BLACK KNIGHT
Forty years ago, a comet collided with Earth.
Since then, most of the continents have sunk into the sea,
and the Korean Peninsula has turned into a desert.
Only 1% of the population survived.
These survivors needed new technology and a new social order.
To deal with the polluted atmosphere,
a gigantic Air Core was built to convert oxyanium into oxygen.
And the scarcity of resources led to a division of the population,
distinguished using QR codes into General, Special, and Core Districts.
GENERAL DISTRICTS SPECIAL DISTRICT, CORE DISTRICT
But the ones who weren't chosen were forced to live out miserable lives,
labeled as refugees.
Some of these refugees,
tired of the discrimination, starvation, and lack of oxygen,
became hunters and started to steal and plunder.
Deliverymen.
We deliver the oxygen and necessities that keep people alive.
We fight through the sand-filled desert with its polluted air,
fend off the brutal hunters and their attacks,
and arrive on time at the designated place without fail.
Deliverymen have to be strong.
Deliverymen have to keep cool under pressure.
They have to risk their lives to protect their cargo from hunters.
This is the reason people dream of becoming deliverymen.
Especially for the refugees who don't have QR codes,
becoming a deliveryman is their only hope.
GANGNAM REFUGEE DISTRICT
Whoa. There's a ton of these guys.
Not gonna be easy.
Uh, they just seem like a bunch of cowards.
Dummy, Dumb-dumb.
- What? - Yeah?
We just might be the cowards.
We're not even fighting them, we're just watching.
- That's true. - You're right.
Hey, dumbasses, come on!
He won.
- Yeah! - Let's go!
Our future deliveryman! You won again today!
- Sa-wol! Good job. - Look at the oxygen and masks!
GENERAL DISTRICT
Air purification in progress.
Pollution level five, dangerous.
CARGO CONTROL SYSTEM
District Five, Apartment 862.
CHEONMYEONG GROUP
READING QR CODE
Deliveryman, identity confirmed.
Disinfection complete.
Ah, you're here.
Hello, sir.
AIR QUALITY POOR OXYGEN LEVEL LOW
COMPRESSED OXYGEN
OXYGEN LEVEL 100%
You could've been in some danger, sir.
Gotta order oxygen before it goes down to 20%, okay?
Oh, I must really be losing it.
I keep on forgetting about it.
Mr. Lee Yeong-su, recipient confirmed.
It's been a while since you last ordered food.
Are you getting enough to eat?
I'm just eating once a day. I'm low on my funds, so--
- Oh, sir-- - Don't nag me, son.
It's still better than what most refugees get.
I'm quite certain of that.
Yeah.
EMERGENCY
Load it up. Hurry before support gets here and makes life hard for us.
Okay, all loaded! Let's go!
Wait a second. Let's take that too.
We won't have to worry about starving until that hand rots.
Yeah? Here we go.
Gun.
I said to avoid anything that breathes.
Thought it was your day off.
That's why you picked today to bully my new guy?
Going for his hand?
Hey, man. We have to make a living too.
Then move in with the refugees.
Instead of dying like a dog.
Fuck you and your lecturing, motherfucker.
Gonna shoot?
I'm gonna shoot.
- I'll do it! - Here I come.
Please don't kill me. Please!
That's a shame.
Next time, it'll be loaded.
You okay, newbie?
PURCHASE OXYGEN
REMAINING OXYGEN 30% DO YOU WISH TO BUY OXYGEN?
PROCESSING PAYMENT THROUGH MS. JUNG SEUL-AH'S ACCOUNT
OXYGEN PURCHASE COMPLETE
Ms. Jung Seul-ah has left.
Mr. Yoon Sa-wol.
If you wanna be out goofing around, at least eat.
Ms. Park Myeong-hui, you're under arrest for illegally harboring a refugee
and thereby violating General District laws.
No, I just felt bad for him.
- No! - Please, let him go!
Take me, don't take the kid!
I was just gonna feed him, then have him go.
No!
Hands in the air.
Damn. Why aren't you getting any better?
I was trying.
There are two people wrecking the place, and I'm the only person cleaning.
Ow, my back.
I warned you that it's refugee crackdown period,
and you've been out there wandering about using up our supplies.
I mean, I do win, at least,
and then I win again, and then, oh my God, I win some more.
And now, you know, there's no one to challenge me.
You see, all of this is just part of the train--
Challenge you? Training? As a deliveryman, huh?
But, Unni, uh, I actually think he could do it.
I've seen him fight a few times.
He's definitely much stronger than he was.
So you've been going out there as well, huh?
You should've stopped him. You're better than that!
Drop down, now.
Me too?
No, don't do that, Noona.
It's all my fault. She did nothing wrong.
Just punish me. Just me. Yeah.
Here.
You think anybody can be a deliveryman?
You think being immature and fighting everyone
makes you a general citizen?
I promised you I'll find a way.
You promise me?
- You promise me, seriously? - What?
You got another code implant lying around?
