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Ripped by gabbyu's Subs
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BASED ON THE KINGDOM OF THE GODS BY YLAB
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[suspenseful music]
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[snarls]
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[flame roaring]
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What should we do?
[whimpering]
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We will do everything we can to ensure
Your Highness can escape to safety.
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Where does that leave you?
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I won't let you all die.
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-Not for my sake.
-Your Highness.
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Someone has to survive tonight.
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The people need to know the truth.
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[growling]
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[gunshots]
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[growling]
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Bring fire! They are afraid of fire!
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[gasps]
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-[grunts]
-[thuds]
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-[infected growling]
-[gunshots]
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-[men shouting]
-[infected growling]
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[grunts]
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[groaning]
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Father, are you watching?
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You see?
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They will take nothing from me.
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[foreboding music]
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[infected growling]
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[ominous music]
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[thwacking]
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[baby wails]
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[gasps]
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[baby wailing]
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[flame whooshing]
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[suspenseful music]
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[suspenseful music continues]
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[growling]
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There's a chance we can get Your Highness
out through the rear garden.
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The main gate is blocked off.
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The garden is the last option
we have left.
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Your Highness, there's no time.
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Let us escort you to the rear garden.
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The rear garden.
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[gasps]
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How many bullets do we have left?
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Not many, Your Highness.
We don't have enough to take them all out.
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The bullets are not for them.
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[clanks]
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[Chang] If we become the bait ourselves,
this may work.
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[growling]
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[growling continues]
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[blood trickles]
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[flesh squelches]
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[rasps]
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[snarls]
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[suspenseful music]
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Keep your eyes open!
Don't look at the ground!
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[gasps, screams]
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[tense music]
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[snarls]
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[gunshot]
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Watch your step.
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[suspenseful music]
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[snarling]
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[growling]
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[suspenseful music]
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[gasps]
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[rumbles]
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-[growls]
-[arrow whooshes]
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[pants]
It looks like they sealed off the gates.
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[gasps]
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Your Highness,
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what on earth is going on
inside the palace?
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-[clanging]
-[infected growling]
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[footsteps retreating]
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[baby whimpers]
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[baby wails]
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[somber music]
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[Chang] Dongnae,
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Sangju,
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we failed to stop the plague.
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I won't let that happen again.
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I will stop it, no matter what it takes.
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[somber music]
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[arrows whooshing]
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[thumping]
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[swords rasping]
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[foreboding music]
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[bow creaking]
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[suspenseful music]
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[wind whooshing]
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[rapid approaching footsteps]
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[thuds]
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[tense music]
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[growling]
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Do it now! Fire!
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[gunfire]
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[gunshots]
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[infected growling]
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[grunts]
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[blade rasps]
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[creaks]
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[panting]
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[grunts]
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[groans]
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[screams]
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No, no, no!
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[grunting]
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Don't touch me! Get away from me!
Stay back! Stay back!
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Ah! Oh!
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[screaming]
Help me!
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[snarls]
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[gunshot]
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[suspenseful music]
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[growling]
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[continues growling]
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-[flesh squelching]
-[groaning]
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[groans]
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[suspenseful music]
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[groans]
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[grunts]
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[gunshot]
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[thuds]
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[thumping]
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[ominous music]
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[ominous music continues]
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[growling]
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[thumping]
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[snarling]
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[thuds, splashes]
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[ice creaks, rumbles]
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[men groaning]
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[tense music]
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[foreboding music]
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[foreboding music continues]
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[gasps, pants]
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How did we survive that?
[panting]
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We all got bitten by them.
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I do not know...
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but we're alive.
[grunts]
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[birds chirping]
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Your Royal Highness.
Long live our new King.
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[councilors] Long live our new King!
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You Highness, I'm glad you're safe.
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Please tell me, what on earth
happened last night?
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Send more troops
we have left to the palace.
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Bring my men down from the walls,
as quick as you can.
