The area is under control! General Protasov exterminates stalkers. Some were killed, others were captured, others submitted to the general and work for him. Under the threat of complete destruction, stalker groups are forced to unite for the first time. "Duty", "Freedom", mercenaries and bandits are preparing to attack Protasov's base. They hire Gypsy, the only electronic surveillance specialist in the Zone, to help them in the war. Stalkers know these places well, they have studied the habits of mutants, they know how to look for artifacts and bypass anomalies. The main thing is that they know how to survive... But Protasov has weapons of monstrous power. Experience versus strength, cunning versus treachery, courage versus cruelty... When everything is over, when there is no hope left, when the Lands of Alienation have submitted to the will of the general - will the Gypsy be able to turn the tide of events? A confrontation that the Zone has never known has begun!