I'm sure you're worried about harboring a refugee Ms. Major at Defense Intelligence.
So, what?
- Gonna go buy me someone's hand? -Oppa!
And not just a few days, it's been ten years.
This way you've been referring to isn't even possible.
So don't do anything anymore.
I don't wanna put you in danger.
Either of you.
I don't wanna put myself in danger either.
So, don't be making dumb choices and just stay inside.
The safest thing for everyone is if I get lost.
Yoon Sa-wol!
I told you not to talk about getting lost!
So what about your bright future?
You let me down.
What?
"What?"
You won't be a deliveryman if you get caught.
You'll just cause trouble for everyone.
So, Yoon Sa-wol,
you're grounded for a week.
Whoa. What?
Are you serious?
Look here, Major Jung Seol-ah, you're being so unfair.
Aww.
- Fifteen days. - Fifteen, yeah.
Fifteen days, starting tomorrow. I'll keep him right in line.
Come on!
Okay, I'll do a week.
She'll go to 30.
Okay. All right.
Keep it at 15 days.
Air purification in progress.
Pollution level five, dangerous.
Air purification in progress.
Pollution level five, dangerous.
1 TEXT MESSAGE
UNKNOWN SENDER GATE 8, 5 P.M.
REFUGEE DISTRICT
GANGNAM STATION HANNAM BRIDGE
Entering known hunter-infested area.
Stay vigilant.
Humans. Oh what great beings.
Just keep on moving, having kids through it all.
GWANGHWAMUN GATE
Passing the Special District.,,
We have arrived at the Core District.
CHEONMYEONG GROUP
- Take this. - Yes, sir.
Madam President,
how bad is the situation in the Special District?
Population's out of control.
Can't see the forests or the sky,
so people suffer from depression and panic disorders.
It's inevitable, though.
That's why this relocation plan is so important to everybody.
There have been so many issues.
I guess I really screwed up when I was designing the place.
It's only been 40 years since you made all of this here.
You dug five kilometers below ground
and built this world in such a short period of time.
And then once District A's been finished,
you will have created a new environment for us all once again.
Thank you for saying that.
I'm old and fear I'm losing my confidence.
I'm so full of regret.
What are you saying?
You're still strong and healthy.
Don't let those bad thoughts in, just focus on the relocation.
It sounds to me like maybe you want me to finish the plan and then die.
I didn't know you were here, Madam President.
Is this private?
No, we were waiting for you.
I heard that the Air Road is now complete.
When will you do the operation test?
They're still working on the timeline.
You've been to the District A construction site, right?
Is the construction schedule being delayed?
I heard the reports to the government are not being delivered on time.
Reporting to you is my priority.
Construction's almost done.
You know promptly sharing information is a must.
I apologize.
So when should I expect it?
I will inform you as soon as possible.
Fine.
"Soon."
Why do you antagonize the government this way?
Well, Father...
A world of Cheonmyeong's creation.
We wasted a year due to the government's meddling.
Their telling us what to do isn't helping us. Listen to me.
So you believe that Cheonmyeong is yours now?
I don't, Father. You are Cheonmyeong.
Yes. Better not forget that fact.
Ever.
Yoon Sa-wol.
Oh no. This boy is hopeless.
Hey, Gramps!
Useless!
Dumb-dumbs?
Where are you?
Grandpa!
Jeez, you're so loud!
Hey!
So you're still kicking, huh?
You little punk.
I'll have you know that I have no plans of dying
until I fix that rude mouth of yours.
You got that, kid? Huh, huh?
That pinches!
I was never properly educated, that's why I speak like that.
Hey, unschooled Sa-wol, some of us are trying to learn.
Grandpa told us it makes us all better.
Oh, he told you that? Well, I think better is too freakin' hard.
Let's go out, get better later.
- Out? - Out where?
I'm grounded starting tomorrow.
Let's get in trouble today.
SLOW 30
Air pollution level rising.
Let's go.
30 km/hour speed limit zone. Automatically decelerating.
WARNING SPEED LIMIT 30KM
Useless! Run faster, hurry!
You go up first.
Kids go bonkers when the world goes to hell.
We're going to crash! Get down!
See ya.
ELECTRICITY
Your friends all fell off.
Are you...
Are you the legendary 5-8?
You're rude.
You must wanna know who I am.
I'm Sa-wol. Yoon Sa-wol.
I don't want to know,
and never asked.
Shut your mouth and fight.
What the heck?
He's so freaking strong.
Got no manners or fear.
It's here.
And it's a huge one.
DISTRICT A
It's even uglier than I remember.
UNKNOWN SENDER GATE 8, 5 P.M.
Mission failed?
The Air Core.
It's sooner than I expected.
Has the armed protest been completely suppressed?
Yes, the guard force dealt with it. It's over.
I should have called you earlier...
Anyway, thank you for coming all the way here.
Since I have, I'd like to meet the head of the guard force.
Even you can't go in there without authorization beforehand, Major.
