, someone pulls us back up with a rope.
23:51She's resting motionless in my arms, eyes closed, as if she were asleep.
23:56Raindrops strike her face, then slide down her cheeks.
23:58I wipe them away with my hands, as I wipe them away with my hands, as I'm wiping her face.
24:03Something astonishing happens.
24:05Her face is changing.
24:07Her ashen, withered skin is slowly regaining skin color.
24:10I immediately check her breathing with my hands, she's breathing, weak, but yes, still breathing.
24:17She is alive!
24:19She's still alive!
24:22I remember something she once whispered in my ear.
24:25I didn't take it seriously at the time.
24:29I even called it nonsense.
24:32But now I realize she had known it all along.
24:36She knew she was bitten.
24:39She knew she'd turn into a zombie eventually.
24:43She knew exactly what she would end up like.
24:45Yet she said nothing about those things.
24:48She only whispered to me,
24:49Mom, if I ever turn into a zombie one day, please don't just let me go.
24:56I won't kill her.
25:00I'm holding her right now.
25:06It rains all night.
25:08By dawn, the zombie horde is almost gone.
25:11No one knows why.
25:12But I do.
25:14She's the only reason.
25:15To ensure the safety of our base,
25:17I bring her back to that parking lot.
25:20Every day, I feed her a little of my own blood
25:23and wipe her body clean.
25:25Her body is recovering, bit by bit.
25:28Those murky eyes are turning clearer by the day.
25:30On the 15th day,
25:32she opens her eyes,
25:33looks at me and says,
25:35Mom.
25:36Her voice is soft,
25:37just as before.
25:38I cannot say a thing.
25:40Only tears can do the talking.
25:42She smiles.
25:43That smile brings back all my memories with her.
25:46I hold her tight in my arms.
25:48All I can do now is cry.
25:51Three months earlier,
25:52during her mission,
25:53she met someone.
25:55Someone who looked exactly like her.
25:57That girl wanted to kill her and replace her.
26:00My daughter couldn't fight her
26:01and was thrown into a zombie horde.
26:04But she had her healing powers.
26:06She used her superpowers to suppress the virus inside her body.
26:10She held it down for three grueling months.
26:13But the virus was too strong.
26:15So she couldn't suppress it forever.
26:18In the end,
26:19she still turned.
26:21After hearing her story,
26:22I can't speak a word for a long time.
26:25Then I ask her,
26:27Who was that girl?
26:28She lowers her head.
26:30It was Blake's first love.
26:31This is really unexpected.
26:34After that heavy rainstorm,
26:35she disappeared.
26:42Blake thought she was dead,
26:44but she wasn't.
26:48She developed an imitation ability.
26:51She could become anyone she wanted.
26:54And even copy their powers.
26:59She wanted to return to Blake.
27:01But I was with him at the time.
27:03So she decided to kill me.
27:04To replace me.
27:09At night,
27:11I lead my squad to Blake and Ivy's hidden spot.
27:19As we reckoned,
27:20they fled because their superpowers had regressed.
27:23That second rainstorm was the reason.
27:28Ivy is enjoying herself in a newly built wooden hut,
27:32eating canned food,
27:33ordering people around just as before.
27:35Hmm.
27:42When she sees me,
27:44she freezes for a moment.
27:46Then she grins at me,
27:48thinking I'm still fooled by her charade.
27:52Mom?
27:54Why are you here?
27:55Missed me?
27:57I look at her and say,
27:59I just want to check on you.
28:02What's there to check?
28:04I let out a cold laugh.
28:06Just seeing how much longer you can keep this up.
28:11She suddenly gets anxious.
28:13What do you mean?
28:14I offer no reply.
28:16I turn around and walk straight out of the hut.
28:23Outside,
28:24my deputy squad leader and his unit have already surrounded the entire area.
28:28She rushes out in panic.
28:30The moment she sees them,
28:32her face turns completely pale.
28:35What are you doing?
28:38I'm Ivy!
28:39I'm with Blake!
28:41No one responds to her at all.
28:44I stand in front of the crowd,
28:46questioning her.
28:47Imitation is your trick,
28:49isn't it?
28:51Hearing her secret being announced in public,
28:53she panics completely.
28:58Imitation powers have made you sterile.
29:01My gaze falls upon her flat,
29:03barren abdomen.
29:04You're not carrying a child at all.
29:08She takes a step back.
29:10You!
29:12How?
29:13Because my real daughter is back.
29:15Hearing this news,
29:16her face turns utterly pale.
29:18Then,
29:19a voice comes from behind.
29:21Move aside.
29:24It's Blake.
29:26He walks forward,
29:28looking at me,
29:29then at the imposter.
29:31What she just said?
