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

with Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are

Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's a signal blocker

above, Soren knew staying meant certain

escape and return with

streaming, Soren vowed, "Captain, wait for

without

to life with Micah's voice urging Wolf

Wolf's comms are down. Send me

consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters

cursed and relayed the

fight,

casualties among them, they awaited

his head hastily bandaged, relayed Percival's location

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

dizziness from blood loss nearly overcame

back to report and heal. Or

limping with a cane, stormed over, nearly

is still in there!" Leopold

grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be

your men. They're heavily wounded,

from Thomas. "Get him treated, then

news.

handset. "This is

I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not understand

orders from HQ to enter the mine. When were we told

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