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

boosted their firepower and rescued

shouted into the mic, "Wolf, unidentified forces are

mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, "Comms are jammed. There's

above, Soren knew staying meant certain death

only chance was to escape and return with reinforcements for

Soren vowed, "Captain,

escaped the mine, though not without injuries-broken limbs and, for Soren, a gashed

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

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

time to consider the consequences. They had to

cursed and

squads swiftly ended the fight, downing two helicopters,

casualties

location to Leopold, insisting they had to

of anger and resolve. "First squad, anyone who can still move, on me." Thomas echoed the sentiment. "Second squad,

to follow, dizziness

and heal. Or the

limping with a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. "Everyone, back to base

our captain is still in there!" Leopold

up with him.

heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to base, that's

Thomas. "Get him treated, then document everything about

with urgent news.

the handset. "This

confirmation before

mine. When were

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