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

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. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the front squad often stumbled into collapsing tunnels, with some members

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower

into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces

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

Soren knew

was to escape and return with

Soren vowed, "Captain, wait for

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to pull

down. Send me the

consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and minimize

cursed and relayed the

ended the fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

with casualties

Percival's location to Leopold, insisting

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 the sentiment. "Second

Soren turned to follow, dizziness from

report and heal. Or the captain

with a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone,

in there!" Leopold

friend who grew up with him. There

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

shoved Leopold aside and took Soren from Thomas. "Get him treated,

approached with urgent news. "Deputy director,

handset. "This

before proceeding. Do you not understand 'stand by"?" Soren

followed orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we told to stand by?"

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