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[The Mutations]

[Episode 11]

What's that sound?

Chu.

Bo Yan is back.

Chu.

I came with reinforcements.

Root the evil out.

Go after them!

I'm Captain Tang An from the Northern Investigation Bureau. [Captain Tang An] I've been tasked with solving this case.

Sir.

Someone is here.

Mr. Chu.

Let's go.

Nice to meet you, sirs.

Thank you for saving my life.

Chu Sijing.

How did Wumu Island

become like this?

What happened after you came to this island?

Be honest with us.

Eunuch Yang.

I'm his colleague.

Let me ask him.

Mr. Chu.

Take a seat.

In the 26th year of Emperor Wanli's reign,

a meteor lit the dark sky.

It showed up in the northwest

and fell into the sea to the southeast of Wumu Island.

A star fell from the sky.

It was indeed a bad omen.

Your log,

I've read it.

Nothing new.

But

this journal

is quite interesting.

It clearly records

how a human got infected

and turned into a monster.

In the woods, my men found

31 dead Heng Masters.

I've locked up

everyone in the village.

The Black Ibises have all died.

Apart from He Zijiao,

how many more Heng Masters are there?

Also,

how many more monsters are left?

As far as I know,

there are more than 30 Heng Masters.

As for how many monsters are left,

I don't know.

One more question.

We both saw it just now.

Those monsters

couldn't be repelled at first.

But those two beasts suddenly changed color

and seemed to have gone into a trance.

Why was that?

Can you tell me?

I don't know.

You don't know?

As an Imperial Guard,

you've been on this island for so long,

yet you know nothing!

Mr. Chu,

you're holding out on me.

Mr. Tang, you're not being honest with me either.

I don't need to!

You're a captain.

You know the way the Imperial Guards do things.

Why haven't I treated you like that?

Because we're colleagues!

Mr. Chu.

Since you don't want to tell me today,

go have a rest.

Where is Bo Yan?

I want to see him.

Show him the way.

Mr. Chu, please.

Mr. Tang.

You call that questioning?

How could you let him go just like that?

Eunuch Yang.

Have you noticed

that the patients and monsters on the island

all appeared to be controlled by someone?

Chu Sijing knows that.

For now,

that's all we need to know.

Mr. Tang,

have you locked up Angelica too?

There are servants taking care of her.

It's an exceptional time.

Please understand.

Then, Mr. Tang,

what are you planning to do next?

To eradicate the evil, of course.

To eradicate the evil?

Mr. Tang.

At this place,

you don't get to call all the shots.

You just saw

the horrifying side of the monsters.

And I

saw their power.

Then what do you think we should do?

The situation on Wumu Island is now settled.

The monster that escaped

must be caught alive.

I want to present it to His Majesty.

As you just said,

the monsters can be controlled.

If we can use their power properly,

it'll be easy

to fend off invaders.

I know you're a military inspector

and prioritize the defense against invaders.

But that idea of yours

is very dangerous.

We don't know

how many monsters there are on the island.

Our soldiers with shotguns

can only resist three of their attacks.

What did you just say?

You want to present that thing

to His Majesty?

What if...

Eunuch Yang.

Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?

I'm here to resolve this matter.

Don't make things more complicated.

Bai Xing.

Yes.

Go check on every patient on the island.

Report to me if there's anything unusual.

Yes.

Mr. Tang.

You're throwing your weight around.

I dare not.

I'm just doing my job. I'm just doing my job.

Chu.

You may leave.

Shen Rang is dead.

I already knew.

When Tang An was fighting those two armored monsters just now,

they suddenly went into a trance.

I guess before Shen Rang died,

he must have woken Shen Cong up.

Now, He Zijiao should be the only Heng Master left.

But I don't think this matter is over yet.

He Zijiao

won't just back down.

He used Shen Cong to order the monsters

to attack the village

and sent Heng Masters out

to hold Shen Rang back.

He put everything on the line.

He's definitely up to something.

You're awake?

Good.

The decoctions I made you take weren't wasted.

I brought this dried fish from the Capital.

It's edible.

You're the head of Heng Masters.

Tell me

how to control those monsters.

Only Shen Cong can do it.

She can channel the Lord's

spiritual power

to control the envoys.

Okay, envoys they are.

Those envoys,

except those who escaped,

how many of them are on the island?

When the Lord descends,

everyone, including you,

will become the Lord's envoy.

The Lord descends.

Shen Rang has been here for two years.

Chu Sijing has gone through a lot

but still doesn't know what Heng Masters want.

If the Blood Sacrifice two years ago hadn't been stopped,

if it had been completed, what would've happened?

Sir, do you know about the queen bee?

