GYEONGSEONG CREATURE
Tae-sang, don't trust anyone.
WINTER, 1925
There is no one in this world who can protect you.
You have to fend for yourself.
All right?
Mother, are you going somewhere?
Get inside!
Hurry!
Don't you ever come out!
Whatever happens, whatever you may hear, you must not come out.
Hide until daybreak and don't make a sound, all right?
Mother!
You must stay alive. You must!
Promise me that you'll stay alive no matter what happens, okay?
Get in!
Sim Sun-deok. Where's Kim Si-yeong?
What are you talking about?
We know everything!
You're the contact for Kim Si-yeong of the Heroic Corps.
I have no clue as to what you're talking about.
You must stay alive.
You must!
Promise me that you'll stay alive no matter what happens.
I intend to take this seriously too,
so I can survive.
I don't daydream about something like independence.
All I want, in these turbulent times,
is to strive as stubbornly as I can
to stay alive and safe day after day.
I thought I had kept my promise to my mother pretty well.
Cheers!
But then, my life started to turn into a mess.
"Until the cherry blossoms fall."
It was from that moment.
No.
Was it then?
Will you go and help the prisoners?
I don't want any more innocent people to die.
I should've thought it over before making such a promise.
What? Where did everybody go?
Don't move!
Or we'll shoot!
Run!
Hey! Get up, Hui-do!
Go back to where you were.
Or else we'll kill you all!
You son of a bitch.
I said go back to your cells!
Go ahead and shoot me, you fucker!
Hui-do, no!
What difference would it make if I die here or out there?
I'll escape even if it kills me.
Just try and stop me.
Shoot, you fucking sons of bitches!
This way.
There's a dented metal door down the way.
Let's hide in there for now.
Move. Come on!
Hurry!
Get going!
Stop!
That's where it all began.
Once this thing enters the human body,
it takes over the brain.
After gaining complete control of the brain's synapses…
it begins to cause mutations.
I asked you where my mother is.
Answer me.
Now.
Ultimately, all life seeks
to evolve into its strongest form.
Humans, in particular, desire to become apex predators.
And this tiny organism in this cup
has made that possible.
Run.
Run!
For the time being, it will not cease to hunt.
Hui-do!
Its sole instinct right now is to survive and to have no mercy on the way.
No! Don't!
Hey…
Help me…
Damn it!
Shit, come on!
Please save me.
Come this way.
The human race will soon be greeted with a new world.
And that world
was brought to us by Seishin.
Your mother.
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE BETWEEN MONSTER AND HUMAN
EPISODE 6 CHAOS
WOMEN DISAPPEARING IN GYEONGSEONG
An interesting tip-off.
So, what you're saying is,
Ongseong Hospital is linked to the missing women, and you'd like us
to investigate it?
This is a violent crime.
If the police bureau doesn't step up, who will?
Aren't the police responsible for Gyeongseong's safety?
Ongseong Hospital is under military jurisdiction.
We can't just butt our heads in.
You know better.
Tae-sang, that boy, seems to have found Myeong-ja in there.
He has dragged my son in with him, and they've gotten themselves in trouble.
So,
what do you want?
I just want my son back safe and sound.
That is all.
But do you think we can really trust him?
Have you ever seen me trust anyone that easily?
In fact, I don't even trust myself.
But you trust the Golden Treasure members, right?
We've been to hell and back together,
through thick and thin like a family!
Have you ever had
your nails plucked out?
Have you ever been burned
or gone through electric torture?
I may like to gamble, but I haven't lived life on the edge.
Do you know what happens
when water mixed with chili powder is poured down your nose
while hanging upside down?
I don't really care to know, actually.
Persist to that point,
and a person can no longer remain human.
If they tell you to bark, you bark,
and if they tell you to crawl, you crawl.
Family, comrades, or whatnot,
none of them will matter anymore.
Hey, you're scaring me!
What's wrong with you today?
What's with the random torture talk?
If you're ever in such a situation,
don't try to hold back and ruin your life.
Just tell them everything you know.
I won't ever resent you for betraying me in a situation like that.
Keep that in mind.
We're running late. Let's head back now.
Not like it's ever to happen,
but even if I find myself in that situation,
I won't be betraying anyone.
You keep that in mind, Mrs. Nawol.
How long were you in there?
My mother is in there too.
Have you seen her?
Her name is Sim Sun-deok.
Do you know her?
No.
You haven't heard her name either?
I haven't.
It's cold.
You should drink this and hurry home.
Why didn't you keep your word?
I insisted you wait there for my return, so why didn't you?
He's not coming back.
Jang Tae-sang is nothing but a lowborn bastard.