29:34Is it true?
29:35The imposter opens her mouth,
29:37but unable to utter a word,
29:39Blake stares at her.
29:40You killed my girlfriend?
29:44No!
29:45It's not like that!
29:47Blake, please!
29:50Blake's voice turns ice cold.
29:52I kept wondering why,
29:53after waking up,
29:54you look at me differently.
29:57You speak differently, too.
30:01So?
30:04You're not her.
30:05You're not her.
30:15Later,
30:16we've got two special residents in our base.
30:19One is my daughter.
30:20She is going through a smooth recovery.
30:22Now she's using her powers to regenerate her lower body over time.
30:26Her healing powers have evolved into something even stronger than before.
30:31The other one is the imposter.
30:33She's locked in an iron cage underground.
30:35Every day, someone would bring her food.
30:38But no one speaks to her.
30:42Blake went to see her once.
30:45After their meeting,
30:47he sat at the base entrance for a long time.
30:49I don't know what he was thinking.
30:52That's not my problem anyway.
30:55Since he had not taken part in the scheme against my daughter,
30:59I shall spare him my blade.
31:03Later,
31:03the zombie hordes attack several more times.
31:06But each time they retreat halfway.
31:14Because there's someone special watching the walls now.
31:17A girl in white.
31:18My daughter.
31:20People in the base are calling her
31:22The Guardian.
31:24Every time she hears that,
31:25she'd smile with genuine warmth.
31:28That dear, familiar smile of hers.
31:30She's bright.
31:32Pure.
31:33And warm.
31:35One night,
31:36I join her.
31:39During her duty on the walls.
31:48She's leaning against the bars,
31:50looking into the distance.
31:52Mom.
31:54Yes.
31:55Do you think
31:56I can actually ever be human again?
31:59I look at her.
32:01Moonlight shines bright on her face.
32:03Soft and pure.
32:05Yeah, sure you can.
32:06She turns to look at me with serious eyes.
32:10Really?
32:11Really.
32:12I nod.
32:12She smiles.
32:14When I fully recover,
32:15I want your braised pork again.
32:17Of course.
32:18And your apple pie.
32:21Sure.
32:23And?
32:24She takes a breath.
32:26What else?
32:27She looks at me,
32:28her eyes shiny.
32:30I want you to hug me.
32:31Silly girl.
32:32I can do that right now.
32:34I stretch out my arms
32:35and pull her against my chest.
32:37Her body is still a little cold,
32:39but much better than before.
32:41I've...
32:44Don't ever leave me again.
32:45She buries her face in my arms
32:47and gives a muffled reply.
32:49Yeah.
32:50In the distance,
32:51the sun is rising from the horizon.
32:53A brand new day is coming.
32:54Humanity will keep fighting against the zombies.
32:57We'll soon embrace our rebirth,
32:59bathing in sunlight again.
33:01Not long ago,
33:02our virology experts
33:04successfully extracted antibodies
33:06from my daughter's blood.
33:12In the afternoon,
33:13Blake shows up.
33:14He only stays outside the cabin.
33:17When my daughter sees him,
33:18she doesn't know how to react.
33:21Then she leaves my side
33:22and walks to the door.
33:24They stand a few steps apart,
33:26looking at each other.
33:28Neither of them is speaking a word.
33:31I step out of the cabin.
33:33They need some room for privacy.
33:35I know that.
33:38I sit on a stone not far away,
33:40observing them.
33:42Blake is saying something
33:43with his head tilted down.
33:45My daughter is listening,
33:47occasionally nodding at him.
33:51After a while,
33:52she raises a hand to touch his face.
33:54I see Blake's shoulder tremble for a moment.
33:56Then he reaches out
33:58and pulls her into his arms.
34:00I look away into the distance.
34:02The sky is blue.
34:04Today is a real good day.
34:06At night,
34:06my daughter returns.
34:08She sits beside me
34:10and leans against my shoulder.
34:11Mom.
34:13Yes?
34:14He apologized to me.
34:16Okay.
34:17He said he was sorry
34:18for what he did to me.
34:20He said he should have seen
34:21through that imposter sooner.
34:22True.
34:23He said he's been regretting it every day.
34:26Yeah.
34:27Do you think
34:28I should forgive him?
34:30She keeps her head down.
34:31I can't see her face.
34:33I ask her,
34:34Do you want to forgive him?
34:36She goes silent for a while.
34:38I'm not sure.
34:39I stroke her hair gently.
34:41Then take your time.
34:42We've got all the time in the world now.
34:45She nods.
34:46Mom?
34:47Yes?
34:48Can I go see
34:49that person?
34:51I know who she means.
34:52The imposter.
34:53You want to see her?