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Have you completed pulling the bodies
out of the reservoir?
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[soldier 1] Yes, sir.
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[sighs]
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[gasps]
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Seo-bi...
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[flesh squelches]
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You're serious?
The plagues spread into the palace?
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Who lived through the night?
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Did everyone die except
for Your Highness and your guard?
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Including the Queen...
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and all of the ministers too?
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Yes.
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What news do you have?
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We were not able to locate
the prince's corpse.
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We must find him.
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Princes cannot simply disappear.
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I know there were guards
that escaped last night.
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Also, many rural magistrates
support the Haewon Cho Clan.
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If that child is alive,
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those who support him will be sure
to revolt in the future.
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For Your Highness' survival...
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this child must be put to death
by your hand.
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[growls]
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[gunshot]
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YEONGYEONG GATE
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[light music]
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This room...
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it was built to house portraits...
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as a way to honor kings,
of past and present.
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This is my bloodline.
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These portraits are placed on the throne
as if they were alive.
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We perform our ancestral rites...
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to honor their legacies.
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But there are two shrines
that remain empty.
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This one here was made for my father.
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And the other...
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This last one was built for me.
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[baby gurgles]
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Therefore...
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you shall come out at once.
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Let me see him.
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Show me this child.
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[baby cooing]
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[sword rasps]
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[gasps]
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This child has been bitten?
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He has been bitten, yes,
but he is not a monster.
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Trust me, sir.
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This child is not stricken
with the plague.
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You must not kill him, please.
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Don't do this, sir.
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I know that you do not want
to end his life.
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Highness, you asked me to protect him.
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I've done it for you.
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Go to the Queen's side...
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keep watching her baby.
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You mean, the prince?
The Queen's newborn, Your Highness?
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Sir, there is something
I have to tell you.
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It has to do with the Queen
and her newborn son.
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-The child is not--
-I already know the truth.
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That child is Mu-yeong's son.
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So, I...
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I need you to watch over him.
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Highness, you said that no one else
should get hurt, remember?
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So please, spare this child's life.
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The plague will come to an end.
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And this will be a bad memory.
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Winter will be spring.
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This nightmare will be done.
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[gasps]
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No.
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As long as this child lives...
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this terror will never end.
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[sword rasps]
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HONGCHI GATE
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THE CITADEL OF SANGJU
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3 MONTHS LATER
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[flame crackling]
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-[indistinct chatter]
-[women wailing]
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[both grunting]
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[all whimpering]
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JONGMYO SHRINE, 7 YEARS LATER
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[man 1] Begin!
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[clanks]
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[flute music playing]
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[men chanting]
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[flame roars]
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[gloomy music]
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Highness.
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It's time for us to head back.
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Someone told me that Your Majesty
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would like to see the records
from seven years ago.
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But surely, you already know,
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we seal the records of that time
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so not even the Kings
can know what happened back then.
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No one will tell me how my family died.
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My parents, my brother,
both passed seven years ago.
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All anyone tells me, is it was the plague.
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Now the plague killed all the court ladies
and the guards.
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However, neither you nor uncle...
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no one here will tell me anything
about who they were.
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So, who should I ask about this?
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[sighs]
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The royal lecture will begin shortly,
Your Highness.
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The lessons you'll learn there
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will be valuable
in helping the country thrive.
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The more you learn,
the better you can lead the royal court
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and look after the people of Joseon.
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Escort His Majesty.
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[councilor] Our young King misses
his parents more and more by the day.
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It would be too much...
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for him to learn what really happened
to them back then.
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He'd be devastated.
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We must do what we can
to ensure His Majesty never finds out.
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HANYANG
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[rain pattering]
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Oh? Oh, wait, wait, wait! I know you!
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Yeong-sin? It is you, isn't it?
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It's been a while, my lord.
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Good to see you.
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[laughing]
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[laughing continues]
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Oh, stop being so formal.
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-Talk to me like your friend.
-You're drinking so much.
