E4 - Dragon Palace

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[00:03] Lars
    Principal, news about
    the Qiu Shan operation.
[00:05] Lars
    Ye Sheng and Aki have discovered
    a palace of bronze!
[00:09] Principal
    Just as the legends say.
[00:10] Principal
    That must be the palace of the Dragon
    Emperor of Bronze and Flame, Norton.
[00:14] Lars
    We should begin our search
    before the rift disappears.
[00:18] Lars
    Ye Sheng's report makes me think
    it might not be abandoned.
[00:22] Lars
    There may be something inside.
[00:24] Principal
    You have permission to begin.
[00:25] Principal
    If you can't take whatever's
    inside alive, kill it.
[00:29] Lars
    Then I'd like permission to use the Key.
[00:32] Principal
    Of course. That's why I had you bring it.
[00:39] Lars
    The Principal's given permission.
[00:42] Nono's Stepmom
    Be careful.
[00:44] Nono's Stepmom
    Right now, this child is
    the only Key we have.
[00:47] Nono's Stepmom
    An Infant That Possesses High-Purity Dragon's Blood
    Key
[00:47] Nono's Stepmom
    Even Chu Zihang lacks its
    dragon blood purity.
[00:51] Lars
    You should be spending
    more time with that girl.
[00:54] Lars
    Even if she's adopted,
    she's still your daughter.
[00:57] Stepmom
    Chen Motong?
[00:59] Stepmom
    She doesn't think of me as a mother.
[01:02] Lars
    Nono is a kind child.
[01:04] Lars
    Don't be so cruel to her.
[01:10] Selma
    So what was found was a
    Dragon Emperor palace?
[01:13] Selma
    Is the White Dragon Emperor
    our target this time?
[01:15] Lars
    No, it's the Dragon Emperor
     of Bronze and Fire.
[01:18] Lars
    A first-generation, and
    one of the four rulers.
[01:20] Lars
    A direct descendant of the
    Black Dragon Emperor.
[01:22] Lars
    Its name in our records is Norton.
[01:25] Selma
    What is a Dragon Emperor?
[01:28] Lars
    To humans, dragons are
    either gods or devils.
[01:33] Lars
    But perhaps to dragons, humans are
    nothing but slaves and insects.
[01:38] Lars
    For thousands of years,
[01:39] Lars
    we've had no way of being sure
    if that's true, and we haven't tried.
[01:43] Lars
    But today may be our chance.
[01:49] Lars
    Yes... for a conversation between races,
     the most important conversation in millennia.
SIGN    Dragon Raja
    -The Blazing Dawn-
    A King's Blood May Only Be Cleansed By the Sword
[03:27] sign
    Episode 4
[03:31] Sign
    Episode 4: The Dragon Palace
[03:44] Aki
    Professor.
[03:45] Lars
    We've got two hours. That's all.
[03:48] Lars
    Attach a new hose.
[03:51] AI
    Connection restored.
[03:52] Lars
    Are you both ready?
[03:55] Lars
    Then...
[03:58] Lars
    Let's open the gate.
[04:02] Lars
    Support me!
[04:08] Lars
    Yanling! Purified Land!
[04:10] Lars
    Purified Land
[04:11] Lars
    Vacuum Barrier!
[04:16] Sheng
    The Curse of the Fire-Eaters?
[04:18] Lars
    They doused themselves in oil and bit
    down on fireseeds in their mouths,
[04:21] Lars
    burning themselves to death.
[04:22] Lars
    Even in death, their bodies
    didn't burn to ash.
[04:24] Lars
    They knelt and became charcoal,
    where they remain to this day.
[04:29] Lars
    Their souls remain to guard
    the path to the grave,
[04:32] Lars
    where they put a terrible curse on invaders.
[04:36] Lars
    That's the legend, but that iss
    definitely the guard of the gate.
[04:43] Lars
    It's your time to shine, Key.
[04:46] Lars
    We're leaving this to you.
