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My First Night Shift Saved the City
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00:00:00I'm Sean Leng, a mortician who handles the bodies.
00:00:03But today, I landed a gig at a private museum as a part-time night guard.
00:00:09Why? Because the pay is insane. It's 10k a day.
00:00:16Why burn it?
00:00:17That way the agreement kicks in.
00:00:20Mr. Leng, welcome to private museum number 9.
00:00:25Listen up. You work a full month, then you get paid.
00:00:28If you don't, you will owe a crazy penalty.
00:00:32For whatever else happens, you're on your own.
00:00:42The hell is that?
00:00:44Our last night guard.
00:00:47No way a man could end up like that.
00:00:49What a heartless witch.
00:00:50So if she gets me to sign, then makes me quit to pocket the penalty fee?
00:00:54A death like that? Even I would be lost.
00:00:57Almost time. I gotta go.
00:01:03Hope you can last longer.
00:01:13Rule 1. Museum hours. Midnight to 6am. Don't show up during the day.
00:01:17Rule 2. If the eyes of the glazed funerary lion move, cover it with a red cloth.
00:01:22Do not lock eyes with it.
00:01:24Rule 3. The bleeding hairpin.
00:01:26If you hear a woman crying, act like you hear nothing.
00:01:30And don't answer any of her questions.
00:01:34Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:01:38If it comes begging you for a head, toss it the mannequin head from your desk, then lock the office
00:01:42door.
00:01:45Rule 4. Who's trying to pull some ghostly crap?
00:02:00I'm a mortician.
00:02:02I've mended a corpse in pieces, all alone, in the dead of night.
00:02:06No death or horror can surprise me now.
00:02:10Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:12Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:14Rule 4. The bronze warrior is missing its head.
00:02:15What a dump of a museum.
00:02:16How come everything's all busted to hell?
00:02:26Boss, I'm on camera!
00:02:28I didn't break this junk, so don't touch my paycheck!
00:02:33This mess is giving me a headache.
00:02:37There comes my work ethic.
00:02:50No bearing, needs a heavy duty pin.
00:03:20Pull him up!
00:03:23Pull him up!
00:03:44It's an S-rank demon! No way we can handle that! Evacuate the whole city now!
00:04:11Huh? Where does that come from?
00:04:14Still crooked, unstable. Gotta lock it in with a bracket.
00:04:22I'm the author of the W3RGO.
00:04:23You can still do that.
00:04:23It's the name of the W3RGO.
00:04:26Oh.
00:04:53The Grieving family would worship me.
00:04:56The Grieving family would worship me.
00:05:07Pierced by a hundred yard spike, tied by chains from nowhere, an S-rank demon got wiped
00:05:12out just like that.
00:05:14What demon teamer are we looking at here?
00:05:17Captain White, the S-rank Octo Armasura, is it really just gone?
00:05:21Nope, the power of a demon never disappears, it transfers.
00:05:26Kind of like when you killed a mirror demon and got its power.
00:05:30The power of the S-rank Octo Armasura now belongs to whoever took it down.
00:05:36Who took out the Octo Armasura last night?
00:05:46Who is it?
00:05:47Sean, huge news, the city was locked down last night.
00:05:49They say it's because of this S-rank demon, the news is scrubbed everywhere.
00:05:53My buddy took this picture.
00:05:54Dope, huh?
00:05:57That's the statue I restored last night.
00:05:59Someone photoshopped it, blew it up and slapped on some lightning, dumb Chuck, he'll believe
00:06:03any gossip.
00:06:03Stop buying such fake edited crap.
00:06:05I've been a mortician for years, never once seen any real paranormal junk.
00:06:09Get your ass back to work.
00:06:11But come to think of it weird.
00:06:12After a night shift I'm not even tired, if anything, I feel much stronger.
00:06:20Hold up.
00:06:22When did rule 5 show up?
00:06:29Did someone find out I restored that statue?
00:06:31And sneak in last night to add this rule, just to pin it on me?
00:06:39Mr. Lang, you, you're still alive?
00:06:42Of course I'm alive.
00:06:44You think I'm a ghost?
00:06:46You made it through night one.
00:06:48Well done.
00:06:49Ms. Swan, the rules have won more than yesterday.
00:06:52Did you guys sneak that in?
00:06:55Stop asking.
00:06:56Just follow every single rule there is.
00:06:58No questions asked.
00:07:00Wait.
00:07:00That's how you last longer.
00:07:02Look, I restored that statue, and let me be clear, long before my shift that statue had
00:07:06been in pieces.
00:07:06I didn't break it before restoring it.
00:07:08Don't you dock my pay over this.
00:07:11What?
00:07:12You restored the Octo Armor, Sura?
00:07:14Quick, take me to it, now.
00:07:28Huh?
00:07:29Huh?
00:07:29You actually restored the Octo Armor, Sura?
00:07:32No doubt.
00:07:33You see, I've had this weird ability.
00:07:34No matter what it misses, one look and I instantly know what it's supposed to look like whole.
00:07:46Over the years as a mortician, I have pieced together countless bodies and received real five-star feedback.
00:07:52Since you restored it, you're responsible for it.
00:07:58If it breaks again, whatever happens, you'll answer for it.
00:08:05Hey, no way!
00:08:06This thing was always trashed!
00:08:08I restored it!
00:08:09Why is it on me if it breaks again?
00:08:14Are you looking for an excuse to dock my pay?
00:08:18And hey!
00:08:20Tell me this.
00:08:21I restored it.
00:08:22What's in it for me?
00:08:24You've gotten the reward.
00:08:28What reward?
00:08:29I got nothing.
00:08:31Pretty women are the best liars.
00:08:33Is she trying to score something for nothing?
00:08:41Hmmmm...
