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Hidden Survivors - Ep
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00:04Oh my god, something's wrong at Pinnacle Hospital.
00:07There are police and doctors everywhere.
00:10Is there a confirmed case?
00:16Emily, I was just about to reply to you, but the post vanished.
00:19I didn't delete it.
00:20I don't know if it's a confirmed case, but there are special police.
00:22It's terrifying.
00:23Is your lease almost up?
00:24Do you want to renew it?
00:27Emily, graduation season is coming up soon
00:29and apartments will be in short supply.
00:30Decide quickly if you want to renew and I can give you a discount.
00:54The city will be locked down at 8am tomorrow.
00:57Get out if you can. Stock up on supplies until your place is full.
01:10There's an emergency at home. I need to take leave.
01:12Okay, Emily, go on home. Take a week off.
01:20Dad, drive back to City Q right now. I'm coming home today.
01:24Honey, what's going on?
01:26I'll explain everything as soon as I get out of the car.
01:28Where are you now?
01:39Mom, send me the address of our new place.
01:41Leave work now. I'll be home this afternoon.
02:02Miss, are you sure you want this much stuff?
02:04Positive. Please deliver it as soon as possible. Thank you.
02:12What was wrong with that biter in the video?
02:15A huge metropolis with tens of millions of people, a major transportation hubbit,
02:19locking down just like that?
02:21Why run away from the most important economic and cultural center unless it's already out of control?
02:26What 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.
02:41The city is locking down at 8am tomorrow.
02:43Someone warned me to leave right away and stock up on supplies.
02:46I'm so scared. Please believe me, Mom and Dad.
02:48We really need to buy enough to last at least a year.
02:51Don't be afraid. Mom and Dad have your back. Always.
02:54Who would we trust if not you?
02:57Stocking up, right?
02:58Don't wait for my cooking today. I'm heading to the wholesale market first.
03:01Send me the list of what you ordered, baby.
03:03I'll check what you're missing and fill in the gaps.
03:10Our 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.
03:17To avoid drawing attention, I had them delivered to the B1 parking garage around 8pm.
03:20When you could be upstairs, be careful not to run into anyone.
03:22Okay, don't worry, sweetie. Mom will never let anything happen to you.
03:49Take care.
03:56Take care, girl.
04:01Take care.
04:09I'll leave you alone.
04:10I'll leave you alone.
04:12Oh, god.
04:13Bagggio.
04:14Like, oh.
04:14Give me some time.
04:33I have to face it, this is already the last train to the airport.
04:56It's passable now.
05:14Hi mom, it's me.
05:16Honey, mom's busy here. I just ordered 200 pounds of pork, 100 pounds of beans, 100 pounds of lamb, four
05:21whole chicken. Still need chicken wings and drum hocks. Is there anything else you want?
05:24Mom, you're incredible. Listen, remember to buy a solar generator, batteries and a few more refrigerators. I'll search for the
05:32rest.
05:40Attention all passengers bound for city queue. This flight is about to depart.
05:52Hold on. If I throw up now, everyone will notice.
06:02Oh, my God.
06:08Oh, my God.
06:12Oh, my God.
06:33Honey, we can't go home yet. We need to finish buying everything first. Starting tomorrow, we won't go out at
06:39all.
06:45We're out of stock. Installation can't be done for three days. What if we pay extra?
06:51I'll head over to your place and install them right now.
07:05Mom, when will you be back?
07:07My girl's calling. I'll head home now. I couldn't bargain down the price for these clothes. I'll check the underground
07:13market tomorrow.
07:14Oh, my God. Fine. You win. Take it at this price. Mom, when will the meat and solar generators you
07:20bought be delivered?
07:20The wholesale market will deliver the meat pre-stored in refrigerators. The fridge shop and meat vendor are run by
07:25the same family.
07:25The solar generators have already arrived. I had them left outside room 1502. That apartment's unfinished. No one will notice.
07:31I stash the rest in the 24th stair hill. Hardly anyone climbs that high and no one lives above the
07:3620th floor.
07:45Mineral water, toilet rolls, self-heating hot pots, lime storage barrels, rainwater collectors, rubbing alcohol. Everything's here.
07:53Mineral water.
08:05Mineral water, toilet roll, man, display tv, ì œí’ˆ, kettle and blanket.
08:37I'm keeping the four hens on the enclosed balcony off the kitchen.
08:41Soundproof cotton has been installed everywhere, so no clacking can be heard outside.
08:59What was that?
09:18What was that?
09:23What was that?
09:26What was that?
09:35What was that?
09:47Movies are just movies.
09:49I can't judge these creatures downstairs based on fictitional stories.
09:52The person who was brutally attacked this morning has now turned into one of them.
09:56Judging from this, the virus spreads through saliva and blood.
09:59Right now, these zombies seem mindless, wandering aimlessly in circles.
10:03After that sick man vomited earlier, they were drawn to the smell and swarmed around building
10:0710 where he lives.
10:09That means they hunt relying on hearing and smell.
10:13Honey, let's get some sleep.
10:15We were completely worn out last night.