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Haven't you had enough?
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I'm only drinking this much
because I'm having dinner with you.
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-Ha! Loosen up, will you?
-[chuckles]
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All right, fine. Then I will.
275
00:31:26,259 --> 00:31:29,179
Huh? I'm the Second State Councilor.
276
00:31:29,638 --> 00:31:32,474
Somebody!
This guy's getting chummy with me!
277
00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:35,310
-[laughing]
-And speaking of titles...
278
00:31:35,769 --> 00:31:38,688
what would people say if they saw
a court official sitting there,
279
00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:40,107
eating up all their food, huh?
280
00:31:40,190 --> 00:31:42,984
[both laugh]
281
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:44,444
You couldn't be more right.
282
00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:46,488
I don't know how I ended up here.
283
00:31:46,988 --> 00:31:50,617
You know, back in Dongnae,
I only took the magistrate position
284
00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,577
because if I didn't, my uncle said,
285
00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:54,704
he'd make me a eunuch.
[laughs]
286
00:31:54,788 --> 00:31:57,374
But I am the Second State Councilor now.
287
00:31:58,166 --> 00:32:01,336
But you know what,
it's a lot of responsibility.
288
00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:03,422
I got to look good all the time,
289
00:32:03,505 --> 00:32:06,341
and I never get to drink like this.
[laughs]
290
00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:11,388
But you're doing great things.
Order has been restored.
291
00:32:11,847 --> 00:32:13,473
Gyeongsang has recovered.
292
00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:15,976
This country has overcome so much.
293
00:32:16,810 --> 00:32:18,103
I've seen it first-hand.
294
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:20,480
That's enough.
295
00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:24,734
Don't make me talk about
serious matters with you, okay?
296
00:32:25,235 --> 00:32:27,070
Just enjoy the wine.
[chuckles]
297
00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:35,662
How's the King? Is he in good health?
298
00:32:40,417 --> 00:32:41,960
He is growing up well.
299
00:32:42,335 --> 00:32:44,129
He may be young, but he's already finished
300
00:32:44,212 --> 00:32:46,381
The Four Books and Three Classics.
301
00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:49,426
He'll grow up to be a wise king. I'm sure.
302
00:32:52,512 --> 00:32:54,055
I'm doing my best.
303
00:32:55,182 --> 00:32:57,726
After all, this is what
His Highness wanted.
304
00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:01,730
[sword rasps]
305
00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:04,858
[tense music]
306
00:33:23,710 --> 00:33:25,795
Tell me right now, can I trust you?
307
00:33:27,088 --> 00:33:28,507
Are you sure this child...
308
00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:31,426
is not sick with the disease?
309
00:33:31,885 --> 00:33:33,428
I'm sure of it, sir.
310
00:33:34,304 --> 00:33:36,932
The monsters left bites
all over his hand and feet.
311
00:33:37,390 --> 00:33:38,975
I put him in water and saved him.
312
00:33:39,476 --> 00:33:41,394
I saw the worms come out of him myself.
313
00:33:41,645 --> 00:33:43,063
[Kim Sun] Do not spare him!
314
00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:46,441
That child is the legitimate heir
to the throne.
315
00:33:47,234 --> 00:33:49,236
He is the only threat to your rule.
316
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:52,364
You'll bring chaos across the country.
317
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:58,537
Two cannot rule, there can only be one.
318
00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:00,622
Just kill the boy at once.
319
00:34:05,502 --> 00:34:07,462
I'll accept that you're right
about one thing.
320
00:34:09,631 --> 00:34:11,216
Between the two of us,
321
00:34:12,759 --> 00:34:14,761
one of us will need to be put to death.
322
00:34:18,974 --> 00:34:20,016
That said...
323
00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:25,564
which of us truly deserves to die?
324
00:34:27,566 --> 00:34:30,068
He is a prince
and the only legitimate heir.
325
00:34:31,027 --> 00:34:32,070
And I...
