Former mercenary Ivan has been in the Hive for six months. Having put together his own squad of hunters for the infected, tracers, as they are called here, he continues the struggle for survival in a nightmare world populated by the living dead and inveterate thugs. At the same time, he does not forget for a moment about his main goal - revenge. After all, somewhere on Vneshka is the main base of the Phoenix Group, and that’s where you should look for the way home. Assuming it even exists. To find the outsiders' base, Ivan is ready to do a lot. If only he could figure out his own Gift and understand who is putting a spoke in the wheels of his group, which gets into trouble with unenviable consistency...