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..."

faded

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

their firepower and

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal

knew staying meant certain death for

chance was to escape and return with reinforcements

streaming, Soren vowed, "Captain,

escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken

back to life with Micah's

down. Send me

no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off

and

the fight, downing two

casualties among them, they awaited further

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they

Leopold took two rifles from the other members and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment. "Second squad, with

dizziness from blood loss nearly

him. "Go back to report and heal. Or the captain will have your

with a cane, stormed over, nearly

is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance

friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried down there

the stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded,

"Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand it to

operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's

handset. "This

wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren overheard

HQ to enter the mine. When

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