[04:53] Key
    Sealed gate, open at my command.
[05:02] Key
    No. NONE The Lesser Key of Solomon
[05:06] Gate
    I will devour all who would pass this gate.
[05:14] Lars
    Key of Solomon...
[05:16] Lars
    All the gates you open lead to hell.
[05:36] Sheng
    Huh?
[05:37] Sheng
    It looks like a mouth that's
    opened up to eat us...
[05:41] Lars
    It's fine.
[05:43] Lars
    It's friendly right now.
[05:45] Lars
    Did I scare you?
[05:47] Lars
    Look at me, okay?
[05:49] Lars
    It's okay!
[05:50] Lars
    Come on, don't cry! You're a good child.
[05:53] Lars
    Now sleep.
[05:56] Lars
    Listen. Two hours is all you've got.
[05:59] Lars
    Either bring back the bones of
    Dragon Emperor Norton, or...
[06:02] Lars
    I was able to get just one of these, our
    latest weapons, from the Equipment Club.
[06:06] Sheng
    An alchemical bomb...
[06:08] Lars
    If you can't bring it back, destroy it.
[06:13] Lars
    And don't die.
[06:16] Lars
    Release barrier!
[06:23] Aki
    Ye Sheng!
[06:25] Sheng
    It's fine. Let's go.
[06:33] Selma
    Welcome back.
[06:34] Lars
    What's the latest report?
[06:35] Selma
    Nothing unusual in the life support systems.
[06:38] Selma
    We're getting video from inside.
[06:42] Selma
    What's a building like this
    doing at the bottom of the dam?
[06:46] Lars
    There's no time, you two.
[06:47] Lars
    Hurry and find the king's bedchamber!
[06:52] Sheng
    There's air, but the oxygen density is low.
[06:56] Lars
    Be careful. Don't take your mask off!
[06:58] Sheng
    Roger.
[06:59] Sheng
    The last area the snakes were looking
    at is near here, I think.
[07:04] Lars
    Is that place...
[07:07] Lars
    Hey, Norma!
[07:08] Lars
    Search!
[07:09] Norma
    Initiating search.
[07:11] Norma
    There are many spaces within the palace.
[07:14] Norma
    They're connected by corridors
    of bronze, like an ant nest.
[07:19] Sheng
    Yes.
[07:21] Sheng
    It feels like being inside a clock.
[07:24] Lars
    It's a type of alchemical device.
[07:26] Sheng
    Given its complexity,
[07:28] Sheng
    this great Dragon Emperor must've
    also been a skilled machinist.
[07:35] Aki
    It's a huge bronze pillar.
[07:37] Aki
    Was it used for rituals, you think?
[07:39] Sheng
    There's no point in trying to guess.
[07:41] Sheng
    It wasn't made by a human.
[07:46] Aki
    You're right.
[07:48] Sheng
    Take a photo. I'll go look for the snakes.
[07:51] Sheng
    If anything happens to me,
    don't try to save me. Just run.
[07:54] Sheng
    That's my order as leader.
[07:57] Aki
    Yeah.
[07:59] Aki
    Don't worry. I won't try to save you.
[08:04] Sheng
    I'm not worried.
    You're dumb, but you do listen.
[08:08] Aki
    What? That's so mean!
[08:13] Lars
    Aki, look above you.
[08:15] Lars
    There's something strange
    about those branches.
[08:17] Aki
    Roger.
[08:23] Aki
    That's...
[08:25] Aki
    Dragon language?
[08:26] Navigator
    It may have been written by
    the Dragon Emperor himself!
[08:29] Aki
    I want images now! Synchronize with Norma!
[08:31] Norma
    There is too much data.
[08:33] Norma
    Split the photos into groups
    and send one group at a time.
[08:37] Aki
    Okay, got it.
[08:38] Norma
    The direction of the branches
    matches that of the exit route.
[08:57] Navigator
    Aki, your heart rate is increasing.
[09:00] Navigator
    You okay?
