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

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

Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified

mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren,

Soren knew staying meant certain death

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements

"Captain, wait for my

narrowly escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

headset crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging

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

no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack

and relayed the

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while

rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they

location to

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

to follow, dizziness

caught him. "Go back to report and

stormed over, nearly collapsing.

in there!" Leopold

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

stakes but stood firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily wounded,

"Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand

operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director, it's the

handset. "This

before proceeding. Do you not

HQ to enter the mine.

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