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Hidden Survivors
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00:04Oh my god, something's wrong at Pinnacle Hospital. There are police and doctors everywhere.
00:09Is there a confirmed case?
00:16Emily, I was just about to reply to you, but the post vanished. I didn't delete it.
00:19I don't know if it's a confirmed case, but there are special police. It's terrifying.
00:22Is your lease almost up? Do you want to renew it?
00:26Emily, graduation season is coming up soon and apartments will be in short supply.
00:30Decide quickly if you want it or new, and I can give you a discount.
00:54The city will be locked down at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
00:56Get out if you can. Stock up on supplies until your place is full.
01:09There's an emergency at home. I need to take leave.
01:11Okay, Emily, go on home. Take a week off.
01:20Dad, drive back to City Q right now. I'm coming home today.
01:23Honey, what's going on?
01:25I'll explain everything as soon as I get out of the car.
01:27Where are you now?
01:38Mom, send me the address of our new place.
01:40Leave work now. I'll be home this afternoon.
02:01Miss, are you sure you want this much stuff?
02:03Positive. Please deliver it as soon as possible. Thank you.
02:11What was wrong with that biter in the video?
02:14A huge metropolis with tens of millions of people, a major transportation hubbit, locking down just like that?
02:20Why run away from the most important economic and cultural center unless it's already out of control?
02:25What is happening to this world?
02:33What's wrong, honey? What happened?
02:35Sweetie, does this have something to do with you coming home suddenly?
02:38I don't know exactly what's going on, but I know it's serious.
02:40The city is locking down at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
02:43Someone warned me to leave right away and stock up on supplies.
02:45I'm so scared. Please believe me, Mom and Dad.
02:47We really need to buy enough to last at least a year.
02:50Don't be afraid. Mom and Dad have your back, always.
02:52Who would we trust if not you?
02:56Stocking up, right?
02:57Don't wait for my cooking today. I'm heading to the wholesale market first.
03:00Send me the list of what you ordered, baby. I'll check what you're missing and fill in the gaps.
03:09Our family will be fine. Stop panicking.
03:12Pack your things properly and head to the airport.
03:14I already placed an order for a batch of supplies.
03:16To avoid drawing attention, I had them delivered to the B1 parking garage around 8 p.m.
03:19When could be upstairs, be careful not to run into anyone.
03:21Okay, don't worry, sweetie. Mom will never let anything happen to you.
03:25All right.
03:27Let's go.
03:31Let's go.
03:44Let's go.
04:11I don't know.
04:32I have to face it.
04:34This is already the last train to the airport.
04:56It's passable now.
05:13Hi, Mom. It's me.
05:15Honey, Mom's busy here.
05:17I just ordered 200 pounds of pork, 100 pounds of beans, 100 pounds of lamb, four whole chicken.
05:21Still need chicken wings and drum hocks.
05:22Is there anything else you want?
05:23Mom, you're incredible.
05:25Listen.
05:26Remember to buy a solar generator, batteries, and a few more refrigerators.
05:30I'll search for the rest.
05:38Attention all passengers bound for city queue.
05:42This flight is about to depart.
05:50Hold on.
05:51If I throw up now, everyone will notice.
06:02I don't want to...
06:32Honey, we can't...
06:33can't go home yet. We need to finish buying everything first. Starting tomorrow, we won't
06:37go out at all. We're out of stock. Installation can't be done for three days. What if we pay
06:49extra? I'll head over to your place and install them right now.
07:04Mom, when will you be back? My girl's calling. I'll head home now. I couldn't bargain down
07:10the price for these clothes. I'll check the underground market tomorrow. Oh my god. Fine,
07:15you win. Take it at this price. Mom, when will the meat and solar generators you bought be delivered?
07:19The wholesale market will deliver the meat pre-stored in refrigerators. The fridge shop
07:23and meat vendor are run by the same family. The solar generators have already arrived. I had them
07:26left outside room 1502. That apartment's unfinished. No one will notice. I stashed the rest in the 24
07:31stair hell. Hardly anyone climbs that high and no one lives above the 20th floor.
07:43Mineral water, toilet rolls, self-heating hot pots, lime storage barrels, rainwater collectors,
07:50rubbing alcohol. Everything's here.
07:52You can't wait.
08:19Didn't system
08:20in the house
08:36I'm keeping the four hens on the enclosed balcony off the kitchen.
08:40Soundproof cotton has been installed everywhere, so no clacking can be heard outside.
08:58What was that?
09:39Soundproof cotton has been installed everywhere, so no clacking can be heard outside of it.
09:46Movies are just movies.
09:48I can't judge these creatures downstairs based on fictional stories.
09:51The person who was brutally attacked this morning has now turned into one of them.
09:55Judging from this, the virus spreads through saliva and blood.
09:58Right now, these zombies seem mindless, wandering aimlessly in circles.
10:01After that sick man vomited earlier, they were drawn to the smell and swarmed around Building 10 where he lives.
10:08That means they hunt relying on hearing and smell.