326
00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:36,032
I'm not even the Queen's son.
327
00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,412
I killed my father with my bare hands.
328
00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:45,917
If you must choose between the two of us,
329
00:34:49,838 --> 00:34:52,716
which one do we need more
to rule this starving,
330
00:34:53,049 --> 00:34:55,343
plague-ridden country torn apart by war?
331
00:34:57,262 --> 00:34:59,723
I ask you, which would you choose to live?
332
00:35:04,853 --> 00:35:06,896
-This child...
-[baby coos]
333
00:35:06,980 --> 00:35:09,566
...maybe the only hope left
for our kingdom.
334
00:35:10,150 --> 00:35:11,818
The ones who intended to use him
335
00:35:11,901 --> 00:35:14,571
to cease power for themselves
have all been killed by now.
336
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:18,325
So, please...
337
00:35:21,703 --> 00:35:23,246
guide this prince to rule.
338
00:35:24,289 --> 00:35:25,665
[gasping]
339
00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:28,209
...so that he can become a wise
and fair king.
340
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,882
[somber music]
341
00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:36,593
[sighs]
342
00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:43,475
I trust you with this.
343
00:35:46,227 --> 00:35:47,771
And the Ministers...
344
00:35:49,522 --> 00:35:51,608
who are virtuous and loyal to you.
345
00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:00,492
[sighs]
346
00:36:06,122 --> 00:36:07,123
We can't do this.
347
00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:08,667
What if that child...
348
00:36:09,459 --> 00:36:11,586
is not the descendant of the former king?
349
00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:14,964
He is.
350
00:36:17,092 --> 00:36:18,343
I assure you.
351
00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:23,556
I am his brother
and he has the blood of a king.
352
00:36:26,059 --> 00:36:28,436
Please write that the war
killed my father.
353
00:36:31,231 --> 00:36:34,025
As well as the Queen whom I called mother.
354
00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:38,363
I was killed too.
355
00:36:41,324 --> 00:36:43,410
That is how the history should read.
356
00:36:46,788 --> 00:36:49,582
This is the gift that I offer this land...
357
00:36:52,293 --> 00:36:54,629
as a descendant of the royal blood.
358
00:36:59,092 --> 00:37:01,094
[dramatic music]
359
00:37:22,115 --> 00:37:24,117
[dramatic music continues]
360
00:37:46,055 --> 00:37:48,099
[rain pattering]
361
00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:05,533
I wonder how His Highness is.
362
00:38:06,409 --> 00:38:07,410
[Beom-pal] I mean,
363
00:38:07,494 --> 00:38:10,705
he's got Seo-bi hanging around him,
so I'm sure he's well.
364
00:38:16,795 --> 00:38:17,921
[sighs]
365
00:38:21,341 --> 00:38:23,343
-What is that?
-It's a journal.
366
00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:25,470
It contains all of her notes
on the plague.
367
00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:30,600
[Beom-pal gasps]
368
00:38:31,684 --> 00:38:34,229
[Seo-bi] The plague began
when a handful of dead
369
00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:36,648
were revived with the resurrection plant.
370
00:38:36,773 --> 00:38:40,360
The eggs of the worms on the plant
seized control of the brain
371
00:38:40,443 --> 00:38:41,945
thus raising the dead.
372
00:38:42,278 --> 00:38:45,281
The resurrected lose all ability
to reason,
373
00:38:45,365 --> 00:38:48,743
they feel no pain, and quickly develop
an insatiable hunger
374
00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:50,578
for human flesh and blood.
375
00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:52,705
A bite from these monsters,
376
00:38:52,789 --> 00:38:55,708
transfers the worms
into the new host's bloodstream,
377
00:38:55,792 --> 00:38:57,669
but it does not transform them.
378
00:38:58,211 --> 00:39:00,964
However, it will lower
the body's temperature
379
00:39:01,047 --> 00:39:03,049
until they eventually die.