A no-good filthy rogue who only cares about money and himself!
"No-good filthy rogue"?
It's true that you've been one your entire life.
You turned a blind eye
when Joseon fell to ruin and your people suffered.
Comrade Kwon asked you to join our group, but you always refused.
Am I wrong?
Let me ask you something.
Am I a bad person if I don't align myself with your cause?
You're a fence-sitter with no clear allegiance.
How can we trust you?
Have you always made the right choice with that clear allegiance of yours?
All I ever wanted
was to escape from this hell--
Then you should have waited!
You didn't know the way out. You had no plan.
Did you think getting out of your cell was all there was to it?
What will you do about those who died for nothing in that mess?
Their sacrifices were inevitable!
How was it inevitable? You didn't even try!
You even had the key,
but you got scared and ran off like a coward!
What are you doing? Let go of me!
Stop justifying and rationalizing your faults,
your mistakes, and your incompetence like that!
You didn't even have the courage to die,
so don't you dare take the sacrifices of others for granted!
I heard you were a man of conviction.
Jun-taek must have been sorely mistaken.
Now, let's list the names of the members of the Patriotic Society, shall we?
Start with the organization chart.
Master Jang.
You're alive.
Are you all right?
Are you injured?
It's nothing serious.
But Chae-ok…
I don't see her here.
Say it isn't true.
It can't be.
How is that even possible?
How can a human turn into such a creature?
Not just a creature. It's an evolved being!
It's become more powerful and beautiful than the weak humans!
How about it?
Don't you want to try it for yourself?
What?
Who knows?
If you mutate like your mother did,
perhaps she'll recognize her baby girl.
You crazy bastard!
Answer me.
Answer me now!
That creature,
tell me how it can be stopped.
You can't stop it.
Because…
I don't want it to stop!
I see.
So my wife was here.
She left a message on the wall,
but what happened to her afterward isn't clear.
We don't know if she's still in here.
And Chae-ok went to find that out?
I'm sorry I couldn't stay with her
until the end.
Don't be.
I know you are doing your part, Master Jang.
I've always known.
Even though you may not act like it on the outside,
I knew you would make the right decision in the end.
You saved all these people, Master Jang.
We still have a long way to go.
They all need to be moved to somewhere safe.
Could you take care of them, sir?
There is an emergency exit this way.
Follow the stairs to the second floor.
At the end of the eastern hallway, there should be an empty ward.
Tuberculosis recently spread there,
so it's currently vacant.
You should be able to hide for a few hours.
Is that information reliable?
I paid a high price for it, so it should be.
Then what about you?
I'll find Ms. Yoon, and we'll meet you there together.
Please do.
Everyone.
I know you're all exhausted, but we shouldn't stay here.
We'll get moving, so prepare yourselves and follow me.
Let's go.
Wait.
Master Jang asked me to give you this.
I trust you to cover the rear.
Did you call for me, Director?
Idiot.
Stupid idiot!
You son of a bitch!
Why the hell are all these doors open?
Why are the cells empty?
Why?
Why?!
Please give me some time. I'll find out what happened and--
So, you don't know?
You're the one in charge here, idiot!
You fool!
Stupid shit!
Forgive me, sir!
Sir, we have a problem!
What is it?
Corpses infected with anthrax have been found in the Level 2-1 area.
What?
And the specimen?
It had already gone by the time the disease control platoon got there.
Tell me more in detail.
Including the sentry who discovered it, all 13 corpses were infected with anthrax.
Nine of them were Joseon prisoners who escaped.
Where are the rest?
The dead be damned. Where are the Josenjings who are alive?
Oh, my apologies, sir. We haven't found them yet.
Sir, a message has arrived from the main gates.
What is it now?
Commissioner Ishikawa is here.
He's requesting cooperation in investigating the missing women cases.
What?
Did you hear that, Soma?
Even Ishikawa has noticed that something is off.
Forgive me, sir!
Sort this out immediately.
Yes, sir!
If even a single Josenjing escapes the hospital,
you and your family will be imprisoned in their place.
I'll personally cut out their intestines while they are still alive.
Understood?
Do you understand, you goddamn moron?
Yes, sir!
Worthless prick.
Walk faster.
You and I are going to find that creature.
If we do, then what?
I'm going to stop it at all costs.
I told you it's impossible.
Then think of a way.
You created it.
Colonel Kato.
What is it?
We're currently pursuing the specimen,
but I'm afraid we'll have to release the rest of the nitrogen gas in Level Two
in order to drag the creature out.
What if you fail to capture it even after you do so?
That's why I'm here to ask for your permission.
If we fail to sedate the creature…
You'll shoot it dead?
We can't afford to lose any more men.