Once the hive is built,

all the worker bees

will take orders only from the queen.

On my way

to Ninghai Fortress for reinforcements,

strange things happened.

My compass stopped working on the sea.

I swam and swam.

Before I knew it,

I got to the southeast side of Wumu Island.

On the bottom of the sea,

I saw the seabed glowing blue.

And the glow was breathing.

What you saw was not the seabed,

but that meteorite.

Meteorite?

The Council of Elders has records

of a meteorite

falling into the sea southeast of Wumu Island two decades ago.

Both Shen Rang and I believe

everything that's happened on this island

is related to that meteorite.

Do you remember

when that meteorite fell into the sea?

November 15th.

Heng Masters made the Blood Sacrifice

on November 15th too.

Mortals

are always trying to pry into the Lord's will.

Sir.

May I know your name?

He Zijiao.

You may not know me.

Although I'm an Imperial Guard too,

I'm different from Chu Sijing.

I've seen too many people like you.

Enough.

It's just a flesh wound.

It's nothing.

Sir, do you think after arresting me

and locking down Wumu Island,

everything is fixed?

Tomorrow

is the 15th of November.

When the Lord manifests himself,

you'll become even lesser than insects.

Tomorrow is the 15th of November?

Yes.

Since yesterday,

the moon has turned crimson.

But Heng Masters have been brought down.

Their Blood Sacrifice has been stopped.

It seems that what the Blood Sacrifice requires is not Heng Masters

but Shen Cong.

I'm afraid Tang An will harm her.

And I also suspect

that Tang An and Yang Zan are on the island with ulterior motives.

They indeed intend to repel the monsters,

but now

they've locked up all the villagers.

Tang An is ruthless.

It looks like he's come prepared.

You mean...

Wumu Island's secret is already out.

I'm afraid they'll kill everyone

to settle the matter

and tie up loose ends.

No.

I need to talk to Tang An.

Open the door!

Open the door!

Tang An!

Tang An!

Wumu Island

has 432 households.

There are 13 old families,

five priests, seven Elders,

and one Grand Elder.

This is the record from two years ago from Ningyuan.

The numbers are obviously inaccurate.

The Blood Sacrifice two years ago

should've taken away many people's lives.

Mr. Tang.

You interrogated He Zijiao for quite a while

but didn't get anything out of him.

So much for the efficiency

of you Imperial Guards.

Be patient, Eunuch Yang.

The Shen family, a family of three.

Shen Cong, ten years old.

Where is this girl?

Go find her.

Yes.

Mr. Tang.

Sorry. I didn't mean to ignore you.

Eunuch Yang, you don't know.

The girl named Shen Cong whom I asked Bai Xing to look for

is perhaps

the one who can control the monsters.

It's her.

Shen Cong?

You're awake.

My dad is dead.

My dad is dead.

I lost him forever.

After Mr. He made me drink that thing,

I lost all my memories.

It's my fault that Dad is dead.

No, no, no.

It's not your fault.

It's not your fault.

It's the villains' fault.

Yes.

Those who came to this island,

that Imperial Guard,

that Mongolian official,

and

those Portuguese.

It's their fault.

They're villains.

Can you take me back?

No, you can't go back.

You can't go back.

There are more villains.

They captured me

and treated me like a monster.

Cong. Cong.

Let's hide, shall we?

Hide.

Cong, let's go.

Let's go.

Cong!

Kid.

I've been looking for you everywhere.

Come with us.

Every villager is there

except for you two.

Go away!

Go away!

Take them with us.

Eunuch Yang.

My journey here

wouldn't have been so smooth

without your help.

After peace is restored on Wumu Island,

I'll go back to the Capital

with a well-written report.

All the credit

can be yours.

Sir, as you ordered,

we've found all the patients.

There are 12 of them in total.

Nothing unusual has been noticed in other villagers.

Besides,

we found this in Heng Masters' hideout.

Please have a look, sir.

Get to work.

Yes.

Everything will be fine.

Everything will be fine.

Everything will be fine.

I had a long dream.

In that dream,

that monster

kept sleeping.

It seemed that I could wake it up.

When it woke up, it told me

I could inherit its power

to control those it infected

and those monsters.

Chu.

Tang An is about to take action.

The arrival of the Portuguese has created a great opportunity.

Because of the riot in the village,

Shen Cong has been lured out.

Lure her to the temple

and take her captive.

The great cause will succeed on November 15th.

You have this strange disease too

but are different from other patients,

right?

This thing is not as simple as you think.

Killing us all

won't change anything.

The situation on Wumu Island

is already beyond our control.

The monsters on the island

must all be eliminated,

including the patients

and you.