00:08:41Alright.
00:08:42You'll keep the reward you've gotten.
00:08:44And as the boss says, for every artifact you restore, I'll throw in an extra 100k.
00:08:50100k per piece?
00:08:52Ms. Swan, now you're talking!
00:08:54You could've just said you'd pay!
00:08:55You've got a deal!
00:08:57Problem solved!
00:08:58Deal!
00:08:58Deal!
00:08:59Being paid, I can restore every single artifact in this whole museum!
00:09:03I'll make them all shine like new!
00:09:06Ohhhhhhhhhh!
00:09:08Yeah!
00:09:10Ding!
00:09:11Ding!
00:09:12Ding!
00:09:15Ding!
00:09:16Ding!
00:09:17Ding!
00:09:18Ding!
00:09:18Ding!
00:09:18A hundred K per piece!
00:09:20Ten pieces?
00:09:21A million!
00:09:21Yeah!
00:09:21Jackpot!
00:09:23Ding!
00:09:24Ding!
00:09:25Ding!
00:09:26Ding!
00:09:27Ding!
00:09:28Ding!
00:09:30Here we go!
00:09:31Another night ship!
00:09:32On top of pulling guard duty,
00:09:34tonight I'll restore another artifact what happened weird these are not
00:09:58natural cracks someone hacked at it with a sword or an axe who the hell did this
00:10:04is it mrs. one guess not that woman spent all day breathing down my neck like a forewoman
00:10:10she never got the chance
00:10:18screw it I'll patch it up
00:10:29gonna restore one more piece tonight also I need to step up patrols whoever did this you're done
00:10:48this is it a small chip easy restore
00:11:14once this one's done that's another 100k
00:11:29a hundred grand a hundred grand
00:11:41a hundred grand a hundred grand
00:11:54what the hell where are my tools where did my tools go they walked off
00:12:04who the heck did this
00:12:11gotcha
00:12:26nobody here the one who destroyed the octo amasura might be just the creep who swiped my tools
00:12:32right the camera it tells all
00:12:43rule six before restoring any artifact always check how the others around it react
00:12:52who's playing ghosts now so to restore one piece I need permission from the others here
00:12:57you're telling me those other artifacts stole my tools bullshit no way some metal could come to life
00:13:04nah I'm being played when I find out who you're done gotta pull up the cameras then the truth will
00:13:11come out
00:13:23the hell no signal
00:13:29the cameras got messed with too
00:13:38this is the last guards diary
00:13:42day one I started as the night guard at this museum nothing happened the whole night easy money jackpot
00:13:50day two while on patrol I accidentally found that some pieces had changed poses the bronze warrior's arm was raised
00:13:56higher the bejeweled lady was staring at me
00:13:58ah they were not in those poses before
00:14:01day three
00:14:02I told miss swan about it she said it was all in my head cuz I had too much free
00:14:06time I could go fix the broken artifacts if I feel bored during the night shift and she'd pay me
00:14:11a fat bonus for that
00:14:12day four for the money I started restoring the broken bronze mirror but they don't want to be restored that
00:14:18night a bronze sword flew out of its display case it whizzed past my scalp almost stuck into my skull
00:14:25I get it now I shouldn't have restored that thing I stared at that mirror my finger started hardening it
00:14:31turned white like porcelain I I'm becoming part of it
00:14:36if what this diary says is true that pile of porcelain shards I saw was really the last guard
00:14:42I see everything clicks even why my tools got stolen but this is seriously knots
00:14:50wait a minute while I was restoring the same mirror I had my face right in front of it I
00:14:55also touched it
00:14:56why did nothing happen to me
00:14:58who's there
00:15:26who's there
00:15:28who the hell did this
00:15:32before restoring any artifact
00:15:34always check how the others around it react
00:15:43screw it I'm restoring this mirror anyway
00:16:01guess I was worried for nothing
00:16:03can't believe I bought those shitty rules
00:16:35those things really can move
00:16:47those things really can move
00:16:58you
00:17:05since when did I get reflexes this quick
00:17:07and such strength
00:17:09I'm practically Superman now
00:17:11no wonder I felt super strong during the day
00:17:13it wasn't in my head
00:17:20the hell is that thing doing throwing in the towel
00:17:43are you kidding me
00:17:45are you kidding me
00:18:10that hunk of junk
00:18:11is literally trying to kill me
00:18:15I
00:18:16quit
00:18:16time to haul factor
00:18:17and
00:18:18down
00:18:21I
00:18:30I
00:18:38I
00:18:39I
00:18:39I
00:18:43What is this? A museum or a haunted house?
00:18:50They play dirty too?
00:19:13They play dirty too.
00:19:23Phew, finally stopped.
00:19:52What a shame. They're all busted up.
00:20:04But, Hammer...
00:20:08You... you were smiling?
00:20:14Another creepy area?
00:20:16What a shitty museum so full of creepy trouble.
00:20:36No way!
00:20:37My wound healed up overnight.
00:20:40What crazy regeneration. Am I even human anymore?
00:20:43No way!
00:20:55Perfect timing!
00:20:56Guess you've figured it out.
00:20:58This isn't a normal museum, is it?
00:21:00Those artifacts freaking move!
00:21:02They steal! They swing swords at me!
00:21:05This isn't just a gig!
00:21:06I may die for this shit!
00:21:08I quit!
00:21:09I don't care how much you pay me!
00:21:10I'm done!
00:21:11You're quitting?
00:21:13Mr. Leng, breaking the contract means a ten million dollar penalty.
00:21:17Ten million? I could never make that much money!
00:21:20Fine! I'll just be a deadbeat!
00:21:22Better than getting killed here!
00:21:27You think you can just walk away now?
