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

their teams back toward Percival's last known location. However, before 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

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

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

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

above, Soren knew staying meant certain death

was to escape and return with reinforcements

streaming, Soren vowed, "Captain, wait for

without injuries-broken limbs and, for

to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to pull

down.

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

cursed and

fight, downing two helicopters, while the

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they awaited

relayed Percival's location to Leopold,

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.

dizziness

to report and heal. Or the captain will have

a cane, stormed over, nearly

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across his

who grew up with him.

your men. They're heavily wounded, and

Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated,

with urgent news. "Deputy

grabbed the handset. "This is

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

mine.

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