10:11Honey, let's get some sleep. We were completely worn out last night.
10:18What's happening? It's so dark. Damn it.
10:22The stench of rotten iron is thick enough to choke on.
10:27I remember these eyes.
10:29I remember these eyes.
10:29I saw them at the airport in City B one day ago.
10:33Sweetie, you're having a nightmare. Wake up.
10:39You have a fever, baby. Take this medicine and you'll feel better.
10:53The number of zombies between Building 10 and Building 12 hasn't changed.
10:58Still 11.
10:59It means there are likely no new infected in our community.
11:02I have no idea what sustains them.
11:06They seem to need no food or energy besides human flesh.
11:10Stray cats in the yard hold no interest for them.
11:13They fear no daylight.
11:15And will lunge and bite and blindly at any sound.
11:19Proving their hearing is extremely sharp.
11:28Dad, come quick!
11:37Dad, should we help him?
11:43Help might come for us soon.
11:47I think we can give him something, just not too much.
11:52That makes sense.
11:55Two packs of compressed biscuits and two chocolate bars.
12:01But how?
12:02The distance between our building and Building 14 is nearly 50 meters.
12:06We can't throw it that far.
12:08There's no way we'd risk our lives to deliver it.
12:25That makes sense.ации
12:25peeps mean that… This
12:46was the center for that meeting. This
12:47was another place for that meeting. The
12:48facility… I'll
12:53lift this into town with a cadennial called Captain Thatser.
13:01Oh, my God.
13:03It's horrifying.
13:17Sweetie, what's wrong?
13:19Mom, Dad, that man downstairs?
13:20He's the one from apartment 1602, building 14.
13:23The neighbor gave him two packs of instant noodles today.
13:25So the victim was that kind Linju.
13:28They may didn't first down Lamer supplies.
13:30We might have been the ones killed tonight.
13:32In this world, even kindness can get you killed.
13:36All right.
13:37Honey, go back to your room and rest.
13:40Margaret, you take over the night watch.
13:41I'll reinforce our fire north, our fire door, with extra defenses.
13:48Shit! Shit!
13:50Shit!
13:50Shit!
13:57Who says being trapped indoors means we're just waiting to die?
14:15Damn you.
14:17Just you wait.
14:18I'll make you pay.
14:30The dying woman's last words played in my mind.
14:33She mouthed one thing to me.
14:35Run.
14:52You hear me?
14:53You hear me?
14:54You hear me?
14:54She mouthed one thing to me.
14:57She mouthed one thing to me.
15:10She mouthed one thing to me.
15:13She mouthed one thing to me.
15:16She mouthed one thing to me.
15:16She mouthed one thing to me.
15:19She mouthed one thing to me.
15:21She mouthed one thing to me.
15:23She mouthed one thing to me.
15:23She mouthed one thing to me.
15:24She mouthed one thing to me.
15:24She mouthed one thing to me.
15:24She mouthed one thing to me.
15:50Sweetie, was what you did today truly foolproof?
15:55Of course, I'm not reckless. I'd never gamble with my own life. Deep down, I knew the plan was full
16:00of flaws. If the zombies had caught me before I got in the elevator, or if that man downstairs had
16:05noticed the changing floor numbers and grown suspicious, I would be dead a hundred times over. My plan came with
16:09high rewards, but equally high risks. That was why I never let my parents get involved.
16:14Do you think your father and I are weak, hiding behind you, waiting to be protected? Watching your child take
16:20dangerous risks just to keep the family safe is the cruelest thing a parent can endure. Have you ever thought?
16:25Two people begged for supplies that day. Where is the other one?
16:28Could he be hiding on the 14th floor, waiting to ambush you? I... I never considered that.
16:35Baby, beyond being your family, you need to learn to trust and cooperate with others.
16:40We are not burdens. We survive this together.
16:50Thirteen people went out to search for supplies, but only five actually made it back. A severe two-day rainstorm
16:58hit one night in September. It completely submerged the first floor and hit the second floor in imminent danger.
17:07Will the buildings collapse after being soaked in rainwater for so long? It's unlikely. Flooding mostly shortens a building's lifespan,
17:15not bring it down at once.
17:33What a nightmare!
17:34Ha ha ha ha ha!
