After finding out where the Ning @-@ Po unloaded , Bond fly over the area in a heavily armed autogyro created by Q. Near a volcano , Bond is attacked by helicopters , which he defeat , confirming his suspicions that the enemy 's base is nearby . A Soviet spacecraft is then captured in orbit by another unidentified craft , heightening tensions between Russia and the US . The mysterious spaceship land in an extensive base hidden inside the volcano . It is revealed that the true mastermind behind this is Ernst Stavro Blofeld and SPECTRE . Blofeld seem to forgive Brandt for her failure to kill Bond , but as she leave , he activate a mechanism that drop her into a pool of piranha . Blofeld instruct Osato to kill Bond .