00:21:32You restored the Octo-Arm Asura.
00:21:35You saw it yourself.
00:21:37Those things do not want to be restored.
00:21:55You heard it.
00:22:02No way!
00:22:05Just a third!
00:22:10artifact you restore your pay gets multiplied by 10. By 10? Before it was 100k per piece and now
00:22:18that's a million right? Yep. I mean I will do anything for that cash but you have to tell me
00:22:25what the hell this museum is. Why does all that junk move on its own? Is this place haunted?
00:22:33Mr. Lange, you ask too many questions. At this museum, the truth costs more than anything else.
00:22:40You want answers? Fine. For every artifact you successfully restore, I'll answer one of your
00:22:46questions. Good luck. For tonight.
00:22:57Rule 7. You're safe only with the Guardians. Assume they like you.
00:23:03Another one just magically appears? The Guardians? So those huge bronze statues are called the
00:23:10Guardians? Then what are those moving things outside? They're cursed? Ghosts? Or maybe they
00:23:14are being suppressed? As for whether they like me, I hid there and didn't get kicked out. So I'm
00:23:22guessing yeah, if something creepy happens again tonight, I'll just go straight there. No idea how
00:23:27these rules keep showing up, but I gotta say, they tell the truth. Now I've got a backup plan. Gotta
00:23:33get to work. Rule 4. The Bronze Warrior is missing its head. If it comes begging you for a head,
00:23:38toss it
00:23:39the mannequin head from your desk, then lock the office door. The Headless Bronze Warrior.
00:23:45should be an easy restore. That's the one. Back when I was a mortician, I got headless bodies
00:23:53from car wrecks. Still, I used plaster and clay and sculpted exact replicas.
00:24:16No original head? Then I'll make you a brand new one myself.
00:24:36Nailed it.
00:24:59No original head. Coming.
00:25:17No original head. Wait here.
00:25:42All right. You want to head, huh? The original one is gone, but I've made you an exact replica.
00:25:47The original one is gone, but I've made you an exact replica.
00:25:54What the heck?
00:26:07Perfect. One million, baby.
00:26:14What the hell? I'm burning.
00:26:25Team A's gone dark. Team B is shattered. Team C, all of team C just flatlined.
00:26:33team A's gone dark. One million, baby.
00:26:35Where's my body?
00:26:53avait mes buant
00:27:01In the last 72 hours, the demonic invasion in town has tripled, and the most dangerous
00:27:06one, codename confirmed, Bronze Head.
00:27:08So far, HQ has lost three A-ranked Demon Tamers and seven B-ranked Demon Tamers.
00:27:14With just a head, it's likely S-rank strong.
00:27:17You bet it is.
00:27:18It's definitely an S-rank.
00:27:20Once it finds a body, it will be catastrophic.
00:27:29The target!
00:27:31It's gone!
00:27:33What?
00:27:33It's gone?
00:27:35How can it be?
00:27:37It's not hiding.
00:27:40We...
00:27:40We lost the Demon's Trace!
00:27:42Pull up the last feed!
00:27:48Body?
00:27:49Where's my body?
00:27:52It found a lead on its body!
00:27:56Wh Barcelon!
00:28:01drum strike
00:28:03Panda!............
00:28:26He's completely dead now.
00:28:38Birdhammer? Who's that?
00:28:40The Forger.
00:28:44This S-Rank demon was crafted by someone with an intention.
00:28:48It can't be.
00:28:49Apart from the bronze head.
00:28:51That demon also has a body.
00:28:53And it's missing.
00:28:54Remember?
00:28:55That thing is at least S-Rank strong.
00:28:57Dig up everything you can on Birdhammer.
00:28:59Track down the origin of this demon.
00:29:07I'm just a night guard.
00:29:08Why am I stuck cleaning the front desk too?
00:29:13What's this?
00:29:27Hold on. This woman.
00:29:31That's Ms. Swan.
00:29:33But this photo gotta be years old.
00:29:41The Olympic Games?
00:29:43Amsterdam?
00:29:46The Olympic Games Amsterdam?
00:29:48That's literally in 1928.
00:29:52Almost a century ago.
00:29:57If this is really Ms. Swan.
00:30:00Then she's been alive for over a century.
00:30:21Ms. Swan.
00:30:22Morning.
00:30:24Time to pay up.
00:30:26Pay up?
00:30:27Yeah.
00:30:29I've restored the headless bronze warrior.
00:30:34You restored the headless bronze warrior?
00:30:37No you didn't.
00:30:38The Octo Armasura was just cracked open.
00:30:41The pieces can be put together.
00:30:42But the head of that bronze warrior was totally gone.
00:30:45How could you fix that?
00:30:47Ha.
00:30:47Come on.
00:30:48Why the big whoop?
00:30:49Its head was missing.
00:30:50So I just made it a new one.
00:30:55Looks like...
00:30:56I was really right about you.
00:31:00Save the flattery.
00:31:05You did promise that every time I restore an artifact,
00:31:07you'll answer a question.
00:31:08So here's my question.
00:31:09Who is the person in this photo?
00:31:11Why does she look exactly like you?
00:31:19This photo was taken.
00:31:21Almost a hundred years ago.
00:31:24Well she was my grandma.
00:31:26We've got good genes.
00:31:27I take after her.
00:31:29What's the big deal?
00:31:30The one that will hit your account on time.
00:31:32I've got things to do.
00:31:34Bye.
00:31:39Your grandma?
00:31:40Your grandma wore the same heels as you.
00:31:43Ms. Swan?
00:31:44The woman in that photo?
00:31:46Is you.
00:31:51A woman who has lived 100 years.
00:31:53And those busted and creepy artifacts.
00:31:56This museum is hiding something huge.
