Viktor Koralovski was Russia's Oil King--a title that earned him the wrath of President Khanine and ten years in prison. An unexpected missile attack allows Koralovski to escape. However, he soon learns that while he was locked up, his friends and enemies have become almost indistinguishable, which leads to his current position at the centre of a vast conspiracy that threatens to engulf the entire oil industry!

Aboard the yacht that saved them, Koralovski and his companions are en route towards an off-shore laboratory belonging to his company. In fact, this is not just any laboratory; it's the laboratory that was developing a revolutionary process allowing the extraction of an entire petrol deposit that had supposedly run out. But when they arrive at the laboratory, the place is completely deserted...

Koralovski's long-awaited confrontation with President Khanine is cut short when the threat of a nuclear attack on Kazakhstan comes to light, targeting one of the biggest oil deposits in the world. Not knowing the extent of enemy infiltration in their national security services, Koralovski and his team have no choice but to deal with the crisis themselves, and try to prevent the worst from happening.