Two months remained before the operation “Fairway” when Sergey Shvedov was expelled from the SB (Federal Security Service). In desperation, he goes into the Zone and ends up in a squad of mercenaries. Now he is Stalker Shved, he has excellent weapons and new friends. Thanks to his courage and military cunning, Shved earns authority in the squad and moves into the closed group “Monolith,” gathering the best fighters. And soon the Zone will see Major Degtyaryov. Shved watches him from afar, but one day they will have to face each other face to face. Nobody knows how that meeting will end...