10:20What's happening?
10:21It's so dark.
10:23Damn it.
10:24The stench of rotten iron is thick enough to choke on.
10:28I remember these eyes.
10:30I saw them at the airport in City B one day ago.
10:34Sweetie, you're having a nightmare.
10:36Wake up.
10:40You have a fever, baby.
10:42Take this medicine and you'll feel better.
10:54The number of zombies between building 10 and building 12 hasn't changed.
10:59Still 11.
11:00It means there are likely no new infected in our community.
11:04I have no idea what sustains them.
11:07They seem to need no food or energy besides human flesh.
11:11Stray cats in the yard hold no interest for them.
11:14They fear no daylight.
11:16And will lunge and bite and blindly at any sound.
11:20Proving their hearing is extremely sharp.
11:29Dad, come quick!
11:38Dad, should we help him?
11:45Help might come for us soon.
11:48I think we can give him something, just not too much.
11:53That makes sense.
11:57Two packs of compressed biscuits and two chocolate bars.
12:02But how?
12:04The distance between our building and building 14 is nearly 50 meters.
12:07We can't throw it that far.
12:09There's no way we'd risk our lives to deliver it.
12:13We can't throw it that far.
12:23There's no way we'd risk our lives to deliver it.
12:25No.
12:26No.
12:27No.
12:29No!
12:44No!
12:46We're our darkness.
12:48Don't be Private Sirius!
13:02Oh, my God.
13:04It's horrifying.
13:19Sweetie, what's wrong?
13:20Mom, Dad, that man downstairs, he's the one from apartment 1602, building 14.
13:25The neighbor gave him two packs of instant noodles today.
13:27So the victim was that kind, Linju.
13:29They made it in first down, lame or supplies.
13:32We might have been the ones killed tonight.
13:33In this world, even kindness can get you killed.
13:37All right.
13:38Honey, go back to your room and rest.
13:41Margaret, you take over the night watch.
13:43I'll reinforce our fire north, our fire door with extra defenses.
13:59Who says being trapped indoors means we're just waiting to die?
14:17Damn you.
14:18Just you wait.
14:20I'll make you pay.
14:31The dying woman's last words played in my mind.
14:35She mouthed one thing to me.
14:37Run.
14:42Run.
14:49Hi.
14:54You hear me?
14:55You hear me?
14:56We're just waiting.
14:57I'm here.
15:04I'm here.
15:07I'm here.
15:09I'm here.
15:15I'm here.
15:19I'm here.
15:21I'm here.
15:21I don't know.
15:53Sweetie, was what you did today truly foolproof?
15:57Of course.
15:58I'm not reckless.
15:59I'd never gamble with my own life.
16:01Deep down, I knew the plan was full of flaws.
16:03If the zombies had caught me before I got in the elevator,
16:05or if that man downstairs had noticed the changing floor numbers and grown suspicious,
16:09I would be dead a hundred times over.
16:11My plan came with high rewards, but equally high risks.
16:14That was why I never let my parents get involved.
16:16Do you think your father and I are weak, hiding behind you, waiting to be protected?
16:21Watching your child take dangerous risks just to keep the family safe
16:24is the cruelest thing a parent can endure.
16:26Have you ever thought?
16:27Two people begged for supplies that day.
16:29Where is the other one?
16:30Could he be hiding on the 14th floor, waiting to ambush you?
16:34I... I never considered that.
16:37Baby, beyond being your family,
16:39you need to learn to trust and cooperate with others.
16:43We are not burdens.
16:44We survive this together.
16:52Thirteen people went out to search for supplies.
16:55But only five actually made it back.
16:58A severe two-day rainstorm hit one night in September.
17:02It completely submerged the first floor
17:04and hit the second floor in imminent danger.
17:09Will the buildings collapse after being soaked in rainwater for so long?
17:12It's unlikely.
17:14Flooding mostly shortens a building's lifespan, not bring it down at once.
17:36Ha ha ha ha.
17:52I can't help
17:53I feel like the zombies are watching them
17:57The supplies they brought back
17:59This only enough for one person
18:00Survive three days
18:01I reckon they'll have to go out for more
18:03But I heard the streets are flooded with them
18:34I think they'll have to go out for more
18:39Damn it
18:40The thick, sickening stench of blood hangs in the air
18:43And I feel like I'm drowning in it
18:49Oh my god
18:50It's an intelligent variant
18:52The zombies downstairs have evolved
18:54And they've spawned a leader
18:56This is terrible
18:57Will we even survive?
