Crossing into Kummen, Merowlink is on the trail of Major Snook, who has assumed a new identity and become a wealthy crime lord. Snook loves nothing more than the thrill of the hunt, but he's about to learn that the role of hunter and prey can switch very easily.

A breakdown leaves Merowlink stuck in the middle of nowhere, sheltering from the acid rains of Melkia. The thorn of a poisonous plant sends him into a nightmarish flashback of the last days of his platoon on Planet Miyoite. We finally glimpse some of Merowlink's past and how he came to be a fugitive.