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

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

their firepower and

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from above.

to Soren, "Comms are jammed.

the battle above, Soren knew staying

only chance was to escape and return with

"Captain, wait

mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs

crackled back to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf to

down. Send me

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

cursed and relayed the

fight, downing two helicopters, while the third

rendezvous point, with casualties

location to Leopold, insisting they had to go

of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on

turned to follow, dizziness

and heal.

cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing.

there!" Leopold roared, defiance written across his

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

firm. "Look at your men. They're heavily

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

news. "Deputy director, it's the

handset.

wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not

mine.

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