After the Chernobyl disaster, more than two decades have passed. During that time, the Zone has turned into a special world teeming with mutants. A stalker—raider and enemy of the Zone—knows: the Zone is merciless to its enemies! Doctor stalker has lost a lot of blood and understands that his end is near—death awaits him in the lair of a chimera. But instead of sinking his claws in right away, the giant monster for some reason hesitates…