[09:03] Aki
    I'm fine.
[09:05] Aki
    I just need to rest and
    I'll feel a little better.
[09:12] Navigator
    We've lost Aki's signal.
[09:14] Lars
    Pull in the rope!
[09:15] Lars
    Tell Ye Sheng and Aki to
    meet up with us, now.
[09:17] Navigator
    There's no weight on the rope.
[09:18] Navigator
    Aki's rope's been...
[09:21] Navigator
    ...cut again.
[09:23] Sign
    Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
[09:23] Sign
    Sex: Male
[09:23] Sign
    Age: 24 years
[09:23] Sign
    Yanling: Elemental Control Vacuum Serpent
[09:23] Sign
    Assigned Professor: Lars
[09:23] Sign
    Interests/Abilities: Reconnaissance, Exercise, Close Combat
[09:23] Sign
    Cassel College Execution Bureau Assistant Executor
[09:23] Sign
    Sex: Female
[09:23] Sign
    Age: 22 years
[09:23] Sign
    Height: 165cm
[09:23] Sign
    Assigned Professor: Lars
[09:23] Sign
    Abilities: Supports Ye Sheng when he uses his Yanling
[09:25] Sign
    Vacuum
    Serpent
[09:25] Sign
    Origin: Unknown
     Type: Elemental Control
     Danger Level: Moderate
[09:25] Sign
    Releases snakes that search the surrounding area,
    sending information into the wielder's brain.
    These snakes are highly sensitive to EM waves
    and can detect changes in them from a distance.
[09:30] Sheng
    Aki.
[09:34] Sheng
    You okay?
[09:35] Aki
    I'm fine.
[09:36] Aki
    I just got dizzy.
[09:38] Aki
    I'm fine.
[09:40] Aki
    Did you find something?
[09:42] Sheng
    Yeah, but it seemed too heavy to carry.
[09:45] Sheng
    So I blew it up.
[09:49] Aki
    That's disappointing.
[09:51] Sheng
    Let's head back.
[09:52] Sheng
    We're running out of time.
[09:53] Sheng
    We'll take a sample of
    bronze back to analyze...
[09:57] Sheng
    Look at that!
[09:59] Aki
    What's this?
[10:01] Sheng
    Some kind of dragon totem.
[10:02] Sheng
    Let's take it with us so it
    can be investigated later.
[10:04] Aki
    Yes.
[10:08] Aki
    It's heavy.
[10:16] Aki
    Shoot, Ye Sheng!
[10:17] Sheng
    Shoot what?
[10:23] Aki
    What's going on?
[10:25] Aki
    Ye Sheng...
[10:31] Sheng
    This statue was following you.
[10:34] Sheng
    I didn't know what was going on so
    I just watched you for a moment.
[10:43] Aki
    So I was under its control until just now?
[10:48] Aki
    Was it because I tried to
    observe the Dragon Language?
[10:52] Aki
    Oh, no. The rope!
[10:54] Aki
    How could I...
[10:56] Sheng
    It's fine.
[10:58] Sheng
    It's my fault for leaving you alone.
[11:00] Aki
    I...
[11:03] Aki
    Hey, what's that thing on your back?
[11:06] Sheng
    My snakes found it.
[11:09] Sheng
    It looks like a mortuary urn.
[11:10] Sheng
    But it has a pattern like a Möbius strip.
[11:13] Sheng
    In the dragon language,
     it's probably a symbol for eternity.
[11:17] Sheng
    If the Dragon Emperor still sleeps
    within it, it should still be a baby.
[11:21] Sheng
    It's probably better to take it back.
[11:23] Aki
    What happened?
[11:33] Sheng
    That was some kind of switch!
[11:35] Aki
    What kind of switch?!
[11:37] Sheng
    We need to get out of here.
[11:38] Sheng
    Let's go!
[12:00] Sheng
    The palace awakened...
[12:03] Sheng
    when we moved that statue.
