The “Monolith” faction has gone on the offensive. Its domain is spreading, threatening to swallow up the entire Zone. Someone very powerful stands behind the fanatics, coordinating their actions and supplying “Monolith” with the most modern weapons. The goal is clear: whoever gains control of the Zone will rule the whole world. But besides human ambitions, there is also the will of the Zone itself. That is why legendary stalkers meet again on the radiation-scorched land: Marked One, Scar, Sniper, Yakuza… Marked by the Zone, summoned by it to fulfill a peculiar contract whose purpose is still unknown to any of them. But that does not matter, because one of the main laws of the Wild Territories is the mercenary’s law: if you take the job, do it. Even at the cost of your own life. Though it is still better to stay alive…