The Scout

When an unusual job is offered to a retired soldier—now a peaceful engineer—he agrees: the fee is too good to refuse. And the job—well, it’s unusual, only that’s it. What danger can a computer game pose, even a complex one, even based on virtual reality? None. Only here people are killed in real life, and dying in a way that leaves no trace is easier than blowing your nose. And those who got in before you didn’t come back. Most importantly, something incomprehensible—and frightening—climbs out of the game into reality. But you’re not helpless either. You’ve marked all the continents and you’re used to killing. And you have your own secrets, unavailable to others.

But adrenaline, on the other hand, is lacking—and the risk stirs your blood. To uncover the mysteries of a game that the military plays is dangerous work, but also exciting. So all that remains is to remember what you were taught—and show everyone who here the real boss is, the “main dad.”