[12:05] Sheng
    And it detected intruders!
[12:08] Sheng
    So...
[12:10] Sheng
    It's closing the gate!
[12:15] Mingfei
    A bell tolling?
[12:17] Mingfei
    Why would someone make so
    much noise this late at night?
[12:21] Mingfei
    People from An are weirdos.
[12:23] Mingze
    It's a bell of mourning.
[12:32] Mingfei
    Is this a dream?
[12:34] Mingfei
    Help me! I'm scared of heights!
[12:34] Mingze
    The world you see in your
    dreams isn't real, right?
[12:38] Mingze
    What is the real world?
[12:42] Mingze
    The world you live in... well,
    that might be the dream.
[12:46] Mingfei
    Hey, what are you trying to do here?
[12:50] Mingze
    I wanted to let you know...
[12:52] Mingze
    That the bell of mourning sounds when
    someone's dead, or when death approaches.
[12:59] Mingze
    It signifies peril, but also opportunity.
[13:04] Mingfei
    Peril?
[13:06] Mingfei
    The destruction of the world?
    A dragon attack?
[13:09] Mingfei
    Please, I'm really tired.
[13:12] Mingze
    You should get ready for
    the peril that's coming.
[13:16] Mingfei
    Get ready?
[13:17] Mingze
    Do you remember the skills from that game?
[13:20] Mingfei
    I do.
[13:21] Mingze
    If you could pick one skill,
    what would it be?
[13:28] (Flashback) Nono
    Norma can tell me exactly where you are.
[13:34] Mingfei
    Black Sheep Wall.
    The ability to see the entire map.
[13:38] Mingze
    Skill unlocked.
[13:40] Mingze
    Using this will give you a detailed
    map of any place you want.
[13:44] Mingfei
    What?
[13:45] Mingfei
    Is that an incantation?
[13:48] Mingfei
    Do I have to say it every time
    I leave the house or something?
[13:51] Mingze
    Don't overuse it.
[13:52] Mingze
    Use it too much and you'll be found.
[13:55] Mingze
    Everyone's in a maze,
    which means you'll need a map, right?
[14:00] Mingze
    Listen.
[14:01] Mingze
    "Black Sheep Wall."
[14:03] Mingze
    You'll need it soon.
[14:08] Finger
    Hey, stop sleeping and wake up!
[14:12] Mingfei
    I just got back!
[14:14] Finger
    Can't you hear the alarm? Let's go.
[14:16] Norma
    Executor Unit, report immediately.
[14:18] Female student
    Hurry!
[14:18] Norma
    All A-rank or greater students are to head
[14:21] Mingfei
    What's going on?
[14:22] Norma
    to the computer center in the library.
[14:23] Finger
    You got the manual on what to
    do in an emergency, right?
[14:25] Finger
    Oh, you haven't read it.
[14:26] Mingfei
    Wait, did I...
[14:28] Finger
    The special alarm goes off when
    something unusual happens.
[14:31] Finger
    High-level students are...
[14:34] Finger
    Nono, you're looking as
    beautiful as ever today.
[14:36] Nono
    They only asked for A-rank and higher.
[14:39] Nono
    Where do you think you're going?
[14:42] Finger
    I just wanted to help!
[14:44] Finger
    How could you be so cold just 'cause
    my rank's not high enough?!
[14:45] Mingfei
    Wait, Senpai!
[14:48] Nono
    For the moment, you're the
    only S-rank student in the college.
[15:20] Mingfei
    This is getting really crazy.
[15:22] Mingfei
    Maybe I should read that manual...
[15:24] Mingfei
    What do we do?
[15:31] Mingfei
    She's A-rank, too?
[15:33] Principal
    Currently, two members of the
    Executor Unit are trapped in a dragon ruin.
[15:38] Principal
    We must hurry and find a way for them to escape.
[15:41] Principal
    Norma, show the map.
[15:44] Principal
    Norton is the Dragon Emperor
    of Bronze and Flames.
