The Illustration for the story "The Dead World". "Pilik-pilik! Matryona jumped up. The gazes of the squad members immediately turned to her. -Reception .- Matryona's firm voice sounded. In the sphere that jumped out of the scout's bracelet into her palm, the image of a bird's head in a helmet appeared from the haze. “You won’t believe what we found here!” Came an excited voice from the communication device. - Get to the point! - Cut off the approaching Leader, fiercely flashing a magical light from his eyes. -We observe the change in the landscape. The passage to point B is clear. - The scout reported, clicking his beak. " A full description of the story to which this illustration was made, as well as comments on the creation process, can be found at the link on the WIP topic of the competition: https://render.ru/xen/threads/2d-mertvyj-mir.179728/