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 into

before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead, raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back

boosted their firepower and

mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker somewhere. Go

battle above, Soren knew staying

only chance was to escape and return with

"Captain, wait for

not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren,

outside, his headset crackled back to life with Micah's

teeth, Soren radioed, "HQ, Wolf's comms are down. Send

the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the

and relayed

three squads swiftly ended the fight, downing

with casualties among them, they awaited

relayed Percival's location to

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

follow, dizziness from

report and heal. Or the

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

is still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

who grew up with him. There was no way he would

the stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back

Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand it to

urgent news. "Deputy director,

the handset.

before proceeding. Do you not understand

enter the mine. When were we told

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