Please give me your permission to kill it, sir!
There's only one way to kill Seishin.
What is it, sir?
You burn it.
But do you really think
you can do it?
Sir?
It's your mother, after all.
Can you actually kill it?
Shit!
Her appearance may have changed, but it's still your mother.
Do you really think you can kill it? Do you?
A message from Mr. Shiro, ma'am.
THE MISSION TO RESCUE AKIKO HAS BEGUN
It's been a while, Director Ichiro.
What brings you to our hospital?
We got a tip that your hospital was involved in the missing women cases.
As you know, the hospital is currently shut down.
No outsiders are allowed to enter, without exception.
And the reason being?
There is an unknown infectious disease.
It's highly contagious, so I hope you understand.
You say it's highly contagious,
yet I don't see any protective clothing or equipment on you.
We should also be safe, then. Don't you think?
This hospital is under military jurisdiction.
The police bureau has no authority to investigate or control this place.
Civilians have disappeared,
which means the police may intervene and investigate.
Don't make me lose face in front of my subordinates.
I'm afraid we must investigate, even as a mere formality.
Please excuse us for the time being.
-Move the girl somewhere else. -Yes, sir.
Put your hands up.
Who are you?
How did you get in here?
I'm looking for someone.
Where's the woman?
Where's the girl that was here?
Get inside. Now!
Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't have time for that.
Get in there now!
I told you.
I don't have time to waste here with you.
It's no use.
Don't waste your energy.
What the hell do you want?
Soon
your dearly missed Seishin will show up.
It's been ten years, you said?
I'm not sure if your mother will recognize you.
Current status?
We've cornered it to ride in the elevator.
Hey.
Hey!
It was the woman. She took my clothes.
She took my clothes, and Mr. Soma beat me--
So, where is the woman now?
Sergeant.
What will happen to that woman?
Will she die at the hands of the creature?
Shut up, Josenjing.
This is no place for you to talk.
I'm sorry, sir.
Kill her.
Go on and kill her, Seishin!
Devour your daughter!
Go on!
Mother!
Mom?
Is it you, Mother?
Is it really you?
Mother…
Mother!
Seize it!
Mother…
Release the nitrogen gas.
Release the nitrogen!
-Fire! -Fire!
Halt!
Where's the girl?
Where's the girl? Find her!
No! Let me go!
-Let go! -What's wrong with you?
-Mom! -Where are you going?
Pull yourself together!
Where do you think you're going? To your own death?
That was my mother.
What?
Those bastards turned my mother into that creature.
Please help me.
Help me.
Help me!
Unbelievable.
It withstood all the nitrogen gas we shot at it.
Could it be that the maternal instinct…
conquered the Najin in the end?
What should we do about the girl?
Don't let her live.
Yes, sir!
All of you, follow me.
The hunt begins now!
Yes, sir!
Search thoroughly!
Try it.
It should make you feel better.
I won't ask if you're okay.
Because I know you aren't.
But still…
I hope you'll feel better.
The last words my mother spoke to me were,
"You must stay alive."
She told me to survive, no matter what happens.
I was nine years old then.
I was too young to fully comprehend
what it meant to survive without my mother.
For now, let's get out of here alive.
Then let's take our time and come up with a plan.
Do you have more?
Yes, sir.
What are you doing?
You can't park your vehicle here.
I'm waiting for Commissioner Ishikawa.
Plus, my back is aching. Hold on.
I had a sudden craving as well.
You can't drink here.
Come now! Don't be so hard on yourself.
What do you say? How about a drink together?
It's a chilly night,
but with a sip of this, you'll feel nice and warm.
-Not allowed. -What?
Hold on.
Not even champagne?
Cham…
Just a second.
Now, come this way. Come on!
How was Level Three?
All clear, sir.
-And Level Two? -Nothing, sir.
It seems that she may have already escaped.
Starting from now, search the entire military ward.
The underground lab, the first floor, and even the admission ward.
Yes, sir!
Sergeant Haneda!
You should see this.
Help us.
Damn it to hell.
Have you searched that side?
Currently underway, sir.
Start searching from the ward at the end.
But that's where tuberculosis spread recently.
Silence!
Those are your given orders!
Yes, sir.
Father!
Chae-ok.
Are you okay?
Myeong-ja?
Let us escape with you, Master Jang. I'd like to leave too.
The time allocated to us is ten minutes.
We start moving at six o'clock sharp.
Everyone must get in the truck within those ten minutes.
What if we fail to get everyone on board in time?
What happens then?
The truck will leave on time regardless.
Block all entryways to the military ward.
Seal off the building. Move out!
Yes, sir!
Are you all ready?
Then,
let's begin.