380
00:39:03,925 --> 00:39:07,720
The disease initially began spreading
at Jiyulheon in Dongnae.
381
00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:09,889
The people there cooked and eat the flesh
382
00:39:09,973 --> 00:39:13,393
of someone who have died
after being bitten by a plague victim.
383
00:39:13,476 --> 00:39:17,188
Those who ate that person
suffered convulsions before dying,
384
00:39:17,272 --> 00:39:19,023
and became monsters themselves.
385
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,526
After this particular interaction,
386
00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:25,321
all those who are bitten immediately
turned into mindless beasts.
387
00:39:26,322 --> 00:39:29,325
Not everyone who is bitten
turns into a monster.
388
00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:33,705
If a bite victim plunges their wound
in water before death,
389
00:39:33,788 --> 00:39:36,332
it will remove the worms
before they can reach the brain,
390
00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:38,418
thus eliminating the disease.
391
00:39:40,086 --> 00:39:44,090
In addition, newborns are immune
to the disease even if they are bitten
392
00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:46,509
because their brains
are not yet fully developed.
393
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:54,142
The worms thrive in colder temperatures,
so they lie dormant in spring and summer.
394
00:39:54,851 --> 00:39:56,060
In autumn and winter,
395
00:39:56,144 --> 00:39:58,688
their active hours are limited
to when the sun is up.
396
00:39:59,147 --> 00:40:02,150
Then from the winter solstice
to the first day of spring,
397
00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:05,111
the monsters remain active
throughout the day and night.
398
00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:07,447
But in all my research,
399
00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:10,241
I still have not found
the answer to one question.
400
00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:14,329
It is a certainty to me
that the worms favor cold temperatures,
401
00:40:14,662 --> 00:40:18,124
but for some reason,
extreme heat causes them to thrive.
402
00:40:18,207 --> 00:40:20,126
and spread even more viciously.
403
00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:21,961
There must be a secret.
404
00:40:22,045 --> 00:40:24,756
Something still hidden
behind the resurrection plant.
405
00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:31,179
Seo-bi is still trying to determine
what causes the disease?
406
00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:32,722
[gasps]
407
00:40:35,016 --> 00:40:36,893
The plague was wiped out seven years ago.
408
00:40:36,976 --> 00:40:38,561
No, not completely.
409
00:40:39,854 --> 00:40:41,689
The plant doesn't just grow in Sangju,
410
00:40:42,190 --> 00:40:43,650
it has also been found elsewhere.
411
00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:46,361
-In which region?
-Well, there's been many.
412
00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:50,823
Gyeongsang, the Three Provinces,
Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Hwanghae.
413
00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:53,409
We found the resurrection plant
all over the country.
414
00:40:53,493 --> 00:40:54,869
RESURRECTION PLANT
415
00:40:56,371 --> 00:40:58,498
[foreboding music]
416
00:41:26,526 --> 00:41:28,277
This is the resurrection plant.
417
00:41:31,906 --> 00:41:32,991
[gasps]
418
00:41:35,702 --> 00:41:36,786
[Yeong-sin] My lord!
419
00:41:38,246 --> 00:41:39,288
[gasps]
420
00:41:45,962 --> 00:41:48,381
I brought the elder and his son
from the nearby village.
421
00:41:50,633 --> 00:41:51,718
These plants...
422
00:41:52,385 --> 00:41:54,137
when did they start growing here?
423
00:41:54,595 --> 00:41:55,930
Oh, yes.
424
00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:57,682
Well...
425
00:41:59,058 --> 00:42:00,977
We planted these a while ago.
426
00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:03,229
What do you mean by that?
427
00:42:03,312 --> 00:42:04,439
You planted these?
428
00:42:05,648 --> 00:42:07,275
Who exactly gave you the seeds?
429
00:42:07,608 --> 00:42:08,609
Well...
430
00:42:09,444 --> 00:42:12,196
my son here followed a merchant to China
431
00:42:12,613 --> 00:42:14,157
to earn some money.