[15:49] Principal
    His palace is a giant mechanical
    structure which constantly changes.
[15:52] Principal
    This means there is no single escape route.
[15:55] Principal
    We must solve the mysteries
    of its mechanism.
[15:59] Guderian
    Look at this. It's a photo of
    characters from the Dragon Language,
[16:02] Guderian
    taken within the palace.
[16:04] Guderian
    It seems to describe the escape route,
    and we'd like you to solve it.
[16:08] Zihang
    How much time do we have?
[16:13] Guderian
    Twenty minutes, give or take.
[16:15] Caesar
    It takes 50 years to translate a single
    book written in the dragon language.
[16:18] Caesar
    And we only get 20 minutes?
[16:20] Caesar
    Impossible.
[16:21] Principal
    If there's even the slightest possibility
    of success, we must not give up.
[16:26] Principal
    If any of you were to fall
    under similar circumstances,
[16:29] Principal
    the college would do everything
    it could for you, as well.
[16:32] Principal
    Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki have
    20 minutes of oxygen at best.
[16:37] Principal
    Norma is asking for help
    all around the world.
[16:41] Principal
    We must do everything we can to save them.
[16:46] Mingfei
    Isn't Sakatoku Aki the one who...
[16:49] (Flashback) Aki
    I'm Sakatoku Aki.
[16:52] Mingfei
    She's...
[16:56] Computer
    Authorized. Authorized.
    Authorized. Authorized.
[17:00] Computer
    Authorized. Authorized.
[17:02] Mingfei
    Their student IDs?
[17:03] Mingfei
    Then I'll also...
[17:06] Norma
    Lu Mingfei, this is your first log in, yes?
[17:10] Norma
    Please set up your system.
[17:11] Mingfei
    So you're Norma, huh?
[17:13] Mingfei
    I'll go with default settings,
    'cause we're short on time.
[17:16] Norma/Eva
    I'm Eva. Another version of Norma.
[17:18] Norma/Eva
    I'll set up the system immediately.
[17:20] Norma/Eva
    Press a key
[17:22] Mingfei
    This is the interface?
[17:26] Norma/Eva
    Now you could operate it with
    your eyes closed, right?
[17:31] Mingfei
    Okay.
[17:38] Students
    Any documents on ancient life forms?
[17:40] Students
    This is a biological totem. This might work.
[17:43] Students
    There must be a way...
[17:45] Students
    This will work!
[17:52] Caesar
    Show me the photos of the north side.
[17:54] Caesar
    You all check the ones on the south side.
[17:56] Zihang
    Will you look at the ancient scrolls for me?
[17:58] Zihang
    They might tell us something.
[18:17] Mingfei
    She's a new student, too.
[18:21] Mingfei
    I'm the only one who's useless.
[18:26] (Flashback) Mingze
    Using this will give you a detailed
    map of any place you want.
[18:29] (Flashback) Mingze
    "Black Sheep Wall."
[18:31] (Flashback) Mingze
    You'll need it soon.
[18:34] Mingfei
    The map!
[18:38] Mingfei
    I can at least try.
[18:46] Norma/Eva
    Decryption results received.
[18:48] Mingfei
    I just...
[18:51] Mingfei
    Please wait.
[19:03] President
    What is this?
[19:04] President
    The route's been solved?
[19:07] Sign
    Solved by Lu Mingfei
[19:10] Zihang
    Lu Mingfei?
[19:14] Mingfei
    Hi, guys.
[19:16] Mingfei
    I guess we're uh... done here!
[19:25] Navigator
    It's here! The decryption message!
[19:27] Navigator
    But the sensors are broken!
[19:28] Lars
    We still have Ye Sheng's snakes!
[19:30] Lars
    Ye Sheng, did you get that?
[19:32] Sheng
    Yes!
[19:33] Sheng
    But the route keeps changing!
[19:36] Sheng
    We can't check if it's right!
[19:38] Aki
    Ye Sheng!