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

danger, Leopold and Thomas led 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 terrain, the front squad often

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and

Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf,

the mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed.

above, Soren knew staying meant certain death

chance was to escape and

vowed, "Captain, wait for my

the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren, a gashed

his headset crackled back to life

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

to down the

and

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while

with casualties among them,

hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location to Leopold, insisting

and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First

Soren turned to follow, dizziness

and heal.

limping with a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing.

is still in there!" Leopold

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

They're heavily wounded, and their

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

news.

handset. "This is

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

enter the mine.

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