The Phantom, en route to his beloved Bengalla to bury the remains of his childhood friend Mente Olalla, the victim of zombification, receives an emergency call; a series of murders is taking place in the small village of Tsajaban, presumably the work of man-eating lions! With DEA agents Coughlin and Greaves at his side, The Phantom uncovers a deeper, more dangerous situation than even he could imagine, as he battles ancient gods and modern mercenaries to save the people of his homeland.