18:59Don't be afraid, my love
18:59As long as we stay together as a family
19:01We'll get through anything
19:02Based on everything I observed
19:03I've categorized them as stage one, stage two, and stage three
19:06Stage one zombies are the mindless ones from the early days of the apocalypse
19:09Stage two are the evolved ones that hunted the survivors today
19:12Enhanced physical ability with basic primitive intelligence
19:15Stage three are the intelligent overlords that can command the horde
19:18Even capable of showing primitive emotion
19:21Evolution is only accelerating
19:22If we don't stop them soon
19:24There will surely be stage four, stage five, and beyond
19:26This is catastrophic
19:28We've lost all contact with the government
19:30We have no idea what has become of the outside world
19:32We held our breath until the last zombie left the neighborhood
19:35Finally able to relax
19:37Yet overwhelming loneliness washed over me
19:40The world had grown deathly quiet
19:42Leaving only the three of us alive
19:44You've been down lately
19:45Go tend to the plants to clear your head
19:47It feels as if I'm nurturing the last hope for humanity
19:50Some of the potatoes we stockpiled long ago have sprouted
19:53I plant them alongside the new vegetables
19:55I cut out the sprouting the buds
19:57Then bury them in soil-filled water bottles
20:00Once leaves grow in, I dig up the rooted spruits
20:03And transplant them into large cardboard boxes
20:06Alongside the other healthy seedlings
20:08I fertilize the crops every 20 days
20:10I snip off all beating flowers
20:12To stop the plants for wasting nutrients and withering
20:19Even on such a sacred holiday
20:21We can only celebrate in the simplest, saddest way
20:25How much longer must we endure this first world?
20:30I never cared for Christmas pudding
20:32I wouldn't take a single bite last Christmas
20:35This year is different though
20:36Every ingredient feels incredibly precious
20:39It has been six months since the zombie outbreak
20:42And we treasure every scrape of food more than ever before
21:12I have a bad feeling
21:14I have a bad feeling
21:15The zombies are evolving again
21:20With explosions this massive
21:22Could the military have arrived?
21:46It seems cruelty has become their pastime in this broken world
21:49With their endless looting, the last traces of ordinary survivors in this community are being erased
21:53My fingers go numb
21:55I barely have time to mourn the dead
21:56At this rate, we'll be next by tomorrow
21:58Once they find the locked stair hall door
22:00There will be no way out for us
22:05To stay hidden, we can only survive on compressed biscuits today
22:09No fireplace, no fire at all
22:11The outsiders clearly know how to fight the undead
22:13They carry no fear
22:15Living carefree in the apocalypse
22:16Compared their recklessness
22:18Our small family is trapped in heavy, suffocating dread
22:21I run through every possible plan in my head
22:23Yet none seem enough to keep us safe
22:25I refuse to die like this
22:34Stay safe, sweetie
22:35I will, dad
22:36I will, dad
23:18Thank goodness
23:19It still works
23:34It only has a flight time of 23 minutes
23:36We have to turn back after 7 kilometers
23:50The zombie horde didn't come
23:53My plan failed
23:54It's alright
23:55We'll figure out another way
23:56I'd hope the noise from the drone would lure the evolved zombies from the city center into our community
24:00They would fight the intruders, buying us time to find a way to survive
24:03But I drew nothing
24:04Every one of my guesses was wrong
24:05The drone needs four hours to fully charge
24:07We can't fly it again until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
24:10By then the intruders will have started searching the buildings
24:12It will be too late
24:22What I feared has finally come
24:31Honey, your nose is bleeding
24:41Have some chocolate
24:42Sweets are said to boost dopamine and calm you down
24:50I'll try one last time
24:51This is my final gamble
24:53Our last struggle before everything ends
25:24It seems the three of us are the last of us
25:26Surviving people left in City Q
25:34Just stay here forever
25:54We're saved
25:56We've been able to take it out of us
26:05We've been able to take it off like buckets since everything past the time we've done
26:37I still can't believe it.
26:40Are we truly safe now?
26:41The zombie outbreak was a global catastrophe, and our nation was among the worst hit regions.
26:45The government has exhausted every resource on rescue and containment.
26:48Here in Q-City, we have eliminated the last remaining undead.
26:51Only three major cities nationwide still await full clearance.
26:53We must accept the heavy consequences this disaster has left behind.
26:58Restoring public trust will not happen overnight.
27:01The explosions you heard in the night were part of Operation PICU, a joint campaign between military and civilian task
27:07forces.
27:08Your drone drew no response from the undead for one simple reason.
27:12There were no zombies left in Q-City.
27:14For half a year, this city has been nothing but an empty dead zone.
27:18Temporary safe havens have been established in every provincial capital.
27:21Most survivors have already been relocated there.
27:24Your community lies far from the city center and was newly developed, so rescue notifications were delayed.
27:29Thermal scans from military drones mark this area as completely uninhabitated.
27:34We are so sorry.
27:38None of this is your fault.
27:39Your drone's low-altitude patrols caught our attention long ago.
27:42We spotted the shaky blood-written SOS today.
27:45We hesitated, uncertain if it was a genuine plea or an enemy trap.
27:49Refusing to abandon any chance of saving lives, we tracked the drone back to this complex and waited for the
27:54right moment.
27:55I trust you.
27:56I trust us, our country.
28:03Come in.
28:04Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa.
28:09They never imagined anyone could have survived hidden inside this community.
28:14One vicious-looking man fixed me with a cold, vengeful glare.
28:19He may have been plot-rotting retaliation, but none of it mattered anymore.
28:34I hope it heals soon.
28:37Just like all of humanity.
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