As soon as the earthlings stood up for their patrons, the alien race of gurus, a full-scale war began... And the enemy - the Antaga killers - had already entered the orbit of Mars. Michael Venn, a space marine who survived several violent attacks, is forced to hide on the surface of the Red Planet. Without weapons, without food and water, without the slightest hope. An abandoned mine with branched passages has become a temporary refuge for a handful of brave men, surrounded on all sides by superior enemy forces. Is this the end? But Michael suddenly acquires knowledge in the mine that can change the course of the war and force the earthlings take a fresh look at alien enemies and friends.