00:32:00Don't think she'll tell me the truth.
00:32:01I gotta dig into it.
00:32:07This museum's been around for ages.
00:32:09There must be something about it online.
00:32:21No results found?
00:32:23This is a museum in the downtown.
00:32:35Bingo!
00:32:37The eccentrics of the 1920s?
00:32:40Just the era I'm looking into.
00:32:47Son of a!
00:32:48I saw it clearly!
00:32:49It got wiped in one second!
00:32:56That's some exact blocking and deletion.
00:32:59Some serious force.
00:33:00He's covering up everything about this museum and Burt Hammer.
00:33:06Guess I'm not finding anything online.
00:33:09Gotta hit up Chuck for some leads.
00:33:11He's got connections.
00:33:13Full of juicy info.
00:33:24Sean.
00:33:25You've been ghosting everyone for days.
00:33:28You even turned down the mortician gigs.
00:33:30What kind of business are you in now?
00:33:35I got a night shift side job.
00:33:38Chuck.
00:33:39Take my advice.
00:33:41Some things are better left unknown.
00:33:44Fuck!
00:33:44Why all the secrecy?
00:33:47Hey, listen.
00:33:49Remember the photo of the Octo Armasura?
00:33:52Did you Photoshop it?
00:33:54Sean.
00:33:55Make fun of my weight as you want.
00:33:56But show some respect for my intel.
00:33:59That photo's the real deal.
00:34:04Sean.
00:34:04Check this out.
00:34:06It's a demon.
00:34:07This pic just got dropped.
00:34:09Got nuked from the internet right away.
00:34:11Wiped everywhere.
00:34:11But I grabbed a screenshot.
00:34:13I was so quick.
00:34:22Wait.
00:34:24Isn't that the head I sculpted last night?
00:34:26For the headless bronze warrior?
00:34:28That's just the head.
00:34:33Slack-jawed, huh?
00:34:35This bronze head was going around killing people, all the while crying for its body.
00:34:40Lots of people got killed.
00:34:41So Ms. Swan wasn't lying to me.
00:34:44Leaving the museum brings huge trouble.
00:34:46What happened next?
00:34:47Where did that thing go?
00:34:49See, you're clueless.
00:34:52The demon control division was on it.
00:34:55They've taken care of that head and taken it away.
00:35:00Demon control division?
00:35:04What is that?
00:35:07Sean, you came to the right guy, you know.
00:35:10The DCD is a top secret special official agency set up to handle the paranormal incidents that happen all over
00:35:16the country and can't be explained by science.
00:35:19Word is, there's been more and more demonic invasion.
00:35:22The DCD is short-staffed.
00:35:23They're recruiting talent nationwide.
00:35:28The DCD specializes in paranormal incidents, and they've taken that bronze head.
00:35:32In their internal archives, there must be some info on Bird Hammer and Private Museum No. 9.
00:35:37If I get into the DCD, I'll be able to dig into the museum.
00:35:44Chuck, do you know anyone from the DCD?
00:35:46I want to join them.
00:35:51Holy crap, you lost your mind.
00:35:53That's a special official agency.
00:35:55Those guys exercise demons.
00:35:57They are legends.
00:35:57No way I'd know big shots like that.
00:35:59But you said they're recruiting talent.
00:36:02They are.
00:36:03But they've got crazy bars.
00:36:06If you prove you've got some special ability and pass their trials, they'll let you in by exception.
00:36:24Special abilities.
00:36:27Something like this.
00:36:35Huh? Sean! You! You have a special ability!
00:36:40Chuck, sign me up.
00:36:42The 2nd.
00:37:022nd.
00:37:02Inside that bell, there's something alive staring at us.
00:37:07The second I walked in, I felt breathless.
00:37:10What are the DCD's trials even about?
00:37:18Thanks for joining the DCD's trials.
00:37:20I'm Jean White, the examiner and deputy captain of the DCD.
00:37:25Our recruitment standard is pretty simple.
00:37:27The strong stay, the weak out.
00:37:30You see that bell?
00:37:32Inside it is a trapped A-ranked demon, codename Face Eater.
00:37:38You gotta be kidding me.
00:37:40An A-ranked demon?
00:37:41That thing can wipe out half a city, and they keep it in just a bell?
00:37:46Quiet.
00:37:47During the test, we will only break part of the seal and let out a tiny fraction of its energy.
00:37:52If you can withstand D-ranked demonic energy, you get to become a trainee demon tamer.
00:37:57If you can withstand C-rank energy, you get to become a C-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:02If you do exceptionally well and withstand B-rank energy, you get certified as a B-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:11No offense, ma'am, but what rank are you as a demon tamer?
00:38:15Captain White is an A-ranked demon tamer.
00:38:18Only a few people from the DCD have reached that level.
00:38:20As for you rookies, if you can handle D-rank energy without pissing yourselves, that'd be a huge blessing.
00:38:31A-rank, huh?
00:38:32From how they put it, an A-rank is basically a top-tier badass.
00:38:42Wonder what level I can reach.
00:38:47The test starts now.
00:39:10My face!
00:39:12My face is killing me!
00:39:14My face is killing me!
00:39:23My face is killing me!
00:39:35Guess I've got this test in the bag!
00:39:43Seriously that insane?
00:39:47Keep going.
00:39:49Take it to C rank.
00:40:27That's the best you can do.
00:40:29Now get the hell out.
00:40:31I'm going for something harder here.
00:40:34Take it straight to B rank.
00:40:38Take it straight to B rank.
00:40:42Are you sure?
00:40:44Damn sure.
00:40:51Captain White, B rank, seriously?
00:40:53I've got it.
00:40:54Relax.
00:41:06Give me your face.
00:41:07Your face is so perfect.
