While people are weaving new intrigues, a war of survival is raging in the Underground Kingdom - the proud people of the elves are defending themselves against an unknown enemy, whose forces are incalculable. The Guardians of the Last Hour are closer than ever to their last watch... Will Messire Daratas have enough strength and knowledge to save the underground warriors and find answers to his questions? At the same time, on the other side of the world, in the heat of yet another military conflict, a detachment of brave scouts is moving through the jungle to the Sixteenth Wall: what happened there is unknown, the information received is contradictory, and the command requires urgent news. But on the path of the veterans and two half-educated magicians, difficulties arise that cannot be solved with the help of honest steel and conventional magic... But all these are trifles compared to the path of the one who has made his choice towards Darkness and Chaos. He passed through the Portal and entered the dead land of the lost continent. Something is calling him. It is impossible to resist. Faith is dead, hope is meaningless...