In STALKER 2, "The Lost Boys" is a side quest obtained from Lens, the technician in Zalissya. Here's how to complete it and make the crucial choice that affects your standing with the stalker faction.

Finding The Lost Boys

• Head to the abandoned location south of Zalissya
• Explore the primary building and locate the bunker
• Insert the fuse from a nearby backpack into the fusebox to activate lights
• Navigate through electrical anomalies using bolts
• Deal with mutant rats in the lower area
• Find and heal Saturday using a medkit

Finding Mastiff

• Travel to the marked location on your map
• Watch for blind mutant dogs on the way
• Enter the abandoned house through the shed's hole
• Find Mastiff and The Ninth (a Monolith worshiper) inside

The Critical Choice You must decide whether to help The Ninth or let him die when stalkers arrive:

Killing The Ninth:

• Improves stalker faction standing
• Rewards: 1,000 coupons
• Loot: AKM-74S and PDA with Monolithian intel

Saving The Ninth:

• Slightly damages stalker relations
• Rewards: 500 coupons
• The Ninth escapes to an undisclosed island
• May have future story implications

Important Tips:

• Don't speak with Dew if you want to save The Ninth
• You can't lie to Lens about your choice
• Helping The Ninth doesn't make stalkers permanently hostile
• Previous positive actions with stalkers help maintain good relations

The quest concludes by reporting back to Lens in Zalissya, regardless of your choice.

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