00:41:09Let me have a bite.
00:41:10I'm so hungry.
00:41:27My face, my face got ripped off.
00:41:32That rookie is way too cocky.
00:41:34A B rank is way out of a C rank's league we've been recruiting for years.
00:41:38Only a handful have passed the B rank trial straight up.
00:41:42Wait, check that rookie out.
00:42:03Oh shit, the demon is out.
00:42:05It's after that guy.
00:42:06Fall back!
00:42:29Come on, run!
00:42:32I don't feel any danger.
00:42:35I can probably take it.
00:42:39Crap!
00:42:40That rookie's got no guts at all.
00:42:41He's frozen in fear by that A rank demon.
00:42:44He can't even dodge now.
00:42:45He's not moving.
00:42:46No way Captain White can save him now.
00:42:54Praise you, demon!
00:43:02Get the hell back.
00:43:04Get the hell back.
00:43:06Get the hell back.
00:43:09Get the hell back.
00:43:16Get the hell back.
00:43:30Get the hell back.
00:43:32Get the hell back.
00:43:39Get the hell back.
00:44:04Holy shit.
00:44:06Face Eater, the A rank demon is gone.
00:44:09That rookie wasted it and crushed the bell.
00:44:13With just one freaking strike.
00:44:21Wait, is this really a test for rookies?
00:44:23He punched an A rank demon into oblivion?
00:44:29I haven't ever been this strong back in the museum.
00:44:43Sean, congrats.
00:44:46You passed the test, you're now one of us.
00:44:51The higher ups of the DCD made a call.
00:44:54You're certified as an A rank demon tamer.
00:45:07A rank demon tamers are the absolute core muscles of the DCD.
00:45:11Starting today, you get top tier pay and a fat bonus.
00:45:14Also, you may access all the intel and resources.
00:45:17Sweet, it paid off.
00:45:18With A rank clearance, I can finally dig into private museum number nine.
00:45:23Sean, I gotta warn you about this.
00:45:25Your power feels weird.
00:45:27It isn't anything you trained for.
00:45:29What do you mean?
00:45:34There's a definite rule about demons.
00:45:37A demon's power never disappears, it transfers.
00:45:40Even when an S rank demon gets put down, its power doesn't vanish.
00:45:45It jumps straight to the demon's killer.
00:45:52A demon's power never disappears, it transfers.
00:45:57You just killed Face Eater, the A rank demon.
00:46:00By the said rule, you've now inherited its power, and you'd gotten some power before that.
00:46:04According to our assessment, you're at least a top A rank.
00:46:10Kill some demon and you get its power?
00:46:17Ever since I restored the Octawar Masura and the Bronze Warrior, my body has started mutating.
00:46:22So the Octawar Masura and that Bronze Warrior are both demons.
00:46:27But here's the thing.
00:46:28I didn't kill them, I just restored them.
00:46:33Damn, you're going too deep, I don't get it.
00:46:35Truth is, I used to work as a mortician.
00:46:37You know, that gig had me around corpses.
00:46:40I may have come into contact with a ghost.
00:46:44We won't make you talk.
00:46:46If you're not up for it.
00:46:48Strong demon tamers have their own secrets.
00:46:51As long as you use your power against demons, you are one of us.
00:46:55Sean, on behalf of the DCD's task force, I approve your membership.
00:46:59Welcome aboard.
00:47:06It's a pleasure.
00:47:16Commander!
00:47:17A spike of demonic energy detected in the west underground channel!
00:47:21The energy is skyrocketing!
00:47:22The reading is above A rank!
00:47:24Get the live footage up now!
00:47:32Codename for now, Rusted Centipede.
00:47:35Two repair crews are down in the channel.
00:47:36They got attacked.
00:47:37It's heavy casualties.
00:47:39We have to stop it underground ASAP!
00:47:41It can't crawl up to the street!
00:47:45Notify Captain White of this now!
00:47:47Tell her to lead the task force into the channel to suppress that demon!
00:48:04Normally, new recruits go through at least two weeks of training before they ever see field duty.
00:48:13But things are crazy right now.
00:48:15And also, clearly you are way better than an ordinary rookie.
00:48:20Hope you understand.
00:48:23Got it.
00:48:26Dude, this is the real deal.
00:48:28We're facing a genuine A rank demon.
00:48:30Things are tougher than the trials you took.
00:48:32No buckling at the knees or quitting.
00:48:38Halt!
00:48:39It's right up ahead.
00:48:43Lock and load!
00:49:00Form up!
00:49:19Get back!
00:49:20Okay!
00:49:26Go to hell!
00:49:28Go to hell!
00:49:54Sean, don't force it.
00:49:55That thing is too strong.
00:50:05Holy shit, a full strike from an A-ranked demon, can't even scratch him.
00:50:13Is he, is he really just a rookie?
00:50:26You done, Worm?
00:50:27Trying to run?
00:50:29My turn now.
00:50:33Up you go!
00:51:02No way that guy is a rookie.
00:51:05I think he's even.
00:51:09More vicious than a demon.
00:51:20How dare you snarl at me.
00:51:48Shatter!
00:52:13Forged by Burt Hammer.
00:52:19Burt Hammer?
00:52:22The bronze statue of a guardian.
00:52:25What does it have to do with this A-ranked demon thing?
00:52:35Burt Hammer again?
00:52:38Captain White.
00:52:39You know Burt Hammer?
00:52:41Let's head back to HQ.
00:52:44Then you will know.
00:52:46Then you will know.
00:53:02Check this out.
00:53:11The head from Chuck's photo.
00:53:13An exact match of the one I made.
00:53:19And I never even saw the original head of that bronze warrior.
00:53:22Here.
00:53:23Is this a coincidence or what?
