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

raining down bullets like a hailstorm. Leopold and Thomas fought back while retreating to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain,

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf,

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

battle above, Soren knew staying meant certain death for

escape and return with reinforcements for

"Captain, wait for

though not without injuries-broken limbs and,

his headset crackled back to life

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

the consequences. They had to down the

cursed and

ended the fight,

with casualties among them,

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

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

dizziness from blood loss

report and heal.

over, nearly

still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

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

They're heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to

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

news. "Deputy director, it's the HQ

handset. "This

for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do

orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we

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