With his dying breaths, he leaves Lin in charge. The Taotie attack the soldiers once again. Moments later, the soldiers are alerted to a disturbance near the Wall once again. Twenty centuries ago, there was an emperor consumed by greed, so the heavens sent a meteor that crashed into a mountain and released the Taotie as punishment for the greed of mankind. Wang tells the men the legend of the monsters, known as the Taotie. William and Tovar speak to Wang regarding a magnetic stone William had on him when he fought the monster on the Wall. She tries to get William to attempt it, but he doesn't quite trust her enough to make the jump.Īt night, Ballard comes up with a plan for himself, William, and Tovar to take black powder and make their escape while the soldiers are distracted in battle. Lin takes William to show how she fights when hanging from the cord. William shows off his archery skills to the soldiers, to the delight of everyone in the room. There, William learns that Ballard taught Lin and the other soldiers how to speak English and Latin. The men are honored by the Nameless Order at a feast. Ballard knows that the men are in China for the exact same reason. They meet Ballard (Willem Dafoe), another European who traveled in search of black powder but was also taken captive. William and Tovar earn the soldiers' respect and are allowed to stay as guests instead of prisoners. With a spear, they take down the monster, while the rest of the horde retreats. William and Tovar are cut free, and they join the fight. One monster makes it to the top and starts tearing through the soldiers. The other soldiers launch flaming rocks and arrows in their direction as they start climbing up the Wall. Lin and her troops hang from cords and descend to battle the monsters. Hundreds of monsters start running toward the Wall, prompting the soldiers to attack. The generals gather their armies together and make their way to the top of the Wall, with both William and Tovar still being held captive. The soldiers are alerted to a sighting of more creatures making their way toward the Wall. When Lin asks why they are there, William lies and says they have come to trade but were ambushed. General Lin (Jing Tian), General Shao (Zhang Hanyu), and Strategist Wang (Andy Lau) question the men over where they came across the monster. They are taken prisoner by the men and show them the monster's arm. William and Tovar ride toward the Great Wall and are greeted with multiple arrows from Chinese soldiers of the Nameless Order. William kills the monster and cuts off its hand so that he may find someone who can identify it. In the cave, the men are attacked by a creature. The men are traveling in search of black powder. European mercenaries William Garin (Matt Damon) and Pero Tovar (Pedro Pascal) hide out in a cave along with three other men. The film opens on Khitan bandits riding through the desert. This story is about one of those legends. It has protected the city from many dangers, some of which are known, and others that are legend. It spans over 5500 miles and took over 1700 years to build. The opening text states that the Great Wall of China is one of mankind's most enduring wonders.
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