You all have to die.

You've been a captain for over two years.

You should know

the magnitude of this case.

Everything that's happened on this island,

including the Lord mentioned by Heng Masters,

is related to the meteorite

that fell into the sea southeast of Wumu Island

over 20 years ago.

Tomorrow is November 15th.

Something big will happen.

Your current plan

can't stop it from happening.

Mr. Tang.

Please release those patients.

They can be saved.

The most important thing now

is to figure out what will happen tomorrow.

November 15th.

He Zijiao mentioned November 15th too.

I bet

you don't know about these letters.

Since you had come here,

Heng Masters had been communicating through carrier birds

to monitor your every move.

I'll be back soon.

Wait for me here.

Bird.

Someone is here.

Something's wrong with that monster.

It's changed color.

It's under control again.

He Liuhong.

Not all Heng Masters have died.

That monster is drawing our fire.

Stop!

Stop, stop!

We've been had.

He Liuhong.

He fooled us all.

Shen Cong.

Shen Cong.

You're here.

You're all here.

He Liuhong.

You're just pretending to be crazy.

Since I came to the island,

everything that's happened

has something to do with you.

You stayed by my side on purpose

to tip off Heng Masters,

and you led us

into your trap step by step.

But since you're just a child,

as long as you give Shen Cong to me,

I promise

we won't hurt you.

No.

No!

My brother asked me to complete the Blood Sacrifice

and send Cong back.

My brother

is He Zijiao.

He's the only good man.

I'm a hero.

A hero!

Yes.

Yes, yes.

You can help me.

Yes.

You can help me complete the Blood Sacrifice.

After the Blood Sacrifice, the Lord will appear.

I can see the Lord then.

Yes.

Brother.

You can see your brother.

Yes, yes.

Brother, help me.

The older brothers are the best.

They're always protecting us.

Yes.

Yes, yes.

Liuhong.

Where is

Cong's home?

Cong is the Lord's child.

Of course I have to take her to the Lord.

When she gets there,

she'll be able to fully convey the Lord's message.

By then,

she can not only control the monsters

but also everyone else.

Everyone else.

Then,

how can I meet the Lord?

You have it too.

You can do it.

You can do it.

I can also do it.

Look.

This is the Lord's mark left by my brother.

Look.

Stop!

- Stop! - You're villains!

Villains!

Villains!

On these waters,

a meteorite fell,

and the Black Sea Dragon

capsized.

If Wozhan did exist,

He Liuhong would definitely go there.

I have to go there to save Shen Cong.

You want to save that girl?

Who is she to you?

Without her help,

I would've died in the lair of Heng Masters.

In order to save Wumu Island,

her father, Shen Rang, died at the hands of Heng Masters too.

Before he died, he asked me to take care of her.

I have to save her.

You heard what He Liuhong said.

If what he said is true,

the consequences will be unimaginable.

I'm a criminal

and also a monster.

I'm tortured by nightmares every day.

Besides,

I can sense that thing.

He Zijiao once said

my brother is there too.

So I have to go.

And only I can go.

Tell me.

How many people do you need?

It'll be a dangerous trip.

I don't want anyone to die because of it.

I'll go alone.

Just prepare a boat for me.

Take Chu Sijing down.

Eunuch Yang.

What are you doing?

Chu Sijing,

you committed a capital crime.

I've only kept you alive to let you make up for your mistake.

But you didn't do anything to prevent the situation from getting worse.

You disobeyed orders and went rogue.

You

shall not interfere

in the affairs of Wumu Island again.

Eunuch Yang,

I don't think this is a good idea.

Chu Sijing

knows more than anyone else about this matter.

If you arrest him now,

who will take his place

to deal with Heng Masters?

Mr. Tang.

At the end of the day,

this is my jurisdiction.

You couldn't even keep an eye on two kids.

What task can you be trusted with?

I've decided

to report the situation here

to the higher-ups

for further instructions.

Eunuch Yang.

The situation is so urgent,

yet you want to wait for instructions from the higher-ups.

I'm afraid before your message gets to them,

it'll be over for all of us.

Take him down.

Go after him.

Kill him on sight.

Eunuch Yang.

This is no time

to cover your ass!

Yang Zan

is snobbish and entitled.

Don't take him seriously.

I'm not trying to help you.

It's just inappropriate

to let you go into the sea alone.

You guys will hold Yang Zan's men back.

Yes.

Chu.

Chu.

I've been to the bottom of the sea.

I'll show you the way.

I'll join you.

If you go with me,

you may never come back.

It's just death.

I'm here to solve this case.

Now that it's drawn so much attention,

if I can't solve it,

I'll be beheaded just the same.