17:50I can't help feel like the zombies are watching them the supplies they brought back this only
17:57enough for one person survived three days I reckon they'll have to go out for more
18:01but I heard the streets are flooded with them
18:37damn it the thick sickening stench of blood hangs in the air and I feel like I'm drowning in it
18:43oh my god it's an intelligent variant the zombies downstairs have evolved and they've spawned a
18:53leader this is terrible will we even survive don't be afraid my love as long as we stay together as
18:59a
18:59family we'll get through anything based on everything I observed I've categorized them as
19:02stage one stage two and stage three stage one zombies are the mindless ones from the early days
19:06of the apocalypse stage two are the evolved ones that hunted the survivors today enhanced physical
19:11ability with basic primitive intelligence stage three are the intelligent overlords that can
19:16command the horde even capable of showing primitive emotion evolution is only accelerating if we don't
19:21stop them soon there will surely be stage four stage five and beyond this is catastrophic we've
19:26lost all contact with the government we have no idea what has become of the outside world we held
19:30our breath until the last zombie left the neighborhood finally able to relax yet overwhelming
19:36loneliness washed over me the world had grown deathly quiet leaving only the three of us alive
19:41you've been down lately go tend to the plants to clear your head it feels as if I'm nurturing the
19:46last hope for humanity some of the potatoes we stockpiled long ago have sprouted I plant them
19:52alongside the new vegetables I cut out the sprouting the buds then bury them in soil-filled water bottles
19:58once leaves grow in I dig up the rooted spruits and transplant them into large cardboard boxes
20:03alongside the other healthy seedlings I fertilize the crops every 20 days I snip off all beating
20:10flowers to stop the plants for wasting nutrients and withering
20:16even on such a sacred holiday we can only celebrate in the simplest saddest way how much longer must we
20:26endure this cursed world I never cared for Christmas pudding I wouldn't take a single bite last Christmas
20:32this year is different though every ingredient feels incredibly precious it has been six months since
20:39the zombie outbreak and we treasure every scrape of food more than ever before
21:10I have a bad feeling the zombies are evolving again
21:17with explosions this massive could the military have arrived
21:43it seems cruelty has become their pastime in this broken world with their endless looting the last traces
21:49of ordinary survivors in this community are being erased my fingers go numb I barely have time to mourn the
21:54dead
21:54at this rate we'll be next by tomorrow once they find the locked stair hall door there will be no
21:58way out for us
22:03to stay hidden we can only survive on compressed biscuits today
22:06no fireplace no fire at all
22:09outsiders clearly know how to fight the undead they carry no fear living carefree in the apocalypse
22:14compared their recklessness our small family is trapped in heavy suffocating dread
22:18I run through every possible plan in my head I run through every possible plan in my head
22:21yet none seem enough to keep us safe I refuse to die like this
22:31stay safe sweetie I will dad
22:34stay safe
23:16Thank goodness, it still works.
23:31It only has a flight time of 23 minutes.
23:34We have to turn back after 7 kilometers.
23:47The zombie horde didn't come.
23:50My plan failed.
23:52It's alright.
23:53We'll figure out another way.
23:54I'd hope the noise from the drone would lure the evolved zombies from the city center into our community.
23:58They would fight the intruders, buying us time to find a way to survive.
24:01But I drew nothing.
24:01Every one of my guesses was wrong.
24:03The drone needs four hours to fully charge.
24:05We can't fly it again until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
24:07By then, the intruders will have started searching the buildings.
24:09It will be too late.
24:19What I feared has finally come.
24:28Honey, your nose is bleeding.
24:38Have some chocolate.
24:40Sweets are said to boost dopamine and calm you down.
24:47I'll try one last time.
24:49This is my final gamble.
24:51Our last struggle before everything ends.
25:21It seems the three of us are the last circumstances.
25:23surviving people left in City Q.
25:31Just stay here forever.
25:50We're saved.
25:53We're saved.
25:54We're saved.
25:56We're saved.
25:57We're saved.
26:06We're saved.
26:13We're saved.
26:16We're saved.
26:17We're saved.
26:20We're saved.
26:21We're saved.
26:22We're saved.
26:24We're saved.
26:35I still can't believe it.
26:37Are we truly safe now?
26:38The zombie outbreak was a global catastrophe, and our nation was among the worst hit regions.
26:43The government has exhausted every resource on rescue and containment.
26:45Here in Q-City, we have eliminated the last remaining undead.
26:48Only three major cities nationwide still await full clearance.
26:51We must accept the heavy consequences this disaster has left behind.
26:55Restoring public trust will not happen overnight.
26:58The explosions you heard in the night were part of Operation HICU, a joint campaign between military and civilian task
27:04forces.
27:05Your drone drew no response from the undead for one simple reason.
27:09There were no zombies left in Q-City.
27:11For half a year, this city has been nothing but an empty dead zone.
27:15Temporary safe havens have been established in every provincial capital.
27:19Most survivors have already been relocated there.
27:21Your community lies far from the city's center and was newly developed, so rescue notifications were delayed.
27:26Thermal scans from military drones mark this area as completely uninhabitated.
27:31We are so sorry.
27:35None of this is your fault.
27:36Your drone's low-altitude controls caught our attention long ago.
27:39We spotted the shaky, blood-written SOS today.
27:42We hesitated, uncertain if it was a genuine plea or an enemy trap.
27:46Refusing to abandon any chance of saving lives, we tracked the drone back to this complex and waited for the
27:51right moment.
27:51I trust you.
27:53I trust us our country.
28:00Come in.
28:01Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa.
28:06They never imagined anyone could have survived hidden inside this community.
28:11One vicious-looking man fixed me with a cold, vengeful glare.
28:16He may have been plot-rotting retaliation, but none of it mattered anymore.
28:31I hope it heals soon, just like all of humanity.
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