34:54She nods.
34:56I want to go check on her.
34:58Aren't you afraid
34:58she might do something to you?
35:00She thinks for a moment
35:01before answering me.
35:02I am.
35:03But I still want to see her.
35:04I take her hand into mine.
35:07Let's go then.
35:08I'll go with you.
35:09The basement
35:10is the deepest part of the base.
35:12Squad leader Anna.
35:13I nod at them
35:14and lead my daughter further down.
35:17The iron cage
35:18is in the deepest corner.
35:19The woman inside
35:20is all curled up,
35:22turning her back on us.
35:24When she hears our footsteps,
35:25she moves slightly.
35:27Then she slowly turns around.
35:29It's been three months.
35:30She's now skeletal as a ghost.
35:32Her hair tangled,
35:34her face covered in dirt.
35:35When she sees me
35:36and my daughter behind me,
35:37she's all sluggish.
35:38Then she opens her mouth.
35:40Well, well.
35:42Look who just decided to show up.
35:44Her voice is hoarse.
35:46Giving me a feeling
35:47of worn-out sandpaper.
35:49Here to mock me?
35:50My daughter remains silent,
35:52just looking at her.
35:54That woman studies her
35:55from head to toe.
35:57Already walking?
36:00She lets out a cold laugh.
36:02Impressive, really.
36:03A new pair of legs
36:04with your powers?
36:06Incredible.
36:07My daughter still
36:08doesn't say a thing.
36:09After a brief period of silence,
36:11the smile on her face fades away.
36:13What exactly are you here for?
36:14Her voice turns sharp
36:16and hostile.
36:17To see how miserable I am?
36:19To see me locked up
36:20like a damn dog?
36:21Now you've seen it.
36:22Happy?
36:22My daughter steps forward.
36:25That woman instinctively
36:27recoils out of fear.
36:29What do you want?
36:30Her voice is shaking.
36:32Say it!
36:33I'm here to see
36:34if there's any sense
36:35of regret left in you.
36:36She's confused.
36:38Regret?
36:39She suddenly starts laughing,
36:41almost to tears.
36:43Regret?
36:44Seriously?
36:46She lifts her chin up
36:47and looks at my daughter.
36:49It's all madness in her eyes.
36:51I actually met him
36:52before you did.
36:52You know that?
36:54In the third year
36:55since the apocalypse day,
36:56that rainstorm
36:57awakened our powers.
36:59His was Electro.
37:00Mine was imitation.
37:01She lifts her chin up
37:02and looks at my daughter.
37:04It's all madness in her eyes.
37:05You know that?
37:06I actually met him
37:07before you did.
37:08In the third year
37:08since the apocalypse day,
37:10that rainstorm
37:10awakened our powers.
37:12His was Electric.
37:13Mine was imitation.
37:14We killed zombies
37:15and searched for supplies together.
37:17We survived.
37:17When he held me in his arms,
37:19he said I was the only love
37:20for his entire life.
37:22But later?
37:23Then he met you.
37:24You were prettier than me,
37:25more useful than me,
37:26better than me in every way.
37:27So he abandoned me,
37:28stopped seeing me.
37:29She bursts into tears.
37:31Tell me,
37:32what does it feel like
37:32to have the person you love
37:33fall in love with someone else?
37:34My daughter looks at her
37:36with indifference.
37:37So you had to kill me?
37:39She freezes.
37:42You wanted to kill me
37:43and replace me,
37:44only to get back with him.
37:46Do you know what I was thinking
37:47when those zombies bit me?
37:49She's mute now.
37:51I was only thinking
37:52about my mom.
37:53If I died,
37:54who would take care of her?
37:55Does she have anyone else
37:56to talk to?
37:57She's always forcing herself
37:58to remain strong,
37:59but would she cry?
38:00As she speaks,
38:02tears fall from her eyes.
38:03You'll never understand
38:05that feeling,
38:07because you've got
38:08no conscience at all.
38:10My daughter looks at her
38:11for one last time,
38:12then she turns to leave.
38:14Wait!
38:15Inside the cage,
38:16the woman looks up at her.
38:17Can you ask Blake
38:18to come see me once?
38:19My daughter stops,
38:20but she doesn't turn around.
38:22Just for once.
38:22I want to,
38:23I want to say something to him.
38:25My daughter remains silent
38:26for a moment,
38:27considering.
38:28All right.
38:30Outside the basement,
38:32night has already fallen.
38:33My daughter stands
38:34at the doorstep.
38:35Mom.
38:36Yes?
38:36I lied to her.
38:37I won't let Blake
38:38see her ever again.
38:39I embrace her
38:40with both my arms.
38:41Let's go home now.
38:43Yeah.
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