00:53:25You okay?
00:53:26You've seen this before?
00:53:28Ah, nope.
00:53:29But this head really gives me the creeps.
00:53:34This is an S-ranked demon KO'd by some mysterious demon tamer.
00:53:38Just like that A-ranked centipede.
00:53:41It's got the name on it.
00:53:42The name of Burt Hammer.
00:53:46Captain White.
00:53:48Who is Burt Hammer anyway?
00:53:50According to the external intel we found, Burt Hammer was a legendary figure back in the 1920s.
00:53:57It's said that he was a legendary craftsman.
00:54:00With hands that could work magic and breathe spirit into dead things.
00:54:04However, when it comes to his life story and how he died, records of that are all classified.
00:54:11Classified?
00:54:12Even you have no access?
00:54:13Not just me.
00:54:15Even the commander can't access them.
00:54:16All intel on Burt Hammer has been locked away in a top secret SSS-rank file called Number 9 Project
00:54:22of Demon Control.
00:54:24What?
00:54:25Number 9 Project of Demon Control?
00:54:27Yeah, a level 1 secret from the earliest days.
00:54:30I've applied to 1HQ for partial access.
00:54:34Both the A-rank rusted centipede and this bronze head are tied to Burt Hammer in some way.
00:54:38Anyway, we should start digging into Burt Hammer and the Number 9 Project of Demon Control.
00:54:42The approval should take a few days.
00:54:44Sean, I know you're itching to go, but this is a huge deal.
00:54:48Just hang tight for now.
00:54:49I'll hit you up the second the file lands.
00:55:00Private Museum Number 9.
00:55:02Number 9 Project of Demon Control.
00:55:04They both have Number 9 in their names.
00:55:06They are both related to Burt Hammer.
00:55:08No way.
00:55:09So that museum has another role other than a building full of creepy artifacts.
00:55:14Sean, you following?
00:55:21Got it.
00:55:22I'll be waiting.
00:55:38Tonight, I'm restoring one more artifact.
00:55:40First thing next morning, I'll threaten to stop my restoration work and make Ms. Swan spill the beans.
00:55:47If she feeds me that my grandma shit again, I'm done with this job.
00:56:15Missing?
00:56:17No kidding.
00:56:19It's Rusted Centipede.
00:56:20The demon.
00:56:21We met underground during the day.
00:56:23It really came from this museum.
00:56:25But it was a tiny little thing inside here.
00:56:28Why did it turn into a monster outside?
00:56:30The artifacts here move and attack, sure.
00:56:32But they're no match for the A-rank and S-rank demons outside in size and strengths.
00:56:36What the hell is going on?
00:56:46One.
00:56:47One.
00:56:48One.
00:56:49Three.
00:56:55Ten.
00:57:10Over 30 empty display stands, each with a missing tag, so that means there are at least 30
00:57:19more demons out there going around killing people, like rusted centipede did.
00:57:40I'll restore it tonight.
00:57:49Act like I hear nothing?
00:57:51Piece of cake.
00:58:04Can you see me?
00:58:07First rule of a mortician, never get distracted on the job.
00:58:10Why won't you answer me?
00:58:13Will you help me?
00:58:15Answer me!
00:58:26Whew.
00:58:28Done.
00:58:41I heard it.
00:58:43These artifacts are like the living.
00:58:45They breathe faintly.
00:58:52Who is it?
00:58:53Who's sighing?
00:58:59Was it the museum itself sighing?
00:59:06Every piece of crop here moves on its own.
00:59:10Don't tell me.
00:59:12The building itself is also a living thing.
00:59:33Ms. Swan, I restored another one for you.
00:59:37Good work.
00:59:39The one downer restoration fee will be wired to you soon, as I promised.
00:59:45I better get every penny of that money.
00:59:47But besides the cash, per our deal, you'll give me an answer to a question.
00:59:55And, it's gotta be the honest truth.
00:59:57So stop feeding me that my grandma shit.
00:59:59Don't ever lie to me again.
01:00:00Or else, no matter how much you pay, I'll never restore a single thing here again.
01:00:06What do you wanna know?
01:00:08What's the real story behind this museum?
01:00:10And what is its connection to the number 9 project of Demon Control?
01:00:14How?
01:00:14How do you know about that project?
01:00:17None of your business.
01:00:18Now, give me the truth.
01:00:25You've heard of that project, so I'll spill the beans.
01:00:28This private museum is actually a tomb.
01:00:32A tomb?
01:00:33Private museum number 9 is the number 9 project of Demon Control.
01:00:42A tomb?
01:00:44Whose tomb is it?
01:00:45And what about Bird Hammer?
01:00:47Who the hell is that?
01:00:48What's his role in this?
01:00:50Mr. Lung.
01:00:52I lied to you before.
01:00:54So to make it up to you, I answered two of your questions.
01:00:57I told you what this museum is.
01:01:00And, how it relates to the project.
01:01:03But then you fired off five more questions.
01:01:07Ms. Swan.
01:01:08Don't try to game the system on me.
01:01:10Rules are rules.
01:01:12You wanna know whose tomb this is?
01:01:14And who Bird Hammer is.
01:01:17Earn it.
01:01:18Restore more stuff tonight.
01:01:31Number 9 project of Demon Control is the museum.
01:01:35And the museum is a tomb.
01:01:38But whose tomb is it?
01:01:40Who is buried here?
01:01:51Your requested file is finally approved.
01:02:00Finally got it.
01:02:04What?
01:02:04What the hell?
01:02:07When I first got it, I felt shocked too.
01:02:10This is an incomplete file.
01:02:12In other words, the file got heavily censored.
01:02:15Higher-ups understand that we're investigating the surge of demons.
01:02:19They know it's likely connected to the number 9 project.