I understand secrecy is important, but it's ridiculous to restrict access
to a major of the Defense Intelligence Command.
I've told you time and time again,
Cheonmyeong is leading the construction of District A.
Please don't take this the wrong way. I ask for your understanding.
Where are they going?
They are Cheonmyeong's assets,
and that being the case, they're not of your purview either, Major.
It's strange they're going this far to stop people from seeing District A.
Actually, yeah. I was also wondering about that.
That jackass head guard disappears whenever I show up,
and that Oh guy always brings up Cheonmyeong, Cheonmyeong. God!
The head guard's pretty old.
I think calling him a jackass is a little, um...
Yeah, no, you're correct.
Whoa!
Oh shit.
Hey, watch out, you damn idiot!
Yes, sir, uh...
I was trying to be careful.
Stay alert!
Open the door.
Stop, hands in the air!
What's going on?
I hate having guns aimed at me.
Major Jung Seol-ah, Defense Intelligence Command.
Is this your vehicle?
The Cheonmyeong Group owns it.
I know that.
Please answer the question I asked.
Yes, I drive this vehicle. Major.
The area near District A is off-limits.
Why is your delivery vehicle this far off-route?
I got lost because of the tornado and saw another path.
Where did you go?
Does that matter?
I asked you where you went.
I
was
uri...
...nating.
Let me check your ID.
IDENTITY CONFIRMED
Please leave right away.
Get in the car.
Little angry.
I'm back.
So did you have fun today?
Huh?
Mm-hmm.
Go to your room, now.
Now?
What do we got here?
Should be plenty, okay?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
LOCKED
-Commencing QR lockdown. - What are you doing?
You put yourself in my shoes, Oppa.
I'm sorry, but you couldn't even stay inside for one day.
-What else can I do? - You serious? Um...
Something went down today. Really.
Just open the door. I'll tell you everything.
Okay, then just say it.
You can say everything just right here.
How about we, uh, eat something and chat?
Those boxes have enough food to last 15 days.
Ugh!
Okay look, I promise after tomorrow I'll be inside every day.
- I promise, I promise, okay? - You promise?
'Cause I was thinking about it today.
How many times have you actually kept your word
in the ten years you've lived here?
How many? Uh...
Not once.
Zero times.
Hey!
That doesn't mean you can lock me in here.
Listen to Seol-ah and me just this once.
Seul-ah! Jung Seul-ah!
You must scan your QR code.
REFUGEE DISTRICT - LABOR MARKET
Are you on your own?
No.
My dad,
he went to go get oxygen.
Hmm.
I GAVE MY ALL TO BECOME A DELIVERYMAN
What's that book?
It's mine.
I'm gonna become a deliveryman.
Oh, is that right?
Yes, I really, really want to.
I'll help the refugees,
like 5-8 does,
and give them oxygen and food.
That way I'll become the refugees beacon of hope,
just like 5-8.
Hey, old man.
They suppressed the armed protest at District A,
so the mission to delay the construction failed.
Our informant is out of contact too.
The idiot. Wonder if he died.
The Air Core's in District A now.
I'm gonna need you to go.
Okay.
PROCESSED FOOD
It'll be a bit short this time.
I'll be by again soon.
Thank you so much.
Just when we're about to die, that's when you guys show up.
I know I say this every time but split it fairly.
- Okay. - Here.
Heartbeat and blood pressure are all normal.
I'll come by again before the delivery.
Thank you.
Here.
Thank you.
Challenger, 3 minutes 23 seconds, lost by KO.
So strong. My God.
Take a break from losing and eat.
If I eat, I'm gonna have to take a dump. What then?
Why do you have to be gross?
It's the rebellion of youth.
You sound like a child, not some kind of rebel.
Deliveryman, identity confirmed.
A package!
Disinfection complete.
You're not Deliveryman 5-7.
No, he's busy, so I'm here today.
Oh.
-Ms. Jung Seul-ah... - Wait. Oh my God.
What is it?
Are you the famous 5-8?
- Yes. - No way!
Wow.
Wow, that's totally...
Could I get a picture with you? That okay?
What's going on?
IMPRISONMENT DAY ONE
Just one more.
5-8?
- Why am I hiding? -Thank you!
I should get going. I did nothing wrong.
-Bye. -Bye.
Bye.
Oh my God!
CHEONMYEONG LOGISTICS
You looked so thrilled back there.
"Just one more, please."
"Thank you! Oh my God!"
"Goodbye now."
He's much more handsome in person.
Oppa, you're done.
He beats you in fighting and in his looks.
Uh, no.
You know his looks aren't even close.
Hmm.
Deliveryman, identity confirmed.
What now?
FRONT GATE OPEN
No! No!
Who are you people? What are you doing?
Hurry up and Inject her!
Dammit!
You must scan your QR code.
Is someone else here?
Go check.
Seul-ah. Are you okay?
Jung Seul-ah.
BASED ON THE TOOMICS WEBTOON BY LEE YOON-GYUN
Subtitle translation by: Mihee Kim