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

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

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

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

battle above, Soren knew

was to escape and return with reinforcements

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and,

life

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

no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters

cursed and relayed the

swiftly ended the fight, downing two

rendezvous point, with casualties among them, they awaited

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

voice a mix of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

and heal. Or the captain will have your

stormed over,

our captain is still in there!" Leopold

him. There

men. They're heavily wounded, and

Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated, then document

radio operator approached with urgent news. "Deputy director,

handset.

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

mine. When were we

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