01:02:22Actually, they went to talk with the participants of the project.
01:02:25But those people were stubborn.
01:02:27They don't want the file released to the DCD.
01:02:30That's why the higher-ups can only give us these heavily censored scraps.
01:02:35Participants of the number 9 project?
01:02:37This project dates back over 80 years.
01:02:40How come the participants are still alive?
01:02:42How old would they be now?
01:02:51They've lived over a hundred years.
01:02:53Not like that's impossible.
01:02:55I mean, Mrs. Swan's been around for over a century.
01:03:01Flesh is the vessel.
01:03:07Given to the seal.
01:03:08The seal stands.
01:03:15What does that even mean?
01:03:20Hold on.
01:03:24Fourteen people.
01:03:26But why fourteen?
01:03:29So the statue with the bird hammer tag
01:03:32was one of the demon tamers who died to set the seal.
01:03:36But the museum only has 12 intact statues.
01:03:39With the shattered one included.
01:03:42That's only 13 altogether.
01:03:44So where is the 14th one?
01:03:48Sean.
01:03:49Bird Hammer might be...
01:03:52One of the 14 participants of the project.
01:03:54All the high-level demons popping out lately are connected to him.
01:03:58And that means the number 9 project has gone off the rails.
01:04:03We gotta find the real site of this project.
01:04:06Only by digging into that, can we stop the demon crisis at the source.
01:04:11I know where the site is.
01:04:13But trust me.
01:04:15That place is complicated as hell.
01:04:21Gene, Sean, move out now.
01:04:23An abnormal surge of demonic energy detected in a newly excavated suburban ancient tomb.
01:04:29Our recon team is trapped down there.
01:04:31No idea if they're dead.
01:04:32Lead a team there and rescue them.
01:04:34Copy that.
01:04:49Crazy magnetic field.
01:04:51Strong interference.
01:04:52The detector can't locate the recon team.
01:04:57Flashlight off.
01:04:59Allow me.
01:05:28Over there.
01:05:29To the west.
01:05:30300 wide out.
01:05:31They're getting swarmed.
01:05:37Crap.
01:05:38I'm done.
01:05:56Captain White, Sean.
01:05:58You finally made it.
01:06:02Check this wall.
01:06:12No way.
01:06:13The patterns of these rooms.
01:06:14They look the same as the ones from those golden markings at the feet.
01:06:18Of the guardians.
01:06:25Over there.
01:06:35The size and shape of this slot.
01:06:37It's an exact match to the empty stands.
01:06:39The ones with the tag missing.
01:06:40This isn't some ancient tomb.
01:06:42This is where the museum artifacts were kept.
01:06:46Sean, look at this.
01:06:51You locked me up for 50 years.
01:06:53And now, I'm gonna destroy everything you built.
01:06:57What does that mean?
01:07:05These are...
01:07:12The lost broken artifacts from the museum.
01:07:14Why are they here?
01:07:16Whoever that is, they're deeply connected with Private Museum Number 9.
01:07:20And even with those missing artifacts.
01:07:24Captain White, can I borrow them for now?
01:07:27You mean these artifacts?
01:07:29Yeah, they're a huge help to me.
01:07:31Can't explain it right now.
01:07:33You are a huge help in this rescue.
01:07:35So yeah, you can take them.
01:07:39Thanks.
01:08:09You're back home.
01:08:11I tracked down the lost artifacts and brought them home.
01:08:15That's something as tough as restoring a busted artifact.
01:08:18A million per piece. Two pieces, two million.
01:08:22Even better. Miss Swan will answer two more of my questions.
01:08:27I gotta find and restore more artifacts.
01:08:30Then it won't be long.
01:08:32Before I get to the bottom of this creepy private museum.
01:08:47I lost him again.
01:08:57The second his night shift ends,
01:09:00Sean goes completely missing.
01:09:03I've been tracking him step by step but every time he gets near this block,
01:09:07he just vanishes into thin air.
01:09:09No traces, none, no matter what.
01:09:14The minute he joined the DCD,
01:09:17he pulled A rank clearance to dig into the number nine project.
01:09:21He's got that terrifying power,
01:09:23yet he's ignorant of the demonic power rule.
01:09:27Sean, what are you really?
01:09:35One, two, three, eleven, twelve.
01:09:45This smashed one included.
01:09:47That makes thirteen statues in total.
01:09:49But it was fourteen demon tamers giving away their flesh as the vessels.
01:09:54The fourteenth one.
01:09:56Who is it really? Where'd it go?
01:10:17Asking for trouble, Scam?
01:10:18C'mon.
01:10:33I think we're more than it.
01:10:51I get it now.
01:10:53Hey you, the Guardians.
01:10:56You've been burning through your life force to suppress the demonic artifacts here.
01:11:00Your bodies are cracking, because your power has been drained.
01:11:03And that collapsed statue?
01:11:04Maybe it died from running out of power.
01:11:08Was that you protecting me just now?
01:11:30I don't know.
01:11:48Music, calligraphy, stone arts, jade arts, carpentry, pottery.
01:11:53Birdhammer was a smith, so all the bronzes here were cast by him.
01:11:57Does that mean those porcelains were made by Potter?
01:12:02And the Bejeweled Lady?
01:12:04It was a painting by Bosich the artist?
01:12:06The bleeding hairpin was made by Jade, the engraver.
01:12:11So every single artifact in this museum was made by the Guardians?
01:12:23I chose to become a statue, to guard this place for a century, the age to come.
01:12:28Do not grieve.
01:12:30We have no regrets.
01:12:57Work faster.
01:12:58The clock is ticking.
01:13:00Something's off.
01:13:02The extra rules that popped up out of nowhere were all like type text.
