Mysterious events are taking place in an abandoned village near the Jupiter plant. Powerful creatures appear that are capable of leaving the Zone and living outside of it. These are not people, but they are not mutants either. They are a new creation of the lost land. Coal miners. The free stalker Minor meets the strange boy Lyovka, who says that he will help him get to the mine faster than the military and get artifacts that allow miners to escape beyond the Perimeter. Minor and the proven team of Gost, Droy and Zeleny are back in action! The stalkers escape from under the noses of the military and heading into the thick of it to get into an abandoned mine and get hold of valuable swag. But their guide is not so simple. Gradually, the veil of a terrible secret is revealed, which concerns not only this modest-looking boy, but also Minor himself.