A strange epidemic began in a village located next to a carefully guarded area in the Stone Steppe. Residents have become infected with a mysterious virus that promotes the development of cannibalism. And as soon as the first cases of cannibalism appeared, a group of Emergency Situations Ministry employees flew to the village. But the plane with rescuers was shot down by FSB troops, who were preventing information from leaking from the territory. Of the entire group, only one survived - bacteriological intelligence officer Nikita Polynov...