In Ecuador, Bulatov launches an all-out war against the cartels, and the ensuing battle turns out to be a personal pleasure.
He starts by sending Chernomor there with a detachment, and then he joins the fray. Despite the cartel leader's desperate attempts to secure outside help, Mikhail clears out one city after another .
The people of Ecuador rally behind him, and Vika and Mikhail evacuate starving children to safety. Cherepanov sinks the major cartel’s fleet and even the Order of the Covert—summoned by the enemy to help out—is powerless. Bulatov is totally unflappable as he proceeds to methodically dismantle the cartels.