01:13:06But these sentences?
01:13:07So sloppy and rushed.
01:13:09Clearly handwritten.
01:13:10And the color's different.
01:13:12This looks like blood.
01:13:14What the hell are you?
01:13:16What the hell are you?
01:13:24This handbook is a living thing.
01:13:27And it can answer my questions?
01:13:36So we get to communicate?
01:13:38Good.
01:13:39Listen up.
01:13:40Who the hell created you?
01:13:48The one who wanted the future age to last.
01:13:53Then tell me.
01:13:54What is this museum really?
01:13:56Who's buried underneath?
01:13:58And the 14th Guardian.
01:13:59Where are they?
01:14:04Go ask her.
01:14:05Who do you mean?
01:14:06Could it be Miss Swan?
01:14:11Hey!
01:14:12Quit playing possum!
01:14:13Do you mean Miss Swan or not?
01:14:14Why do I have to keep restoring artifacts?
01:14:17Spit it out already!
01:14:20Hey!
01:14:21Codex of the Oracle.
01:14:23Hey buddy!
01:14:24You there?
01:14:29Damn it!
01:14:31Don't you bail on me now!
01:14:40I'll go ask her then.
01:14:42Fine.
01:14:43I'll take it that it meant Miss Swan.
01:14:51Miss Swan.
01:14:52Morning.
01:14:53Looks like you didn't restore any artifact last night.
01:14:58True, I didn't restore any broken ones.
01:15:00But I did something harder than restoration.
01:15:03Oh?
01:15:04What is it?
01:15:05I brought back two artifacts that went missing.
01:15:08A bronze vessel and half a jade pendant.
01:15:11I've put them back on their display stands.
01:15:13Come again?
01:15:14For real?
01:15:15You found the artifacts we lost?
01:15:17While on that,
01:15:19did you run into that person?
01:15:21That person?
01:15:23Which person is she asking about?
01:15:28The one who carved those words on the hidden chamber's wall?
01:15:31Even Miss Swan,
01:15:33a slick old timer,
01:15:33is nervous.
01:15:34That person's gotta be a true nightmare.
01:15:36Yeah, I did.
01:15:40I was asked to pass you a message.
01:15:42You locked him up for 50 years,
01:15:44and now,
01:15:44he's gonna destroy everything you built.
01:15:49Mr. Lang,
01:15:50I don't know where you heard that.
01:15:51But if you really ran into that person,
01:15:54given your poor skills,
01:15:55no way you'd make it back alive.
01:15:57Damn it!
01:15:58She's belittling me.
01:15:59She has no idea how strong I am now.
01:16:03All right.
01:16:04I won't beat around the bush.
01:16:10Miss Swan,
01:16:11tell me,
01:16:12should I call this thing a handbook?
01:16:14Or should I call it Codex of the Oracle?
01:16:19What?
01:16:20You talked with it?
01:16:22What did it tell you?
01:16:23It said I gotta stay alive and restore more.
01:16:25It also said that if I have questions,
01:16:28I should ask you.
01:16:31Miss Swan,
01:16:32let's be honest with each other.
01:16:33I know what you want.
01:16:34You want me to keep restoring artifacts in this museum?
01:16:37I can agree to that,
01:16:38and keep doing this life-threatening shit.
01:16:40Only if you answer all my questions.
01:16:41No more secrets or lies.
01:16:50That thing is willing to guide you.
01:16:52Guess it's really accepted you.
01:16:56All right, deal.
01:16:57Ask me anything.
01:16:58If I know it,
01:16:59I'll tell you.
01:17:00Question one.
01:17:01All those broken artifacts in the museum,
01:17:04what are they?
01:17:05And also,
01:17:06why is it that every time I restore them,
01:17:08I end up getting some crazy power boost?
01:17:11Mr. Lang,
01:17:12you've joined the DCD, haven't you?
01:17:14By now,
01:17:14you should have memorized that definite rule of power.
01:17:17The power of a demon never disappears.
01:17:20It transfers.
01:17:21Right.
01:17:21In this world,
01:17:22demons are immortal.
01:17:24The only way to truly wipe one out
01:17:26is to have it sealed.
01:17:27When you're restoring the broken artifacts,
01:17:29you're actually having them resealed.
01:17:32Having them sealed is the same as having them killed.
01:17:35That means,
01:17:37the moment you have an artifact restored and resealed again,
01:17:40its power gets pulled out of it.
01:17:42And then,
01:17:43the power transfers right into you.
01:17:46That's why you keep getting stronger.
01:17:50I see.
01:17:52Question two.
01:17:53All those busted artifacts are freaking terrifying demons.
01:17:58And the ones that got lost out there
01:18:00have world-shattering power.
01:18:02But why inside the museum
01:18:04are they stuck as tiny lifeless objects?
01:18:07Most of them can barely even twitch.
01:18:09And also,
01:18:10even I myself feel so much weaker whenever I'm inside here.
01:18:13When I'm here,
01:18:14I can't access most of my power.
01:18:16Actually,
01:18:17that's the whole reason
01:18:18Private Museum Number 9 was built.
01:18:21Inside the museum,
01:18:23every single demonic power
01:18:25must be absolutely suppressed.
01:18:28Get suppressed inside here?
01:18:31Sean,
01:18:32have you thought about this?
01:18:33Why are there only five main sections here?
01:18:37Bronze arts,
01:18:38jade arts,
01:18:39calligraphy and paintings,
01:18:41ceramics,
01:18:42terracotta arts.
01:18:44Any story behind that?
01:18:46These five exhibition areas
01:18:48were built according to the toughest formation there is,
01:18:52the formation of five celestial peaks.
01:18:54This museum itself,
01:18:56it's one massive god-tier magical formation.
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