The confrontation between the Committee and those who control transfer equipment for transporting criminal “cowboys” into the world of Asalentae continues. And now luck isn’t on the side of the “cowboys.” On the night of the wedding of the head of their base, Alan Demeter—known in Asalentae under the name Baron Telador—and a local beauty aristocrat, the enemies cross the line and begin a triumphant march “to midnight.” One by one, the northern kingdoms fall. But the head of the training department, Vasily Berdin, and his friends and allies are still far from complete victory—because ahead lies the lands of the mighty Empire…