The almost already won victory turns into defeat: the former Master of the Swamp, and now the highest dominant of the Altered Spider, leaves alive and kidnaps Gleb - a unique child with superpowers. He captures the distant Kuril island of Iturup, where, using the boy's masking talents, he builds up his strength and creates a new Zone. Spider has grand plans, but he is far from the biggest problem. On a secluded island in the southern Indian Ocean, a terrible threat to all mankind is brewing.