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

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

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and

at HQ, Micah shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are

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

knew staying meant certain

to escape and return with reinforcements

vowed, "Captain, wait for

mine, though not without injuries-broken

headset crackled back to life

down.

time to consider the consequences. They had to down

cursed and

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

the rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting they

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 the sentiment.

to follow, dizziness from

back to report and heal. Or the captain

over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to base

in there!" Leopold roared,

but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was

at your men. They're heavily wounded,

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

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

handset. "This is

you to wait for satellite confirmation before

the mine. When were we

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