Igor Fomin has always believed that the Zone owes him. She took his father and turned his best friend into a mutant. Now Igor has a chance to settle accounts with the Zone—get back what is rightfully his, what’s blood. But first he must unravel the mystery of the murdered stalker, find all the signs pointing to the correct path, get out alive from the bandits, and penetrate the very heart of the Novosibirsk Zone of Visitation. And let them say that everyone in the Zone dies alone. If you have true friends, there’s always a chance to find a way out of a hopeless situation.