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[The Mutations]

[Episode 5]

Fire.

Back to the island!

Back to the island!

Oh my.

Hold onto something!

Hold the helm.

Hold the helm.

Monster.

Monster.

Come out. Come out.

Hold on tight.

Coming. It's coming.

Coming. It's coming.

Coming. It's coming.

Hold on tight.

Hold on tight.

It's saved.

That's the Portuguese ship.

You did that,

just to save that monster.

We didn't sink the ship.

He Liuhong told me

some people on this island are not afraid of monsters.

He must have been talking about you guys.

Mr. Lei.

I didn't expect you to be one of them.

Over the last two years,

the plague has ravaged the island and grown hard to control.

It's me and my buddies

who have been protecting Wumu Island.

So,

it was also you

who saved us in the village?

Eunuch Yang told me

my twin brother Chu Siyu

visited this island two years ago.

Then he went missing.

I didn't come here

with ulterior motives.

I just want to find my brother.

I

don't want to be your enemy.

This little girl

once met my brother

and has clues about where to find him.

I need your help.

Don't worry.

I'll never hurt her.

Chu Siyu

is a good man.

Cong.

Wait for me here.

I want to go home.

Where do you live?

What's the rush?

All the boys are on the rescue mission.

A patient is getting out of control.

Let's go. I'll go back with you.

The timing is perfect.

Do it.

So you live here.

No wonder I ran into you here.

Where are the other villagers?

Only patients live in the village.

My uncles forbid them to come out.

When I saw you in the village that night,

why were you with a monster?

That day, my uncles all went out

for something important.

I was left alone in the village.

I heard a strange noise

and followed it out.

Then I saw the monster.

There's no one in the village.

I need to prepare decoctions for the patients.

It's the border guard's sword.

Grand Elder Qiu banned the villagers from fishing

and eating seafood

for their own good.

Because since two years ago,

the villagers who ate seafood

have all been infected with the strange disease.

But there's not much food on the island.

So there are always hungry people

who eat fish in secret.

My dad said

the Elders and villagers can't cure this disease,

so they have to send the patients here.

Do these herbs

work for the strange disease?

Qian selected these herbs.

Some patients get better

after taking them.

Some don't.

The girl called Qian,

where is she?

I don't know.

I haven't seen Qian for quite a while.

Dad won't tell me where she is.

Do you have other family

on this island?

Your dad

is Major Shen Rang, the commander of border guards, right?

Is he also infected with the strange disease?

What will happen

to the infected in the end?

They'll become monsters, won't they?

Hide.

Who's there?

Go after him.

She lost her mind

and started to kill innocent people.

Where is Cong?

In the village.

It's not safe in the village.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Don't move.

Buddy.

Where is Elder Qiu?

Elder.

It's my wife.

My wife

was killed by those demons.

Calm down, sir.

Explain it to us.

What demons?

I saw it with my own eyes.

In the woods,

there are some cottages.

Those men in black

took my wife away

and killed her.

Eating fish means punishment.

Getting sick means getting taken away.

I never imagined

those who were taken away would be killed.

This is no way to live!

Those men in black entered Qiu Zhi's room.

At this point,

who will believe Qiu Zhi has nothing to do with the demons?

Yes.

Elder.

All creatures have the will to live.

If we keep staying quiet,

we'll all die.

Qiu Zhi must give us an explanation.

If we're wrong about him,

we're willing to take punishment.

If he's really colluded with those men in black,

he has to pay with his life!

Elder! Elder!

He must pay! He must pay!

Gather everyone.

Let's go.

Elder Qiu Zhi.

Sir.

I knew you'd eventually break free.

Don't forget

I'm a military officer of Ming.

How can I let you take me down so easily?

Tell me.

What's going on on the island?

Be honest.

Otherwise,

I'll slit your throat.

Don't hurt him!

T-That's...

A monster.

I wish you hadn't seen that.

But you did.

He's not a monster.

He's my friend.

All these years,

he and his subordinates

have been living in the dark

to protect us.

They're our guardians.

They...

They once served in the army like you.

Now,

they call themselves Black Ibises.

Black Ibises?

They served in the Ming Army?

[Major Shen Rang]

With all these strange happenings on the island

and the attack from the Portuguese,

this secret

can't be kept anymore.

Sir.

I'm Shen Rang.

Sorry for being rude.

I didn't mean

to lock you up.

I had no choice.

It's just that if this secret is out,

Wumu Island will fall.

Now that you know the truth,

please

help me protect the people of Wumu Island.

Come out. Come out.

Surrender the demons!

People are coming.

Lots of people.

You must stay hidden.

I'll deal with them.

I-I'll go with you.

Surrender them. Surrender them.

Surrender the demons!

Surrender the demons!

Surrender them!

Surrender them!

Surrender the demons!

Surrender the demons!

It's late at night,

yet you're here making a racket.

Do you know

you've broken the rule that's been followed on Wumu Island for over a century?

Grand Elder.

All these years,

the villagers have listened to you and believed you.

We're here

just for the truth!

Grand Elder.

You forbid us to eat fish,

so we don't eat fish.

You forbid us to leave the island,

so we don't leave the island.