432
00:42:15,283 --> 00:42:17,618
He got those plants near the Yalu River.
433
00:42:17,702 --> 00:42:20,830
[old man] We planted them,
thinking we can make money off of them.
434
00:42:22,165 --> 00:42:23,166
Is that true?
435
00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:24,917
Yes, my lord.
436
00:42:25,418 --> 00:42:27,503
I was told it brings back the dead.
437
00:42:27,795 --> 00:42:29,964
I thought I could make money off it.
438
00:42:30,298 --> 00:42:32,425
I couldn't sell it
because no one believed me,
439
00:42:32,508 --> 00:42:33,676
so I just left them.
440
00:42:36,929 --> 00:42:39,057
[foreboding music]
441
00:42:44,479 --> 00:42:46,856
Are you certain someone sold
that plant to those men?
442
00:42:47,231 --> 00:42:48,524
Yes, I'm sure.
443
00:42:49,192 --> 00:42:51,069
He even knew exactly what to do
with the plant
444
00:42:51,152 --> 00:42:52,695
to bring the dead back to life.
445
00:42:53,071 --> 00:42:55,782
Whoever it was, gave him instructions.
446
00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:58,034
[gasps]
447
00:42:59,494 --> 00:43:01,496
Who would sell such a dangerous thing?
448
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:02,622
Good question.
449
00:43:02,705 --> 00:43:05,833
His Highness thought I should come here
and let you know about this matter.
450
00:43:05,917 --> 00:43:07,752
And I was told to give this journal to you
451
00:43:08,002 --> 00:43:09,629
in case there's another outbreak.
452
00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:14,217
Where is His Highness? Where is he going?
453
00:43:14,842 --> 00:43:16,719
He's gone to the Northern Region...
454
00:43:19,180 --> 00:43:21,140
to track down the person behind this.
455
00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:24,602
HWANGHAE PROVINCE
456
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:26,562
HAMGYONG PROVINCE
457
00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:43,037
-Where is it?
-Here, sir.
458
00:43:43,329 --> 00:43:46,707
Everything is been left behind,
but the people seem to have vanished.
459
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:55,133
[suspenseful music]
460
00:44:21,742 --> 00:44:22,910
[cracks]
461
00:44:35,715 --> 00:44:37,758
[suspenseful music]
462
00:44:59,405 --> 00:45:01,449
[panting]
I found the plant.
463
00:45:07,830 --> 00:45:09,832
"There must be a secret.
464
00:45:11,375 --> 00:45:15,046
Something still hidden
behind the resurrection plant."
465
00:45:21,928 --> 00:45:24,347
[suspenseful music]
466
00:45:34,774 --> 00:45:36,984
[suspenseful music continues]
467
00:45:42,907 --> 00:45:46,118
[bells clinking]
468
00:45:50,998 --> 00:45:53,000
[clinking continues]
469
00:46:01,008 --> 00:46:03,386
[suspenseful music]
470
00:46:06,013 --> 00:46:10,685
[snarling]
471
00:46:11,394 --> 00:46:12,478
[flesh squelches]
472
00:46:29,370 --> 00:46:33,165
[bells clinking]
473
00:46:35,418 --> 00:46:37,086
[distant snarling]
474
00:46:38,546 --> 00:46:40,673
[bells clinking]
475
00:46:46,178 --> 00:46:49,348
[clinking intensifies]
476
00:46:58,315 --> 00:47:00,359
-[bells clinking]
-[snarling]
477
00:47:03,029 --> 00:47:05,990
[clattering]
478
00:47:06,907 --> 00:47:08,951
[tense music]
479
00:47:29,180 --> 00:47:31,223
[tense music continues]
480
00:47:50,576 --> 00:47:53,204
[tense music intensifies]
481
00:48:02,922 --> 00:48:04,924
[suspenseful music]
482
00:51:35,009 --> 00:51:37,011
Subtitle translation by Liya Choi