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.

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued

mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking

useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

knew staying meant certain death

escape and return with reinforcements

vowed, "Captain,

without injuries-broken limbs and, for

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

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

consider the consequences. They had to

cursed and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while

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

Percival's location to

of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the

dizziness from blood

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

limping with a cane, stormed over, nearly

still in there!" Leopold roared, defiance written

only his captain but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival

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

Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything

with urgent news. "Deputy

the handset. "This

I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before

enter the mine. When were we told to

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