But we're human.

We want to stay alive.

Those demons are taking people and killing them.

As the Grand Elder,

you colluded with the demons.

What are you up to?

Surrender the demons!

Surrender the demons!

Surrender the demons!

Listen to me, guys.

The people you saw

are not demons.

They're called Black Ibises.

It's those people

who have been protecting us.

Do you remember

what happened two years ago?

Heng Masters were not eliminated.

They're still on this island.

You took all the sick people and killed them

but are shifting the blame to Heng Masters.

In the past two years,

we've never seen any Heng Masters.

Grand Elder Qiu has colluded with Black Ibises

to kill all the people

on Wumu Island!

Who taught you

to say that?

I want blood for blood!

Take down the demons!

I'm Bo Yan, a military officer of Ming.

Behave, all of you!

Enough!

Major Shen.

It's Major Shen.

Don't

kill them.

He's a demon!

Kill him!

He's a demon!

Kill him!

Fight. Fight.

Shen Rang!

Take Qiu Zhi away.

Let's go.

It's all Qiu Zhi's fault.

Kill him!

Kill!

Go!

Don't be afraid. Come with me.

Search carefully.

Find all the demons.

Elder.

Are you all right?

You just mentioned Heng Masters.

Who are they?

They're the real demons.

They still exist.

And

they've been lurking in the dark.

It seems the riot tonight

is related to those people.

They...

They name themselves after Heng Master, a mythical figure,

and worship scary demons.

I don't know what they're after,

but I know

if they get what they want,

the consequence will be...

Check up ahead.

Let's go.

Can you hold on?

Shen Rang...

Shen Rang will help us out.

Grand Elder, how's your injury?

The villagers are already moving here.

Attend to Elder Qiu's wound now.

Yes.

- Grand Elder. - Grand Elder.

We've searched every corner of the woods.

He must have got into the village.

Something is wrong in the village.

We haven't met any villagers on the way.

You two can't show up.

Stay here and protect Cong.

I'll be back soon.

Wait for me here.

I'll go with you.

That monster did it.

What on earth is going on?

They're with the demons.

Kill them!

Stop!

Are you crazy?

They're the officials of Ming.

Leave.

Mr. Chu.

Mr. Lei.

What happened here?

Someone saw the demons kill a villager who was taken away

and came to question Elder Qiu.

They're not demons.

They're not afraid of monsters.

They're not afraid of monsters.

I didn't believe what the villagers said.

I thought they were just grumpy

because they couldn't get enough to eat.

But just now,

a demon saved Elder Qiu in front of everyone

after he was badly wounded.

Elder Qiu is injured?

Yes.

Who did it?

The villagers, of course.

Now that they've known the truth,

they're determined

to avenge their families.

Where is that monster now?

It ran away.

Bo Yan.

Where is he locked?

Grand Elder Qiu has been watching over him.

Someone

must be behind this.

We were set up.

No.

Heng Masters.

It turns out

that Heng Masters are behind this.

Heng Masters?

A cult on the island.

They've been looking for Shen Cong for two years.

We've been protecting Shen Cong,

so they couldn't get her.

Shen Cong is very important.

I remember

the pattern on the cloth.

Is there a temple

in the southeast of the island?

Yes.

It's empty.

Deserted.

That place is remote. No one goes there.

How do you know?

That temple

should be related to the cult you mentioned.

Do you know the way?

Yes.

Come with me.

Come with Liuhong.

It's over there.

It's over there.

I'm fine.

Go.

How is he?

The bleeding has stopped,

but

his organs are hurt.

I'm afraid...

I'll go prepare the decoction.

Qiu Zhi.

Have a good rest.

The villagers have all moved here.

Don't worry about Heng Masters.

I got it.

They chose to show up now.

Something terrible will happen.

The one I'm most worried about is Cong.

She's missing.

Then go find her.

Shen Rang.

You must not transform again.

You know,

if this goes on,

you can't turn back into human anymore.

Here we are. Here we are.

Every islander has been here.

November the 8th.

The temple of Heng Master.

Chu Siyu should've been here too.

This is Heng Masters' turf?

According to the clues my brother left me,

it should be here.

Back then, your brother found out

more than we know.

If Shen Cong has really been taken by Heng Masters,

she should be in there.

But Mr. Lei,

we found this place so easily.

I suspect that rag

was left by Heng Masters on purpose.

This may be a trap.

Liuhong.

Cong is not here.

What statue is that?

Maybe it was built by the islanders' ancestors.

The islanders used to worship Xuanming.

The God of the North Sea,

Xuanming.

You're a hero.

I'm a hero too.

A hero is meeting another hero.

Hero.

Hero.

Mr. Lei.

Come here.

Hero.

The temple has been deserted for a long time,

but no dust was stirred up when the door was opened.

And it doesn't smell musty or have cobwebs.

Someone must come here regularly.

A hero is meeting another hero.

Hello, hero.

Hero.

The hero is angry.

Please forgive me.

The hero is angry.

Please forgive me, hero.

Please forgive me.

The hero is angry.

Let's go.

Follow me.

Who's it?

Goodbye, Mr. Lei.