Six months have passed since the disappearance of Kote and the Conductor. The laboratory is destroyed, but the events taking place in the Zone prove that this is not the end. Anomalies become more aggressive, new types of artifacts appear, luring stalkers into deadly traps. The Zone seems to be defending itself from a threat as secret experiments push it to the brink of destruction. The Surge is approaching, threatening to bring down the accumulated anomalous energy on these extraordinary lands. Mina, who has gone beyond the Perimeter, works for the Directorate for the Search of International Criminals and Terrorists, but the news she receives forces the girl to drop everything and return back. And she will need the help of everyone who is ready to fight for what is dear to them, in the name of justice itself.