The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 489

With a creased map in hand, Percival trekked alongside Soren to a nearby abandoned mine.

At the mine's entrance, they stumbled upon a covert mark of White Tiger etched into the rock face, its meaning unclear yet undeniably significant. And there, scattered nearby, lay a cache of critical documents belonging to CK.

"Base, this is Soren. We've found the mark," Soren hollered into his headset.

A different voice crackled back, not Micah's as expected, but that of the HQ commander. "Copy that. Proceed underground."

Exchanging a glance, Percival and Soren strapped on their oxygen masks and descended into the bowels of the earth.

Markers bearing White Tiger's emblem appeared sporadically along the mine's tunnels-faded, but a trail they could follow nonetheless.

As they ventured deeper, the air grew thin, and a faint, metallic scent of blood wafted from the depths.

Suddenly, a clod of earth tumbled from directly above Percival.

"Run!" Percival barked, his eyes dark with urgency.

With lightning reflexes, Soren signaled to the team behind them, and the third squad retreated in a disciplined dash toward the exit.

Then, a thunderous collapse echoed from behind Soren.

"Captain!" He yelled.

"Get out of here. That's an order!" Percival's voice crackled through the headset as Soren could only glimpse his silhouette through the narrowing gaps in the debris.

"Captain, I'll get you out!" Soren halted along with a few others.

Percival's voice was icy. "Get lost. After you're out, find Vivienne!"

Leopold and Thomas, sensing the gravity of the situation, called out, "Captain, report your status!"

"Mine... Collapse... Get out..."

voice faded

they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the front squad often stumbled into collapsing tunnels, with some

Leopold boosted their firepower

at HQ, Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from above. Evacuate

Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal

Soren knew staying meant certain death

escape and

"Captain, wait for

the mine, though not without

headset crackled back to life with Micah's voice

radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send me the coordinates of

consider the consequences. They had to down

cursed and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing two

point, with casualties among

location to Leopold,

them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me."

to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly

and heal. Or

stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to base

still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried

stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives

shoved Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about

news.

handset. "This is

told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not

mine. When were

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